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sent happiness, and elevate and dignify our
species f Let it not be said, as 1 have often
heard it, that there is much information to
be gained from works of imagination. 1
would as soon stuff my pockets full of yel
low mica (Isinglass,) for gold, as an empty
head with fiction for learning. The frothy
stream of romance may bring down an oc
casional gem of knowledge; but, he who
"relics upon such a supply, will perish of in-
, tcllcctuul famine, lio will faro no belter
than the hero of the following story, with
which I shall illustrate this thought, nnd
close this article.
Nelson Gun, was his own teamster, and
being a convivial fellow, indulged himself
in a spree, now and then, while hauling
his cotton to Augusta. On one of these
occasions, having ate nothing for two or
three days, he
“ Began to feel a* well he might,
Thelsoen demands of appetite,”
and stopping at a little hostelry l>y the road
side, called for breakfast. The family had
just risen from their meal, and the hostess
concluded, that the cup of coffee which
was left in the pot, with the addition of a
cup-full of hot water, would serve her
guest. These, however, he quickly des
patched, requiring another addition of hot
water, and so on from cup-full to cup-full,
until the passing of the water from I lie
kettle through the coffee pot, became little
else than ceremony. When he called for
the thirteenth cup, the land-lady not being
blessed with the most placid temper in the
world, and her patience being thoroughly
exhausted, petulantly remarked, “ l per
ceive you arc very fond of coffee sir.”—
Nelson was a man of ready wit and replied,
“ Indeed I am madam, for you see 1 have
nearly killed myself, drinking your warm
water to get a little.” PROSE.
There is one, simple and only remedy! RJ-On our first page will be found, an: the British Press could produce the least) The “’nun
for this palpable injustice, viz., a law re-j interesting article, from an esteemed corrcs-.excitement, on this side of the Atlantic. Statesmen, hav
quiringalt taxes upon property to be given, ponden: who den Is boldly with the ‘ Fiction ,,Thc
in, and the tax paid in the counties where of the age. His criticisms upon the pre- .they
the property is located.
The effect of such a law would be, to
THE PATRIOT.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1815.
FOR SENATOR,
JOHN COLLEY.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE,
JOHN IIENTZ.
Notice.
The Sheriff's Sales of Early County will hereaf
ter lie published in the “ Ai.rasv Patriot.”
JOSEPH COLLIER, Sheriff.
May 28th, 1845.
K3* Divine service will be performed by
Rev. Wm. J. Ellis, on Sunday morning
next, at 10) o’clock, in the lower story,
West room, of the Patriot building.
State and County Taxation.
There is a law upon the statute books of
of Georgia, which, from the inequality of
its operation, is a reflection upon our intelli
gence and sense of justice.
We allude to the law complained of by
the Grand Juries of Baker and Dooly coun
ties in their Presentments, which we
published last week. This law permits the
tax-payer, or his agent, to give in nnd pay
his taxes in any county in the Slate, with
out regard to the location of the properly.
The injustice of this system, is
1st. That a large proportion of the tax
able property of the State, which is owned
by non-residents, or persons who have no
fixed location, is never returned to the tax
officers, and consequently, pays no part of
the Government expenses.
2nd. The newly settled, or spnrccly pop
ulated Counties are burdened with n coun
ty tax, frequently of 50 per cent, upon the
Slate tax, for the purpose of erecting Pub
lic buildings, Bridges, &c. the whole bur
den of which falls upon theresidentcitizens,
when pcrhnps nine-tenths of the property
which is to be benefited by this assessment,
is owned by non-residents, who either pay
no tax at all, or pay it into a County Trea
sury where it is not needed, and which has
no equitable right to it.
We feel confident, from circumstances
which have come under our own observn
lion, that at least one-half the lands in ma
ny counties, arc, by the operation of the
present laws, exempt from taxation alto
gether.
Docs it require more than a simple state-
'ment of these facts to convince every rea
sonable man that the present mode of giv
ing in and paying taxes is unjust to every
tax-paying citizen in the Slate, and pccu
liarly oppressive to the citizens of those
counties in which much of the property is
owned by non-residents 1 Why, then, has
not the laws been changed I Wc under
stand that efforts have been made at cvrry
session of the Legislature during a scries of
years, without success, and that the only
ground of objection has been the inconven
ience of making returns This can he no
reasonable objection. If properly is worth
owning in a distant part of the State, it
worth attending to and paying its propor
tion of the tax which is necessary for its
protection and improvement.
