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AahAct to.add parts ofthe counties of Habersham and »liaii to the county of Cherokee and- to divide the conntv of Cherokee into ten counties, and to pro- - vi<Je for the otgAnizatiowof the same. .-Sec*l lie H enacted by the Senate andvrHouse of . JRcpresentaNves of the Stale of Georgia in General As- < semMy aid, and it it hereby enacted by the authority ff That so much-of the counties of Habersham \atoi Hail as lies west of frfoie beginning at the mouth -bf Leathers’ spring-branch,in said county of Hall and < runni ig up said branch until it crosses the road lead-. ing from Leathers’ ford to Habersham byway of ®eorge Garmons, thence with said road to the fork of . ~Tr ss-ntee road, thence with said Te*sa*itee road to .-H’-c Habersham line, thence with said line to n line dividing lots no. 24 and 25 in-the first district of said JHWrersliam county, thence due north to a line dividing the first and fourth districts, thence we®t to a line be tween lots nos. 18 and 49 in said fourth district, thence .due north until it intersects the line of the-county of, Cherokee, shall fonn-andbecome a part of Cherokee < °Sec''2 And be it further enacted, That4he first, se cond third and fourteenth districts of'the first section ,jof said county ofc Cherokee, shall form and become I one county to be ■called Forsyth. , Sec. 3. And be it further enaclta, That so much of | ~’he said county of Cherokee as lies-within the fourth, filth, twelfth, thirteenth, fifteenth and such parts of I the sixth and eleventh districts of said first section ns Jies.south of the mountains, to be more particularly designated, by a line hereafter to be run including such parts-ror the counties of Hall and Habersham, Jhorein before added to said county of Cherokee, shall form and become one county, to be called Lumpkin. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, Thatthe seventh', oighth, ninth, tenth, sixteenth,seventeenth,eighteenth -an l nineteenth and so ranch of the sixth and eleventh districts of the first section as lies north of the moun ’-tains and oftne before mentioned line to be run shall ! .. form and become one county, to be called Union. j Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the first, j sixteenth, savwnteenth, eighteenth, nineteenth and 1 - twentieth-districts ol the second section, and so much I ol tne first, second and third districts as lay east of a line to be run, commencing at.tlie centre of the north ' line of the third district in said third section and run ’ing due south to the south line of the first district of feaic section, shall form and become one county, to be called Cobb. Sec. '6, And be it further enacted, T hat the second, third, fourth thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth arid such parts.of the twenty-third, twenty-second and twenty-first Uisti'ictsoftbe second section as lay east of a -line to be run. commencing at the centre ot the "m.r.b Hne of the twenty-third and inning due south to Lmsouth line of the. twenty-first district, shall form ac'* become one county, to bo. called Cherokee. Bec 7. And be it further enacted, That the fifth •vEixth. seventh eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth and .such parts of the twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth districts as lay east of a line commencing at the center -f * the .south line of the twenty-fourth and rutting due ' north to the north line of the twenty-fifth and so much j the twenty-sixth and twenty-sevefnii districts ot ! said second section as lay east of a rai.gc of mountains I •--Tuning north and south through sairi district, shall form-end become-one county, to be called Gilmer. Sec 8. .Ind iT/iirrZ/ir ewzm.'r</, That such parts of the twenty-seventh, twenty-ixlli, twenty-fifth and -twenty-fourth districts, of the second ®ec!i<>ii as lay West <>t tne lines herein before designated ;ii<d the > j ' seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, tlrir- I teenth,fourteenth, twenty-.fifth t went', sixth, twenty- . seventh and twenty-eighth districts of the. third sec • tiou and the sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, , eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, eighteenth and nine tec nth districts.qf the fourth section, shall form and ( become one. county, lobe called Murray. -Sec 9. And be it furthur enarted. That such parts . of the .twenty-first, twenty-second and twenty-third ' ai tricts of the second section as lay west of the line : herein before designated aud the fourth, fifth, sixth fi teenth, sixteenth and seventeenth districts of the ] tin .1 section, shall for m and become one county to be cn'lerf'Cass. i ■Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That the tw nty-second. twenty-third and twenty-fourth dis- j tri ts of the third section and tins third, fourth, fifth, fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth districts ot the ( fourth xweiion, shall form and become one county, to . faf culletW'oyd. j < ■Sec 11. And bed further enacted, That so much - b* trie first, second and tliirti districts of the third sec- , r: tion west of the line herein before designated ( and tnepn-haeeiith, nineftrentU twentieth and twenty- 1 ■ first districts of the third st etion and the first, second tin .’ seventeenth districts of the fourth section, shall I lormand become om-county, to be called Paulding. 1 Sec. 12. A .dbe it further enacted, That on the first ; Rf .Array in Marell next;*the persons who may be re sident in said counties, entitled to vote for members of lira legislature, may meet together at the several places herein after designated in their respective coun ties aud under the •superintendence of three suitable and capable parsons, elect five Justices of the Inferior Gonrt, a_Clerk ofthe Superior and Inferior Courts, a Sheriff, a Tax Collector, a Tax Receiver and a county -idurvevor mid Cordner. for each county—who shall hold their respective offices tor and during the time herein after prescril*d, Hi the seventeenth section of ■ impact. y<c..' 13 And be it further enacted. That the places • of Holding elections tor said counties shall be as fol lows :»* In the entnfty of Forsyth— at the place where Wm. j Hammons now lives. •bi the county of Lumpkin—at the place where Wm, j Denn now lives / In tbareottrtfy of Union —at the place where Isaac N-t’l'f'Cr now lives. , in the county of Cobb —at the piece w here John <*Tte”o now lives. tn tint enmity ot.Cherokecat the place where John f Lay now lives In the county of Giluwr—at the place where Ned T ccker recently lived. Li the county of Cass—at the place where Chester , * Hawksnow lives. In the comity of'Murrny—at New Ecliofa. In the county of Floyd—at the place where James ' Cunningham now fives. In 'he county of Paulding —at the place w here John ! • Witcher now lives. Sec. 14 And be it further enacted, That the said storable and capable persons presiding at said elections . respectively, shall certify under their hands, to his excellency the governor, the persons rh-< tc«l, who shall by him be commissioned under the rules and re g fntiiius pointed out by law for commissioning of such . ifi- eistbroqghout the state, except as provided ior in the thirteenth section of this net. .riec. to. And belt further enacted. That the Justices of the Interior Court in their respective counties or a mapiri’y of tliem.-shnll designate the site tor the ne . ceswy county buildings as they may think most con diii.iv* to the public good, and they shall have power of electing al' necessary county buildings Sec. I i. -i id-be it further enacted, That the said , . Li ’ic « -heli, ns soon as practicable lav off their re- - s . •ive counties into captains districts, and when said J--. iy 'e defined, they shall advertise, and one o i.io > if said Just-ices shall superintend the election .. f,> • t t > Juices of the Pence in cadi captains district giving fifteen days notice of said election at two or . o>.<re onblic places in said district, which said Justices ; . e ,'ic i’ ,»J3. when elected, sb dl be commissioned by . the Governnr. rrac 17 .UM beiCfurthur enaelcil. That th> county eler’ed under and by virtue of this act, shall I>. eArnmisSioii'-d tor. and hold their offices ut til the first day f Juutrarylhen next, and until tneir succes sors' ar - elected anti qualified and no longer. Tha «n ele- iion shall be held on the first Monday in Janu ary eighteen hundred and thirty-four, at the various , pt cesfor holding elections in the said counties, for al! -coifrnv otfi-er* in saiil conrHtes in term- of the law • now in force in this state, and the person* elect -d a e vCuJt'C uommissioued, amibefd their »ev«ul oilices so as tfrdfi l-be'rnn»roiw?!sfi3 Um ■ cotfifiv bJhccTsfcf tkc old- couhiies bi this state will end, according to tbe laws now in force-,«so that At! the ■ •’county officers in tlris stat®, .may bri iierOa?,«i elected at the sanmlimc. . ! Sec. 18. Ahil be" it further-enacted, That it shall be of the said justices of the I’eatie, after They shall be commissioned by the Governor as aforesaid, to<«dvertisfc‘in their respective districtswn election for Captains and subaltern oftcers as required by the><ni litia taws now of force, and Said captains tfhall as early as practicable make out a complete roil of all such persons in’tiie respective- districts as are liable to do •militia duty, and return the same to the Inferior Courts. , Sec.-19 And be it further enacted, That so soon as; the militia officers of the said several districts in their - respective countiesrshall be elected arid commissioned . it shall be the duty of the Justices of the Interior Courts to advertise the election of field officers for each county, giving fifteen days notice thereof in one ’ or more public place in each captains disls-ict —and it shall be the duty of two or more Justices of the Peace to superintend said elections and certify the same as required by the militia laws now in force. <■ Sec. 2i>. And beit further enacted. That the Susliees of'the Inferior Courts of the respective counties shall, j as soon as practicable -proceed to the selection of grand and petit jurors in the manner pointed out by the law’s now in force. I Sec. 21. