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unfortunately the toe of hi* pump came in con-
tnel with the infernal ash bo*, and poor Fanny,
found himself at the same instant most uncer
emoniously lodged in the puddle* and to
make had worse, hi* unmannerly list, as tftm-
roosciousofif. msster’. rather unexpected
detention, kept moving on it* journey at no
verv measured pace of it. own accord. Our
bewildered hero of the sh.rllcss collar, after
groaning for about two minutes under the mud,
connived in spite of the inflexibility of lii« bod-
dire, to placo himself again in the proper po
sition of a man, that is, with his head Inwards
the heavens, ond his feet vice versa—when ni
ter exhaling through his nose three pinches of
j»*irr *' Amprinin gentleman,” he naturally
looked around for the cause of his somerset.
Tim ill omened ash box was soon discovered,
and worse than all the very fountain head »f
his misfortune stood leaning against the hall
door, almost convulsed in a kink of laughter
at the lady’s very ludicrous appearance.—
‘ Vidian,' exeiaitned the enraged gentleman,
“ do vou know who I am.”
“ No in truth nvie, and if n body wanted to
learn your name, it is’nt on tho tail of jour
shir,—he’d be after finding it.”
'• Impudent vidian,” roared tho indignant
d i,ii|i,(al this allusion to the deficiency of his
tvaid rube.) “if there’s a lawyer in christen-
dmn, I'll bring an action against the premises,
to-nu rrow.”
“ Och, then its your worship, that’s a most
unreasonable ereathur to talk of bringing an
tieiimi when its evident to every sensible body
that you have received tho damages alrendy.”
This retort fairly staggered tho disciple of
Mr. Snout, who» to escape iho homo thrusts
of Pal, and the horse hiugh* of some dozen
most sympathising spectators, very prudently
followed da hat, leaving nothing tlmhind save
the memorial of hia misfortunes in the puddle.
—JVeu, York Traveller.
Jin Incorrigible Sol.—Deacon W. meeting
Billy Norton oarly one morning wending his
wav to Rl’Gtifiy’s grog-shop, resolved to ex
postulate with him on the sinfulness of his
ways. He requested him to tarry a moment,
as ho had something important to communi
cate ; hut Billy mnro than half suspecting
tvluu was enming, declared ho had no time to
spate, having urgent business tn attend to.
■But, said the Deacon, seizing him by the
button of bis coat, I have only three questions
to ask you, which I wish you to answer delib
erately and truly.
Well, said Billy, I will listen to your three
question-*, and answer them to the best of my
ability.
The Deacon, in a solemn voice, according
ly proceeded: Billy Norton, I want you to
tell me whore, in your opinion, all drunkard*
go to?
tV-h-v. drnwled out Billy, generally down to
M’GtifFy’a shop; hut sometimes, for the sake
of variety, they call in at Lieutenant Uiln’s.
You will not understand me, Billy, added
the Doaron,inn soothing lone; I mauu, what
becomes of |hese miserable creatures at last 1
0 it,* n great clianro if they don’t cull for a
glass of IFesI India, and if the morning is cold
nt'd wet, they will sometimes toss oflf n gill of
Acu> England.
But, impatiently exeluimeil the I^cncon,
what is the final consequence of such villain
ous proceedings T
Had enough, in nil enneienee, said Billy,
solemnly—a long bill is scored up, nnd if it
isn't paid within the year, our furniture, cows,
or something else are attached, which gives
us a heap of trouble.
You are resolved to misunderstand me, ex
claimed Deacon IV. . ., in great wrath—I
osk vou if ——
Hold, said Billy—I have now nnswored
yoor three questions fully and fairly j nnd if
you ask any more, you must answer them
> ourself. So saying, the incorrigible sot cool
ly moved oflf toward* the grog-shop. [F.xe-
ter Nows liOltj^
•Modem Dictionary—Old Bachelor— A per.
cations and fearing character to’tatf era, are un
accountably for the moment in a slate nf per
fect abeyance. The waltz ia still—the song
is bushed—the galopade is iu the dismals—
the mazourka gone to the mountains.
