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VOL. I.
AT«E\S, GEORGIA, DECEUBEft 8, 18»2.
AO. 38.
The Soutlici'u Banner,
18 PUBLISHED IN THE TOWN OF ATHENS,
GEORGIA, EVERY SATURDAY,
BY ALJIOY CHASE.
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nr Four dollars if delayed In tin; mill nl'the icar The
latii'r amount will be rigidly exacted of all who fail Hi
meat their payment, in advance.
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Iom the money ia paid in advance; and no pap. r will
be discontinued until ail an oarages are paid, except al
the opti >n ofthe publisher. A failure on the pari of
subscribers to n ftiieir mieution of rclinquish-
omnt, accompanied with me amount due, will be cmc
eidered a. equivalent to a new engagement, and pa
pern sent accordingly.
Advebtixcmestii will be inserted at the usual rates,
p^jw.VII Letters to the F.dttor on matteia connected
with the establishment, must bo port paid in order to
0£cu r f Retention#
JCP Notice of the nale of Land and Noeroesby Ad-
ministrators, Eacculora, or Guardians, must bcpuhlish-
cd sieiy days previous in Iho dav of sale.
The ale of Personal Properly, in like manner, mu«t
be published f rty day. previous to the day ofsale.
Notice to debtors ami creditors of an estate must be
published forty days.
Notice that Application will bn made to the Court of
Ordinary for Leave to sell Land nr Negroes, must he
puhlished/mr monl/u.
Notice that Application will be made for Letters of
Administration, must bo published (Airly days, and for
Letters of Dismission, sir months.
A G E N T S.
Thomas B. Coo.br, Esq Clarl'snlle, Ihhersham Co.
Gkobgb Haute, F.pq Gain-.irilte. II-ll Co.
William Cowan. Esq. /eff-rson. .lackstm Co.
William Meronet, Esq. Daoielsrzl t, Madison Co.
Mat. J. Williams, Esq. Lawrtmciille, UteimuU Co.
STEAM PACKETS
Win. SEAUSOOK,
C’npi. VV. DUBOIS, mid
JOIIA £1 A YIH II O \ ii I Y,
Cnpt. J \MBS CURRY.
Propripiors of thrsc Splendid Steam Packrff
fl intend funning dirrn as Panssjjc and Freight Boat*
between CJI AKf.E-i TON and AUGUST\, the coining
aotttf.iM—the fir9» rogulat Trip to commence on ^atuh
day, 3d of fJoveuib-T next, under the f<ill<
itlr. Rvan’H Resolutions.
Notice.
T HFs Subscriber ban f.r snl«’ a quantity of CUKPF.
VI \E ROOTS and CUTTIM.S, whigh lie pro-
poses to sell on the following term*, viz.
$10 for 100 Vines ofOne year old ; or 12J cents per
Vim: I-* al« .;U..:hcr than I ML
$15, lor 100 Vine* of Two vonrs old ; or 1SJ cent* p«i
Vine for a less number than IHO.
$20, (or 1000 Cutting* ; or $2,50 per Hundred do.
I will actninuany each lot ef Vines with such direc
tions, ns will enable the purchaser to propagate them
to the best advantage.
On Hand a<d for Sale,
2000 Gallons of WINE,
In Quantities to suit Purchasers.
Any orders received shall !>•’ faithfully attended to,
and terms made accommodating.
A. Fa. STRATTON.
Hillsboro*, Jasper co. Nov. 14, 1832.— 30- 9i.
Co-Partnership.
I VIE undersigned lake pleasure in infer mg the
citizens uf Athena, and Ihe public generally, llial
they have formed a co partnership in the
Mercantile EJasiacss,
And opened a Store at tho stauii berctufore occupied
by Mr. J. r. EDWARDS individually,under Lie name
and lirm of
THOMAS HANCOCK &. CO.
Where they intend keeping a eh*‘ice, extensive and
fashionable Stock of tjoods. Hi the various departments
o( ttii ir lino ol business. Tl»uy respoctluhy solicit tin*
attention ol the public towards theii estahiishtnent.
