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BY S. B. GRAFTON. SANDERSVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1852. YOL. YI—-NO. 12- THE CENTRAL GEORGIAN IS PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY MORNING, TERMS : If paid strictly in advance, per year, $1 50 If not paid at the time of subscribing, $2 00 These terms will be strictly adhered TO, WITHOUT RESPECT TO PERSONS, AND ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE SET TLED UP EVERY YEAR. Advertisements not exceeding twel /e lines, will be inserted at one dollar for the first in sertion, and fifty cents for each continuance. Advertisements not having the number of in sertions specified, will be published until for bid. Sales of Land and Negroes by Executors, Administrators and Guardians, are required by law to be advertised in a public gazette forty days previous to the day of sale. The sale of Personal Property must be ad vertised in like manner at least ten days. Notice to Debtors and Creditors of an es tate must be published forty days. Notice that application will be made to the Court of ordinary for leave to sell Land and Negroes, must be published weekly for two months. Citations for letters of administration, must be published thirty days—for dismission from administration, monthly for six months— for dis mission from Guard ianship, forty days. Rules for foreclosure of Mortgage must be published monthly forfour months—for estab lishing lost papers, for the full space of three months—for compelling titles from Executors or Administrators, where a bond has been giv en by the deceased, the Jull space of 3 months. Publications will always be continued ac cording to these, the legal requirements, unless otherwise ordered. . All letters on business must be uost-paid POLITICAL- DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. Milledgeville, March 31. The delegates to the Convention assem bled in the Representative Hall to-day, at 11 o’clock. On motion of Mr. Sturgis of Muscogee county, General Robinson, a del egate from Washington county, was called i to the Chair, and S. N. Bough ton and Wm. ; T. Williamson appointed Secretaries, for the purpose of organizing the Convention. It was moved that the roll of the counties be called and the delegates from the coun ties report their names to the Convention. I Whereupon the following delegates duly reported: Baker—J. C. Brooks, W. J. Lawton. Baldwin—W. W. Williamson, J. H. Nis- bet, G. W. Harrison. Burke—E. Antony, J. F. Lawson. «- Bibb—S. T. Bailey, N. Bass, Geo. W. Ad ams, ^John Rutherford. Butts—Gen Gustavus Hendrick, Edward Varner. Crawford—T. C. Howard, G. R. Hunter. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 8th; Messrs. Gardner, Drane, Schley, the government from banking institutions Neal. isindispensable, for the safety of the funds Mr. Bass, of Bibb, introduced the follow- of the government and._J.he rights of the ing resolution: That the Delegates from people. counties not having full delegation^ be au- [ 9. That the liberal principles embodied thorised to cast votes to which such coun- by the Declaration of Independence, and ties would be entitled, were they fully rep- sanctioned in the constitution, which makes resented, which, after some debate was adop- ours the laud of liberty, and the assylum of t e( i. i the oppressed of every nation, have ever Mr. Gardner, of Richmond, offered the been cardinal principles in the Democratic following resolution. r , faith; and every attempt to abridge the Resolved, That in all Conventions of present privilege of becoming citizens and the Democratic party, hereafter to be held, the owners of soil among us ought to be we recommend that one be entitled to a vote insuch convention except duly author ised Delegates who may be present, which was read and adopted. On motion of Mr. Sturgis, the Conven tion adjourned till 4 o’clock this evening. resisted with the same spirit which swept the alien and sedition laws irom our stat ute books.