We hear it said that scarce a pleasant farm
house exists within fifty miles of New Ymk,
that is not slufTnd with fashionablo boarders,
at $2 87 1-2 a week, washing included. Ev
ery empty country cotinge is overflowing—ev
ery old country sent is brushed up and tenan
ted with the votaries of the ball room. The
gay young creatures that formerly danced at
Congress Hall, or perpetrated j'ux <P esprits at
Ralston, nre now quietly reclining on benches
by the side of inglorious slronms—botanizing
in some silent vale between hills—or counting
over their fingers or their conquests by the foot
of some cherry Ireo.
Tho Cholera is a dreadful mntedy—but if it
makes the lower classes sober—and the up
per classes think, what great good will it not
produce! Wo are now in the very crisis of
Iho pestilence. It* visits to every place it fa
vors its company with, Inst generally about six
weeks—three of theso we have past. Wo de
sire the gay people ol the city who arc spread
over tho country, to lie of good cheer—to em
ploy their leisure moments in looking up infor
mation—to study the habits of the country—
to examioe nnd see for themselves how the
cows are milked—Iho lands tnken care of—
hay made—the grain reared, &c. It will do
them no harm nnd may do thorn n little good
horenfler. We cannot close without Iho usu
al cholera advico—ho temperate—bo prudent
—eat meat—drink port—clothe wnrm, nnd as
the great Don .Uroussaiis would say—don’t
marry till the cholera is gone.-Af. York C. E.
Death of Commodore.G. IF. Dodgers.—
With unfeigned regret we announce the dentil
of Commodore GEORGE W. RODGERS,-
commander in chief of the Vunitcd Stales’
squ.adrnn on lh>* station. On Monday Mor
ning last, about 11 o’clock, the flag on board
the U. S. sloop nf war IVarren, laving in the
outer roads of this harbour, was observed to
ho plased at Imlf-mssl—a mclnncholy signal,
which way immediately understood to an
nounce (lint Commodoro Rodgers was no
mnro. Sorrow—deep sorrow— was exhibit
ed in tho countenance of every one. The
amiablo manners and conciliatory disposition
of Com. Rodgers obtained for him friends
wherever ho waa known. Never perhaps has
nn individual, holding a similar situation, been
more fortunate in winning the esteem—tho af
fections—of all under his command. Never
was tho death of an officer more sincerely la
mented.
Com. Rodgers wns taken ill nbout ten days
since, on board his ship. His disease soon
HBnnmad nn alarming shape, and it was asser
ted that fears were entertained that he would
not recover. On Sunday last, however, it was
reported on shore that he was hotter, and our
anxiatr for his safety was in some measure re
lieved : Imt, unfortunutely, the nlleviutinn of
his pains proceeded only from the fatal change
which was to terminate hia existence. He
retained full command of his senses tn the Inst
moment. A few hours before his denlh, ho
called his officers around him, and took a fiv
therly leave of them all.
The deceased waa nhnul 45 years of age, a
native nf Maryland, a brother of Commodoro
John Rodgers, now President of the Board of
Navy Commissioners, and entered the service
on tho 2d of April, 1804. His commission of
Cnptnin is dated 3d March, 1825.—y/Veu’ York
Courier and Enquirer.
Cholera.—In Ncw-York, from the 17th to
the 18th July, 11 o’clock A. M. there wore
138 now cases and 72 deaths. From the 18th
to tho 19lh, 202 new ensea and 82 dentils.
From tho 19th to Iho 20th, there woro 226 now
eases and 100 deaths. From Iho 20th to
the 21st, thoro were 311 now ensos nnd 104
deaths. From tho 21st to the 22d, 239 new
enses and 90 deaths. From tho 22d to the
Fashionable Society.—Where is fsshionnhle
society ? what has become of the haul tan 1
whither have they fled? Nn one can tell.—
Tito Sprirtgs—Ralston—Lebanon—the Ssa
Shore—*11—all—are without the usual gay,
‘.lively, brilliant 4nd beautiful spirits.