TIloW \S HANCOCK,
JAMF.8 C. ROW AKUS,
JAMES A W RIGHT.
Athens, Oct. 5.—29—tf.
Fire Proof Warc-Howse:
AUGUSTA.
8tovall & Simmons,
R F.aPECTFi Li Y ir.furm it.- "hhc, d.ai (hey
continue lb busmen al their NEW
FIRE PROOF WARE-HOUSE, neaily opposite the
Merchanis* and Planters* bunk, and a little below the
upper niaikct, Augusta.
Having gone to grenl expense, to make srrure the
property of their customers, they hope for u liberal
support from the public, promising that strict.and pet-
severing ‘lev* tiou to the int» t -t of their put runs, which
they have heretofore exhort' d in their behalf. I (i*?a
are prepared to muke liberal cn h advances oil etton,
and all other reasonable fucilatfctf "ili ho afforded.
Sept. 2S—28— w3tn,
GOLD LOTTERY.
T HFa subscriber tillers his services t«» persons who
may have drawn prizes in the ubove Lottery, to
test their lots, nnd ascertain tl • .r value ; having been
practical I v engaged in Gold Mining for some veers,
both in South .America and this country, he believes
the experience he has acquired »»*t this subject w ill ena
ble him to give satiataeiion to thou.? who may emph*y
him. Application may be mad** to him personal!}, or
By letter, at Maj. Logan’s, LoudsviMe, Huberfiliam
county Persons who may wish to avoid the trouble of
a journey to tin* Gold Region, may have their lots mi-
/e./aud a report made to them of the prospects they af
ford, and-whethcr they are worth the expense ot tost-
ing, by sending him their names, and the number ol
their lot, and inclosing five dollars.
Loudsville, is 20 miles from Clarkesvillc, and 3 from
the line of the Cherokee Lands.
Letters, except such as contains cash, mus'
be post paid. JOHN POWELL.
Nov. 10 31—6t.
eot: —Leaving C -mrlest* n and Augusta every Satur
day, and arriving at Charlesion and Augusta every
Tuesday.
By tills arrangement. Country Merchants tiading to
Charleston, nnd wishing to avail themselves of the con
veyance, can make their calculations with perfect safe
ly. before leaving home, when they will have thrir
goods in \iigusta. Great care has been had in filling
up their Cabins, in a siytecumbininn comfort and splen
dor, equalled bv few boats in the United States. These
Boats are on the low pressure nrtnciple, coppered and
copper fastened; and as no expense has b*en spared
in building them, for safety, speed and comfort, they
are recommended to the public wiih the greatest confi
dence. II. W. CONNER & CO Agents,
Ch irlftfton. .S. C.
A. MACKENZIE. &. CO. Agents.
Augusta, Georgia.
Oct. 5.—29—13t.
Good Bargains.
rjMMF, subscriber has on hand for sale between Two
Ji and Three Hundred head ol tine lint hogs, at sever
al Plantations near the l.ongswamp, in Cherokee coun
ty ; and several tine Stocks of Cattle, among whirl* is
Twenty or Tluriv fine milch Cow s. Also, several fine
Lots of Corn and Fodder, at five dillcrent plantations;
all ofwhicu I will sell low for cash, nr will take in part
one or I wo likely young negro hoys of good character, nr
one or two good young horses would be received also in
part. All those who are disposed to purchase Stock
arid Corn low, would do well to roll nnd sett ‘or them
selves. AMBROSE HAKNAGF..
Dec—1-37- 3t.
To Joiirncjiiicn IIal(! , rD.
ANTED immediately by the
T ▼ HUtiscriber, a
Journeyman Hatter
of Ready habits, to whom o perma'
nent situation and good wages jvil*
ho given.
ED VARD LAMPKIN.
Athens, Dee. 1—37 6t.
To the Public.
N consequence of an arrangement between some of
the Creditor* (of tho late firm of Bateman & Dun
can) and J B .Bateman proprietor of the
Union Hotel Property Lottery,
Good titles ran he depended on to prize holders of
Tickets, nnd lire drawing of said Lottery will lake
plane Ihe fourth Monday in next Dtccmber.
