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meter, aJu! she foresaw the fell
’ ;‘ unl have now executed. Hie
‘•'Sod to the laws of her country
|i' e,i ‘ ; f(IP r uin winch menaced her;
1 Sere ‘le could experience their ef
’ Vm* kind word Irqm you dtssi
ciKj’ it her fears: she again relent
il'l i' c w her pbint,san>, forgave
VahiN recti<l J““ W her embrace.
iL could not moot your lotkc.l
f„,u heart —it served only to
hidden >‘> u iri ‘ nu l u,t y* , 1 r
Vmis expostulated with you, she be-
S t you. and her mother, trembling
der the weight of years, implored
’ to deal more kindly with her
0U | ter 7’iiat mother addressed
‘Self to vour feelings, in language,
at I should have thought even a de
m could not resist. When she re
lated it here, the sternest heart m
, s vast multitude could not with
.,,l f r om her the tribute of a tear.—
hold said she, I am a weak and
[ft l woman; l can neither protect
; r defend my child—her father is
j. if y o u discard her, where is she
eek protection r This eloquent.
,peal could not find its way to your
your inhuman treatment continued
,and was borne by your companion’
ith unexampled fortitude for more
an five years; during which period,
e presented you four children. It
is the ninth day of the age of the
,ungest, and when its mother had
it yet left the room of her confine
ent, you selected to execute your
llish purpose. Then, when she
asped to her bosom her helpless in
dent, with this instrument (a knife)
ill covered with her blood, you eom
enced the work of death. Nay, her
le was not sufficient to appease your
■ngtance—her mangled corpse gave
Dccuivocal proofs, that many of her
ornds could have been inflicted on
to try the strength of her nerves,
lie keen edge of the knife made her
pret her infant and her weakness ;
ie fled : you pursued her and dealt
her a blow that arrested her feeble
gnt —you then dropped the knife,
ent to your trunk and drew’ from it
is instrument of keener edge (a ra
il,) and with it you severed her head
uni her body. —For all this, what is
>ur defence. A plea that would de
rive her of all that she has left be
r.d her, her reputation. Happily for
tr memory, this lies beyond the reach
vour vengeance—Your efforts to
rinsh it, have only given to it addi
mal lustre. If there was one in the
ist assembly who witnessed your
ial, that harbored for a moment a sus
tain dishonorable to her, his con-
Wnce now rebukes him for his cruel
. After five months separation ; af
rraving ail her nearest friends be
re you ; after producing the inmates
jour family, you have not been able
extort from one, a single word that
mid alarm even jealousy itself—All
test that she was constant, artless,
eek, submissive and kind. Oh, she
wild have been a prize to any man
t you; had you permitted her to
she would have been a blessing
jour children. Poor helpless or
■ans, what is now to be their destiny
who is left to watch over their daw
rg intellect, to chasten their morals,
lead them to virtues shrine. Father
t Mercy, be thou their protector,
lardian and friend—Spirit of their
urdered mother, hover over and
rect them through the dangerous
aldevious w indings of life.
11 illiams —l have now faintly
ietcheU the picture of your guilt.—
fit be not faithful to the original, it
only because the coloring is not
*P enough. With all this weight of
in upon your head, you have but
wenty days to live. The hour is at
and when you must leave us, ami
Wen into the presence of a Being,
ose frown is far more dreadful than
ie sentence which now consigns you
‘the tomb. Arc you prepared for
ra interview— or have you wrought
ourself into the belief that there is no
lUirityP and will you rest satisfied
1,118 heliof.until you are roused from
iur t or por by the signal fur vour ap
eirance at the bar of the Most High?
1 • *ir, you are risking too much upon
wr opinion. Should you err in this
irticlar, the anguish which now rends
Uli °tn *s peace when compared
me misery that awaits you. When
reflect that the w isest, ablest and
? 0 men are against you, does it
i occur to you that vou
J . errwr ? When you open the.
tarti* T 01 ?"*. are J uu ,ll >t sometimes
etiup < s" l | t r ll ' e lhou S ht . that it may
IB]lt ‘. . 11 ‘f be,how dreadful are its
Relations against you. Hut amidst
funders, it breathes a whisper of
(1 IT’ e , ven 1,1 most harden
i|kift . er * “ illiams, even you,
n the r ( ? u are * n 'ay be yet w ith
h thpn*V” 1 ‘ ls kind promises.—
kyseech you, to the last
t/mity U? You 7 S ‘° pe i ~ or a hi ' m
on to this ‘ll* “ othm S to band
pu n . t . f s not a btJing
lend nut W ‘° m - vou cau rall }' our
tknowhS ° ne wl, ° woul l <l to
‘o e you as a friend. You
have arrested the throbbings of tlie on
ly bosom that could now beat in uni
son w ith your ow n—you have silenced
the only lips tliat could speak a word
of consolation to your drooping spirits.