-. Resolved, That the proceeds of the pub lic lands ought to be sacredly applied io the national objects specmea in the constitu tion; and that we are opposed to any law According to adjournment the Conven- for the distribution ofsuch proceeds among tion assembled at the hour of 4 o’clock, P. the States as alike inexpedient in policy, M. this evening. When the Committee of and repugnant to the constitution. 32 made the following report, which was Resolved, That we are decidedly oppos- unanimouslv adopted: ed to taking from the President the qualiti- Resolved, That the Democratic party of ed veto power, by which he is enabled uu- Carroll—D. H. Wileber, Henry F. Merrill, ' G. eoro .j a a g a j n re-affmn their adherence to der restrictions and responsibilities, amply i) the principles laid down by the following Sufficient to guard the public interest, to resolutions of the Convention of the Demo- suspend the passage ot a bill whose merits cratic party, held at Baltimore in the year cannot secure the approval of two thirds of 1848, and that we adopt them as the senti- the Senate and House ot Representatives ments of this Convention. untii the judgment of the people can be ob- Resolved, That the American Democra- tamed the'eou, and which has saved the cy place their trust in the intelligence, the American people from the corrupt and tyr- patriotism and the discriminating justice A. L. Lamar, Screven, R. B. R. L. WARTHEN, Attorney at Law, SANDERSV1LLE, GEORGIA, feb. 17, 1852. 4—ly MULFORD MARSH, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, Office, 175, Bay street, Savannah, Ga. feb. 10, 1852. 3—ly J. bTSTynE, ATTORNEYAT LAW. //ALCYONDALE Ga. Will attend promptly to all business en trusted to his care in any ol the Courts of the Middle or Eastern circuits. Haleyondale feb. 2 1852 _ 2—iy jno. wTrudisill. attorney at law, SAN DERSVILLE, Ga. March 10, 1851 8 — 1v JAMES S. HOOK, Attorney at Law, SANDERSVILLE, GEORGIA WILL PRACTICE IN THE COUNTIES OF . ) Washington, Burke, Scriven, Middle-circuit. ^ j e ff erson an d Emanuel. Southern Circuit, j - - - - Laurens. Ocmulgee Circuit | - - - - Wilkinson. Office next door to the Central Georgian office. jan. 1, 1852. 51--ly S. B. CRAFTON, Attorney at Law. SANDERSVILLE, GEORGIA, , Will also attend the Courts of Emanu Laurens, and Jefferson, should business be ern rtusted to his care, in either of those counties- tVb. 11. 4 — 11 XiOUD & CO. Factors and Commission Merchants, No. 118, BAY STREET, SAVANNAH, GA. J. W. C. Loud.] [P- H. Loud. nov. 4, 1851. 42 ly A. J. Boggess. Cass—T. C. Nisbet. Chatham—Thos. Purse, ( T. Verstille, James P. Hilton. Cherokee—R. J. Cowart, J. E. Brown. Clark—'W. L, Mitchell, T. J. Wray, E. S. Hopping. # Coweta—Gen. Thos. M. Griffin. Columbia—Col. T. E. Beall, S. Diane. Cobb—A. Nelson, Dr. Green. Dooly—J. J. Collier, M. Grayham, J. C. Mounger, J. C. Brown. Fayette—John D. Stell, J. J. Whitaker, P. Fitzgerald. Forsyth—Baldwin delegates. Gordon—Thomas Mays, R. B. Young. Hall—James Roberts. Henry—R. M. Stell, A. Camp. Houston—William Harrington, Dr. J. L. Felder, James A. Pringle. Jones—Joseph Day, Augustus Roberts. VV. S. Moughon, Leroy Singleton. Jasper—T. J. Smith, J. W. Burney, jr.; H. W. Freeman, T. C. Minter. Lee—L. B. Mercer, I. P. Cock. McIntosh—S. Street. Meriwether—F. M’Lendon, O. Warner. Macon—J. T. Brown, P. L. J. May. Muscogee—J. Sturgis, J. B. Hicxs, A. J. Robinson. Monroe—J. McKinney, J. H. Jossey. Morgan—Gen. Geo>R. Jesup, Geo:ge Kim brough, M. W. Burney. Newton—A. Belcher, G. T. Norman, J. S. j McCullough. Pulaski—F. I. Brown. of annical dominion of the Bank of the Uni- the American People. j ted States, and from a corrupting system of i? Dent, of Coweta. Resolved, That we regard this as a dis-; general internal improvements, tinctive feature of our political creed, which ! Resolved, ihat in tiie recent deveiop- we are proud to maintain before the world, ment ot this grand political truth ot the Tloyd. as a great u oral element in a form of gov-; sovereignty of the people and their capacity Sixth District. wether; Thos. Griffin, of Coweta; A. Nelson of Cobb ; and T. A. Latham, of Campbell, Fifth District. *John W. Lewis, of Cass ; A. K. Patton; of Floyd; John Jones of Carroll; L. W. Crook, of Chattooga; and W. H. Stiles, of Cass. Sixth District. *N. L. Hutchins, of Gwinnett; George Kellog, of Forsyth; Geo. D. Philips, of Habersham: Wm. Mar tin, of