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THE ADVOCATE.
BRUNSWICK, (Ga.) JAN. 3, J 839.
PENNSYLVANIA TROUBLES.
We do not learn that the dissension between
the two assemblies that claim to be the House
of Representatives is yet composed. In rela
tion to the difficulties subsisting at Harris
burg, we have been surprised to find that
‘ the party’ press throughout the country, from
the Globe down to the meanest hirelings,
have been industriously employed in justifying
that most disgraceful and riotous occupation
of the Capitol of the Stale by a mob; and the
interruption of the Legislative proceedings.
The facts are ascertained and notorious in
relation to the origin and progress of these
lamentable and outrageous proceedings. In
order to produce a false record of the votes of
the city and county of Philadelphia, and to
effect the election of C. J. Ingersoll to Con
gress, a Van Buren clerk of a ward in the
Northern Liberties was found base enough
to commit the monstrous perjury of destroying
the poll-books, which he had sworn faithfully
to keep. Afterwards in furtherance of the
same object, at the Convention of the Judges
of elections, a majority of seventeen Van Bu
ren judges decided that, because the returns
of one ward of the Northern Liberties had
been destroyed, the whole district of the Lib
erties should be disfranchised, and all the re- 1
turns from them rejected, though the returns of
the other six wards of which the district is
composed, were regularly recorded and duly
returned.
Thus were the votes of 5000 electors exclu
ded, for the purpose of falsely returning Mr.
Ingersoll to Congress, and without considering
the effect upon the Legislative elections which
were held at the same time and place. Im
mediately upon perceiving the existence of
this foul plot, which Mr. Ingersoll himself or
ganized, the Whig minority of six return
judges, very properly refused to act with the
other seventeen. They withdrew from the
conventions, and from the returns in their pos
session, within the prescribed time, and in the
form provided by law, made returns to the
Senate, of the votes of their districts for the
members of the Legislature. The seventeen
also made returns of their votes, but not with-!
in the time limited, or the time prescribed. J
Under these circumstances the whig members
at the opening of the session of the state leg-j
islature appeared and claimed their seats.
Now at this point, we desire each reader 1
independently and for himself calmly and i
candidly to make up his mind upon what has ,
been already related. The facts thus far are
entirely independent of what subsequently
took place. There is no doubt that the Van
Buren members of the Legislature actually did j
receive a majority, and would, had all the
votes been properly counted, have been re-.
turned; while on the other hand there is no ;
doubt that under the same circumstances Mr.
Ingersoll had lost his return to Congress. At
the -same time, we, appreciating most deeply
the importance of laws and strict forms to the I
security of our government and institutions, i
and regarding with horror as the greatest of
crimes and the worst treason, the interference
with the purity of elections, which was com-1
menced and carried through by the seventeen
Van Buren judges, have no hesitation in
declaring that the six judges did their duty.
But whatever may be the variance of good
men upon this question, they must all regard
with unqualified reprobation and grief what
followed.
At the assembly of the two branches of the
Legislature at the Capitol, it became the first
duty of thc'Senatc to open, declare and record
the returns of the legislative vote3 from the
whole State. When the Senate had organ
ized for this purpose, there appeared in the
galleries and lobbies of their chamber, and
even crowding the Senators in their seats, an
armed mob of ruffians, commanded by one
McCahen, an assistant ir. the Philadelphia
post-office, with the avowed design of controll
ing their legislative proceedings. When it
was proposed to receive the returns of the
minority of judges this rabble interfered, and
with threats of personal violence tore Senators
from their seats. The session was adjourned
in confusion. Harrisburg was in possession
of the mob; and until the military from Phila
delphia approached, disorder reigned, and
bloodsh-Vararchy onowvelHiSwi 'br^cned.
Let it now be marked and recorded who
were the authors of this sad blight upon our
pational reputation and credit The Govern
ment party—headed by a government officer,
eupported and justified by the Government
press 1! No whig mob appeared to support
their partv in maintaining their rights, or to
interfere with the freedom of legislative action.