September 8th. 19.32.
THOMAS REALL, \
The following Preamble and Reanlmiona were laid
upon tho table of the House of Representatives, on the
20'h No». hy Mr. Ryan of Warren ; and made the nr.
der of the dav f»r Thursday the 201 It—s' which time
they were taken up and passed by a large majority, as
will he seen on perusal.
tVhereus the Tnrift' Law of Ihe last Session
ol Oon-rrsH has nol satisfied the just expee-
mtion of Iho Southern Slates- Whereas the
Our wishes were resisted, and we necesiarily
retired from a body which refused to invesii*
Rule its title, to Ihe character under which it
was convoked. Any other course would hnvo
seemed tuns? na urrngant assumption ttfpow*
ers with which we were not entrusted. He
who speaks in the name of the whole, or any
part of the people without proper authority,
mfrinue* their most sacred prerogative he
imierl'eiis their sovetcigniy. These consi*
I I t it- r | | ' ■■■■VIIIIUH 1C UltU|>lLll U 1 ||)U . DU B .#1 U
Vils which we S'.ir.-r from the protective sys- of Use citizens oflhis .Stale giveu intho
»m. by » Convent not only will nrobablv manner therein described, it will be the right
nal ratification in such mnuner ns may lie pro-
scrthi d by said Convention and if they arc rati
fied by the majority ol those persons entitled
lo vole for members of tho general Assembly,
'he Stuto Convention shall proclaim tlml the
t-nul recommendations, hein^ regularly udop.
ted, express the will of the People of Goorpin,
and ahull also provide the mode of giving pi r-
m tm-nt and authentic record to such ralifteu-
lion.
... 7feso/r«/, That if tile above phut af a South- dcrmions alunn are an *innl« vind...«i;nn n..,
J.V. , c. ¥ !i"*. r -!! , " d !- : !. 0r .'.!!.' > ! crn . adopted by the votes «fa|while simple justice itself commanded our ae-
cession, there were ottondant circumstances
which rendered tho obligntinn doubly impera*
live. Twenty counties devoted to the cause
of Union, had refused even to be represented
in Ihe Convention—and on the other hand, all
those who were inclined lo Iho unhappy doe*
trine of nullification, whether under ita own or
nny other name, hnd engerly pressed to have
Deli-cntes in that body. The originators of
the project, who woro present ns members of
ihe Convention, exercised, ns it appeared to
us, a great, if not n decisive influence with tho
majority. Utterly disapproving their past
movement in relation lo the subject, nnd justly
apprehensive of their purposes for the future —
under such auspices, nnd in a body so consti
tuted, we should hnvo held it both criminal
nnd absurd, gratuitously to sanction hy our
co-operation, counsels which we could nol but
believe must prove pernicious in (heir tenden
cy. The result has not disappointed our ex*
pcclnlimt. 'ihe resolutions adopted hy the
remnant of tho Convention—both of those
which relnte to their doctrines and their pro*
jerts, receive our d cidnt condemnation.—
The constitutional principles which they an
nounce, are suited in a manner which, howev
er designed, is al least fitted to snduco the
onwury into tho doctrine of nullification.—
Whether this he not tho fact, wc shall for Ihe
present content ourselves with submitting lo
tho unsophisticated intelligence of the public.
The phm of a Southern Convention on exhibi
ted m these Hcsoliilmris, appears to us, tho
very worst tlint could Ituve been possibly de
vised. There is no provision that any certain
number of Flutes tdmll concur before it is
held. The election of Delegates for Georgia
is to lake place on the 4th Monday in March
JAMES SFIEIts,
T. »V. GOODE,
R. J. CRF.lt S,
I). II GRANT,
IV. P. YONGE,
5—29— r 0 «3m.
Superintendants
to the
Lottery.
KBi YSO.VY MI.i: MOOUS.