Lumpkin, and E. S. Hopping, of Clark. Seventh District. *Joseph Day, of Jones; W. W. Wiggings, of Twiggs; Dr. T. Fort, of Baldwin ; J. W. Burney, of Jas per; James S. Hook, of Washington. Eighth District. *A. J. Lawson, of Burke; James Gardner, jr., of Richmond ; E. Anthony, of Burke; William Schley, of Richmond; and W. Gibson, of Warren. ELECTORS FOR THE STATE AT LARGE. Ex-Gov. Wilson Lumpkin, of Clark, and Hon. H. V. Johnson, of Baldwin. Alternates. J. B. Walker, of Morgan, and J. R. Cowart, of Cherokee. DISTRIOT ELECTORS. First District. Thomas M. Foreman, of McIntosh. Alternate—W. H. Reynolds, of Thomas. Second District. Richard H. Clarke, of Baker. Alternate—W. J. Lawton, of Ba ker. Third District. Henry G. Lamar, of Bibb. Alternate—O. C. Gibson, of Pike. Fourth District. Hon. Hu. A. Haral son, of Troup. Alternate—W. B. W. Fifth District. Joseph E. Brown, of Cherokee. Alternate—J. M. Spnrlock, of Clark. Alternate 1 —John M. Low, of Clark l Seventh District. R. W. Flournoy, o Washington. Alternate—A. E. Cochran* ot Wilkinson, Eighth Disttict. Ex-Gov. Wm. Schley, of*Richmond. Alternate-—Robert McMill-. an, of Elbert. Mr. Mitchell, of Clarke, introduced the following resolution. Resolved. That the delegations of of each eminent, springing from, and upheld by the and power of seif government, which is ' popular wili; and we contrast it with the prostrating thrones and erecting republics creed and practice* of Federalism, under on the ruins of despotism in the old world, whatever name or form, which seeks to pal- we feel that a high and sacred duty is de- sy the will of the constituent, and which con- i volved, with increased responsibility upon ceives no imposture too monstrous for the the Democratic party ot thiscouutry, us the popular credulity. j party of the people'to sustain and advance Resolved, therefore, That entertaining among us constitutional liberty, equality these views, the’* Democratic party of this , and fraternity, by continuing to resist ali Union, thiough their delegates assembled monopolies and exclusive legislation for in a general convention of the States, com- i the benefit ot the few at the expense oi the ing together in a spirit of concord, of devo- many, and by a vigilant and constant ad- tion to the doctrines and faith of a free rep j herance to those principles and compromi- resentative government, and appealing to | tes of the constitution, which are broad e- their fellow citizens for the rectitude of their i nough and strong enough to embraee and tee of nine be appointed to till any vacan- intentions, renew and re-assert before the j uphold the Union as it shall be in the full! cies which may occur in the Electoral Tick- American people, the declaration of princi-! expansion of the energies and capacity of; et with general powers to act for the best pies avowed by them when, on a former ' this great and progressive people. j interests of the Democratic Party of Geor- occasion, in general convention, they presen- j Resolved, That the fruits of the great po- ! gia during the approaching Presidential ted their candidates for the popular, suffra- i liticai triumph of 1844, which elected canvass. j- es- j James K. Polk and George M. Dallas, Pres- j The Chair appointed the following gen- Wm. L. Mitchell, Of We clip the following amusing items from the March number of the Knickerbock er. The man who can read them without laughing, is either more or leas than a man: “A gentleman riding in an eastern rail road car which was rather sparsely supplied with passengers, observed in the seat before him'a leau slab-sided Yankee every feature of whose face seemed to ask a question; and a little circumstance soon proved that he possesed a most ‘inquiring mind.’ Before him occupying the entire Beat, sat a lady, dressed in deep black, and after shifting his position several times, and manoeuvring to get ah opportunity to look is her face, he at length‘caught her eye.’ lie nodded familiarly to her, and asked, with a nasal twang utterly incapable of imitation: ‘In affliction?’ ‘Yes, Si r‘replied the lady; ‘Pa rents?—father or mother?’ ‘No, Sir, said the lady. ‘Child, perhaps?—a boy or gal?’ ‘No, Sir, not a child,’ was the response, ‘I have no children.’ ‘Husband then, ’xpect?* ‘Yes,’ was the curt answer. ‘Hutu:?—cholery —a tradin’-man,meb-be? ‘My husbad was a sea-farng man-the captain of a vessel’ he didn,t die of cholera :'lie was drowned.— ‘Oh’drowned, eh?’ pursued the inquisitor, hesitating for a brief instant. ‘Save his ehist?’ he asked. ‘Yes the vessel was saved * my husband’s effects,’said the widow. ‘Was they?’ asked the Yankee,his eyes brightening up: ‘Pious man?’ he continued. “He was a meberof the methodist church.’ The next question was a little delayed; but it came : Don,t yon think you got gre-e-a-t cause to be thankful that he was a pious man, and saved his chistV ‘I do said the widow, abruptly,’ <fc turning her bead to look out'of the car window. The indefatigable ‘pump’ changed his position, held the widoV by bis ‘glitting eye‘ once more, and propounded one more query, in a little lower tone Jwith bis head slightly inclined forward over the back of the seat; Was you cat'latin to get marred ag'inV ‘Sir said the widow indig nantly, ‘you are impertinent!’ And she left her seat and took another .on the other side of the car. ‘Pears to be aYittle huffy!’ said the ineffable bore, turning to our Congressional District, be authorized to till' narrator, behind him: ‘she needn,t be mad! vacancies in their own number including I didn,t want to hurt her feejiu*.-. Whar did those selected for the State at large, should they make you pay for that umbrela you got any occur; and that an Executive commit jin your hand? It’s real pooty one!’ ” A Duke in Distress.—-Paul Wilhelm, Duke of Wurtemburg, who has been travel ing, during last summer and fall, in the Western wilderness, has lately published in the “Allgemeine Zeitung,” a short sketch, of his adventures, from which it .appears i Tllo , f.j m i (mvpmmpnt is one of' ident aud Vice President of the United | tlemen as the Executive committee, Messrs. \ that on the 26th of Octoberfnear the niouth ! ] m ,j’ te d powers, derived from the constitu- States, have fulfilled the hopes of the Dem-; Mitchell of Clark, Gardner, Hilton. Bailey,; of Southern Platte, the duke felj in|o the W. tion, and the grants shown therein, ought to be strictly construed by all the depart ments and agents of the government; and that it is inexpedient and dangerous to ex ercise doubtful constitutional powers. BEEN & FOSTER, Factors and Commission Merchants. Savannah, Ga. P.K. BEHN,] [JOHN FOSTER. feb. 10,1852. 3—ly Putnam—J. Wingfield, Z. Edmondson, O’Brien, T. Tunison. Richmond—J. Schley, G. G. Me hotter, J. Gardner. Scriven—G. Oliver, J. B. Hayne. Spalding—L. Bankston, F. W. . . Doyle. Taliaferro—Jeffersou Rowland. Telfair--Mark Wilcox, Peter Coffee. Thomas—W. H. Reynolds, J. S. Winn. Twiggs—B. B. Smith, X. Gib»ou, W. W. Wiggins. Upson—D. C. Campbell. Walker—Dr. B. Clemens. Walton—J. Mitchell, H. Harris, W. H. Stroud. Wilkinson—Thos. R. Conley, V\ aaw ivSan ford A. E. Cochran. W. O. Bean. Washington—Gen. Samuel Robinson, R. W. Flournoy, Samuel Smith. Warren—Thos. Neal, &T-, O.P. Butt. It was Resolved, That the Chair appoint a committee of thirteen to report to the Con- : country, that every citizen vention suitable persons for officers ot the The chair appointed the foi ocracy of the Union ; in defeating the de-1 Mercer, Howard, Burney, Campbell and' hands of a band of Indians, who robbed clared purposes of their opponents to create 1 Warner. j him and his companion of everything they a National Bank, in preventing the corrupt j Mr. Nelson of Cobb, moved that a conj- had with them. After having abused their and unconstitutional distribution of the land j mittee of thirteen be appointed by the chair prisoners in a barbarious manner, they per- proceeds from the common treasury of the | to report the names of two gentlemen as mitted them to depart. 