Why should the principles of justice and
the rights of our border citizens be violated,
and the State and county treasuries defrou
ded, to suit the convenience of a few land
monopolists or speculators ?
The opperation of the law in county tax
ation, embodies one of the worst features of
tyrnny—that of being taxed and worked,
for the benefit of others without any equiv
\Alent.
-err!” .. j'< tee..
reduce the rate of the State lax, by com
pelling every part of the State to bear its
proper share of the burden—to relieve the
thinly settled counties from the embarrass
ment and injustice under which they are
now sirugling, and enable them to erect
necessary public buildings, bridges, &c
without doing injustice to any other citi
zens.
If such a law were passed, it would en
able the tax officers, in each county to
know when all the property was returned
for taxation ; but under the present law, it
is impossible to know whether the property
ot non-residents is taxed or not, because,
without regard to quantity, description or
location of the properly, the owner has a
right to give in and pay tax upon it in any
county in t he State, or if lie does not volun
tarily make a return to the tax Receiver, it
escapes taxation altogether.
Will not the Press and the people,
whether Whig or Democrat, enlighten the
legislature upon this important subject ?
Will not the counties throughout the Stale
instruct their Representatives, if necessary,
to procure an alteration of the present ini
quttoiis law ?
Let them do their duty nnd the next lc
gislaturc cannot withhold the justice which
wc claim.
JTJ- Henry Morgan, Esq., former editor
of the Albany Courier, was admitted to
the bar as Attorney and Counccllor, at law
at the late session of Baker Superior Court.
Eire in Quebec.
A most destructive fire, occur:cd at Qtte
bee, on the 28th, tilt., consuming a const
dernblc part of the City, including proper
ty estimated at from 4,000,000 to 6,000,
000.
It is supposed that one hundred person?
must have perished in the flames, many ol
whom were sick or infirm, and unable to es
cape. Forty bodies had been exhumed at
the Inst acconnts. About 10,000 person?
are left houseless, nnd dependant upon
charity by this severe visitation.
vailing passion for the novelund wonder!til ^are perlectly able to take care of them-, commend tHut American Stutcsmcn shotjq
and upon the sickly sentimentalism, of the •
mass of our magazine literature, may be
read wilji profit, by those who have deserted
real life,.to revel in the field of distorted
fancy.
son. He informs us that a large number
Tho “Tillies” boosts that Europc ari
_ itcsmcn, have learned to net upon Tai-
Thc American people begin to believe that leyrand’s axiom, that “speech was gj Vtlt
know their own business, and to disguise thought nnd feeling,” and
(selves. The English writers seem to con- J sltqly in that school of diplomacy!
sidcr us ns disobedient children, w ho should seems to be a matter of pride with dl
be alarmed when they threaten, and stand “Times,” that Sir Robert l’cel “ I lie ujj 0v .
rebuked when they abuse us. The reasons Minister” has never sinned ngi inst this
they give for their fluents nnd abuse, is icy but once in the whole course of |,;
proicssiMis in.,)
... . , , , , U »said no more than had frequently been set protestations were hypocritical and fab,.,
of bowls are formed, aonlc of lieln . f f Jf or ih l, v our Government before, what has j made for the purpose of com ealing the , tr .|
long been, and is still the sentiment of eve- objects of the Government; Lot wc «ot-
ry’intclligent man in the nation. What he | unprepared for so unblushing an acknou!.
grown, anti that the prospects arc good for
full crop, notwithstanding the long
drought which has been experienced.
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It becomes our painful duly this week to
announce the death of our friend and neigh
bor, Col. John Jones, late Editor and Pro
prietor of the Albany Courier. He died
Sat his residence on the morning of the lltli
inst. between the hours of 1 and 2 o o’clock.