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the county surveyors, jointly, of the coun i ties between which, according to the provisions of ' this act, lines are to be run and marked, under the or ! der and direction of the respective Interior Courts with such aid as they may grant*,’to run and mark said ; lines, -and to return to their respective courts, plats thereof plainly desigricting the said boundary lines, which plat shall be by the clerks of'the Interior Courts placed upon the county rec rd. Sec. 22. And be it further enacted, That The seve ral counties herein before organized, shall form and become a, judicial circuit to be called Cherokee— and that so soon as may be convenient after the pas ' sage of this act, there shall be elected for said circuit -a Judge of the Superior Courts, and a Solicitor-Gene | ral. Sec* 23. And be it further enacted, That the times ! of holding the Superior Courts in the Cherokee cir ' cuit shall be as follows : In the county of Cherokee, on the second Monday ; in February and August, in each and every year In the county of Forsyth, on the third Monday in February and August in eaclr and every year In the county of Lumpkin, on the Thursday after ' the third Monday in February and August, in each and every year. in the county of Union, on the fourth Monday in February and August, in each and every year. In the county of Gilmer, on Thursday after the fourth Monday in February and August in each and! every year. In the county of Murray, on the first Monday in March and September, in each, and every year. In the county of Floyd, on the Thursday after the in March and September, in each and every year. In the county of Cass, on the second Monday in March and September in each and every year. In the county of Paulding, on the T hursday after the second Monday in March and September in each and every year Li the county of Cobb, on the third Monday in March and September in each and every year. That the times of holding the Inferior Courts in the Cherokee circuit shall be as follows : In the county of Cherokee, on the second Monday iu April and October, in each and every year. in the county ot Forsyth, on the third Monday in April and October, in each and every year. In the county of Lumpkin, on the fourth Monday in April and October, in each and every year. In the county of Union, on the first Monday in May j auiTKovember, in each and every year. In the county of Gilmer, on the second Monday in May and November, in each and every year. In the county of Murray, on the third Monday in May and November, in each and every year. • In the county ot Floyd, on the fourth Monday in May and Noveinbei>in each and every year. fii the county of Cass, on the first Monday in June arid December, in each and every year. In the county of Paulding, on the second Monday in June and December, in each and every year. uln the county ofCobb, on the third Monday in June and December, in cacti and every year. Sec. 24 And be it fwther enacted, That the places ( of holding the Superior and Inferior Courts m the se- I veral counties of Cherokee circuit, shall be the places designated in this act, for the election of county offi cers until the Inferior Courts of the respective coun ties shall otherwise order and direct. Sec 25. And be it further enacted. That nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to prevent, the'connnencement of suits in the several courts of said county of Cherokee as heretofore organized, until the officers of the several counties shall be elected and commissioned in conformity to the provisions of this act, Provided, That so soon as said counties are organized, all suits shall be transferred by order of the several courts-tothe courts of the counties to which they respectively belong, and in which the defe.ridant resides at the time of the institution of the same. Sec. 26. And be it further enacted, That all officers civil and military, who have been heretofore elected and commissioned for the comity of Cherokee, shall continue in office, in the counties and districts into which they may be th'-ow n until the expiration of the term for which they may have been commissioned, and that no election shall be held in the county or dis trict where said officers shall reside, unless tne same ; fieccriie vacant, until the regular time of elections i throughout this slate. ASBURY HULL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THOMAS STOCKS, President of the Senate. Assented to, Dec. 3, 1832. WILSON LUMPKINr Governor. An Act to protect the Cherokee Indians in the peaceable and quiet possession of the lands secured to them by the existing laws of the state, and also to secure their property ami persons from illegal vio lations, and to p'-ovide for bringing to trial of the tiespassers uponthe lots orfractions ot land belong ing to the state in the Cherokee country, and pre scribing the punishment to which they shall be sub jected upon convictit n. A c. Whereas under the provisions ofthe existing laws o r this state, the right of occupancy and peaceable end mtiet possession of their