2 Thar the constitution does not confer ! Union for local purposes, in protecting the ' Electors for the State at large, and two al- upon the o-eneral government the power to j currenc and the labor of the country from j ternates. . commence and carry on a general system of 1 ruinous fluctuations, and guarding the, lhe chair appointed the following nam- internal improvements. j money of the people for the use of the peo-; ed gentlemen that committee: , - 3. That the constitution does not confer j pie by the establishment of the Constitu-i Messrs, Neison Smith of Twiggs, Will-; ty could he continue on foot for fifteen He fared, however, still worse on the 14th of November. An awful snowstorm broke over the hapless wanderer, his three horses died one after another, with diffieul i <nii Lori tv iinnn the federal government di-1 tional Treasury; in the noble impulse given iamson, Robinson, Neal, Day, Cowart, Oli-; miles further, when, at last, near the mouth , authority upon the federal government, aij ^ ^ ot [ Le T ° ritfof ve r, Purse, Cochran, Dr. Mercer, Wingfield! of’the Big Sandy creek, his strength gave ‘ - - J way, and he laid himself down, as ho 1 thought» to rise no more. Already were his limbs stiff, and his senses began to for sake him, when the mail rider from Fort Laramie, found the wretched duke, and ear ned him with great difficulty to Indepen dence, Mo.—where, under the most hospi- rectly or indirectly, to assume the debts of j to Free trade, by the repeal ot the several States, contracted for local inter- | 1842, and the creation of the more equal, and Smith ot Washington, ual improvements, or other State purposes; i honest and productive .Tariff of 1846; and The Convention adjourned till past sev no, would such assumption be just and ex- j thafin our opinion, it would be a fatal er-1 en, p. m. , ( jj, iu . j ror to weaken the bands of 'political organ- j The Convention met pursuant to ad- ‘ . . . , , , j- 1 ization, by which these> great reforms have journment, when the committee of 13 4. That justice and sound policy ^forbid been aeh / eved d nsk 8 thein in the bands through its chairman, Mr. Nelson, of Cobb; the federal government to foste. one branch adversaries, with whatever de- reported the names of the Hon. H. V. Jolm- ot industry to the detriment ot another, or v } r — — oticaus iv ‘ . ’. lusive appeals they mav solicit our surren- i son and Hon. Wilson Lumpkin for the to Cherish the interests of one portion to the - at . R. J fChem- J. T. JONES. Manufacturer and importer of Guns, Pistols, Rifles, Sporting Apparatus, &c., No. 8, Monument Square, Savannah, Ga. feb. 10, 1852. 3—ly* B. BOTEWELL & CO. Wholesale and Retail Store, No. 173, Bay street, Savannah, Ga. DEALERS IN LIQUORS, WINES, GROCERIES. <SfC S. E. BOTHWELL.] [U- L. GAMBLE. feb. 10, 1852. 3—ly SCRANTON, JOHNSON & CS, ! . GROCE R S. Savannah, Ga. D. T. SCRANTON, JOSEPH JOHNSTON. — J, ) c , ON. \ SaVaiinah ' .feb. 10, 1852 S W. B. SCRANTON, ? No. 19, Old Slip, N. Yor 3—ly JOSnxr A LEERS’. Draper and Tailor. Dealer in Ready-Made Clothing and Gentler .en’sfurnishing Goods. 155, Bay street, Savannae, Ga. feb. 10,1852. 3—ly X. DASHER’S Cheap Dry Goods Store, No. 146, Congress street, Savannah, Ga. (Late H. Lathrop’s) A well selected stock of seasonable staple and Fancy Dry. Goods, ate kept constantly on hand*'and will be sold cheap for cash. - Please call and examine. « feb. 10, 1852. 3—-ly Convention, fowing named gentlemen that committee, to wit: Messrs. Bailey, Bliss, Griffin, Brown, Purse, Schley, Wilcox, Mitchell, Cochran, Varner, Neal, Sturges and Lawson. The committee in their report selected the Hon. John D. Stell, of Fayette, for President; the Hon. Gustavus Hendrick, of Butts and Gen. S. Robinson, of Washington, Vice Presi dents, and S. N. Boughton and Wm. T. Williamson,-of Baldwin, for Secretaries. Mr. Sturgis, of Muscogee, moved that the report be adopted by the acclamation, which was done. The President upon taking his seat thank ed the Convention for the honor conferred on him, and explained the object aud du ties of the Convention. The Convention having been regularly organized and ready for business. Mr. Nelson, of Cobb, introduced the following resolution: Resolved, That Col. Thomas, of the State of Tennessee, a distinguished visiter and democrat be invited to take a seat in this Convention. Which upon motion was unanimously agreed to. - Mr. Hunter, of Crawford, introduced a resolution that the'chair appoint a commit tee consisting of four from each congression al district, to prepare business and report the same to this Convention. Which was read and agreed to. . Whereupon the following named gentle men were appointed that committee. 