We have before said' that we respect tiie
Law and its forms—we revere our written
Constitutions. We regard these as the true,
the only safeguards of our liberties, and the
strict observation of them the only guaranty
that we can transmit these institutions and
liberties unimpaired to our children. But of
l a tc—and we almost shrink with fear to ob
serve it—the casual assemblies of excited par
tisans, and the hurried action of inflamed mobs
have assumed to themselves the character and
supreme authority of The People. As such
they have attempted to control and supersede,
and in some instances have overawed and an
ticipated, regularly constituted legislative and
judicial tribunals. The first symptoms of such
a disposition were indeed dangerous and
1 alarming enough. But to what a terrible cri-1
sis have we arrived, when such dangerous
principles are encouraged and upheld by the
powers of our National Government! Indeed,
j in this scene of corruption, the time seems not
I far distant—if not already to have arrived,
j when—not from any foreign attack—not from
! any sectional division —but from the mere j
stupid and wicked neglect of the Constitu- j
tions our fathers so dearly bought us, “the sun
j of the Union shall set in blood!”
IMPORTANT.
Among the last acts of the Legislature was
the appointment of Commissioners of finance,!
as provided for by the following resolutions.
It cannot be, that this Commission should j
make the examination and report proposed,;
without devising some means of raising and '
I
improving the credit of the State, and pro
viding for a conciliation of all our different in
terests in relation to Internal Improvements. 1
We are now in the singular position of a
whole State, unanimously in favor of internal
improvement, but unable to digest and agree
upon any plan for carrying them forward. We
can think of no better measure than the ap-1
pointment of such a Commission, and if their 1
duty is thoroughly and faithfully executed upon
principles of liberality and justice to all, we i
have no doubt that ample means will appear :
to promote the interests of all sections of the
State harmoniously. We cannot disbelieve
that their report will be accepted, and that
Georgia will proceed in the van of many of
her sister States with New Y’ork, Pennsylva
nia, South Carolina, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
and Kentucky, in the march of Internal Im- \
provement.
The preamble and resolutions, adopted by j
both houses, are as follows:
The State of Georgia having heretofore re
lied, chiefly, for meeting the ordinary expens
es of the government, of education, and of the
public works undertaken by law, on the reve
nue derived from her public lands, and her
bank stock; and one source of this revenue be
ing now at an end, in consequence of the.
disposition of the public domain; and the state
having, to promote the best interest of poster- ;
ity as well as of the present generation, nn- j
dertaken a large part of a great public work,
namely the connexion of the waters of the
Mississippi with the Atlantic ocean through
her own territory, by Rail Road, the comple
tion of which connexion will raise her to her
proper standing among the other states, and
be of immense utility, for all time to come to
her own people; and as the said work will re
quire a heavy expenditure of money to com
plete it at an early day, and in nn efficient
manner; and the funds to meet the expendi-!
ture having to be procured in part from abroad;
and it being understood that the success of all
negotiations for capital with foreigners, de- j
pends in a great degree on the system of fi- j
nance adopted at home, to provide for the cer-;
tain payment on the day appointed, of the in- j
terest engaged to be paid, as well as for the
ultimate payment of the principal; and the State
of Georgia being at present altogether with- i
out such system:
Re it Resolved , That his Excellency the I
Governor be, and he is hereby requested to |
appoint forthwith, three commissioners, whose :
duty it shall be to take the whole subject of
the state’s finances in hand, arrange, digest,
and report, at the earliest possible day of the
next session of the legislature, a system of
finance for the state, which, calling into ac- j
tion all her resources, shall afford ample and !
efficient means to sustain, as in the present |
age they should be sustained, the great inter
ests of public education and internal improve
ments.
And be it further resolved, That the com
missioners to be appointed under the foregoing
resolution, be, and they are hereby, authorized
to call upon his Excellency the Governor, the
Secretary of State, Treasurer, the Comptroll
er General, the Surveyor General, and the
Officers of the Central Bank, for any infor
mation necessary or proper in the discharge !
of the duties hereby assigned them.
MR. PRICE’S ELOPEMENT.
We have already announced the departure ;
of this gentleman [?] late the United States j
District Attorney at New York, to “ foreign 1
parts abroad,” after having, in collusion with ■
Mr. Swartwout, cheated the government treas- j
ury of two millions of dollars. He is known
to have taken with him more than two hun
dred thousand dollars in gold and in bills of
exchange; and it is moreover stated that he
has either carried off or destroyed the bonds
which Swartwout and his other defalcating
friends gave to Government as security for
their honesty and good behaviour in office—
which bonds were in his official keeping.