The Cholera has produced, terrible havoc
in fashionable society. Its irruption in Cana
da threw the gay world into apasms’ but its nc-
tusl bona-fide appearance at the Five Points
and thereabouts, has annihilated them entirely.
How few of onr splendid dashers now peram
bulate Broadway/ how few of those gay
equipages roll over the pavements and seek the
retreat* nf Bloomingdale. Cholera litters and
Cholera patients are all the go.
rlis ahols fulmmiblo world of New York
he* left the city some time aince, and no one
can tell whither they have gone. They lievo
left their habitation. a p, ey , 0 rata, mice, and
other respectable citizens ortho lower older*.
The last new novel is laying on the work ta-
ble unread and uncut—the lest new eong lays
on the piano furte unrolled and untried—the
fast uewdreea is however taken away, but no
one can-tel! whither. Scandal, killing repu-
Dolftfcal.
23d, 205 now cases and 63 deaths. Bcllnvuu
f on who had rather keep hta grey hairs in his „nd Yorkvillo not included in this last report,
head than have them combed out with a
“ three-legged stool.”
Chair—A machine mode of wood, nnd of
ten ornamented, in public meetings, with a
fgure head of the same mntorin'.
•Matrimony—A trap in • which two bipeds
are caught at a timo.
Divorce—A sort of lever, used by the legis
lature in prying open the jaws nf matrimony.
Editor—A personage supposed by many to
live on air.
Proscription A kind of seasoning used prin
cipally in fxdilicnl dishes.
Charity—A rako of ice in n violent perspi
ration.
Lone—A cord made of Canada thistles,
' covered with floss silk.
Extract from the Speech of J\1r. McDuffie, on
the bill proposing a reduction of the Duties
on Imports, delivered in the II. R. of the U.
Slates, May 2S, 1832.
' And, sir, I will take tho liberty of sugges
ting tn the northern guntlnmen, that indepen
dent of the value of tho Unionin apolitical point
of view—n value in which wo nil hnve n com
mon interest—ita pecuniary valtto would he
by no means inconsiderable to the manufac
turing States, even under the proposed nr-'
ranuemcat nf Iho duties; while tho pecuniary
interest* of the southern Stales would feel no.
thing but its burthens. But, sir, w ith the people *
of tho southern Slates, this is not a pecuniary
question of profit and loss, hut n question of
of constitutional liberty. If they were volun-
larily to surrender, to an irresponsible majori
ty, tho unlimited right of appropriating their
properly to its own use, they would he the
slaves of that majority ; for “ nn man hns a
right to thnt which another man has n right to
take ftom him.”
Mr. Chairman, I feel thnt I occupy a posi
tion of great and nwl'ul responsibility, which
imposes it on me, ns a sacred duly, to speak
to that majority in tho plain language of truth
nnd randor. With theso personal feelings o(
kindness which I entertain for all, nnd of at
tachment for many of thnt majority, 1 will ten
der them the counsels and the admonitions of
friendship. 1 now stand up before you, eir,
a* a witness, nnd I give testimony in the pres
ence of that God to whom we are all responsi
ble, that 1 conscientiously believe that, if thin
question be not adjusted during tbit session,
South Carolina will not eubmit tothe tarifTfive
months from the day of our adjournment. I
beseech gentlemen, therefore, not in a spirit
of meoance, but of admonition, and “ more in
sorrow than in anger,” to pause for a moment,
nnd calculate the consequences which may
possibly ensue. I will not permit myself to
believe that matters will ever reach the ex
tremity of a dissolution of the Union. But ns
■he gentlemen from massachusetts has presen
ted soino views to show how essentially the
interests of the southern States nre involved
in the Union, I briefly present some plain
statements to show its value to the northern
States.