lands, has been secured to the Cherokee Indians, who still rematu hr tUU so long as they continue to occupy the same ; and where as the unoccupied lands, which surround their present abodes, are about to bergranted to and settled by the inhabitants of this state ; and whereas that country in a short time will be regularly organized into counties and districts, to further the administration of public justice; and whereas, doubts exist that the reninant of Indians remaining in said Territory, may be liable to the depredations of lawless and dissolute..white ; men. Re it enacted by the Senate aad House of Represen tatives of the S'ate of Georgia in Oenerat Assembly met I and it is hereby enacted ty the authority of tht same, I That ten men under the command of a fit and qualified j officer, shall be continued in the Cherokee country, who shall have full and complete power to protect i each and every Indian in his end their persons, and ! abo in the enjoyment of all their personal property i that may be in their possession ; and it shall be the duty of said commanding officer and his guard, to prevent the intrusion, no matter by w hom on any lot ' of land already or hereafter to be draw n, or fraction i undisposed of. on which any Indian or Indians may and do actually reside and occupy, under the provi- ■ I ‘ions ofthe land act. for the survey and disposition ' < of the sod Cherokee territory, -passed the twentv- s second day o' December, eighteen hundred aiid • thirty. ■| Sec. ♦. And be it further enacted by the authority ■ i itybwmd, That it shall be the duty ox the said-com- rfnaxvffib the* saffl' in aTm Jyt»r in i detatlj'to cdrtinue'to Examine - t’.n'd visit, find inspect •all the aforesaid Indian’* habitations and Settlements, ' and'to-eee that in-the octffrpation ot tin ir lands they [ are nol interrupted or disturbed, and also Ciaretully to , protect their persons from assatilf'nnd abusers w'cll as tte*ir personal property; and it shall also be the! duty of said officer and those'.under his command, When any trespass, ort offence has been committed against the legfil rights of sajd Indians, and contrary tothe spu it and'meaning of this act, without delay to reinsfate’the said Indians in the possession of their lands and personal property, and in these two latter cases as well as in case# of the abuse or injury of their persons, to bind over the person or persons so offend i’ing, in areanonable siWh, with bond and security to answer lor sech illegal conduct, at the next Superior <7ourt thatfmay be actually held in the county where the offence was committed; and that it shall be the duty ofthe Solicitor-General ot said Judicial Circuit to prosecute to conviction, all persons so offending. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said commanding, officer and I o-uttt’d aforesaid, shall be appointed by his excellency / Hie governor, with the same pay and emoluments, as the late Georgia guard for the prelection ol the. gold region, and’snail be under the special direction and orders’ofthe executive, to be discharged upon the or ganization of the said counties. ~ , Sec. 4. And be it further enacted by the authonly aforesaid. That from and after the time the Justices of Hie Inferior Courts of the several counties which are laid off in the Cherokee territory, have been duly qualified it shall be their special duty, immediately thereafter to convene and appoint some fit and proper person to act as agent or guardians, to protect the rioht of person and property ol said Indians, say one for eaclrconnty ; and the said agent or guardian shall take the following oath, before one of the said justices to-wit; “ 1, A B. do solemnly swear that I will justly and impartially superintend, examine into, protect and defend, all the rights of the Cherokee Indians re siding in the county ot both as respects the occupation of their lands and personal property, ' a»reeable to the laws of this state-, and against the un-. just and illegal proceedings of all persons whatsoever; /and that I will to the best of my ability protect and [ defend the fractions belonging to the state in said county, from trespass or intrusion, so help me God ;” I which agents shall receive a reasonable compensation I I out of the treasury of this state j I And be it further enacted by the authority afortsaid, ' j That it shall be the bouuden duty of such agents who | ( may find the said Indians disposses ri: cl the occu- ; I pation of their lands or that their personal propeiD has been illegally taken from them, imtneoi.i'-ly to restore the same to the Indian occupant or owur-.. Provided nevothetess, That the pc:so.; setting up any claim tothe aforesaid property, shall have, a riJjt to 1 appeal from said agents’ decisions and actings, which ■ shall be proceeded on as claims on sheriffs levies, but Ina onus probaude AraVt res! on said appelant, anti the said appeal or claim, shall be 1. ied at the next ensuing i .Superior Court, where the offence was committee, but until such decision is made, the Indian owner cf personal property or Indian occupant of .and shall be continued it possession ; and it is heretiy mace tne duty ui said agent to d diligently the fractions iy- . ing in the co&r.ty in which he resides belonging to the state and prosesute to coi-viction or acquital any per son or persons trespassing on said.tractions, by diging j gold or otherwise, according to tne lawsot lorce in | this state. As it is of importance to the humane and just character of the state and the citizens thereof, that in this particular case of the Cherokees, that no wan ton, illegal or oppressive proceedings, acts or doi.