Mr. Price before sailing, had assigned his
house and furniture, to prevent their being at
izehed by government/ 1 ' They were Hold at
public auction. And here was exposed the
true character of a blustering loco foco and
violent demagogue, continually advocating
the people’s rights. His mansion, purchased
with money defrauded from the public—his
dear constituents whose welfare and rights he
had so much at heart—was a Palace, and his
furniture of the most luxurious and costly de
scndjpn. Such was the excitement and de-
visit so magnificent a residence, that
the crowd at the sale was immense, and the
furniture is said to have sold at one thousand
dollars more than it cost
After the late exposure, it need hardly be
added what is now so evident—that Mr. Price ,
was always known by those who knew him at;
all, to be of bad moral character, and tint no
administration except the present, would ever
have entrusted him with a responsible office.
Recall of Gov. Cass.— The Baltimore
Chronicle says:—There is a rumor abroad, and
which we find has been mentioned in several
papers, that Gov. Cass has been recalled from
France.
BRUNSWICK ADVOCATE.
FROM MILLEDGEVILLE.
Our latest dates from Milledgeville are to
the 26th inst From these it appears that our
representatives, with a vast amount of unfin
ished business before them, have been more
occupied with attending to the general poli
tics of the countrv, than in minding their own
j business. The U. S. Bank or any National
| Bank is condemned, —the Sub-Treasury is
approved, and the public interests for which
the whole State is clamorous are neglected.—
Indeed a number of Representatives, as ear
ly as the 20th inst. actually deserted their
I posts, and went home, in a manner that deserv
ed arrest —which desertion we trust may be
| remembered in the next year’s elections,
j The Georgia Lumber Company (owning the
| Doboy Mills we believe,) is incorporated.—
An appropriation to remove the obstructions
in the Chattahoochee above West Point is re
fused. The Western and Atlantic Rail Road
Company are to have State bonds to the a
mount of a million and a half dollars for the
construction of their road.
The General Banking Law has passed.
It is in all respects similar to the New York
law. We hail this with rejoicing as a provis
ion for introducing competition into the busi
ness of banking, and preventing our banks
from being degraded into mere brokers’ shops.
Our own was the first press in the southern
states, that published the particulars of the
New York law and urged its adoption here,
We are happy to record its so speedy enact
ment.
A Convention of the people of the State is
called, for reducing the members of the House
of Representatives. An appropriation of three
thousand dollars has passed for erecting a
monument to the memory of Lyman Hall,
(whose mother was of our own family) one of
the signers of the Declaration of Independ
ence, and formerly a Governor of this State.
The Talbotton and Washington rail road
bills have passed, but banking privileges arc
refused them. The resolution to remove the
Seat of Government to Macon was postponed
to next session by a vote of only 74 to 68-
The Legislature would not adjourn before
Saturday the 29th ult.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Latest dates 'Z\d ult.—ln Senate. —A bill has
been passed postponing indefinitely the pay
ment of the fourth instalment of the surplus
revenue, amounting to ten millions of dollars,
which it will be remembered had been pre
viously postponed, on account of the exigency
of the times, and the extravagance of the go
vernment, until the Ist of the current month.
Mr. Clay .strove manfully to limit the post
ponement for one year, but the Government
had it nil their own way, and would not relin
quish the spoils. Thus Georgia loses about
$700,000.
Mr. Crittenden introduced a bill to restrain
U. S. officers from interfering in elections.
This yet remains to be acted upon. The bill
for the current expenses of Congress came up
from the House and was concurred in. Mr.
Wall attempted to incorporate in it a provision
in favor of the old pensioners, which caused
some exciting debate, but his amendment was
rejected. Information was demanded upon
the state of affairs upon the northern frontier.
In the House —An animated discussion oc
curred between some of the members from
Pennsylvania, in relation to the disturbances
in the Legislature of that State, which result
ed in a call upon the President for informa
tion. The President answered in a message,
transmitting the correspondence of the Secre
tary of State, by which it appeared, that the
authorities of Pennsylvania had applied for
U.S. troops, and that the President had de
clined to interfere. Mr. Wise has moved for
an investigation of the Swartwout affairs, and
in one of his most spirited speeches has de
clared that Secretary Woodbury must have
known, or ought to have known, these immense
defalcations long since, and is liable to im
peachment for malpractice in his office. The
appropriation bills for the general contingent
expenses of government, and also for the con
tingent expenses of the army and navy, have
passed the House, and are sent to the Senate.
