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THE following OR ATION on die' death
of John E. Anderson, Esq, was de
livered it the Academy in this city, on
Sunday the jd inrt, to a numerous as
sembly, by John Maepherfm Berrien ,
Esq. at the particular requett of the re
latives of the deceafcd, and hrs bre
thren of thebar of the Middle OilUict.
Fellow.citizens If Friends!
WE are this day afl'embjed to do ho
nor to the memory of a man, whose ta
lents, and whose virtues, were eminent
ly conspicuous—to comply witlj the au
thorifed wifhesof his friends—and to min
gle with the tears of his afflicted relatives,
the lad, fad tribute, of our individual
sorrow, for his lots.
To the mind of sensibility—To the
heart, fraught with the virtuous tender
nesses of humanity—this occasion presents
ail that is painful in grief—all that is in
tcrclling in melancholy. He who but a
Ihort tune fmee was our friend and com
panion—-whose mirth hath enlivened, and
whose talents have dignified alike the so
cial and the serious hour.—He whom we
have delighted to love, now fleips in the
dreary mansions of the grave, “Yes—.
he is dead—gone to his death bed—-all
under the willow tree.” Yet e’er to Om
nipotence he had resigned the life which
at the hand of Omnipotence, he had re
ceived—E’er yet the mild spirit which
animated his frame, hading with eager
flight, had winged its way to the regions
of ablifsful eternity—When the shades of
the dark night of death were thickening
around him, and the tears of his surround
ing companions, announced the awfyl ap
proach of diflblution—While yet amid
the deepened gloom, the mild luftre of
his eye was unclouded, and the dignified
feyenity of his mind, was unimpaired—-
fie said, “ Be my bones * depofifed with
those of the friend under whole protgflion
. they now rest—Let the manner of my
interment, be regulated by my attending
friends—'The time is in the hands of an
all feeing God." Thus far his laid words
have been obeyed. When the fiat of the
eternal, was announced—-When the ora,
in potent arm had rended asunder the
veil which feperates eternity and time—
When the spirit of our amiable friend dis
daining longer confinement, had burifed
the bonds which enchained it-—then-—a
mid the tears of his disconsolate friends,
his claycold corfe was deposited, in the
designated spot, while religion’s sacred
folemnitics, added sublimity and awful
nefs to the melancholy feene. It remains
to do justice to his manes, by the simple
and unadorned recital of his virtues, and
subduing the firltlings of grief, to present
to poterity for imitation, the character
of a man, “ admired when living, mourn
ed among the dead." Let us escape then
for a moment, from the weaknels of our
natures—Let us recall the scattered ener
gies of the mind-—Let us re-afiemble the
efficacies of intellect, which the unreftrain
cd indulgence of sensibility has diflipatcd ;
Islt in the tribute, we now offer to the
memory of our departed friend, wemiftake
th& weakness of juvenefcence, for the
manlincfs of regret.
John Evans Anderson, Esq. whose
death we deplore, was formed by nature
for the highelt attainments. With a mind
whose energies were incalculable, he com
bined the mod amiable, and engaging
manners, the united rcfult of refinement
in taffc, and sweetness of disposition. De
fended from a refpcidable family, who
were residents of a diitant (late, the mi
nuter circumffances, of his early life, are
unknown to the companions of his latter
years. Suffice it, that having prepared
himfelf, by a corrett classic education,
his firlf attention, was devoted to the stu
dy of medicine. Under the direction of
an able preceptor, he completed his novi
ciate—He was admitted with reputation,
and continued for a considerable time, to
praCtife with fuctefs. But his valf geni
us was adaped to other pursuits. The fei
ence of jurifprudencc, delighted his mind,
while his imagination was fafeinated with
the charms of eloquence, Pursuing the
bent of inclination, at the age of twenty
feven years, he commenced his legal ftu
dies* anti profecutcd them with unabated
ardor until the period arrived, when he
was enrolled as a petitioner, in the se
veral courts of the state. But that model!,
and unassuming spirit, which so strongly
charaiterized our friend, reprelVcd for a
while, the brilliant energies of his genius.
A considerable time after his admilfion to
.the bar, was spent in attention to the
courts, in filcnce, and in ohfervation.
*Twas not until the imperious call of ne
ccffity demanded the ttruggle, that fuh- .
