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THE COXWTITITIO X f it v a w;tß v *r n 8,7* TERMS —-For the semi-weekly paper, publifched every Tuesday »n 4 Fnclny monimc, per annum 'ami for the weekly S> A, rii payable in advance. IT ADVERTISEMENTS are inserted weekly for 0 2 1-2 cents per square ; serr,i-weekiy C2l- 2 cent ■! >r the first, and 43 3-4 cents for each subset tent iii-emo:'., and monthly for %1, 00 per square tor each insertion. , For yearly advertisements private arrangements are to be made. A deduction is made on the advertise ments of public officers. IT Pontage must he paid mi letters of business. ( PIBLIC MEETINGS. MORGAN COUNTY. i At a meeting of a number of the Citizens of. Morgan County, convened at the Court-Ho us-- in the town of Madison, on Iu- s ;uy toe 1 ■ da vof August, for the purpose oi* making ar-| rangements fo r a moro general meeting of the.. people of the county, to take into consideration the subject of the Tariff: Isaac V. alker, Esqr. U was called to the Chair, ajid i noma'; ■•. Luru y, | nominated as Secretary. The following Preamble and Resolutions were then submitted hy Col. Nathaniel G, tester, aiv* unanimously adopted, Dr. John Wingfield li;i\-jj ing previously read tlie circular 1- tter and ac-j; companying Resolutions from the corresponding n Committee appointed by the meeting at Athens ; j Whereas the present crisis demands that tliCj sentiments of the people of Georgia should be jj known on the subject of the t ariff or Protoe: Ivc h System, and tlie first step towards accomplishing that object, having been taken at Athens by a| large number of citizens from all parts oi the r Stale tlierc assembled, and an expression ot their! opinions having been given, that the* only way of effecting that purpose, will be by assemblages of the citizens of each County separately, with a request to that effect: Resolved, therefore , That a Committee of sev en be appointed bv the Chairman of this meet ing, for the purpose* of making known to and re questing of the* people intlio various parts of this j county, to assemble at the* Court-House in the j town of Madison on Saturday the Ist day of September next. Resolved, That a further Committee of seven ; be appointed and ins! ructed to draw up a Pream ble and Resolutions, to be* submitted to saidi! meeting, for their adoption, alteration, or rejec tion. In pursuance of the first resolution, the Chair; proceeded to appoint Roderick Leonard, W m.i fcs. Stokes, Thomas S. Bonner, John Wingfield, 1 Adam G. SufTold, Robert R. Harden and Win. Porter. The meeting then proceeded to appoint Dr. ■ John Wingfield, Eugenius A. Ncsbit, Weekly J. Pearman, Adam G. SufTold, Jo!in Robson, Dr. Elijah E. Jones, and Nathaniel Allen, in, accordance with the second Resolution. Ordered , That the proceedings of this meet ing be signed by the Chairman and counter signed by the Secretary. The meeting then on motion adjourned. ISAAC WALKER, Chairman. Tnos. J. Bi kxky, Secretary. Madison, Ist September, 1832. At a meeting of the citizens of Morgan Coun ty, convened in the Court-House, pursuant to previous notice, the annexed Preamble and Re solutions, as reported by Dr. John Wingfield, of the Cmniniltee appointed for that purpose, were read and adopted : Whereas since 1810, a majority of the Con gress of the United States, reckless of the tics which bind us together as a confederacy, have been pursuing a system of legislation the most unequal, and therefore the most unjust: And whereas the efforts of our delegation to Stay Federal encroachments, and bring the Go vernment back to a strict construction of the Constitution, although partially successful, as shown in the lute Bill of reduction, have not by any means answered the expectations of the suf fering South: And whereas, the people of the south, have no guaranty, that the duties now imposed bv the ta rifT laws will not be increased until they amount to a prohibition : And whereas, no modification in the amount of our taxes, so long as the protective principle, is adhered to, will reconcile us to the system: Therefore resolved. That we, the freemen of Morgan, in County Meeting assembled, respond i to the wishes of our fellow citizens of Athens, in; part, that is, we recommend electing delegates,; on the Ist Monday in October next, to the con- j tempiated Convention, which may assemble at j Millodgevillc on the 2d Monday in November, thereafter, but at the same time require the acts of the convention to be returned back to the! people of each county for their ratification or! rejection, before the state shall be committed to any project whatever. Resolved, That although “ we are determin ed never to suffer an invasion of our political Constitution, however minute the instance may* appear, to pass by, without a determined, per-, severing resistance;” yet us a matter ofexpedi-j ency, we feel constrained to indicate our decided preference, as a mode of action, for a conven-; tion of such states as arc opposed to the Protec tive System, on the ground of iis unconstitution ality. Resolved, That we arc unqualifiedly opposed: to the doctrine of Nullification, believing it to be revolutionary and inappropriate in its character, and inefficient in iis results. Resolved, That we approve the vote given by the Hon. John Forsyth and James M. Wax no, on the passage of the Tariff Bill of 1832 ; pro testing as they did, against the principle, they stand acquitted of all predilection for the Ameri can System, and have clearly evinced their practical devotion to the best interests of the country. Resolved, That with such men as our talent- ' cd and highly gifted Oglethorpe, as leaders, we cherish a hope, the difficulties and dangers! which threaten our political bark, may be dis-i! polled, and that too, without “snatching the | torch-light of the revolution.” Resolved, That we rejoice to perceive the' leading Newspaper Editors of this State, using their best exertions to enlighten, and not in. flame the public mind on the subject of southern suffering.