-gs should be exert ised towards them, during their resi-i deuce in the aforesaid territory. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Justices ofthe Inferior Court J unices ol the ! | Peace, Sheriffs, Constables and all Military officers, I in each ofthe several counties aforesaid, are hereby I enjoined to see impartial justice done to said Indians, and to aid in sustaining theirjust rights. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That to secure the personal property ol said Indians any person or persons, who shall actually dispossess I theui of it or attempt to do so ; shall be considered as I I having been guilty ot a mi® ‘emeanour. and shall be subject to be proseeuted criminally, ano the fact lie- | ing established, he will be subject to a fine of fourft.ld the value ofthe property so taken or attempted to be taken, besides such other fine not exceeding two hun ! died dollars,as the said court may deem fit. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid. [ That all persons w ho shall by any act, eiuo r .oreiuly J deprive or in an illegal manner endeavor to d<-.|ii T vc 1 any Indian or Indians ofthe possession or o<'iipufof ! of any lot of land on Which, or any part thereof, the I said Indian has resided as a home, shall be subject to | be indicted in the name of the stateras a misdemean- j our, and in violation oft the laws which an- in a letter j and spirit extended to* the protection of said Indians; I -•and on conviction, shall forfeit all right and title to said lot or any part thereof, and be fined in a sum not less'than one. hundred dollars, nor more than one thou-sand dollars. And be it further ensfeted by the authority aforesaid, That Ih sugli the oat«<s of the Indians are not admitted ! in our courts of law. tor the purpose of protecting their persons, property arid lands, tiieir rights shall be recognized for these special purposes, and be consid ered as standing on the same footing with free white citizen® of the state, though all prosecutions and sen tences be and shall be cairied on in the name of the state, and on the criminal side ofthe Superior Court ; and the laws shall be so construed as to carry tiie j spirit »nd inlci.t ot this law into effect. ! A>,d be it further enaeted by the autho r ity aforesaid, i That all persons who shall attempt or acteulry dig ■ gold on any fraction belonging to thestate>or on any lot or lots or land belonging to the persons who have ! drawn or actually own the same, and who have n >t ! actually taken possession of the same, in the territi ry ! lately organized in the Cherokee country, shall be i guiPv ofa misdemeanour, and subject the offender to a confinement in the penitentiary for a term of year® j not less 'ban four years not more than eight years ' And be it further enacted, Thaf-any person who i shall oe guilty of any trespass upon the premises ol . (he Indians resident afort said, shall be guilty of.-•. liigi: J misdemeanour, and U|rv>n conviction thereof, sh-ili j be punished by a fine not less t lan one hundred dol ' lars nor more than live bundled dollars, and confine ! tnent in the county jail fora term not less than three or more than six months. And be it further enacted, That it shell not be iaw ' ful from and after this time, for any inferior court in I Illis state, w hilst sitting as a Court of Ordinary to i grant letters ot administration to any person or per ! sons on the estate either real or personal, ot any de ceased Cherokee Indian or the decendant of a. Chero kee Indian. ASBURY HULL, Speaker of the House of R< pri s-ntat’res. THOMAS SMOCK •». President of the Seua'e. Assented' to, Dec. 24. 1832. WILSON LUMPKIN Gerernar. j 1 An Act to provide for the call of a Convention to re- • dur.e lire- number ot th- General-Assembly of the ; I 'State ot Georgia, and for other purposes therein j I mentioned. Sec. 1. P>e it enacted by the Senate and Home of Representatires-ofthe Slate of ■G-eargiir in Get.cral-As- I sembly met and it is hereby enacted by the authority of I the same. That on the fitst Monday in April, eighteen . hundred and thirty-three, be and the same is hereby ' designated and set apart as the day on which the ci'i rzens of Georgia, qualified to vote lor members of the legislature, shall at the several places prescritied by law for holding such elections vote for Delegates to • represent them in Convention, in number equal to • their representation ’.n both branches of the General- A®«Ptnblv ; such elections to be conducted, mane.-ed and-certified tinder the same laws as are of force ir» ve ®pect to elections of members ot the General-Assem , bly. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted ."That it.-shall be I the duty of such m ! -nagers to transmit to his excellen cy thegovernor the result °f said elections under the r laws now of force for entiduoting. managi ,g and c<-r --■ , tifying elections of members (H the general-assembly jts aforesaid, xvitlfln thirty days after such election*- i whereupon it ishnade the duty of his excellency the -gOTeruor to issue his proclamation declaring the result of said elections by namitig the individuals severally elected to represent the good people of Georgia in convention as contemplated by this aot. ! S£c. 3. And be it further enacted. <tfrat every-citi zen ofthe United States shall be eligible to a Seat in ( said convention who has attained to the age of twenty five yews, and been an inhabitant ol this state seven years immediately proceeding the day ol his election, and%ho shall have resided one year in the county fbr which he shall be elected. Sec 4. And be IT further enacted, ’’That each mem ber returned as duly elected, shall previous to taking his seat bi said convention, take the following oath or affirmation, viz : “ I, A. B. do solemnly swear, that I will not attempt to add or to take from the constitu tion or attempt to change or alter any other section, clauso-or article ot the Constitution of the State of Georgia, other than those touching the Representa tion in the General-Assembly thereof; and that I I have been a citizen of this state for the last seven i years, so help me God.” An'd -ntty person elected to a seat in said Convention, who shall refuse to take the oath aforesaid, shall not be allowed to take his seat in said Convention. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the mem bers of said Convention shaft assemble on' the first Monday in May after their election at Milledgeville, in the Representative Chamber of the State-House, for the purpose of entering upon and consummating thCgreat objects of their convention, to wit: a reduc tion and equalization of the General-Assembly; shall have power to prescribe tiieir own rules and forms of business, and to determine on the quaiillcatiotis of their own members; elect necessary officers and make all orders which'they may deem conducive to the furiberauce of the object ior which such conven tion shall assemble. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty ol his excellency the governor, to give publi city to the alterations and amendments made in the i Constitution in reference to the dirr ctioir (reduction) ; ofthe number of members composing (he Genera!-! Assembly, and the first Monday iu October next, after , the risitW; of said Convention, he shall fix on for the i ratification, by the people, of such amendmen's. al j terations or new nrtieles, as they may make Ims-the* ! objects of reduction and equalization of the General- j [ Assembly only ; and if ratified by a majority of the 1 voters who v-.ste on the question of •- Reduction” or i "No Reir.cit"n,” then and in that event, the ailera ; tioos-<i' t.am made sod ratified, shall be binding on the people vl tins slate and not otherwise. i-r-c 7. And be it further enat led. That it shall be a ftp.ide.a’eH'tj article i<. the formation or amendment of the C r.stitution, ihat each county of the state bow | ’ organiz: d or laid out jr which may hereafter be creat- : ed iiy law. shall Ira entitled to nt least one representa- ' tiveia 'he represt atative branch of the General-As ; ' sembly. • r ec. 8 A: dbe it farther enaeted, That so soon as | this act ; 111’,) have become a law, his excellency the | Governoi be.-md be i- be. t-.by required to cause it to | be published in lire gazette ol this state, onee a week I until th ■ day fixed on uj this act for the election of de- i legates to sa d convention ; and that •■all laws and | parts of’laws milit; ii:-g vgainst ’iris act be, and the i same are’ hereby repealed. ; AH’JURY HUI L. Speaker us the Hcu.icvf Representatives. THOM. A■> STOCKS, President ofthe Senate. Assented to, Dec. 24.1832. WILSON LUMPKIN, Govxrnor. ' VRObVV.C r VUS ! OF TIIE MEDICAL EE POUTER. BV JOHN G. SI.APPY, M. D. “ irhat ice should seek in the Sciences is truth, and truth is in the farts.'' —Broussa is £T is now more than six years since I first con ceived tiie idea of piiblisiiriig periodically the I above-work, tor the following reasons, rvhich are ob l viousaiid striking: Ttere being no publication of the I k'l.ti nl ibe Stale: and ’.o oogiit 1 know, throughout I ti e whole ftlontbei’r. Slates; •-. • are compelled, con j sequently, to look to lie North, ar.d through her to ; Euro ie, i >r every in - g new. raie, and interesting in I tiie -ci<me. It wi iiiu seem pecnliary appropriate I jus! at ibe present ’.t .i , v. I <-u 'he most awtul visita i 'i.m i-- h.-verirg over ,h.