But the great excitement and interest of the
last week’s proceedings, has b®en upon the
presentation of petitions for the recognizance
ofHaytiasan independent government. Mr.
Adams’ Mr. Saltonstall, Mr. Wise, Mr. Boul
din, Mr. Bynum, and Mr. Legare, all took part
irf this exciting debate, and spoke at some
length. The question of Abolition and of the
right to petition was completely opened, and
words would not suffice to describe the excite
ment of the discussion. Os the southern mem
bers Mr. Wise and Mr. Bouldin were in
i favor of entertaining and debating the Aboli
; tion question, Messrs. Legare and By.nurn
j-were unwilling to receive the petitions.
; Both Houses adjourned for the Christinas
: holidays, from the 22d to the 2Gth.
IMPORTANT AND LATEST NEWS
FROM PENNSYLVANIA.
The breach between the Senate together
with the Whig branch of the House of Rep
resentatives and the Loco Foco representa
tives, seem now to be wider than ever. The
Senate have not yet recognized the Whig
branch as the lawfully constituted House,
though they have formally resolved that the
other or Hopkins House is illegally constituted.
When this was known the Hopkins House
passed a resolution declaring themselves to be
as legally organized as the Senate, and ap
pointing a Committte to draft an Address to
the People of Pennsylvania, requesting them to
call a Convention to take the Government of
the State into their own hands! The existing
condition of things had created great excite
ment at Harrisburg yesterday.
An express arrived in York last night at 10
o’clock for two of the citizens who have been
very active in supporting the “Committee of
Safety,” and the only one of them who was at'
home started off at one o’clock a. m. to the 1
seat of Government.
The following are the Hopkins resolutions : ■
In the Van Buren House on the afternoon 1
of the 20th, the following Resolution was of
fered by Mr. Broadhcad and unanimously.
adopted:
Whereas, This House was duly organized
on the 4th instant, (December 4th, 1838,) and
gave notice to the Senate of such organiza
tion, and has held its sessions every day since
that period, in this I Tall, and has not received
an official communication that the Senate, a
co-ordinate branch of the government, is or
ganized and ready to co-operate with it in
the duties devolving on the Legislature of
Pennsylvania: And whereas,the public good
requires that the Legislature should proceed
in the discharge of its official duties, promptly
and efficiently, according to the Constitution
and the laws: And whereas, it appears, by
the journals of the proceedings of the Senate,
that that body has passed upon the constitu
tional organization of the House of Represen
tatives, and decided thereon:—And whereas,
by this decision the Legislative departments
of the Government have become inoperative,— j
Therefore,
Resolved, That a committee be appointed
to report for the consideration and adoption of
this House, an Address to the freemen of the
Commonwealth, calling upon them to take
immediate measures for the restoration of the
government.
The committee was ordered to consist of
Messrs. Broadhead, Flenniken, Hill of West
moreland, Field, Fogely, Pray, Woodburn,
Ileggins and Butler.
MR. BIDDLE’S LETTER.
We have not room for this document entire;
but we regret it the less, as the conclusion,
which, we extract below, contains the sum and
substance of the whole. It is addressed, as
were his former letters, to John Q. Adams.
We formerly expressed our opinion that this
indirect inode of addressing the public was,
if not indecorous, at least improper, and that
such communications should come forth with
the sanction of his Board of Directors. We
see no reason to change this opinion.
It is probable that the doings and merits of
the U. S. Bank are fairly stated. It is always
a most fortunate circumstance that, in a na
tional institution, such *as this Bank has been,
the public welfare and the private interest of
the institution itself both co-operate to suggest
the most prompt and active measures for tlie
preservation of national and individual credit,
and for the restoration of the general prosper
ity. While we would not narrowly, and in the
spirit of party, withhold from the direction of
the U. S. Bank the praise and credit due to
the sagacious measures they have so readily
and manfully taken for the public good,,we
are at the same time aware, that those same
measures were most conducive to their own
profit and security.
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1 And now, upon reviewing the events which
follow ed the suspension, it is a source of great
gratification to see that all that it was designed
to do, has been done.
It was proposed to protect the character of
the country from the first shock of the suspen
sion—to effect the honorable discharge of our
foreign debt with the least sacriSce of the
properly of the debtors—to vindicate the good
faitli of the state Legislature—to discharge all
premature attempts to resume—but, by a cau
tious delay for those states which were less
prepared, accomplished a universal resumption.