—Such a Press cannot lie intimidated,;; by the intemperate in feeling, or subsidized by corrupt overtures of any sort. Resolved, That, approving the administration trate of the United States, wo look to his re-elec tion with intense interest, and that we alsoap-j prove the nomination of Vice President by the Republican Convention at Baltimore, and will support the nominee. Resolved, That a copy of the proceedings of this meeting, as also of the preparatory meeting held at this place on Tuesday the 21st of An gust last, after being signed by the Chairman and countersigned by the Secretary, be forward ed for publication to the Editors of the Georgia Journal, Federal Union, Southern Banner, and Georg ia Constitutionalist, The Resolutions were submitted for ad«mtion, < ; separately, to the meeting. —The first passed J unanimously and without d bam; t.ie anopm-a i of the second was opposed in asp. < cli of seme-,: length bv Lucius L. V* itti> u, Esq. and rulvoca- < ted bv Charter Campbell, 1 trem sA. .\esmt, .inti M. B. Lamar. Esq. but was finally ado: 'e-' with but one diss aving voice : when the third .• jofuti n n s r ad, Col. \i .Port r s fbm t I the following as -i s ibstitute ; Resolved, That v. c nr** unqualifi- u! s optjosvu to the doctrine of .«*:•' U ieving it to L slavish and degrading in i s char.v* -r- an 1 in- its 1 re suits will lead to the ■at ire g.v.a n lb .Smith, and the destruction of the la- p ud-.-n • of the States. Afar cons’. Jorabl. d but . >n waca limb ■;»- tion of the subsd ute was a-..vacated by Week ly J. P< arapan, «mtl Ro a P< rm i, Esqi an l opjiosf db\ Dr. John W in- a-Id. Lug-’-m •« A. N -hi* and Lava is L. Wi Mich, I'.sqrs. the substitute was wj.aarav. wueti CoioU;.l Poit r moved to s'- nko out tho original resolution. , which after some debate was also withdrawn, ! when the Resolution as originally okercti, ] ass ed with but few diss nin \ b tcs. T. he n main ing Resolu’ions we re tr.■ a jms -. ; um.nunou-dy. On motion the m icting tin a a ins ,-d. RICHARD H. RANDOLPH, Chairman, b Titos. J. Bcnxcv, Seer-1 iry. X j I BURKE COUNTY. Ti’Esdav, S< j.*:'ember J. 1832. The citizens of Burke County met pursuant ■to adjournment at the Court-Hous *, M;j. Gen-' 'eral David Tayi.ok in tho Cm i". tin motion of .Major John v. hi a-head, the met ting adjournt d to the Metht dist ( Ihurch. After th meeting was oj n« I at tht Church,jj Major Geperal Taylor in die Chair. On motion of Martin M. Dye, Esq. Mafford 1 Marsh, Esq. was appointed ass s'.. ,t C. err-'ary. On motion of A. J. Lawson, Esq. n commit- : !tco was appointed to wait on thos • persons inv:-j led and escort them to the me; ting. Dr. • lar- j low, Dr. Miller, and Benj. I . Palmer, i-.sq. ! were appointed that Committee. Tho Chair informed the meeting that h • had jj received a letter from Dr. J. W. Taylor of tins ' County, enclosing his sentiments on the great:! question before th.e meeting. The letter was j| received and read, and on motion of A. J. Law-h son, Esq. the address accompanying the letter. I was ordered to be read, jj The Committee appointed to conduct invited ; j 1, guests, returned and introduced the Hen. John 1 IjMacphcrson Berrien, who took a seat by thejl II Chairman. A, J. Lawson, Esq. of the Committee ap-'j li pointed to draft and report a Preamble and Reso lutions for the consideration of this meeting. I : made a report which was received and rear], i Judge Berrien rose, and by an eloquent ad idress, urged the propriety of a State-convention,! 1 holding that nullification as proposed in South -j ji Carolina is not the proper mode of obtaining re lief, and that a Southern Convention is repug-: I mint to the constitution of the United States. I • m jHe was listened to with great attention, and as-j ■ter having spoken upwards of one hour and aj half, he sat down amidst loud applause. On motion, the assistant Secretary read the! address of Dr. J. W. Taylor, which was atten tively* listened to. ! Dr. Harlow moved that, the report of tho Com -1 mitlee be agreed to : When Mr. Win. Wiggins ■I o o > rose, and made a lengthy and spirited speech j against nullification, pointing out its evils and ' j consequences, & maintained that secession is the j rightful! and peaceable remedy in tho event that our evils are not relieved, but trusted that we should not come to that. R. E. Bourkc, Esq. rose, and addressed the meeting, contending that a Southern Convention jis constitutional, and opposed the doctrine of Nullification. Dr. Harlow rose, and advocated the doctrine of a State Convention. R. E. Bourke, Esq. offered a Preamble and Resolutions, which, on motion, were rejected. Col. J. D. Thomas, offered a resolution in ad dition to the original ones, declaring that we arc opposed to nullification ; which was carried. The original Preamble and Resolutions