The dissolution of the Union, enmo when it
may, will ho a great and common calamity
to ua all; but it cannot be disguised that its
effects would be widely different upon tho p«'
curtiary prosperity of the south nnd of the
north. In tho event of a separation, the
southern States would have exports to at least
the amount of forty millions, and the immenso
commerce of which theso would be the basis,
would exclusively pass through our southern
cities. If the existing rate of dutios should
be retained, those 8tntes would, forthwith,
hnve an annual revenue of sixteen millions of
dollars, without any increase of their burthens ;
a sum not only sufficient for all the ordinary
purposes of government, but sufficient, in the
various modes of expenditure, to convert eve
ry decayed village into a flourishing town, and
to cause the very waste and “ blasted heath”
to flourish and “ blossom ua the rose.” An
average duty of only 10 per cent, would yield
a revenue of four millions ; as large a revenue
in proportion to population, as the northern
Stntcs would derive from their whole com
merce under an average duty nf 40 per cent.
What would be the amount of the northern
commerce ? Certainly not more than twenty
millions. With the same rate of duty, the
northern confederacy, with double the popula
tion, would hnve only half an much revenue
as their southern noighbor. How long, then,
would they be without the blessings of inter
nal taxes nnd excise duties ? But, above all,
where would be the bounties and (lie blessings
of the protecting system ? Gone, sir; utterly
and irrecoverably vanished. It would remain
as a dond letter upon your statute book, like
tho well kpown preamble of an infatuated min'
istry in annt.ier country, from whose example
much profit might be derived if gentlemen
would duly consider it. If, therefore, this bill
would impoverish and desolate the manufac
turing Stales, what, I pray you, would be the
effect of a dissolution of the Union on their
prosperity? And yet, sir, we hear the blind
and infatuated advocates of the protecting ays'
lent, uttering their anathema* against the peo
ple of the southern Statos, because they will
not submit to bo slaves, nnd insultingly ex
claimed “ lot them go.” I will here call the
attention of tho committee to a few extracis
from the Weekly Register of Mr. Niles, to
show tho spirit which animates one of the lea
ding advocates of this system. I give hia ve
ry words.
“ The musket bearers of (he land, tho men
.who know their rights, and, knowing, dare
maintain them, cannot submit to that legist
linn which shall grind themselves into poverty,
that the wild fancies and avaricious propensi
ties of a few men of the nation of South Car
olina, and some in tmver Virginia, may ho in
dnlged.” “ So long as the father of waters
rolls one drop tothe sea, sulong may any com
promise be rejected with such selfish nnd
proud men.” “ Nullifiers, who rejoico tlmt
liberty confers nn blessings, save on those
who live on the labor of others.”
Looking forward with exultation In the ulti
mate ruin of the slave holding Stntes, ho ex
claims :
“ Tho fox shall borrow in the wino vault,
the rattle-snako repose among the rubbish of
the green-house, and bats take possession of
Iho ball-room. It is tiie will of Heaven,
and JC8T.”
I presont those extracis without comments
ry, in the confident hope thnt they will be re<
bilked and reprobated by every member of this
committee, nnd every man in thia nation, who
has any regard for the hnrmuny of the Union.
Air. Chairman, owing to the peculiar cir
cumstances in which she haa been placed, and
not because she cluim* to have more intelli
gence or patriotism than the other southern
Stales, it has been the lot of South Corolina
to be in the van of this great struggle for con
stitutional liberty. Virginia and North Caro
lina, in proportion to their population, furnish
a comparatively small amount of the exports
upon which the protecting system directly op
erates. Georgia has been engrossed in main-
toining her rights in other contest with this
Government; and the penplo' of the new
Slates of tho southwest, cultivating a fresh
and fertile soil, recently acquired at the mini-
num price, can ns well uiford to make cotton
at six or eight cents n pound as those of South
Carolina can at ten. They can sustain this
oppressive system with comparatively little
ufTering when the older planting Stntes will
lie utterly mined. But they have tuo much
sagnciiy not to see that when iho tide of ruin
slmll have swept awoy the States which stand
first in the march of tho oppressor, they are
destined to hu iho next victims.