* They were accorhngly deposited at
Ro/ny. in the family cemetery of Colonel
Robert Walkin',
duing the native diffidence of liis mind,'
he refol'ved on exertion. Thxm appeared
the firft efforts of that genius, which
gave to philanthropy, the fonded flattery
of hope, and whose subsequent emanati
ons, have crowned with unfading laurels,
its amiable polleffor. From this moment,
he arose into eminence, with unprecedent
ed rapidity. Nor was his advancement
confined to his profeflion alone. His com
prehenfivc mind embraced the whole circle
of science, and adapting itfelf to every
various pursuit, alternately presented to
public admiration, the accumplilhed scho
lar, the profound jurist, and the forcible,
and the eloquent public fpealcer. Called
by the fuffrages of his fellow-citizens, to
the councils of his adopted date, he occu
pied a high, and dignified station. Supe
rior to the dogmas of prejudice, he lilkn
ed only to the suggestions of reason, and
devoting himfclf to his country’s welfare,
with difintereitednefs and zeal, he fought
advancement, under the im
pulfp of his own pure and brilliant mind.
I should illy difeharge the duty,
which the obligations of friendfhip have
impoled, if in atte npting to deferibe the
character of Mr. Anderson, 1 omitted to
mention the social and domedic virtues,
for which he was so eminently didinguifh
ed. In these indeed he was almost with
out a rival. The stranger was fafeinated
with the amiable mildness of his manners
—while the man of his confidence, ac
knowledged the llrength and the purity
of his principles. Long, very long, will
his lofs,' be regretted in the circle of his
aflbeiates, and every friend to virtue, and
umverfal benevolence, will join in lament
ing the irreparable injury, which social
intercourse, has sustained by his death.
If these be our feelings —ls we, who could
only claim him as our friend, are over
come by the recollection, that he once was
and is now no more, what strength of
words, can paint the overwhelming grief
of the amiable, afflicted partner of his bo
som. The attempt is vain-—Language
has no powets, which can depiCt the vad
nefs of her furrows, who is thus early be
reft of a fond husband and proteCtor. The
morning of her life was illuminated by the
flattery of hope-—ln conjugal endear
ments, she approached its meridian—-But
dark clouds now lowered in the horizon.-
The dorm arose—-and gathered was that
temped, whose every blad, is death—
Alas! it has already burst on her devoted
head—Yetterday, she reposed in the se
rene funlhine of bliss-—Every apprehen
sion, was lulled by the tender soothings
of affeCtion. “ But the night of that day
has defeended in darkness, and morning
has arisen in-the shadow of grief.” Hufh
cd be the unhallowed murmur of com
plaint ! Speak ye, only who have felt the
sacred extacies of wedded love !
Methinks one cheering ray of consola
tion beams—Yes, amid the deepened
gloom, religion’s kindly light, direCts
our fleps. The lad words of our depart
ed friend evince that he was a chridian.
He died with the firm hope of a blifsful
immortality. A.pproach we then that aw
ful being, before whose monitory voice
all nature bows, in humble adoration,
God Omnipotent ! Father of infinite mer
cy ! Repress the tumultuous throbbingsof
a bread, warmed in the cause of virtuous
friendfhip. Hallowed by sympathy, the
tribute of this day is thine—For thine is
he, for whom we this day mourn.
The death of this truly great and vir
tuous man, presents to the reflecting mind,
a vad field of moral observation. Hence
we learn the uncertainty of human exid
cncc—and the fallacy of the mod flatter
ing profpeCls. We are taught that vir
tue, can disarm death of its terrors—
that, the lad doling feene of a good man’s
life, affords gladness, even in grief, to
his atfliCted relatives and friends. So ter
minated the mortal career of Mr. Ander
son. Tranquil and collected, in his dying
moments, the brilliancy of his great mind
was unimpaired. In serenity and compo
sure, he bad a lad solemn adieu, to his
surrounding companions, and bowing with
resignation, obeyed the summons of Om
nipotence,
To you, who preside with wisdom in
the judicial tribunals of our country—and
you brethren of a profeflion, whose great
ornament, her much lamented Anderson
is no more; differ me to address a few
obfervatiohs, on this melancholy occasion. ,
United by similarity of sentiment, and of
pursuit, it has been yours to know, and
to appreciate the* character, of our dear
departed brother. You have ken him,
when the cares of perplexing concerns,
have engaged his every attention—You
have seen him, in the joyous hour of so
cial fedivity. Uniformly dignified, and
benevolent, toe splendid energies of his
genius, have excited your admiration
while the affectionate tenderness of his
dirpofuiorv haVcommanded your love.