as! amended were carried with only two dissenting voices, as follows : j Whereas the people of Georgia, as well in I primary assemblies of citizens in their rcspec- Itive counties, as by their Representatives in the Legislature thereof, have repeatedly and so lemnly declared the several acts (laying duties; on imports) in so fur as such acts transcend the* j purposes of revenue, and were designed for the ■ protection of manufactures, to be unjust, oppres sive and unconstitutional : And whereas the good people of this State, ! and others having common interest with them.; I have looked to the period of the payment of the 1 j Xafional Debt, as that at which the income raiser. j by taxation should be reduced to the sum requir -I cd for the wants of the Government, I;/ duties j fairly imposed upon at! imposts of the Vailed \ j States, and have expected from the justice of | that Congress which has just closed its session.: 1 a repeal of these unequal and oppressive Laws : ; And whereas in those reasonable expectations j ■ tho people of this State, and others bearing com j rnou interest, have been disappointed, and the ; principle is now avowed by its supporters to be! j a permanent one ; and whereas it been recom mended by meetings of the citizens in various! parts of the State, that Delegates be elected in j I the several counties to a State Convention, to) i assemble at Milledgeville, on thcsecond Monday in November next, with full powers in behalf of ; the good people of Georgia, to maintain, pre serve and defend their rights and privileges : Therefore it is Rescued, That it be recom mended to the people of ibis county, to elect three proper persons to represent them in the; contemplated Convention, and that the measures' jj adopted by said Convention be returned to the; -people for their sanction. jj R csolced, That having the highest confidence |j in the patriotism and firmness of Gen. Andrew 1 Jackson, and in the attitude of his ndministra || tion, we continue to him our most cordial sup h port, and will us» all proper means to promote ; his re-election. Resolved, That we are opposed to Xi.-llif ra tion, as the vnode of redress for cur grievances, for as much as we consider it neither constitu tional nor peaceable, as it must, in the very nature of things, bring us directly in collision 1 wi:h the General Government, and end in a ■state of open war. On motion, it was resolved that the proceed ings of this meeting, an d the resolutions adopted, be signed bv the Chairman and Secretaries, and be published. The meeting then adjourned. DAVID TAYLOR, jr. Chairman. Nathaniel Pci.iiill, } 0 . ■v, ' > Secretaries. Mvuokd Marsh, X TROUP COUNTY. , j In pursuance oi previous notice, and a gene ; ral invitation given througltrut all parts of the . county, the citizens of Troup county assembled jat tho Court House in La Grange, on Friday .the 31st August, to deliberate upon the mea sures necessarv to be adopted to resist the c’i oits Tariff not lately passed by the Gongress of the United States. ’ The meeting was very nu-Jj m■ v ■en 11, and was compos i exclu-j sivcly of the citizens of this county. M hen, on motion of Major John L. Morgan, Isaac, Mite! < U v. a < called to the Chair, and I Jr. Thus. Valentine, appoint d Sec rotary. Dr. \Viis. .a Williams off red to the meeting preand and reso ti ns which follow, and u:*«:* dtl ir ndm i’on ia a concise, forcible and . ..■ -r •v • I r. ftttd WAS iu.,o-,ve.i by i Jul iC. Mfux an -' ■ a. S. Ar nstrong Halley, who «lit. r i info a nan ate rad lucil dc-1 .tail of the origin and j rogr-ss or die several Tan :: ts, I .. ’>’• ,cle e: nee. Win .;s, th hat 1 a. si *e tin adjoirtt , . • s meetings of the citi z ns of GeorMa. to take into consideration tire best means of redressing the wrongs growing out of the present Vri And, wh« i sas, sot i !s ’• nurpes •of producing unity of action and | is -nt:• i:i* i»t, a Commit: •e of seven individuals Ims ■ he. n appointed residing in differon* parts ot the j state, alike (li-Mnguished tor tin dr tal a s and patriotism, for die j nr pose <•: corresponding w »th th< citizi is of the several counties, and where- 1 hSf the si ■ .... it ■ has submitted to the con-j s : lerat’on of the people of (leorgia the follow-;; dig Rr« andiie and Resolutions, viz : C 3 7 . , . ! ” Whereas the people of Georgia as well in ‘ primary assemhli s of eiuzens in their respec- • rive coundes, as by their rcprcsanati ves in the;, k gis’aUire t 1 ••reof, have rc|«;atc<Hy and solemn- ; lv do ■ 1 in 1 the several acts laying duties on im-1! ports, ! .i so far as such nets transcend the par • • of r v. une. and w< re d sign >d for the pro- a 'eetiw j (;■' manufactures,) to be unjust, oppres-d 'sivc ami unconstitutional, fv s' l unnly announce!. their d- ~ ri tin »tion not to submit a > such unlaw ful * xncthms, and their consequent resolution j •to resist them, if after a reasonable lime thev - ■ t i should not he repealed - . | And whereas the g<•• >d people of this staff 1 • ti i o-ht-rs having common interest with them: I O , • » | in this matter,,have looked to the pcriod’uf lliej ; payment of the National debt, ns that.at which | the income raised by taxation, should be redo- i iced to the sum required by the wants of the go vernment by duties imposed fairly upon all the imports of the United States, and have expect jed from the justice of that Congress which has dust closed its session,-a reueal of those obnoxi ‘ .