South Carolina, .'hen, is fighting the com'
mnn battle of all the southern States. She
threw herself into tho breach ns a forlorn hope,
when all the auspices were against her, and
whatever may he the result of tho contest, 1
cannot but regard her destiny as a happy and
glorioua one. Nothing elevatea the charac
ter of a people to so high a point as a disinter
ested struggle for liberty: and 1 do not believe
there is at thia moment a spot upon the face of
the globe where the spirit of freedom is higher
than in South Carolina. There is no vulgar
ambition mingling in this controversy. In ad
verting to bUtdfieal analogies, I have been
struck witl^jlhe strong resemblance between
the situation of t|je.aouibem''State* in this ap
parently unequal contest, and that of the Gre
cian Stales which united to resist the Persian
invasion. Ours, to be sure, is a civil struggle
not to be waged with the vulgar implements
of a or, but by tbs sovereign, legislative^
ond the judicial powers of the States. South
Carolina is fully aware of the responsibility
she has assumed, and of the peril she must
encounter; but no great object can be accom
plished without greal-sacrificefl. Had it not
been for the heroic spirit of Leonidas and his
immortal band, who devoted themselves at
Thermopyl.x for the common cause of Greece,
the light of Grecian liberty might have been
extinguished forever, and the destiny of man
kind entirely changed. And, 1 do confidently
beliove that if South Carolina fails in the strug
gle shi. ia now waging, the brief days of Amer
ican liberty will be numbered.
I have now concluded the remarks which I
have deemed it my solemn duty to makn on
this great question. If, in thn bent of debate,
nnd the excitement escentially belonging to
tho occasion, I have uttered any thing person
ally offensive to any individual, I nssurn the
committee that nothing could have been far
ther from my intention. Whatever may be
the issue of this controversy, nnd whatover
may be our respective destinies, I trust in God
that our common inheritance, though it should
bn divided, will never be destroyed ; and that
wc shall always cherish thn fond recollections
and the friendly feelings which so appropriate
ly belong to the common decendnnts of a glo
rious ancestry.
The Veto.—This important document—im
portant in the results it must necessarily pro
duce—occupies more than five columns of the
Globe, and of courso too long for insertion
in our columns. We must content ourselves,
therefore, with a brief abstract of the reasons
which thn President urges for refusing to char-
tor tho Bill; defering until another occasion
somo commentaries which those reasons seem
to require.
He believes that a Bank of the United
States is, in many respects, convenient for the
government and useful to the people. Hold
ing this opinion, and believing that tho present
Bank possesses powers unauthorized by the
Constitution, he, early in his administration,
called the attention of Congress to the forma
tion of an institution which might combine its
advantages without being liable to tho same
objections. Ho regrets that no such modifi
cations have been introduced into the Bill be
fore him.
The present Bank haa enjoyed a monopoly
which has operated os a gratuity of many mil
lions to tbo stockholders. Tho act proposes
another gratuity. As the stock on the pas
sage of the Bill might be expected In increase
twenty or thirty per cent; and as more than
eight millions of the stock are held by foreign'
ers, it will be virtually making them a present
of some millions of dollars.
All monopolies are odious. If any must bo
created, why should not government enjoy the
advantage of them- Why should not Con'
gross create and sell twenty eight millions of
stock, and put the premium in tho Treasury ?
It is unfair to deprive our own citizens of these
advantages, and unwise to bostow them on
foreigners.
The embarrassment resulting from with'
holding the charter, if any shall result, must
bo attributed to bad management. If tho af
fairs of the Bank have been well conducted,
thoy can bo wound up without injury,— tf they
have not, the loss will properly fall on tho
stockholders.
The United Stales Bank, by combination
with the Stale Banks, can at any timo accom
plish their own measures, however subversive
of the interests of the people.
Tho 9th Section of tho Act is particularly
dangerous. (Here is an extended argument
to show that it will operato beneficially to for
eign stockholders,and injuriously to the Statoa
in which branches are located.)
The decision of the Suprome Court is not
absolute. The Congress, the Executive, and
the Court must each for itself be guided'by its
own opinion of tho Constitution- But tho Su
preme Court has never covered tho whole
ground of the question, whither the United
States Bank is an Institution not Bt variance
with the Constitution. On Iho contrary, they
expressly declare they have no right to enquire
into the degree of its nocessity. The present
Bank is neither necessary norproper. It au
thorizes and encourages transfers of stock to
foreigners, and thus violates the reserved priv
ileges of tho several States, in some of which
alions are expre&ly disqualified from holding
real properly.