Citizens of Aiigufta ! Refidirig witbih
the circle of that social influence, which
is now no more, you also can bear witness
to the virtues of an Anderfun.
Children of science ! Firll born sons of
this riling seminary 1 Study the great mo
del I have this day eflayed to describe.
Cultivate morality—-Be afiiduous in the
acquilition of knowledge. Then will you
have trodden in the path, which has been
marked with the soot-steps of an Ander
son—-Then you will have fulfilled the
grand purposes of your lives-—and sup
ported by the confcioufncfs, ofhavingdif
charged your duties, the last closing scene
of your exillence, will be tranquil, and
serene.
Fellow-citizens! From the amiable
charafter, we have been contemplating let
us learn the necessity of exertion. Fleet
ing is man’s exillence, in this vale of tears,
Gieat duties, are required at our hands,
and short is the period allotted for their
pelorrnance. A few more years, will
have rolled on in the long forward of rime,
and we too (hall be numbered with the
silent dead. We owe to our country',
dmportant duties- —Not less facretLtrre
those, which to ourselves, aredue---And
to that God, to whom we are indebted
for life and every blefling we enjoy, incal
culable, are the obligations, which have
retailed from his goodness, Such were
the sentiments, of our departed friend.
Let us strive to imitate them-—Let us a
rouse the numbering energies of the mind
—Eager, in the acquisitions of know
ledge—-Firm and unihaken in our attach
ment to virtue—-Let us evince our belief
in these principles which can fmoorh the
bed of deijtth, and prepare us for the en
joyment of a blifslul immortality, Dis
charging the several duties, which to
God, to our fellow.men, and to ourselves,
are due, let us pursue the brilliant exam
ple of an Anderson ; and if the times in
which we are fallen afford no occasion for
heroic atchievement, let us secure to our
selves, a milder, but not kfs durable
fame—-Let us at lead transmit to polleri
ty, the rich legacy of virtuous deeds.
NOTICE.
ALL persons indebted tp the Board
of Trultces of the Rionnond Aca
demy, are earnerty solicited to call on the
fubferiber, at hisSpffice/ at the comer of
Greene and Lincoki/ftreets, and make
immediate payment as the situation of
the funds of that will not admit of
longer indulgewre. \
Those whomave reined town common
are their nptes are now due.
WALKER, Att’ny. b. t.
THE committee for foperiniend
ing the renting of Pews itv St. Paul’s
Church, arc forty at this 1/fe period to
be under the of publicly request
ing those who hakp rented, to come for
ward and make payment. But as that
neceflity exists, all persons in arrears are
requelled, without further delay, to call
on Freeman WalkerJ (in whofi? pof
feflion their notes anddifeharge
the fame, as lon/er indulgence cannot be
given. / \
/a.INNISA \ Com.
G. WALKER, J mittee.
NOT i~~C~E.
THE fubferiber will attend at the fol
lowing times and places, in order to
colledl the taxes for the present year, to
wit: For capt. Milner’s dijirift,/x. Mr.
Fulcher’s, on Krk'.ay the loth anar Friday
the 17th December next ; for <Jpt. Wal.
lev’s dijiridy at Mr. E. M/rphey's on
Saturday the 1 itl\ and at/Vlr. G. Col
lins’s {Waggoner'sVld place) on Saturday
the 18th DecetnbeAnjKt; for captain
Hatcher’s difirifi , aflrMr. Robbins’s on
Monday the 13th, am®at Mr. W. M*
Tyre’s on Mond;nr theizoth December
next; for capt. Lacy’s \/irlfl, at Mr.
Rhodes’s in Bedford, oi\Tuefciay the
14th, and at Mr. C. Lamkln’s in Harris
burg, on Tuefday the 211 1 December
next; for capt. Trotti’s dljfriff, at my
office, in the court-house, on Wednesday
the ijrfi and Wednesday the 22d Decem
ber next ; for capt, Pearson's djlritf, in
the room fronting the Herald prViting
office, in Augufia, on Thiirfday the i6ih
and Thursday 23d December next.