* 7 *• i Oils 1 (I\VS. j j And whereas, this reasonable expectation has! i been disappointed, and the protection ofnianu ;l fact u res is now avowed as a permanent princi ; pic of Federal Legislation. Be it therefore Resolved, That we, as free citizens of Georgia, will not longer submit to* it this system of Legislation, which is arbitrary, 1 I l ;unequal, unconstitutional, and therefore unjust. ; j That it be recommended to our f Uow-citizcns! jjof tiso several counties to elect delegates, to a Ii State Convention to be convened at AiiHedge-; : villc, on the second Monday in November next,' band to invest them with fid! power, in behalf of | the good people of Georgia, to maintain, pre-i i serve and defend the rights and privileges of I tiie free citizens of this state.” Resolved, therefore, That the citizens of Troup I i county, concur in feeling and sendment with the: S| foregoing preamble and resolutions, and that for j, the purpose of co-operating with the same, they j! will elect two individuals, as Delegates, to said- Convention. 1 'i'he above resolutions were - adopted unani- 1 i i mousiy. !j Dr. Wilson Williams then offered the follow-1 1 ing : Resolved, That Col. Julius C. Alford 6; Gen. jS. Armstrong Bailey, bo nominated ns candi-s j dates for the proposed Convention ; which also; passed without a dissenting voice, j Gen. Whitfield H. Sledge, then moved that: ! the proceedings of the meeting he signed by! | the Chairman and countersigned by the Secre-i itarv, and published in the newspapers through out the s'ate. The meeting then adjourned. ISAAC MITCHELL, Chairman. j : Thomas Valextixe, Soc’ry. n \ T ruvivr r*rM r^~ r rv i> AJ d i. x • Mill.ki)u:evil:le, Saturday, Sopt. 1, 1832. Pursuant to the invitation of many of their : follow citizens, a large number of the people of, Baldwin county assembled this day at the Court : House. The meeting was organized by the ap-! pointment of Gen. David Bradie Mitchell, as Chairman, and Iverson L. Harris, Esq. Sucre-j tary. With a view to accommodate with seats the; concourse assembled, a proposition was made 1 and carried, to repair to the Methodist Church, I where the Hon. Lucius Q. C. Lamar, submitted ' 1 the following Preamble and Resolutions: T Vlicrcas wo, citizens of the countv of Bald-; • ' , % •' j win, regard anv intcriercnce bv the General 7 ” . J j Government with the pursuits of popular Indus-1 j try, as at. once inconsistent with sound princi-! pies of national policy, and foreign to the pur- ■ |; poses for which the Government was instituted; And whereas, the existing t.lriiF laws have : been enacted, nut as justice and the constitution 1 ; required, exclusively for the purpose of raising! necessary revenue to pay ihc debts, and to meet (he wan's of the government, but also, for the' ; unwarranted purpose of promo:ing manufac-l i tares, by a system of indirect bounties: thereby! I making all other branches of industry tributary j to that which is so unjustly favored. And whereas, we, in common with onr fellow-1 citizens in every part of the State, hold those 1 laws, (so far as they embrace the odious system’ of protection and favoritism to which we have alluded) to be unjust, oppressive, and incompati ble with the spirit of the Constitiuion. And whereas, although candor prompts us to' i admit that the present burthens of tiie system : I will be, in some degree, mitigated by the recent modification of the tariff laws, yet neither justice.; nor self respect will permit us to accept that mo. dification as a compromise of our indisputable; it • - And 'vdureas, our fellow-citizens, in other parts of the State, disappointed and justly in dignant at the late refusal of Congress to pro-' vide for the abnndomcnt of the protective sys- : tern, at the opportune and anticipated era of na tional freedom from debt, have determined to hold a state convention to deliberate upon the course of conduct, winch it is meet for tlie peo ple of Georgia to pursue at this important crisis. : And whereas, although we, confiding in the j virtue and good s -nse of the American people, do not despair of the ultimate efiicacv of the re medial energies of our free institutions to cor rect the exis ing vices of the Federal Icgisla lion ; and are therefore, decidedly opposed to the adoption of any unconstitutional, forcible or re volutionary measure of redress—yet we cannot but believe that the voices of reason and justice, proceeding from a convention direct!v repre senting the sovereign power of the State, and in which wisdom, firmness, and moderation, and a sacred regard for the Constitution and the Union, shall be guiding principles, will acquire a com manding energy of tone which it has not hither to possessed, and which can hardly fail to make’ a deep, a solemn, and, we trust, a redeeming im-! pression upon the national Legislature. tip 1. Re u therefore resolved, 1 hat we, citizens oi j i ' the count v of Baldwin, do acquiesce in the gen-; , rai will, that a State Convention shall be held,; having for its object the dispassionate consider at! n of our taritf grievances, and the most cli- < . m Ac of cff< in : a removal thereof q. Resolved, That we deem it expedient ano proper, that the result of the dchbefafums oi i -..id Coin - - urion shall be submitted to the people l Os the s. vernl counties oi’ this State for their u- 1 nal ratification or rejection ; and that their con- ■ enrrcnce in the measure of holding a conven tion has been th-> more readily induced by the j belief that the reasonable course herein suggest ed will be pursued. 