All these are done, and the troubles of the
country have happily ceased.
Os the future, it is difficult to speak; but in
that future the bank of the United States will
no longer occupy its past position. The bank
of the United States had ceased to be a nation
al institution in 1836, and was preparing to
occupy its new place as a state bank, when
the troubles of 1837 forced it in some degree
back into its old position; and it then devoted
all its power to assist in carrying the country
unhurt through its recent troubles. Having
done this, its extraordinary duties ceased.—
For the future, it abdicates this involuntary
power. It has no longer any responsibility to
the Union. It has no longer any controversy
with the government of the Union. It now
desires only repose, and it will take its rank
hereafter, as a simple state institution, devoted
exclusively to its own special concerns.
I rejoice too, that this new position of the
bank absolves me fr«m many cares and duties.
In the general confusion of public affairs dur
ing the last two years it has been my lot to be
more prominent than my own inclination
prompted, and often to assume a station which
would have better fitted others. But public
calamities justify the apparent fowardnessthey
require—os great dangers are best met by de
fying them. My task is now ended—and I
gladly withdraw from these responsibilities,
carrying with me the only satisfaction I ever
sought into them—the consciousness of hav
ing done my duty to the country as a good
citizen.
With great regard, yours, &c.
N. BIDDLE.
THE CHEVALIER GLUCK.
Wc are happy to present to our readers, up
on our first page, a very spirited translation by
a friend, from the German of Hoffmann, de
scriptive of his interviews with this celebrated
musical composer. Thi3 narration will prove
most gratifying to the lovers of literature and
science, not only as sketching in a manner 1
the most graphical the musical enthusiasm of
the composer, but also as presenting the per
fect bonhotnmie and good fellowship of the dis
distinguished narrator Hoffmann himself, who
in this respect can be considered only as a !
fair specimen of thousands of that eccentric j
jovial and laborious race, the German scholars.
Gluck himself it will be remembered is the
composer of the magnificent music of the
Armida, Iphigenia in Aulis, Iphigenia in
Tauris, and of many other remarkable compo
sitions. In this scene he is represented as
hearing his own music.
STEAMBOATS TO SAVANNAH.
The steamers Isis and Forrester do not yet
appear in our‘advertising columns, but we ex
pect every day that they will. We arc given
to Understand that they will run regularly and
constantly from Black Creek to Savannah and
will always touch here in going and returning.
We would suggest to her owners (to whom we
owe many thanks for their attention in for
warding the latest newspapers) the importance
of fixing upon regular days for the arrival and i
departure of these boats that this place might'
become a more convenient'rendeavous for their
passengers from this county and vicinity.—
And we {would suggest to our friends and
neighbors the importance of particularly em
ploying this regular line of boats in preference
to transient boats, that this important commu-,
nication may be properly supported, encour
aged and continued.
The Isis did not put in the last trip only be
cause the captain was so ill that he could not
appear upon deck. Hereafter we are assured
the Isis and the Forrester will always call.
Lumber Business. —We arc indebted to a
valued correspondent, of much experience, for
the first of a valuable senes of communica
tions upon this important branch of the coin
inerco of Georgia. We much regret that the
crowded state of our colnnms prevents its ap
pearance before the next week.
Owing to the change in the arrange
ment of the mails, the Advocate will hereaf
ter be published on Saturday, instead of Thurs
day. Our next will be issued on Saturday the
12th inst.
“What is a dentist?” “A dentist, sir, is
a person who finds work for his own teeth
by taking out those of other people.”
REGISTER OF THE WEATHER
Ba. in 2p.m. tip. in. wind.
Dec. 1 52 71 59 sw. Clear
2 50 70 GO sw do
3 G 9 85 G 4 s do
4 51 GO 50 RE. Cloud
5 55 80 70 sw.
6 64 G 1 53 si.
7 38 53 42 sw.
8 40 GO 50 w.
9 45 G 4 56 si.
10 42 62 50 ne.
It 37 67 52 e.
12 54 66 56 sw
13 48 53 50 ne
14 46 Go 54 w
15 53 60 50 w
1G 52 G 8 G”> sw
17 54 72 GO E
18 GI 65 56 w
19 51 55 50 w
20 32 50 45 sw
21 31 57 46 w
22 42 64 56 sw
23 48 54 38 w
24 22 40 29 sw- 1
25 26 48 42 ne
20 41 61 53 f.