Joseph Hutchinson, Colleftor.
November 27.
r r d ,
, to take charge
ber of Hands, to
will be paid None
it efiahliih a chi
iricty and induftiy
:c.
V • •
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i. Fifty Dollars Reft;,/# !
RAN from me in Greene „ ’
June lass, a middle fi 2ed °L. n ty
i truss negro fellow, named J ACK
ty years old, has habitually
and about Aagulta He £
keep, and is frequently with a wench til
property o Major George *S£
who is hired to, and is in p o ss .Pn " r
a Mr. Abfalom Rhode., li.i„,j,a h “?
of the town. He will no doobi
to pafi for a freeman. I w j|| -j '
above Reward to an, person who wji.
take, and have him regularly comm!,, 1
to Angufia Jail, so that I J, h °”“ '
JOEL EARLY,
November 19.
N.B. AMpatroon. and commands
of boat., engaged m the naviga lio „ of
Savannah river, and all captains of Ve f
fels coming to or going f, om the p „,'t
of Savannah, are hereby warned at their
peril to have nothing to do with him. ‘
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
To be fold, at Public Audion, on Monday
the °f January next,
ALL the property belong
•ng t 0 ths efta <e of James Campbell.
late ot this city, deccafcd. Confiding
et a general aflbrtment of GOODS
well adapted for this maiket—Wcaring
Apparel, Household Furniture, & c . °
The creditors of said Campbell are
hereby notified to give in their refpeftive
claims on said eftatt, properly authenti
cated ; aild thofc indebted arc desired to
make immediate payment.
JOHN CAMPBELL, 7 .
THOMAS KELLY, 5 Adm rs *
November to.
I AM authonfed to offer for
Public Sale, fixtecn thousand acres of the
Land granted by the Itate of Georgia to
Vice Admiral Count D’Eftaing, being
that part of the donation of the Hate,
which the count fold in his lifetime—
These lands lay in the counties of Jack
son and Clarke, on waters of the north
fork of Oconee river* some of theiji in
the neighbourhood of the Univcrfity,
They abound in fpnngs of most excellent
r Water, the foil of a considerable propor
tion of them is productive, and their ft,
tuation in point of faiubrity interior to
none in the Bate. They will be divided
into lots of convenient sues, for the ac
commodation of purchasers; the titles
are indisputable. The sale w’ill commence
at the house of Mr. Francis Nunn, near
the mouth of Parkes’s creek, on Monday
the 17th day of January next ; the con
ditions will be one third calk in hard,
and the balance in one and two years after
the sale. Any further particulars will
be made known on the day ol sale.
LEVIN WAiLES, Agent
for the Proprietors,
November 19.
ON the fame day, and at the
fame place, 1, as Attorney in fait tor
Madame Taney, (hall offer for sale the
residue of the Land granted by the State
lo count D’Ettaing, which, the count re
served in the sale of the 16,000 acres re
ferKd"tt>4<v .Wailes’s advertisement,
to the time of his decease. To this part
of the land Madame Taney derives her
title by purchase from the legitimate heir
of the count, as will be (hewn by indif
purable vouchers on the day of sale. It
is the choice of the whole donation.
LEWIS SEWALL.
November 19.
WILL BE SOLD,
On the f.rfl Monday in January next, at
the plantation oj Richard Hurvie, ae
ceaftd, on Broad river , in the county of
Oglethorpe.
The whole personal estate of
said Richard Haivic, confiding of twen
ty-seven negroes, ths whole flock of
horses, cattle, (beep and hogs, heufe
hold atm kitchen furniture, a small li
brary of well allotted books, plantation
tools, with the crop of corn and fodder.
The sale to continue flora day to day»
until the whole is fold, Condifons
twelve months credit, the purchaser giv
ing bond with approved feenriry.
WILLIAM HARVIE, Ex’r.
Optobir
N I Cr E.
Thofc perlijns ytfho have en
trailed tbrir bulinefs jrfith the Subscriber,
\vill please apply to Nathaniel Cocker
F.fq. in Lonifvjflc, or John Porfyin>
F.!q. in Augufla. .
XIABEZ BOWEN, jun.
Duanftr i.