3. Resolved, That we approve the time and . : sigtiated by our fellow-citizens at Athens H f .r 1,1 iinq said convention, and that on the first ; Monday in October next, we will elect two del * cerates to represent the citizens of this count y ( jllioretn ii 4. Resolved, That wo foci increasing confi- 1 'deuce in the Republican principles of Andrew •Jackson ; that we regard hint, at this momentous ;crisis, as the unflinching patriot, who ot all o ■ rhers is 1-est qualified to sustain his own nobie j : sentiment, “ the Federal I icon, it must be pr°- i iserved : ” and that we will th refore redouble i| 'our exertions to ensure his re-election. I Col. Samuel Rock well proposed tiie following, || as a substitute. Whereas, The freemen of Georgia, here as-; sombled; having met to express their views con dtlrmng the opjiressiem.s wlucli tlicv, in common :wi:h the people of the South, have borne lor a series of years, by means ol the several acts 'laying duties on imports, and to consider the; mode and measure oi redress, view with loci-; inis of deep interest and anxiety the determina tion of a majority in Congress, as manifested by i ; its list session, to continue a syteni ol taxation; odious in iis features, unequal and burdensome ; in its provisions, uncalled for by the wants of: the government, and palpably contrary to the j : true spirit of the constitution. And whereas, Thev, in common with their'] 7 - 7 # , fellow-citizens, looked with pride and pleasure;! to the period of the extinguishment of the pub-1 lie debt, as that at which the import duties would be reduced to the amount required by the wants of the government, and the burthens so long borne by the South, would be removed. But in : this reasonable expectation they have grievously ilbeen disappointed ; and instead of the relief which they expected from the justice of Congress, they find the principle of jiroleet/on asserted and a vovved as the settled and permanent policy of ! the Federal Legislation : And the unwelcome conviction is forced upon their judgments, that the majority in Congress, taking an ungenerous i : advantage of that ardent attachment for the U jnion, which Georgia has always manifested,have , made this attachment subservient to the inter ests of the manufactures, by tieaping upon her | citizens oppressive and lawlesstaxation. Against ; this system of oppression the citizens of Gcor- j gia, have hitherto remonstrated in primary as semblies in their rcspcsiivo counties, and so- 1 " jiemnly protested by their Representatives in the : j|Legislature —which repeated remonstrances A - !; II protests have been answered by an increase ofi j : | oppression, now fixed upon them and their chi I- 1 jdren by an irresponsible majority, in the cxer- 1 cise of an arbitrary power unknown to the Con j s.itution, ij And whereas, The tendency of every infrac jltion of that instrument, is well calculated to pro duce a speedy consolidation <T power in lliej i: General Government, precipitate the sovereign- | jty of the States into imbecility and contempt, | | endanger the stability of the Union, and, ifnotre-'l j!sisted, will he subversive of the liberty of thej || citizen. ji And whereas. The surest means to prevent'! ! these evils, is by opposing these infractions, j ! arresting the progress of Federal Usurpation &j | maintaining the rightsof the States, as sovereign | i parties to the compact: which cannot be done without timely and efficient resistance and a uni ted action : And whereas, The doctrine of unconditional submission to oppressive and unconstitutional | acts, is a doctrine, unknown to the freemen of! Georgia. It was not the lesson taught them byj their fathers, and its precepts cannot be incident-j ; edon their children. Be i 1 therefore resolved, That the concentra- j j lion of public opinion of the good people of this!) ! State, on the subject of the Tariff, is highly ex pedient and proper, not only in reference to ulte ji rior action, but also to meet present exigencies ;; j which, it is believed, can only be done by a con- j j) veution of the people. 2. Resolved, That we cordially approve of the !| recommendation of the Athens Resolutions, and i will elect two Delegates on the Ist Monday in j|October next, to represent the people of this; i! county in a Convention to beheld on the 2d| Monday in November next. 3. Resolved, That we have undiminished cor.fi- II donee in Andrew Jackson, whose stern integrity! ; and Roman firmness was never more conspicu-lj ; ously displayed than in his veto on the Bill to! recharter the United States Bank; and onjiis’: re-election the stability of this Union must main- I iy depend. Michael J. Kenan, Esq. then introduced the following, in lieu ofthe whole. | We have witnessed with no ordinary degree of sympathy and interest, the recent assemblies, at various times and places, of our Fellow-citi-! (jzens, to deliberate upon and remedy the op pressions of a selfish and unequal Tariff. We I j witnessed those collections with sympathy, bc- Icause we feel in common the smarts of the sys tem against which they were directed : and we| j witnessed them with interest, because their ro ll suits would and must necessarily affect every ! i section of our State, and every portion of her!; 'community: because