H Y the Ship Oglethorpe, intended to snil for this
Port oil 25ili August, the subscriber!! have on
board,
A GENERAL AND EXTENSIVE AS
SORTMENT OF
TALL AND WINTER
Goods,
Which arc daily expected to arrive, and will be for sale
at reasonable prices and on aecooiinodating terms.
I OW, TAYLOR, U Co.
Snvnnnnli. Oct. 19—31—nnw6».
A TEACHER WANTED.
T HE undersigned having purchased Six Acres of
Land, and built a comfortable School House
thereon, in a healthy neighborhood and of goodsocie-
tv, arc desirous to employ a teacher, who can come
well recommended, and n qualified to teach the l.at-
tin and Greek Languages; to such an one, a liberal
stipulated price will be given, or the profits of the
school a* he may think proper. The school has been
worth the past and present year, from Four to Five
Hundred Dollars. For further information, address J.
M. Evans, Evansville, Morgan county, Georgia.
THOMAS S BONNER,
JOHN O. COLBERT,
JOHN SWANSON, Sen.
JAMES EVANS,
JOSEPH M. EVANS.
N o*. 10—3t—1t.
(,OI.» MD I.AAR U AI*
t'F THE
County of Cherokee.
1 HAVE now in the h.nd. nr the Engraver, whicl.
ill tic completed by il"‘ lit,I id November next,
i general and accurate Map of Cherokee country,
Irawn frnni the return, of tho Di-lrirt Surveyors —
Owing lo Iho great number of Lnt. into which ihe
Counly has been divided, paticulnriv Iho Gold Region,
and the large dimension of Ihe sheet ii will require, In
have all ’hose number, distinctly and accurately laid
down, I l.ave thought it advisable to form the Map into
Separate and dolurliod Section., which I designed as
Gold Map and I.and Map.
All the Land DiMrici* in the Territory are laid d -vn
n one sheet,and constitute a distinct and separate Map
hv themselves.
* The districts reserved nnd surveyed as Gold Districts,
are divided into three sheets of Maps. Districts No t,
2, 3, 4. 5, 11, 12, 13, 14, and IS, of the First Section,
form tlu* first Map.
Di-trie's No 1,2,3,14, IS, 10,17, 18, 19, 20,21
anil 22 "f the Second Section, form the second Map
Districts No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 17, IS 19, 20. 21, and 22 in
the Third Section, and Districts,No. 1.2, 3,16,d.id 17,ot
ihe Fourth section, form 'tie Third Map. On these
maps will bo found each District in the Territory, with
every snuari Lot of Land and frao'ion distinctly laid
,|„wn and numbered—all Mountains, Rivers, Creeks,
Branches, Ferries, fee. ore correctly and faithfully de
lineated.
The Map will be handaornely engr.ved, printed on
sirring silk paper, colored and put up in morocco cases
at the following prices, viz:
Land Map, SO 00
Gold Maps S3 50 eaeli or for three, $10 00
For Halil and Land Maps, comprising tho
whole Territory, $15 00
Persons de-irons of obtaining this valuable M.p will
do w-ell to inlbtm the publisher soon, .s. nut t limited
number can bo obtained during the drawing of the Lot-
lery.
All communication, addressed to Ihe suburiher in
Milledgeviltc, Gu. (poetvgn paid of course) wili meat
with prompt attention.
ORANGE GREF.N.
Millcdgeville, Aug. 23, 1832.
Book and Job Printing neatly and accurate-
hi rrrrvl'it at thin otjir-.
tom. by ii Convention, not only will probably
he abortive, but is likely, if persisted in, mate
rially, to disturb the pulilir harmony nnd loa
the moral force of the Stale. And whereas,
the Resolutions adopted bv Ihe Delegntos ol
n minority of the People, and which are nhout
to lie submitted to tho Slate for ratification,
are in several respects of a most r.lijeetionable
character, it becomes the duty of ihn-e who
urn the unquestionable representatives of the
People ol Georgia, to interpose, for the pur
pose of Iranquilizing Ihe public mind, nnd enn-
cen'rating tho public will, by the recommen
dation of a course of policy which they trust
will obtain the general approbation of the
community—Therefore
Besotted, That if a Southern Convention lie
desirable, it is expedient for the State of Geor
gia to invite the States of Virginia, North Car
olina, South-Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee,
and Mississippi, to concur with her in e oeting
Delegates to a Southern Conventten, wliieh
shall take into consideration the TnnlT Sys em
of the General Government, nnd devise nnd
recommend the most efTectonl mid proper
mode of obtaining relief from Iho evils of that
System.