The old Bank of the United States posses
sed a capital of eleven millions, which wns
fully sufficient to enable it to carry on all the
operations required of it hy government. The
capital of the presont Bank is thirty-five mil
lions, at least twenty-four more than has been
ascertained to be necessary, and now the na'
lional debt ia nearly paid off, still less will be
required.
Tho Government is the only proper judge,
where it* agents should reside and keep theii
offices. It is not therefore necessary to au
thorize the Bank to create branches, whero
it ptesses, to perform tho public service, with
out consulting the Government and contrary
to it* will.
Tbo bonus extracted from the Bank is
confession, that the powers granted, are grea
ter than are ucces9ary to sustain its character
as a fiscal agent.
The States have a right to tax all monied
institutions within their own limits; but by
this act. that power ia taken away from them.
This is dangerous and unconstitutional.
Suspicions are entertained that the Rank
has abused .its power. The facts disclosed
seem to strengthen these suspicions.
The foregoing will furnish a brief, ond cer
tainly imperfect outline of the reasons urged
by the President for withdrawing hia sanction.
Enough will be seen, however, to ascertain
the principles upon which be acts. To the
Bank, aa at present constituted, he is decided
ly opposed ; and it is questionable, whether
under any modification, be would consent to a
renewal of the charter.
AX bon Chase and A. HI. Nisbet.
FRIDAY, AUGUST ~3,1832. ~
FOR PRESIDENT
ANDREW JACKSON.
FOR VICE-PRESIDF.NT
MARTIN VAN BUREN.
REPUBLICAN TICKET
FOH CONGRESS.
HENRY BRANHAM, ofPntnam,
AUGUSTIN S. CLAYTON, of Clark,
THOMAS F. FOSTER, ofGrcene,
ROGER L. GAMBLE, of Jefferson,
GEORGE R. GILMER, of Oglethorpe,
CHARLES E. HAYNES, of Hancock,
SEABORN JONES, of Muscogee,
JAMES M. WAYNE, of Chatham,
RICHARD H. WILDE, of Richmond.
Jj’We are authorised to announce
MIRABEAU B. LAMAR, Esq. as a candidate tor Con
gress at the ensuing election.
CLARK TICKET FOR CONGRESS.
JOHN COFFEE, of Cherokee county.
THOMAS W. HARRISS, of Wilton.
THOMAS W. MURRAY, ofLincoln.
DANIEL NEWNAN, of Henry.
GEORGE W. OWENS, of Chatham.
WILLIAM SCHLEY, of Richmond.
DANIEL M. STEWART, ofGlvnn.
JAMES C. TERRELL, of Franklin.
JAMES C. WATSON, of Muscogee.
JOHN MILTON, of Muscogee county, self-nomi
nated candidate.
ComAcncemint.—The lato Commencement in thia
place was attended by an unusual number of highly re-
spectublo visitors—tho exercises wore interesting, and
we bclievo gave very general satisfaction. The follow
ing young gentlemen were admitted to the degree of
A. B.— and received their diplomas:
A. II. Stephens,Wilkoscounty, S. Thomas,Athens j
John W. Lumpkin, Athens; John R. Reid, Augiu'a ;
Wm. Lc Conte, Liberty county; R. M. Gunby, Co
lumbia county; T. F. Montgomery, DeKalb count;;
J. 8. L. Mallard, Liberty county; H. P. Thomas,
Clark county; J. W. Baker, Liberty county; J. J,
Hutchinson, Augusta; J. Johnson, Henry county ;
Wm. it. Crawford, jr. Oglethorpe county.
On the following gentlomen were conferred thn de
gree of A. M.: Graduates of this Institution—Gray A.
Chandler, Paul F. Eve, T. J. Bryan, J. J. Bryan; W. H.
White, D. 8. White, A. Franklin, James Smyth, John
Lamar, Wm. II. Hunt, J. M. Borders, N. G, Foster, J.