their influence upon the |1 great body ofthe people might create a deter-jj * mined course of action which we do not think ' 1 adviseable ; and because should they succeed in gaining a majority, we would, although it op- i : posed our wishes and judgments, feel an impc- ij nous duty, eight or whoxg, to bo with them ! But until such a crisis shall have arrived wc ; 'feel it'incumbent upon us to offer them our : f views, and to aid them, if possible, to a better, j if not more rightful expedient, j Vv e are decidedly opposed to the act of Con l gross, of July 14th, 1832, (even allowing it to reduce the rates of duties contained in that ofi 1828,) lor the simple reason, that it supports the' odious and destructive principle of protection,! and still operates as unjust and oppressive. Wei are still the warm and unceasing advocates for: a more enlarged, impartial and equal reduction in ds provisions, and. will not abate our energies,!; juntil a thorough Reform in this branch of our j national policy shall have been fullv and most 1 ; : clearly established. But wc are told such will j never be conceded. That the system lias been; ..solemnly ingrafted upon the Constitution, and! Henceforth, must be viewed as the settled policy jj °f OUi * country. This is questionable. Weil distrust not the power of truth, nor the agency 7 °f ini nd, to make it prevail. We believe in the! virtue and intelligence of a large portion of our Nortnern Countrymen, and we doubt not our! own ability to reach their hearts as well as! : ; their beans. In fine, we disposed to bc-h iu-ve that the t»t*t of 183*2, is the first of a series of concessions, imbued i\ ith the principle-ot a •'•rowing reform, which time will shortly hal- r ov> - with a liberal, generous and magnanimous conclusion. —Under such views of this all en orosUng topic, we candidly ash, should we at- f un! pt violence at this time ? Should v.e even meditate it under the imposing sanction of a State Convention ? The revered Declaration, of our Independence warns us to suffer as long as evils are sufferable ; and our love lor Union, for < ur Altars, and our Firesidt s, admon sues ua . that ere we take one rash step, wo duly cal culate the results. Dave wo taith m tno sin- j ccri'v ofthat compromise and concession, which ! the tof the la >t scssi< nis said to contain . Do we credit their r alitj ! Contradictory opm-: ions have divided our views. Uet, nevertheless, 1 : we will for a time award to it all which it p ro pe ,s. Time wifi dev,elope their true charac ter, and if then we discover ourselves to have been deluded, insuheu and imposed upon, tae I consequences ho not ours, but theirs. 1. Wherefore, resolved, That we will for- Iboar, f»r the present, the use or employment of |any measure calculated to aggravate flic alrca ■lv excited feelings ot our Uiimv -ciiinensol tue South, (Jcorgia in particular, upon the subject of= the existing Tarilf. 2. Resolved, That v.c think it inexpedient to j j have a convention of dtl;-gat< sol the people ot ;the Slate, as recommended by the inci ting at Athens : and that instead thereof, will rely upon I that constitutional and peaceable opp.es. ti " Iwhich we have waged in the legislative halls of our country, and which has so lucidly charac-l terised the zeal and intelligence of our presses.: A Her nincli discussion, the Chairman pro needed to ascertain the sense ol the meeting up- j on the several Resolutions. 'those offered by Mr. Kenan wore put to vote first, and rejected: by a large majority, without a division. Col. Rockwell’s being next in order, it was moved bv himself to amend the 2d resolution,! |by adding, “ and that the proceedings of said j j convention he submitted to the people of Georgia i for their final action and reification'' —which was agreed to; and on the question being put for their final adoption, a division was called, which resulted in their rejection. Before taking the vote upon those presented by Judge Lamar, he moved to strike out the 4thi resolution appended to his preamble, and adopt,! in lien, the 3d or last offered by Col. Rockwell. | which was agreed to ; and it was, on mo don ol I. L. Harris, Esq. further agreed to amend the body of the preamble, by inserting immediately after the words “ decidedly opposed to ihc adop tion of any unconstitutional, 5 ’ and before the j | words.—“ forcible or revolutionary measure of redress,” the words, “ and at this time aof The Preamble and Resolutions as amended, were then agreed to. Wm, 11. Tokraxce, Esq. then offered the j following resolutions : | Rcsolred, farther. That we hold it proper i that the officers of the government, exercising ! high functions, should know the opinions of the 1 ' A ; people upon their important public acts. — In pur jsuance thereof, this assembly declare it as their i opinion, that in General Jackson’s refusing to I ! give his assent .to a bill for the renewal of the j j charter of the Bank of the United States, he| ; acted wisely and independently, and in confer-1 mity to the constitution of the Union. Rcsolred, That we have undirninislicd coufi-i donee in the wisdom, honesty, and integrity ofj the President ; and that we will, by all proper! means in our power, aid and contribute to Ids re-election, which wo consider important to the! best interests of the country. Which were, on a division, rejected. On motion, the meeting was then adjourned, j 1). B. MITCHELL, Chairman. 