His disease was congestion of the brain.—
The death of Col. Jones has produced a
general feeling of sorrow and gloom thro’-
out our whole community. Our town had
been remarkably healthy for more than a
year.,—No alarming case of sickness exis
ted any where in our vicinity. His sudden
and unexpected death has most forcibly
demonstrated to us the uncertainly of all
earthly prospects. lie had been married
little mere than a year to a very interesting
and accomplished lady, and had as fair
prospects fora long and happy life as any
man in the circle ot our acquaintance ; but
the destroyer catnc, and behold the change
Ilis devoted wife, once so happy, is now a
disconsolate widow—his child, the object
of his fondest care, is left an orphan, and
his large circle of friends feel that there is a
blank in their society which will not be ea
sily died. In his intercourse with society,
Col. Jones was kind and agreeable, nnd
had many warm friends. If he lmd one
said about Oregon, was but the echo of the
voice of the people, and what man is there
in all these United States, who would wish
him to retract, or take back one word, at
the threats of the British Ministers. Wo
believe the w hole country is remly to sus
tain the President on ihis point, for, how
ever wo may differ among ourselves on
matters of minor interest, when the honor
or prosperity of our country is assailed, wc
believe that every true American, will stand
by our Executive in vindicating them. If
a plain statement of our rights, should of
fend British Lords, nnd British writers, let
them get over it the best way they can, if
[they must and will have war to appease
.their wounded honor, let it come, wc have
-nothing to fear in a contest with the (mast
ed British power, her Empire is vasic and
unwieldly, like the feet of the image, seen
in Nebuchadnezzar’s dream, it is of iron
and clay, partly- strong and partly weak—
her strength consists in her vast resources,
her mighty fleets, and armies, her weak
ness in the wide extent of her empire, tho
discordent materials which compose it, the
disaffection which exists in many of her
colonics, the discontent nnd misery, which
prevails at home. ' If then, she wishes to
war upon our rights nnd institutions, let
personal enemv, v e do not know it. We hcr l ,ook ,0 consequences; wc believe
have extracted the follow ing account A 8U 5 *, a war ’ sooucr or later comc-.t
The news received by Sunday night’:
mail, looks rather war-like. It appears
llmt the Envoys of England have been
moving (if not heaven and earth) at least
Mexico and President Jones, to defeat An
nexation. The Mexican Congress have
acknow Jedgcd the independence of Tcxa
on condition she refuses to be annexed, nnd
arc marching troops to the Banks of the
Rio del Norte to operate on Texas, in case
she agrees to annexation. On the other
hand, the U. S. troops are concentrating on
the borders of Texas, and Com. Stcockton
has left Galveston with his Squadron, and
sailed down the coast, probably to the
mouth of the Rio del Norte. Wc shall ex
pect interesting news from the Gulf soon.
The Early and Baker Scnatotial Con
vention which met at Concord on the 12th
instant* nominated Mr. John Colley as the
Democratic candidate to represent this
Senatorial District in the next Legislature
Mr. Colley has several times served in
the legislature us the Representative of this
County, and at the last session as Senator,
-ike our candidate for Representative, Mr.
Ilcntz, he is a plain farmer, a man of un
exceptionable character, both in his pubtir
and private relations, and is well and fn
vorably known to the whole county. Thr
proceedings of the Convention will appear
in our next.
his funeral from the last Courier.
‘ When such friends part, ’tis the survivor dies.”
The late Editor of this paper is no more
He expired at his family residence on Pine
street, Wednesday morning last, between
the hours of 1 and 2 o’clock, after u short
but severe attack ot inllamaiionof the brain!
Ilis remains were interred in the burial
^round of this place, at six o’clock on the
evening of the same day, and his best eu
logy is to be found in the honors which
were paid to his memory.
At four o’clock, on the evening of Wed
nesday, Albany Lodge, No. 24, und a large
concourse of citizens of both sexes than
ever convened in our town on n similar oc
casion, assembled at the residence of the
deceased, to attend the preparatory obitua
ry services. Those solemn rites were per
formed by tlie Rev. E. L. T. Blake, the
Preacher in charge of the Methodist Epis
copal Church of our city, in a manner pe
culiarly suited to the occasion. Ilis elo
quent discourse was listened to with the
most profound attention, and as he depict
ed, in gospel language, the many virtues
of the deceased, and emphatically pointed
out to (he livihg, the fearful isthmus upon
rhich they stood—that
Narrow isthmus that divides Time from Etcrni
ty,”
there was not one of the large assembly
present, insensible to the divine truths that
fell from his lips.
This deeply impressive ceremony having
Fourth or July.
Arrangements are in progress by our cit
izens, for a proper celebration of the anni
versnry of the glorious fourth of July
1776. The coining anniversary will be
ono of-peculiar' and absorbing interest, as
the expected time, when another Republi.
shall be added to the
* Und of the free, and the home of the brave.”
Who can estimate the effects already-
produced by the position assumed by A
merica on that day, and who shall presume
to set bounds to its influence upon the fu
ture destiny of the world
Let the oppressed of the earth rejoice,
for the day of their redemption draweth
nigh 1
)j* The result of the elections this
spring, has thus far been a complete ratifi
cation by the people, of their choice of Pres
ident last fall. Now Hampshird and Vir
ginia, opened the campaign gloriohsly, and
like rcsul
Tennessee.
following order of arrangement
.ILIWAT JLOOGJ0, JVo. 94.