Bnvlred. That in order to aseer'a n the
sense of the Psople of Georgia on this subject
the plan of u Southern Convention Mi submit
ted to tilt m. ami that then vies on 'lie same
ho received at the appointed lime and places
of voting for county officers, in Iho several
counties of tins Stale, on the first Monday m
January next ; that no person be allowed to
vote on ibis matter, who is not entitled lo vote
for members of the General Assembly ; that
Ihe vote be expressed bv endorsing on the tick
et the words " Southern Convention.” or “ No
Southern Conventionand that a regular
list be kept of the votes so endorsed and trnns
mined lo Ihe Executive Department, tty the
officers presiding at the Elections.
Plan of a Southern Convention.
Art 1. I'he Stale of Georgia invite, the
Smtes ol Virginia, North Carolina, Souili-Car-
lina, Alabama, Tennessee and Mississippi,
10 concur with her in electing Delegates to a
Convention which shall take into considers
lion, the Tariff System of the Gencrnl Gov
ernment, nnd devise and recommend ihe most
effectual and proper mode of obtaining robot
from the evils of that system.
Art. 2. She proposes that each invited
Slate shall send lo the Convention a number
ol Delegates equal to the number of Senators
nnd Representatives lo which such Suite is etc
titled in tho Congress of the United Stntes.
A't. 3. The Convention shall nol take
place unless five Stales of the six, which it is
proposed to invite, assent to (he proposal
Art. 4. The time and place of assembling the
proposed Convention, shall he arranged and
determined by correspondence among those
who shall he duly authorized by the Stales as
seiilmg to .Ins plan
.'Irt. P. The Governor of this State is na
limrized and desired to communicate the invt
taiinii nod proposals contained in the four pre
ceding articles, to the Governors of Ihe other
Mates ahovo mentioned, with a request they
be made known to tho people of those States
respectively. He is ulso authorized and desi-
rod to arrange hy correspondence, tho time
and place of assembling the proposed Conven
tion, conformably to the provision of the fourth
rttcle
Art. 6. When the lime and place f"r the
meeting of said Convention nrn determined,
the Governor of tins Stnte is authorized
and desired to issue his proclamation, with
timely notice, lor an election of eleven dele
gates by general ticket, to represent tire stale
in said Cniivenlion, Ihe election to be regula
ted by tiie same principles as those which
govern the elections of members of Congress.
11 is ulso desired and expected, that die Legis
lature of this Siam, will make such provision
as mnv be ncressury, for carrying more com
pletely and readily into effect the above plan,
if it should be adnptcd ns proposed.
Art. 7. if the Delegates assembled in a
Southern Convention, according io the above
plan, should agree ott a course oi proceeding
which they recommend to the Stales represen
ted,^ Governor of this Slate is authorized and
desired to issue a proclamation, with timely
nut <ce for nn election of delegates to s Stole
Convention declaring tho time and place at
which i< .hall assemble. Such Convention
shall consist of Delegates from every rounty,
equal in number to that of its members, in the
Howe of Representatives of this Stale ; and
the elections of said delegates .hall be regu
lated by the same principles nnd authenticated
hy the same form, a* election, for members of
the general Assembly. To the State Conven
tion thus elected, the recommendations of the
Southern Convention shall be soloni'led
and duty of the dificrcnt functionaries of the
State Government, to afford all necessary aid in
facilitating its execution.