1 vers ox L. Harris, Secretary. i. UPSON COUNTY. Agreeably to a public notice given, the Citi-I zens of Upson County, with several gentlemen j from o' her counties, who were in attendance on the Superior Court then in session, assembled at the Court-House on Wednesday 29; h of August, 1932, to express tiicir views on the oppressions of the Tariff, Krc. The meeting was organized by calling Major William A. Cobb.to the Chair, and appointing! ' Williani P. k ouge, Secretary, when Joseph Stur gis, Esq. introduced a resolution to prohibit evc ; ry person not a citizen of the county from taking ■ any part in the debates, and supported the same by a lengthy speech. Major Lewis, of Jones Coun ity, replied to him, as did Col. Reuben J. Crews, G. W . Gordon, Esq. several oilier gentlemen look part in the discussion, viz: Col. Bailey, Messrs. McKean, Gibson, Bowdre and Wheat ; Washington Poe, Esq. made a few remarks ex pressing a wish that M r. Sturgis’ resolution should not he opposed, giving ns a reason that such op position might defeat the object of the meeting; ion the question being taken, the Chair decided' | that the resolution was lost: a division was call-1 ed for which created considerable confusion, and! after much altercation it was determined to with-j draw the resolution. I). B. Grant, Esq. then introduced a preamble I and set of resolutions, expressive of the feelings 1 of the Community in relation to the intolerable! oppressions upon the Southern .States by the “ American System,” preceded by a few perti nent remarks ; after they were read, J. Sturgis, ! Esq. offered as a substitute a preamble, and sot of resolutions, such as were adopted at the “Au gusta meeting,” and supported the same with a) Very lengthy speech. Col. Crews opposed the ' resolutions, and supported warmly the adoption of the original—George Cary, Esq. by the call of a l<’ r ge number of persons, was requested to address the meeting, which he did in support of theori-! Iginal resolutions—amotion was then made and! | adopted, that a committee of four ho unpointed; Iby the Chair to take both sets of resolutions for ' the purpose of drawing up new resolutions to be ! submitted to the meeting, whereupon the chair | appointed George Cary, D. B. Grant, Reuben J. |Crews, and J. Sturgis, Esqrs. ; and the meeting! j adjourned for half an hour. Half an hour huvU ; mg expired, the citizen re-assembled, Mr, *Carvl | from the committee reported, when Mr. SturgiV I commenced a speech, a loud call was made fori jthe resolutions to he read, whereupon Mr. Slur-i i gis One reel a substitute, wmch was rejected bv a deafening call for the report, which was read and adopted and is as follows. M he re as it behooves every tree people lo ex ercise a sleepless vigilance and an uncornpro-i raising guardianship over their rights and liber-j lies, and to maintain them at every hazard and; with becoming patriotic spirit against all cn i ;e roach incites, whether proceeding from the ad ministrators of the government established by 1 •; themselves, or from any other quarter what-i soever. As we hold it to be the peculiar and most solemn duty of a people, who have adopted a written form of government for the direction mnd limitation of their governmental agents and ; authorities, to vindicate and maintain that so. lerrm charter against the abuses and usurpa tions of such agents or authorities, and as we j hold further that upon the faithful, limclv and I fearless performance of this duty by the people, | depend the purity and perpetuation of written j constitutions : The Federal Government having now, so, a series of years, in utter disregard ot the cartie-q and reiterated remonstrances of the people of the South, kept up a system of Tariff laws on. acted for the avowed purpose of protecting cer. tain branches of industry, particularly what aro called home manufactures, at the expense offo. agricultural and maritime interests o{ the conn, try. and to the intolerable oppression of tho s of the southern States; as we consider the Tariff act of the la to session ot Congress, not withstand, ing the s’orn contest and devoted resistance of the representatives ot that section, clearly p, ■ evince that the period ol the final discharge of j the public debt, instead of being the w.-lcom, messenger to the people ot the South of | just liberation from the exactions and grin. Unices of the system, is rather to present appear, ances to be regarded as the sad extinguishment of I heir last hope of ever being free from these oppressions; we therefore consider that the time has come, wliich imperatively calls upon m to use every manly, just, ami unflinching effort to settle, the question, whether we and our popg, ' ri y shall ever be released from those burdens, or shall continue to submit to their galling pres, sure forever. Vi eaccntcly vibrate to, Ov heart!, ly participate in the sacred sensation which j seems to be abroad among our fellow-citizen. of the state, would hail it as an augury 0 f ' better days to come, and the cheering pledge <•’ :final redress. Rcsolred there!ore. That whilst we deplore thd continuance anti seeming inveteracy of the ' I spirit in which the Tarilfsystem originated, ani jbv which it has been continued upon us, \\. pledge ourselves to resist firmly and infVxibi. i:bv all uroner means, until its cloud shall be it. » i v moved from our horizon. Reserved, That the citizens of U pson C'oimtv, ;he recommended and advised to elect two Pc!,, pgates to meet the general Convention at Mil. jledgeviile on the second Monday in November 1; next. Resolved, That the chairman of this meeting .appoint a committee of live citizens, to nominate two candidates for delegates to said Convention, jam! to appoint persons to superintend tlie elec, tion, and that the election be held on the first Monday in November. Resolrr/l, That our Delegates ho instructed to agree to no act or resolve of the said Conven. || lion, without there be a provision to return the llsame to the people for their consideration, j The chair appointed as a committee to nomin. ate delegates, the following named gentlemen, iD. B. Grant, Jesse Garrett, John Goode, 11. 