TAe Clergy and attending Physicians,
THE HEARSE;
SUPPORTED BY PALL-REARERS
The Lady of the deceased, relatives and friends,
Ex-Mayor and Members of Council,
Editorial and Typographical
Corps of the Fatriot and
Courier,
CITIZENS, AND STRANGERS, GENERALLY,
Having reached the burying ground, the
beautiful and impressive ceremonies of thc
Lodge, of which Col. Jones was a bright
and worthy brother, closed the melancholy
duties of the day—and as the last prayer
was pronounced, trad the last hymn died
away amid the mobrnful murmurs of the
majestic Pinery that overshadows our Cem-
etrv, many a silent and heartfelt tear ex
haled its sympathy and went to Heaven.
will be a war of monarchy against the li
berties of the people, nnd although we
may experience many losses and much
misety at first, we believe the result will be
honorable to our nation, and beneficial to
mankind. Every war which our couulry
has waged, has extended the empire of
freedom, and broken some of the chains
which tyrants had forged against the rigli's
[of man, nnd wc predict whenever any of
the old und rotten empires of Europe shall
[come in collision with our young nnd vig
orous Republic, the result will be favoura
ble to the liberties of the world.
From Willntcr q- Smilh's I jutes. Mail 17th.
The probability of a war with the Uni
ted Stares oewpies the public mind on Ibis
side of the Atlantic, to the exclusion ol cv-
cxclusion of every other tonic. The arri
vals from the Western World urc looked to
with absorbing interest, and the instant a
packet arrives, the news is conveyed with
all the potency and speed which steam, can
command to the metropolitan journals. But
whatever diversity of opinion tnay exist
among Englishmen as to the abstract mer
its of republicanism, a war with America—
the bare contemplation of such a possibility
—is abhorrent to the national mind. A
war patty, properly so called, as regards
the United States, does not exist. There is
nothing to mark its influence. The mooi-
... . „ t:d point—the Oregon—is not generally- be-
closed, the funeral procession moved in the lieved to be worth fighting for. It is hot a
brought out by the Great Western. The
politicians on the other side of the Atlan
tic, seem still anxiously waiting to hear
What'effect the t'hreatning language of Sir
now their young sister Florida, hasimprov- Robert Peel, would have upon the Atneri-
cd upon Uicir example. We anticipate a can Government and People, they seen
"from Alabama, Indiana, and ’
Our Convention met in Mil-
“ V."— — ---. —' — —— ■ vvviuvujj VI 1 UlliLI lUllvpnuuvilLV} U till
ledgcvillc last Monday, and if they should which all their threatnings and bragadocia
nominate a candidate for Governor, that
wQI bring out the whole Democratic
strength of the Slate, we confidently be
lieve Georgia will follow tho example of
Virginia and Florida.
perfectly astonished and puzzled, ai the
coolness, or rather independence, with
has been received in the United States.—
They ought to have know-n, that the time
had passed by, when the threat of a Brit
ish Minister, could alarm either our (Bov- .
eminent or People, or when the abuse ofjjthe mouth of the nation.
edgement of the fact, and so undisgui* :
an advocacy of national corruption.
The United States repudiates seek -
school of diplomacy—asking nothing b:
what is right, and determined to submit
nothing which is wrong, they have no res.
son for concealing their intentions or deny,
ing truth.
The June number of the Democratic It ( .
view contains an nbic article upon i|.
subject of ottr title to Oregon, and tb
conflicting pretensions of Great Brilaj»
which shows our title to be clear and jus-
beyond ali doubt or cavil, up to the 49:!.
parallel of north latitude, which dividestL
territory into nearly two equal parts, an.
carries our northern bouudary in a strain!,:
line from the Lake of the woods to the Pi.
cific, and secures to us what we most wav,
the noble harbors about the Strait of Fee
and the exclusive control of the Columb:.
River in its whol: course.
The Review concludes that cur title :*
founded in law and justice—that wc shoul.
not abandon negotiation so long us therei-
u reasonable prospect of obtaining our jar
cl dins, but that when that hope fails, i|„
United States should terminate the joint:,
cupation treaty, establish a Territorial gov
ernment ovet our ci.izuns in Oregon, aid
maintain ottr rigts at every hazard.
The following sketch is given of the pro
bable results nnd consequences of a work,
tween the United Slates and Great hritait
which it is barely possible may grow out
our conflicting claims to Or> gon.