I. Griffin, I. B. Watts, R, B. Houghton, Abrnham
Hill, A. B. Elliot, R. D. Moore, James Adams. IV. S.
Rockwell, II. II. Hubbard, and W. P. Rembcrt, of U.
College, N. Y. R. K. Hill, University of N. C. Ed
win Liwrencc,of Middlebury College, Vt, The degree
of D. D.was conferred on the Rev. Mr. McWhir.of Sun-
bury, Geo.
We understand the Trustees have appropriated g2,-
000 for the purpose ofbuilding a house for the reception
of the Library and the cabinet of minerals, and §500
for the purpose of increasing Uie Library for the ensu-
ing year.
Doct. Henry Jackson of this county was elected a
Trustee to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of
Dr. James Nisbot, and Gen. J. V. Han is of Elbert, in
the place of Alfred Cuthberl, Fsq.
Public Meeting—Agreeably to notice given by thn
circulation of hand bills in various par's of the town,
an assemblage of from eight hundred to a thousand
persons convened at tho Collcga Chapel g( 4 o’clock on
the evening of the'first inst. to take into consideration
tho proper mode of relief from the evils of toe present
Tariff The Hon. fVm. It. Crawford was called to the
Chair, andjibtny Hull, Esq. appointed Secretary.
The object of the meeting waa briefly stated by W.
H. Torrance, Esq. of Baldwin Co. who concluded by
moving that a committee be appointed to draft resolu
tions expressivo oftho feelings of tho individuals as
sembled, upon the courso necessary to be pursued in
relation to this odious.8ystsm—which motion was ad
opted. Tho Hon. A. S. Clayton arrived just as tba
motion passed, and immediately addressed the Chair,
moving a reconsideration of the vote just taken, with
a view to present to tbe meeting a preamble and reso
lutions already prepared, and in hia possession. Upon
this motion considerable debate ensued—Judge Clay
ton, Judgo Berrien, Col. T F. Foster, W. C. Dawson,
Esq. Judge Longstreot, Gen. Harden, and John Mijton,
Esq. advocating, and Gen. Glasscock, W. H. Torrance,
Esq. Judge Harriss, Dr. Tinsley, C. Terrell, Esq. and
D. M. Stewart, Esq. opposing it. Col. R. L. Gambia
was in favor of appointing the speakers to constitute a
committee. After two ineffectual attempts to .Ircido
tho motion, the preamble and reeolutiona alluded to
were read at the request of the Chairman, by Judge
Be.-rien, who, in his usual able and masterly manner,
advocated Ibcir passage—which wss Anally effected
by a iarge majority. They are as folio*s:
Whereas, the people of Georgia, as well in primary
assemblies of citizens in their respective counties, as
by their Representatives in the Legivlatnrn thereof,
have repeatedly and solemnly declared the several acts
laying duties on imports, (in so far as such acts trans
cended the purposes of revenue, and were designed for
the protection ol'manufactures,) tn be unjust, oppres
sive, and unconstitutional; and have solemnly sn-
uuuuced their determination not to submit to such un
lawful exactions; and their consequent resolution to
resist them, if after a reasonable time they should not
be repealed.
And whereas, the good people of this state and
others, having common interest with them in this mat
ter, have looked to the period of the payment of the
National Debt, as that, at which the income raised by
taxation should be reduced to the sum required by tho
wants of the Government, by duties fairly imposed up
on all the imports of the United Stales—and have ex
pected from the justice of that Congress which has just
doted it e session, a repeal of these obnoxious laws.
And whereas, this reasonable expectation has been
disappoint' d, and the protection of manufactures is
now avowed as a permanent principle of Federal legis-
lation.
Be it therefore resolved, That we aa free citizens of
Georgia, will nut longer eubmit to the system of legis-
lation which is arbitrary, unequal, unconstitutional,
and therefore unjust—that it be recommended to onr
fellow citizens in the several counties to elect delegatee
to a State Convention, to assemble at Milbdfrville
on the second Monday in November nezt, and to in
vest them with full power inbchtlfofthe good peopled