Resolved, That wc earnestly advise our fel
low-citizens not to give their votes on the Reso
lutions of the Convention recently adjourned,
ns therein proposed. Tlmt Convention mani
festly consisted of Delegates from n minority of
the people ; yet they submit their acts for rati
fication to the whole people, aceording to n form
contrived by themselves, through the agency
of persons appointed hy themselves, while they
themselves remain final judges of the ratification
proposed. To sanction such n procedure
would open a door for (lie grossest imposition,
would establish an nlarming precedent for usur
ping the rights of the iiinjorily, and might ulti-
tnatelv expose us to all tho horrors of discord
and anarchy.
Resolved, That while we would provide a
corrective tor the possible continuance of thoso
evils of which we have so much reason to com
plain; we still hope that the regular operations
of the General Government, will supersede tho
necessity ofuny extraordinary measures on tho
part of the Southern People: and tlmt wo recog
nize the happiest augury of better tilings, iri tho
growing certainty of the re-election of tlmt illus
trious patriot Andrew Jackson.
I'lio yeas nod nays on the final passage,
were as billows :
YEAS.—Anderson,.Akin, Ash, Rate., Rlnek,
Blackburn, Ryrd, Rowen, Brown, ISryuut, Ruf-
fington, Rurks, Burney, Rin ks, Chnstnin, Cox,
Curry ol Lincoln, Davies, Day, Dcnmird, Eas
ley, Ector, Edmonson, Engrain, Exum, Ezzard,
Gholstnn, Glascock, Grtilihs, Harris of Pike,
Harrison, Haynes, Hinton, Hilliard of Dooley, . - .
Hilliard of Ware, Howell, Hull, Hatcher Hutch- | nex *' w,lhou ‘ w "'""8 for ,ll ° a880, ‘‘ an y
ings, Irwin, Johnson of Henry, Kelley, King of V ,lod S,n ' c - ' 11, ° Delegates of the Stales
Crawford, King of McIntosh, Liddell, Lewis,
Long, Lowe, Lockhart, Martin, Mays of De-
Knlli, Mitchell, Moore, Morgan, M‘G'oy, Mose
ley, Murray, Overstreet, Pace, Pierce, Phillips,
Pitman, Ruwls, Rhodes, Roberts, Robinson,
Rogers, Rutherford of Washington, Ryan, Riv
ers, Salfold, Sellers, Sims,Shelton, Sheets,Smith
rtf Coweta, Smith of Henry, Shine, Solomon,
which adopt this project, whether few or ma
ny, are to arrange among lliemsclvos llm tmio
and plnee of meeting. From Iho adjournment
of tii« Convention to the 1st July next, it
seems to ho contemplated thnt the whole pro
cess will bo completed hy that time, although
every man of observation must be satisfied,
thul no sufficient number of Slate, can be in-
Stamper, Stanford, Starke, Steelman,Strickland, i duced to act within so short a poriod. In such
Taylor, Towles, Thurmond, Tlrweatt, Vomer, * scheme, wo cun perceive only tho conve-
Walker, Ward) Wayno, Wilson of Early, Wig- I ninnt means of drawing Georgia into a league
gins, Wood of Coweta, Wood of Hall, Wilcox,! w 'd | <h« nullifiors of South Carolina. It was
Young of irwin.— 97. understood that they would agree to unite with
JYA YS—Allen, Blackwell, Barr, Blackshcor «* in holding a Convention, if it were called
of Lowndes, Blackshear of Laurens, Calhoun, 1 spenlily. The mode in which a minority con-
Cone, Cliilon, Crawford, Curry ofDecntur, Cur
ry of Washington, Daniel, Klewellen, Floyd,
Flournoy, Gibson, Graves of Clark, Graves of
Newton, Groce, Harden, Hardeman, Ilurdnmri,
Haralson, Harris of Elbert, Hamilton, Hudson,
Hubbard, Janes, Jones, Johnson of Morgan,
King of Green, Ketles, Malone, Mays ol Bulls,
.McCall, Mcrriwethcr, McIntyre, Neal, Nichol
son, Kelt, Redding, Robson, Rutherford olVt/»n-
roe. Sparks, Spivey, Stroud, Sharp, Thornton,
Turner, Vinson, Warren, Wilson of Warren,
Williams, While, Williamson, Young of Oglo-
thorpe—57.