“ The final result ol the warlike oper
lions would probably be lire cxiinciion
tiritish power on this continot. At lirsi,
doubl v.e should suffer immensely fro
want of adequate preparation lo meet il
vast disposable force under the control
Ureal Britain.
It seems a weakness of republican go-
crnmcnl not lo prepare ilscil for such cuter)
gencies. Jealousy of great establishment:
especially iltose which are supported In
the State, seems inseparable from popttb
institutions. Such, at least, has been or:
experience. Great Britain, on the oth
band, is thoroughly prepared : with wc:
disciplined and numerous armies, with ship
of war hovering on every sea, with v .r
like stores and munitions, collected williot
stint of expense or labor, for many year.
She itns naval stations on every coast, ft:
tresses and troops, wherever-there are L-
lands which site could seize, and a belli
frowning foitrcsses all round the globc.-
VVith these well appointed means at linn.
she would strike heavy blows in the lit:
year of the war, inflicting upon ns great-
sacrifices probably, than it would have cr
us to keep adequately prepared for half
century.
Bum lie vigor and elasticity of (bis pc;
pie would bear them up against these i-
suults nnd losses ; their resources, ttlmc:
boundless, would be developed waft grea
cr rapidity than the calm times ol pcac
could have produced: ali kinds of mani
facturcs possible to us would take root: nt
every means which this people could cor.
nianri would be brought out, to serve tl
purpose of defence aud annoyance.
Every clement of disaffection in the ncig!
boring* provinces would be nourished ir
re bellion. Republican armies would pl»
the standard ol revolt in their sod. V
should ofU-r their inhabitans freedom fro
the galling colonial yoke : exemption fit:
I lie sv arms of foreign officers wlto ink
their homes : scll-goverpment in its lie
and truest acceptation, and a union wi'
our circle ol free slates. We should poi
out to them, if indeed it be not already ir
pressed on their minds, the difference b
point which.appeals to national pride, or
prejudice or power. Every one feels that
this little island has territory enough, with
out measuring lances with a kindred peo
ple about a few thousand miles of a barren
nnd profitless waste. The sentiment wltieh
has taken deep root in the public mind of
this country—which pervades all classes,
and serts, and shades of opinion, nnd unites
them ns one man, refers not lo the value of
|lhc territory in question, 1ml to what they
[conceive to lie the arrogant, overbearing,
bullying style with which the opposite claim
is advanced.
Alluding fo President Polk’s Inaugural
address, the “Times” continues. “The
’country feels itself insulted by- the new
President. Is he not a bungling tactitinn
that thus gives his opponent such an ad-1 i' vctn the two systems, ns they appear
vantage— ; lhat places himself in the w rong [ °PP® sl,e J*?c St. Lawrence at
... r r ... . . ... . ,’it he Lakes. If they did not profit hy tl
by his manner, while he is probably right, | C8Son und ,| ie occasion, fbey would pro
in his theory;" (themselvesof a different spirit from »1>
If the British Government, should con- wc take them lobe.
elude to go to war with the Unjfpd Slates, j
On out southern border, Mexico woo
according to the “ Times,” it would not do [ b *' thc
- ” xJL. -r ,L.t. ' ,and > addcd «.° lhe irritation which she
England and «he United States.
The arrival of the Cambria at Boston,
has furnished us with news from London «, on account of the justice of their claim, ’and
and Liverpool, three days later than that or the value of the territory in dispute, but; consequences of it would be, that ec
on account of the manner in which Presi
dent Polk, expressed his opinion and indi
cated the course which he should persue in
try would be overrun hy invaders from tl
south and south-west.
What means of defence she has on It
open frontier, we do not see. A west' 1
thc discharge of his Constitutional duties!, hunter will carry provisions enough on I
What a farce is this. Shall the mouth of j back.to subsist him ten days, and by tb
[our President, or any other branch of our' time he would place himself in the habit
Government, be muzzled at the dictation and fruitf I parts of Mexico. All 11
she conld make no impress
that the truth shall offend them f Absurd! sea coasts.
The whole power of our own Government. on the interior: and froiii the interior wo*
is not capable of stifling the voice of a sin- be organized forces which, aided by >
gle private citizen, much less shall the ‘Nw^cted population north of us, and t
thr*.i.Af itrifnin iw. -t ; weakness of the races aouth, Would caf
hreats of Great Britain be able to close |Araerican dominion ^ „
I of the Aztecs to the Arctic s?e tu a ; ; i