- I uid—-the Asiatic Cholera. ll' has already »: i>! across a gteal extent • I’North | Arra.rica m Moni’.tai and vics’ec to New Or i leans; visiting, in.ost every city eridtown of any im portance ’ii the Noi lherii Middle and W estern States j I here is left no easonable ground to justiiy tiie cun- I elusion, that our highly- tavoured section of country, canniucli longei escape the impending evil Besi es, have we no disease or modification of disease, inci dent and peculiar to oui climate, arturemedies native of our com try I Medicine bad its origin, in necessity: in motives of I benevolence and pliilmithropy—in a disposition to mitigate the evils—loameliotate the condition o: suf fering human nature to baffle fell disease— the greatest curse inflicted on (alien man—and Lesto-w on him Health thechiefest blessing, saving the Blowing blood ot our Saviour. Oui much lamented Rushsaid. “while ine worid, trom the progress of intellectual, moral, and political truth, is becoming a more safe and agree able abode tor rr.an, the votaries of Medicine should not be idle,” The American Liuua’ns, the late ven eraljJ*’Beiij.. h. Bai toh said, “he who discovers one valuable new Medicine, isa more important benefac tor ot Iris species than Alexander, Cesar, Bonaparte, or no hundred other conquerors. Even his glory, in the estimation ol a truly civilized age, ,vill be great er and more lasting, than that of these admired ravag -1 -rs < i the world.” 1 What is (he condition of our department of science io Georgia ? Indeed and in tiuth, our Medical lore is iiukingtar behind (comparativ eiy speaking) the active improvements of the day—the spirit oi the times ad m.,irishfog ii- to look forward, with an enrivited gaze, upon t’nc advance of num and the “march of mind.” is medical talent in Georgia, mid yet she is al .-■ost without professional character; because she has mit enici-puse, industry and energy. There is mani iestly but little written on medicine in our State; rucu ical rending too, is not pursued with avidity, less stud ied, property understood ami regarded , Le' us tu n our attention' to (he constant and inde fiuig.ilm’ f iforts of m.'.ny American teachers; but es l ; >‘l;elate works of our own countryman, j ;t • ••te.-si,: Jackson ut Philadelphia. He inculcates I pi'- ipiesupon the unerring snide ot genuiue. amt in- j •.'• •■I:,, philo-ophy ,he declaims against authority ; m.d boldly asserts tiie non-exjsti-nce of a specific gas tic juice, ■ nd advocates uihcr cert intn s, as impor tant ghvsiology and truth. 'Flic recent splendid discoveries of Abercrombie ol Scotland, ol Abernethy, Lawrence. Clutterbuck, i Tt ale, A c. Arc. ot England, are theircv- rlasti’ gmon ! uments Germany is likeiVtse moving on But above ; al . stand the sons oi Franee, and of true medical ( hi- I i losoghy , Audral Broussais. Baron Larry, Pint-1 I.aen- ' ■ nee and others; these moderns oi the moderns,, have j v< holly uproote d the old and ancient systems of roti ; (;.ie medicine :—they have soiiglij, however, not so n tu li to overthrow former systems founded in error, as they have ♦<> discover truth, xrid the real elioloyy of I i disease. ’They have not only’ succeeded in removing the rubbish, but in establishing medicine on a surer and firmer foundation, arid - giving to it the line of matchouwardto perfection. It would be oticnndid, and it is not to be denied or concealed, that the doctrines of the French school, am! particularly those of the deservedly renowned '• and irnmftrtal reformer Broussais, will be J.eld and maintained in this Gazette. We regard tnern (ant’ I they are universally admitted) as conlainingthe purest and rncst substantial oi the great fundamental truths i of physiological medicine. They are founded in data; I the dissecting knife has been made tc reveal and de velope from pathological anatomy, principles of a fixed character. I hey Will be as endurin? ns time, andjps, solid as ! adamant. Principles involved in c<u»se aifd effect, thr-.t were bcrglofor-c considered mysteries jne.xnlica- I We, are flow Enovfrn and estkbliAed factfl. In the mind of Broussais, positive philosophy has sought and found confessedly a regenerating and redeeming spirit. We come not without diffidence, presenting our humble offering, feeble and retired as if is, to contrib® ute our mite at the altar ot professional science: if we can but give a zekt to the young mind, an inclinatitHi and direction to medical inquiry, it is all we hppe and expect; it is'the “we plus ultra" of our wishes Some ofthe best talent of'the State is engaged to assist and-to contribute in the work, and we confi* dently expect to be able so concentrate and combiiTO such a fund of foreign and domestic intelligence in our journal, as to make it acceptable, if not Agreeable aiffrost any where. Selections and Extracts will be made from the follow ing Periodicals; and all new works as they come-ouht AMERICAN. American Journal ofthe Medical Science. New York Medical and Physical Journal. North American Medical and Surgical Journal, estern Jolirnal ofthe Medical and ‘Physical €ck ences. Transylvanian Journal of the Medicine-and Asso ciate Societies. ENGLISH WORKS. The Medico-Chirurgical Review. Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal London Medical and Physical Jom-nal. London Medical and Surgical Journal. London Medical Gazette. FRENCH. t Archives Generales de Medicine. Amak-s de la Medicine Physibloquiques Transactions Medicates Revue Medicate Francais et EtraitgeFe. Bulletin des Sciences Medicates. Journal General de Medicine de Chirurgie et de. Pharmacie- Francais et Etrangiros, &c. Thoto-operation of professional gentlemen where is earnestly desired. : Original eommunicatiohii i and essays well written, and cases reported accurately ■ and scientifically, in the practice of medicine,Ntuigery ! and obstetrics, are Solicited. Thework will be issuea , from the press in Macon, in an cctavo pamphlet comprising some 150 pages; once in two ■ months, t® : commence on the first of January, or as soon asasufff. ■ cier.t number of subscribers are obtained to authorize I the undertaking, at four dallars per annum. The following medical gentlemen, with several otb ersoi high standing in the profession, will be contrib* utors to the work Dr. Anthony of’Augn'sta, Dr.- Ger man cf Milledgeville, Drs Baber -and' Persons of Ma» con, Drs. Boykin, Fort and White of Milledgeville, Dr. Philips oi Powelton, Dr. Gorman of Forsyth, Dr, Reese of Monticello, Dr. Garvin of Waynesbarougb, ; Dr. Haynes of Sparta, Dr. Hoxey of Eatonton,‘Dr* ■ Jones of Augusta, Dr, Jones of Randolph. 1 Ue who undertakes tre publication of adjournal, i for the promotion of useful knowledge, I am perfectly ' aware, at once assumesa high prerogative and heavy I responsibility. ‘I anticipate and-already feel 'the 1 weight of selfish opposition and the shafts ofijgid crit® ■ icism; these however are not to be dreaded iI re gar I cd, when conducted in a spirit of high minded and i honorable inquiry; with a pure intention ; with an eyp ' fixeiftsingly upon simple truth and virtuous candour} is to subserve the cause of humanity and tbenevo-* lence, is at least the ulterior if notlhe primary motive of this enterprise With this declararion, being fully convinced and thoroughly persuaded ofthe propriety, usefulness and absolute necessity of such a work as the present con» templated one, I no longer hesitate, I vacillate no more nor waver again ; let the consequences fall wft&Mese* lation on my bead ; let my fate be what it may, and discomfiture come when it will, I resolve to step for* ward to the fulfilment of my object, to '.lie perform® ance of m / work, and the arduous duties of which it tt» eessarily imposes. Itrustteowever, with a due sente of modesty, yea with “fear and trembling,” and yet with i he spirit of a man—respecting all men's opinioM • as I respect my own—extending to others the same rights and (>i ivileges that I claim and reserve to my® self. J.. G.-8. ’ Gentlemen, wlio -may feel disposed to patronise ! this enterprise, novel as it is, are desired to address us at Tarversville, Twiggs county, Georgia, our place of-residence. November 29,4832. EC II OTA HALE, MURRAY COUNTY> Georgia. The subseriberhas ppened a :HOUSE OF E&TER TA IN ME NT, At the village of New-Echota in Murray county, w herein Hatters himself from the uuremitted attention ot himself aud brother, to be able to give general satis faction to ail his friends who may favor him with their patronage. His'Table will lie furnished with llid best the country C’Ui afford. His Stables will be well sup® |>lied with Provender and underthe care of an atten tive Ostler. No pains will be spared or expense avoided that u ill conduce to the convenience of those that may visit his House; and Iris charges will be ac* eommodated to the times. A few constant "Bordn’a will be taken. This Establishment is airy and plea*® ant. The subscriber will, also be able tq give LAND examiners, in the Cherokee territory, intoimatioriin Tfeiation to value and qualify, in ithc most valuable parts of the territory, as well as directions to them. I rorn the situation ot Echota, being immediately on the road trom the western partsof Georgia to East and West Tennessee, situated at the head of Oostonolla River and junction of Coosiwattee and Connasaugoi Rivers, at which place there is the only ferry on said rivers this must be the crossing place for ull traveller* to the westward. His House is the liret-on.lhe Road south of M’CoyVFerry. x Archibald Slone. fob J 6—l ENTERT AI N 51 IL\ T. The subscriber respectfully informs all who may draw LAND in the Gol-d-or Laud LOTTERIES. That he has made arrangements for- the ACCOMMODATION j Ofsucb as may favor him with a CARL. ! He will give any informal tori in his power, to jiersou. exploring the country, especially the SIXES, GOLD MINES ; ' As his Stand is within a few miles of said Mines a.M on the Road from Warsaw to Cherokee court-libMee. , He would, a-fso observe, that he expects- ima khott time, to be fuintshed w th a General MA P of this COUNTRY. There is a Post-Office kept at-his’Kwmie Where the MAIL Arrives every Saturday by II o’clock j\. ar. Bringing Milledgeville pape’rs up to Thursday, proceeding. He has now on hand, and intends keejritrg -t» GOOD SUPPLY of ARTICLES Generally used in . Gold Minus, ,\Y here persons can, ut all times, be vviih an assortment ot ' • DRY GOODS AND ' GROCERIES, j All of wuich are offered on the most libetal term. Eli , Jfheroliee county—. .fobJC—l