1). Greene, and Thomas Mabrv, Esquires. WM. A. COBB, Chairman. W.vi. B. Voxel;. Secretary. * t r-üBT' 7 rvhT T v , ' , V JLi liHe 11 J. t V, V'C. - i i • At a meeting of the citizens of Liberty Coun |ty, on tho Ist of September, held for the pur- I pose of expressing their opinions upon the Ta j riff Act, Nullification, and other measures of po. jlitical importance, Captain Jcskpu Joxes, was | unanimously appointed Chairman, and Josevk 1 QrATii’ER'iAX, Secretary. j Tlie meeting was opened by prayer from tlie j Rev. Josiab Law, ami the Chair having called i| to order, in a neat and appropriate address, ex |i plained the object of the meeting. |j I'iie following Preamble and Resolutions wore j j then offered by Dr. Charles West, (with the j| exception of Resolution No. 2, offered by Joseph ’j Quart; nnan) and were passed by an over. ! whelming majority. Whereas, the great political excitement now abroad in our State, and wliich is spreading from county to county with astonishing rapidity, de mands from the citizens of Liberty County a j clear, candid and dispassionate avowal of their sentiments—and having been taught from in j fancy to consider the Government of these Piii. ted States, as the most free and happy on earth —that it had been wrested from the dominion : of tyranny by the toil, the sufferings and the | blood of their fathers. Having from year to year seen the nation ris ing in importance, increasing in strength and in population ; until at this day we are proud to believe that she is respected by every enlight ened nation on earth—that she is looked to a? jthe refuge of the poor, and the asylum of th |i oppressed—that she feels as secure in her abili || ty of self-defence as a nation can be.—Believ ling that she enjoys more privileges, political* civil and religious, than any other government now in being, and being fully convinced, that the preservation of these blessings, depends mainly on the perpetuation of tlie Union of the States—they cannot, without tlie most serious apprehensions, sec doctrines promulgated, and measures recommended, which lead directly, tn a separation of the States, and bid fair to render ; these happy States, tlie scenes of discord, di archy and blood. Re it therefore Resolved, That wo object to [ the doctrines of Nullification, as taught in our !I sister State, and as now attempted to Lo incul rated in this Slate, as contrary to our Consfitu jjtioii, and such as cannot be carried into opera jjtion, without bringing our State into direct col i lesion with the government of the United States- Resolved, That after the extinguishment of 1 "N' * 1 j the debt, wo consider any Tariff that I goes beyond the necessary wants of govern ment, not only anti-re publican, but dangerousto i °ur liberties, —for whenever a system has be come permanent, in which unequal taxation is recognized by law, and agriculture made trib utary to manufactures, we arc in more than co lomal bondage—and as freemen, taught by our ancestors, cannot —will not—submit. Resoiccd, i hat we highly approve oftha dig nified, patriotic and independent course, pursu ed by our Senator, Mr. Forsyth, and our Hep • rcsentalive, Mr. Wayne, during the late session i of Congress ; and that wo recommend them to to me undivided support of their constituents. Resolved, i hat wo disapprove of a Conven tion of Delegates to he held at MilledgcvilL in November next, as unnecessary and inexp’-'U i <'«/■—-Believing that the rights and privileges ", free citizens of this State, can ho as well [; preserved, maintained and defended, by those it° horn f hoy are now confided, ashy any set ii cl “*/-»> v * ’no might then be assembled.’ Resolved, i hat we consider the re-election ol Jour present Chief Magistrate, us important to i- t - 5C t Hite rests of this Suite, and the United State*, ; and mat we cannot but hope, that lie will receive the undivided vote of this State. I'aether Resolved-, That the thanks ol th? i.meeting be tendered to our Chairman and Sec- P i euii \ , and tnat our proceedings be published JOSEPH JONES, Chairman, a -osi.mi Quarter.vi ax. Secretary. T * r,om fft Washington N eirs of September ?. ■: N l r y :^ktixu.— Yesterday a very full meet | ] fp- f K; citizens oLthis county convened in the j -ov tnouist C hurch in this place, to give a public I expression of their sentiments relative to the op | Passions of the Tariff. W c are happy to say that tie ooctrinc ofNullification was put down —it was • < r?i Nullified & resolutions entirely mild were passed, one of which expressed the thanks ot the ; ,ne ctmg to our lion. Senator and Representative ;John Forsyth and James M. Wayne, for their late vote on the Tariff question.