1st. Dist.—Messrs.' Reynolds, Wilcox, Screven, and Street. 2d Dist.—Messrs. Sturgis, Lawton, Moun ger, May. 3d Dis.—Messrs. Hunter, Bailey, Pringle, Howard. ~ 4thDist.-4Messrs,Warner,Griffin ) Whit' aker, Nelson.. 5th Dist.—Messrs. Bdggess, Jos. Brown, Mays, of Gordon; Nesbit,bf Cass. 6th Dist; Messrs^ W. L. Mitchell, J. Mich ell, Roberts; flopping* .7 th; Messrs. Flournoy,. Wiggins,> Coch ran, Burney. State at large ; and R. J. Cowart of Chero kee, J. B. Walker, of Morgan, as alternates. On motion, the report was uuanimosly a- dopted. Mr. Adams, of Bibb, introduced the fol- iniurv'nf another position of our common | der of that _ vigilance, winch is the oalj, clmry. that ever[ citizen, and every sec-i^eguard of libert, v , . J , • ■ L, ! Resolved, That this Convention will se tion. ot t le. coun iy, g an( j i lect eight candidates for Electors of Presi and insist upon an equality o ghUi and ; dent a ^ d Vice p res , dent , from the eigh, K«?of l>erMns™nd P propert^froi/domes- i Ggigressional Districts ot this State at lowing resolution, which was read anda- tic violence or foreign aggression. large—adopted. ' A “'~ l 5 That it is thedutv ot every oraneh of Resolved, ihat this Convention now the government to enforce and practice the Proceed to appoint four de egates tof each uouveuuvu ue requeue* to seuu cup.es or mostriffid economy in conducting our pub- Congressional District ot this State, and | its proceedings to each of the Democratic He Sand thawio more revenue ought eight delegates tor the Slate at large to at- papers of th.t State, and that they here to be raised than ^! ^l^ltstSLd thefo.low- fo>th?gL“uTbm “certain extinction of the! Mr. Cochran of Wilk.nspn moved, that, ing resolutions which were read and utrani debt created bv the prosecution of a just ! that the; Delegate troin each Sougression mously adopted a'nd necessary' war after peaceful relations »1 Distnct, be a committee to select and re- j Resolved, -That the thanks of this Con r„- ce - > . J 1 port to the Convention, for each Distric, vention is hereby tendered to the Hon. 8 a ave ® en les ‘ one Presidential Elector and one alternate, John D. Stell, as President, and Gen. Gus- 6. Ihat Coagress has no powei c ' an( | 4 delegates .to Baltimore ; and that tavus Hendirick, and Gen. Samuel Robin- ter a national bank.; that we e ieve sucti (j^venfroQ e j ec t two Presidential Elec- son, Vice Presidents, for the able, impartial au institution on ot deadly hostility to the eio-ht del -• '» “ — J J: — J 1 best interests of the country, dangerous to eigh^del our republican institutions andthe‘juries | Nei Cobb, moved to amend as of the people, and calculated to place the . ’ business ot the country within the conti oi ; That the delegates from each ot a concentrated money power a ^ , Q on g ress j ona j District select the delegates the laws and the will ot e j p , to Baltimore for the State at large, and that ! thev have discharged the duties of their ap- results of domestic legislation, m th s and ^ COfflmit( | e 0 f 13, to; ptfutments. all other financial me^ures p nominate-two electors for the State at large! The Convention then adjourned sine die. sues have been made between the two po- ^ - tbe names to this Convention for | w , - • - « — liticai parties ot the country, have demon ^ . i Ms this too Tme* strated to candid and practical men of all Th( ! ^solution as amended was agreed ' “The gay will laugh parties their soundness, safety and unity l he resolution a. amended was agreed vViien tiiqu art gone, the soiernn brood of care oil Kucint.s« nnrsiiihi '■ , to. ! Plo'd on andeacti one as before will chase J tS Congress bk no power under , The ConvenUon look a recess of halt an j Hi, fuvorite ph»ntom.’'-Br ! ,an i . the*constitution to inlertcre with or control! Iwor.^llw »M» "»•«, ‘bn j A few friends will go and bury us-affec- table care of its generous inhabitants, lio soon recovered his health and strength.;—■_ The duke expresses great gratitude to the people of Independence.