27 48 50 45 n
28 48 52 48 ne
29 61 (il 52 w
30 38 50 40 n w
31 33 54 41 nw
Mean 40 GO 51
Mean temperature for December 53 deg.
Highest 85. Lowest 22.
NOTICE.
THE undersigned being desirous to close
bis present business the ensuing Spring,
will dispose of his STOCK at low prices for
cash only or for drafts at short dates, payable
in this city, Brunswick, Savannah sr Charles
ton.
He will decline in all cases, the nsual credit
business after the 31st day of Dec. 1838.
Will dispose of his HOUSE and LAND at
the ridge, about three miles from Darien, on
reasonable terms.
Will also sell at a fair price a tract of LAND
in Glynn County, below Clark’s Bluff, con
taining about one thousand acres pine, and
fourteen hundred acres river swamp.
SAMUEL PALMER.
Darien, Dec. 28, 1838. jan 3—sw
Charleston Packet.
DESPATCH LINE.
The fast sailing schooner IS
ABELLA, N. Crowell, mas
ter, will run between this and
! Charleston the ensuing season.
Her trips will generally be made in from 8 to
10 days. For freight or passage apply to the
> Captain on board, or to
dec 27 JOS BANCROFT,
i The Isabella will receive and put out freight
and passengers at all the convenient landings
in this neighborhood.
APublic Auction.
The Schooner Olive will be
sold to the highest bidder on Sa
turday, January 10th, 1839, as
- she lies at the Brunswick whari.
Terms made known at the sale.
W. A. HOWARD, Agent
j dec 2” for Underwriters.
| Aolico.
ALL persons indebted to the late firm of
GEO HARRINGTON &. Cos., are re- 1
1 quested to make immediate payment to the 1
Subscriber, who may, for the present, be found
at the Store of RICE, PARKER & Cos.
dec 27 GEO. HARRINGTON.
Cilyim HuKMar* "
ARE hereby ordered*to appear at Brunswick,
in front of the Oglethorpe House, for par
ade on Saturday, 19tC January, 1839, at 1 P.
iM. Per order of the Commander.
F. D. SCARLETT, Or. Serg’t.
i dec 27
oy IV.IATJEM9,
HIDES, TALLOW AND BEESWAX.
D.aRT, BARRETT db CO. Brunswick,
Ga., wish to purchase a quantity of the
above articles, for which the highest market
price will be paid. Nov 29
Five Thousand Hides
WANTED immediately by
Nov 29 RICE, PARKER&CO.
r | THE undersigned, bad holders and islaly
A tanU of St. Simona Island, comparing the
present state of Umir society vnith sriMt it hoo
be d"t feel deepi * present deg-
Tkey have to lnmcat that their former ehar
; acter for respectability has been Impaired } that
the- have been exposed to the riaecle of the
community ; that their propeit* Jan besn de
: termrated in value,and that theirbappsaecnhaa
suffered a shock of a most fatal chuieie*/^
These are evils that have beJhne s» inttff
j lerablc, that a proper respect for tibeiiM?lvc*
; and public opinion, and the instinctive jlHAci-
I pie of self preservation, require Utah they
should, by a public declaration, shew their dis
approbation of those acts which bare led to
such a degraded state of society; and tbet they
should endeavor to prevent a repetition of
them, by legal coertion, and the fall moral in-
I Huence of the whole community.
They would iu the first place express their
unqualified disapprobation of the recent pub
-1 cations in band bills and newspapers of chal
lenges fiiT duels, given and received in open
contempt of our laws, conveyed in language so
indecorous, and containing conditions so bar
barouaaml ferocious as to reflect disgrace on a
civilized community.
They would recommend that the mem hers
of our society, who have been concerned in
such publications, be prosecuted.
The late lamented renconter that took plase
nt Brunswick between Mr. John A. Wylly and
Doct. Thomas I". HszCard, and which termina
ted in the death of the former, being now un
der judicial investigation, the decorous respect
due to the Tawsof the country prevent*the un
dersigned from giving, at present, any declar
ation of opinion with respect to it.
They cannot however repress the expression
of their grief that by that act, one of their most
respected citizens hns been consigned to an un
timely fate, and a blighting misery inflicted on
a most worthy family consisting of an aged
and amiable lady and her daughters.