Air. Rates offered the following additional
Resolution, which was curried liy a vote of 102
to 5 • —
“Resolved, That wo abhor thedoctrino of Nul
lification, as neither n peaceful nor constitution
al remedy ; hut on the contrary, ns lending to
civil commotion and disunion ; and while we de
plore the rash and revolutionary measures re
cently adopted hy n Convention of tho people
oi .south Carolina,we deem it a paramount duty
to warn our fellow-citizens agninst adopting her
mischievous policy.”
Anti-Tarifr Convention.
ADDRESS
Of (i Committee of the Delegates who seceded
from the Convention recently assembled at
Alilleelgeville ;
Fellow Citizens op Georgia,—We huvo
been appointed lo make an exposition of tho
motives and views of those Delegate., who
separated themselves from tho recent meet
ing at Milludgevillo, styled a Convention.—
Circumstances prevent the complete perform
ance of that duty at the present moment. But,
for the purpose of counteracting misrepresen
tations that already begin lo pervade the com
munity, it is deemed advisable immediately lo
present a summary statement, which may here
after, if necessary, be more folly developed.
The general grounds on which we acted, have
been concisely exhibited in our Protest. The
Convention invited by tho Resolutions at
Athens, whs a Convention of Delegates of the
People of Georgia In such an assemtily
al me, we were authorised lo act for our con
stituents. We mn«t firmly believe, that all the
Delegate, together convened at Millcdgeville,
were far front representing a majority of the
If I People of Georgia * We demanded that the
the same areapproved by the Siam Convention, authority of llio.e who presented themselves
they shall then be referred to the people for fi- as Delegates, should bo regularly scrutinized.
siainig of G4 Delegates, propose, to submit
their acts for ratification to tho whole people,
seems to us the very quintessence of usurpa
tion. If they are to try so vitul a question in
their own form, by their own agents, and lo
bu themselves the final judges of the decision,
wlmt is lltere which a miitoriiy may not as
sume I The people most be weary of oxerci-
sing their own sovereignly, if they can permit
such an appropriation of it by individuals.
The seceding Delegates express but uno
sentiment ronccrtung the Tariff—that it is un
wise, unjust, and unconstitutional. Several
of them entertained the private opinion, that it
wns not advisable at this moment, to taka any
extraordinary steps m relation to the subject ;
lint the whole wero disposed lo lay fairly be-
foro iho People, tho project of a Southern
Convention, embracing nil or six of the South
ern Stales which urn opposed lo the Tariff.—
In such an nssocialiou if dulv sanctioned, we
saw the best guarantee of knlutary counsels,
nnd of strongih to render them texpectable.—•
Thu plan contained in tho Resolution, sub-
milted to the House of Representatives on tho
20ih inst. is substantially that which we would
have recommended- From Ilia disposition at
present manifested by Ihe members of the
General Assembly, we trust that these Reso
lutions will he adopted, and that the people
rallying around their ” unquestionable repre
sentatives,” will promptly and decidedly re
ject the scheme proposed hy the remnant ol
the Convention—a scheme, which if acted on,
would involve Ihe State in immediate diacord,
nod expose it lo ulterior evils of incalculable
miignittldo,
WM. GUMMING,
T. HAYNES,
J. P- KING, o
D. A. REESE, |
N. R. POWELL, . V 8
A. CURTHBERT,
M. BROWN,
GIBSON CLARK,
THEOPHILU8 J. HILL,J
Milledgetille, .Von. 22, 1832.
• When the Resolution* of Ihe pretended Conven
tion were edopti-d, only 37 counties were in any man
ner represented tn it; there being 43 counties entirely
unrepresented. Of thr«e 37 counties, there were only
34, which gtve iny vote for the Resolutions ; .nd the
Delegates from four of these 34 counties, were cqunl'y .
divided for and against tho Resolution., thus balan
cing each other. So thnt admitting the elections and
appointments of Delegates to have been free from ex-
e.cptiun, (which is far from being true,) only 30 con.*