—Nat. Intel. Do Indians Swear This is a curious question, and the answer by M Shoolcraft should put the white man to the blush. This Secretaries of this gentlman, who has for many years closely dopted. Resolved, That the .. . , delegates fof each Convention be requested to send copies of studied the characteristics of the race says : ■ - - " ‘ Many things the Indians may be accused of but of the practice of swearing they cannot; I have made many inquiries into the State of their vocabulary, and do not as yet find any word which is more bitter or reproachful than match annemoosh, which indicates simply bad dog. They have terms to . indi cate cheat, liar, thief, murderer, coward, fool, lazy man, drunkard, babbler. But I have never heard of an imprecation or oath. The genius of the language does not seem _to favor the formation of terms to be used in oaths or for purposes of profanity, It is the result of the observation of others as well as my own, to say that an Indian, cannot curse.” t§ls, and eight delegates to Baltimore, for and dignified manner in which they have i presided over the deliberations of this body, Resolved, That the thanks of this body are also tendered to Seth Boughton and W. T. Williamson, Esqs., the Secretaries of the Convention, for the able manner in which tion will rear a stone, and plant a fe w flow- . . ...... committees reported as follows : the domestic institutions ot the several j - States, and that such States are the sole and) delegates to ths Baltimore convention, i ers over our grave—in a brief period the proper judges of everything appertaining! district delegates. I little hillock will to their own affairs, not prohibited by the constitution; that all efforts of the aboli- Chatham, James L. Seward, of Thomas; tionists or others made to induce Congress James M. Smith, of Camden; Mark Wiicox, to interfere with the question of slavery,or of Telfair; and R. B. Hilton, of Chatham, to take incipient steps in relation thereto, ) Second District. *L. B. Mercer, of Ba- are calculated to lead to the most alarm-, ker; Joseph Sturges, of Muscogee; N. W. ting and dangerous consequences, and that j Collier, of Baker ; C. J. Munnerlyn, Jr., of alfsuch efforts have an inevitable tendency j Sumter, and P. L. J. May of Macon, to diminish the happiness of the peoplq. and) Third District. *S. T. Bailey, of Bibb . endanger the stability and permanency of N. C. Bass, of Bibb; T C. Howard, of Craw; the Union and ought not to be countenam*-; ford: Z. E. Harmon, of Monroe; George R ed by any friend of our political institu-; Hunter, of Crawford, tions. I Fourth District. *Alford Welborn of 8. That the separation ofthe money* of Meriwether; Obediah Warner^ of Marri- district delegates. j uttie nuiocK win be smoothed down, and First District. ^Solomon Cohen, of the stone will fall, and neither friend nor stranger will be concerned to ask which of the forgotten millions of the ear th was buried there. Every vestige that we ever lived upon earth will have vanished away. All the little memorials of our remembrance— the lock of hair encased in gold, or the por trait that hung in our dwelling, will cease to have the slightest value to any living be- ing. - - • . If you wish for care, perplexity, and mis ery, be selfish in all things; this and is short road to trouble. A Searching Operation.—“Billy, my dear whare have you been at this time of night to get your shirt turned wrong side afore?” Well, I have been to an . auction where a man lost his pocketbook; and they shut the doors, and searched us all from head to foot; that’s how I got my shift tum- ed;-^glad to clear out any how-staid two hours, and they hadn’t half .stript when I left’em.” - •' An Odd Prescription.—An apothecary’* boy was lately sent to leave at one house a box of pills, and at another six live fowls. Confused on the way, he left the. pills where the fowls should have gone, atid the fowls at the pill place. The folks who receiv-. ed the fowls were astonished at reading the aecompaning directions—‘Swallow on* every two hours.’ Woman-^h&ce is nothing,’.says Sir Sara* uel Romily,“by which I have through life more profited, than by the just observa tions, the good opinion, and the sincere and gentle encouragement of amiable and, C* sensible woman.” 4