They cannot too pointedly advert to the fact,
thnt had the only Justice of the Peace on this
Island discharged his duty, such a misfortune
would not have happened. They therefore
recommend that be be prosecuted for mal
practice in office and neglect of duty; unless
he previously resigns his commission.
They would notice the circumstance that
strangers anil aliens of doubtful character have
established themselves nt Frederica, and sub
sist by illegal trafic with slaves, and would re
commend that they be prosecuted. i
They would strongly express their indigna
tion that strangers, aided by some members of
this community, have attempted to run up
lands sot apart for useful public purposes, and
held by public bodies under tile authority of
the State for a period far beyond that prescrib
ed by the law.
They would particularly notice, that follow
ing so bad a precedent, a certain Mrs. Cather
ine Blue has made a sacriligion* attempt to
run up the Church lands on this Island, vested
by the Legislature in the Wardens and Vestry
men of Christ s Church; and Which now CIV
and have been in the undisputed possession of
that corporate body for above thirty years.—
Such attempts to wrest from poblie bodies of
useful character, the endowments conferred
on them at a remote period, being equally bold
and unjust, they recommend that alt legal
means by suits against the trespasser*, a*d the
Surveyor, be resorted to in order to defeat them.
And whereas it appears that society has be
come so depressed, that the Church bibles and
prayer books arc no longer safe in o«r Church,
they recommend their removal, add that of the
pulpit and altar ornaments and the commamion
cups, to some place of safety, antil Mrs. Bine's
survey is decided, and until the Rector re
turns.
We, the subscribers, do hereby nominate
and appoint John Cocper, RoseKt Guast
and Janes Gould, a Standing Committee, to
watch over and attend to the interests of oar
island, with power to eali a meeting of the in-
I habitants whenever they may deem it neces
sary. And we pledge ourselvbs to support
them in all the legal prosecutions herein re
commended.
Weulso request the above named Committee
to forward, under thefr signatures, copies pf
this expression of our feelings and opinions,
for publication in the Brunswick Advocate,
Savannah Georgian and Savannah Republi
can. ~
[Signed by many of the inhabitants of St.
Simons, the names of whom were accidentally
omitted to be forwarded to us. Ed. Adt.]
Witness our hands this 16th day of Deccin
} her, 1838. JOHN COUPER,
ROBERT GRANT,
dec 27—4 w JAMES GOULD.
Particular Notice.
OGLETHORPE HOUSE.
MTIIE Subscriber, who has occu
pied the NAHANT HOTEL,
near Boston, during the toot six
years, respectfnlly give* notice
that be has leased the Oglethorpe House, and
solicits the patronage of his friends and the
public generally.—He might fire abundant
assurances of unwearied exertions on bis own
part—that great care has been taken to engage
good attendants in every department, and that
nothing available shall be wanting to render
tlie establishment worthy of patronage,—but
he prefers to leave it to the judgment of visi
ters whether he merits their patronage or not.
Dec. 27 , R. W. HOLMAN.
Fresh Malaga Fruit.
PC WHOLE, half and or. boxes Bunch
4 and and Muscatel RAISINS,
Casks blue and black mark Raisins,
Do. GRAPES,
Just received per schr Jane Bourne, and for
! sale by RICE, PARKER db CO.
Wanted.
TO hire, two prime Negro hands, eignt wo.
men and eight boys, to work in a Brick
| Yard, for which liberal wages will bo gjjucn,
and no deductions for medical attendance or
I sickness, if taken sick at the yard. A paly to
HOWARD dfc GAOeT
Dec 13 ts Oglethorpe Haase.
IVetice.
THE subscriber hereby gives notice that k*
has purchased uU the Wicks dt the brick
kiln in Fort’s old field, and cautions sR per
sons from meddling with ov removisg say of
them. JOHN GIGWMXIAT, Jr.
Dcc2 ° - - • -
JOSHUA GRIFFITH, i
|>\INTER, Glazier, and Paper Hanger—
I Sign and Ornamental Painting tapnMM,
and orders from the country pnnctilqf dHeha
ed to. Brnoswiek, April I.
Mlnuse cars*dnHhf _'
JOSEPH P. MILLePwmM inform
aP the pubhe that he will contract for pnttisg
up houses, stores or buildings dr any descrip
tion. He will also contract for building
wharves at'short notice.
sept. 20—dm