Bui there is an all ruling Power above
who may not forsake you, when your
kinsmen and countrymen disown you.
W bile the light of life yet gleams" up
on your short and dreary path to the
grave, catch the fleeting moment to be
speak the intercession of that Redeem
er, whose power is equal to your neces
sities. He may yet wash out the foul
stain that renders you loathsome to
the world, and raise you to mansions of
bliss where you may again be greeted
and once more be forgiven bv the
kind companion of your bosom. *
llrai now the sentence of the law,
and then farewell forever.
\ ou, John A/. Williams, will be re
conducted to the place from whence
you came, where you will be kept in
close and safe custody until Friday,
the 7th day of November next when
you will be taken to some convenient
place ol execution, and there, between
the hours of ten in the forenoon and
two in the altcrnoon, you will be sus
pended by the neck until you are dead.
And may the Lord have mercy upon
iaout soul.
V H*enrMcTntosh of the Creek Nation,
passed through this place a few days
ago, and informs us, that he is just from
the treaty lately held between the
United States and the Cherokee Na
tion, at Estenaula ; and that there was
no probability of the Uherokees’ sell
ing any of their lands to the U. States,
(the object for which the treaty was
held,) the chiefs being much opposed
to any diminution of their territory.
The U. S. being oouml by contract
to extinguish the Indian title to all
the lands within the territorial limits
of Georgia, we doubt whether a more
propitious time for that purpose will
ever arrive. In proportion to the
march of civilization among the In
dians they place a higher value upon
their lands ; which, in fact become
more valuable in proportion to the den
sity of the white population around
them. Although it may nothave been
the object of the General Government
to treat for any of the Cherokee lands
within the limits of this State, yet an
acquisition of lands within the limits
Georgia, upon the bead waters of the
Alabama river, would, in a commercial
paint of view, be of considerable ini
pottance to this state, because the Al
abama river would be the most conve
nient highway through which the inha
bitants of that section of the coun
try could find a market for their sur
plus produce. And when it is consid
ered, that aconsiderable extent offer
tile, healthy country, now occupied by
the Clierokees, is within the chartered
limits of this State we apprehended
that our Legislature, which will short
ly be in session, would render a very
essential service to the body politic,
by uniting w ith the State of Georgia in
an energetic appeal to Congress for
such an appropriation as would at once
effect an extinguishment of the Chero
kee title to the lands in question.
Montgomery Repub.
Charleston, Oct. 18.
The last case on the criminal
docket, was one of intense and
melancholy interest. It wasan in
dictment against two boys (neither
of them nine years old) for murder.
When they were placed in the dock
and about to be arraigned, his hon
or Judge Bay, then presiding, ex
pressed some doubt whether chil
dren of such tender years, could be
what in law is called doll capax-,
ibis is, whether they had sufficient
discretion, or maturity of intellect,
to know the consequences of such
an art of criminality,and at the same
time an evil and malicious disposi
tion to perpetrate it. His honor
remarked, that he had never known
a trial or prosecution, where the
parties were under nine years of
age : and so much was he impress
ed with the novelty and importance
of this case, that he ordered it to
he adjourned over, until he could
see and consult with his brother
Judges.
Capt. Stevens, arrived at New
Haven the 20th ult. 30davs from
Grenada, states that strong fears of
an insurrection among the blacks
was entertained there, in conse
quence of which the patroles were
strengthened every night, and all
the troops ordered out every few
days.
The physician at Bainbridge (Ohio)
reports 455 cases within seven miles
of that town. The sickness however
is now abating.
Col. Aaron Ogden of Neiv-Jer
sev, has recovered §2,500 ot Mr.
Thomas Gibbons, for sending him a
challenge.
State iLcgfsliUuvc.
IN SENATE.
Thursday, Nov. 13.
On motion of Mr. Berrien,
Resolved, that the joint committee
on the penitentiary be instructed to
enquire into the expediency of intro
ducing the tread-mill into the peniten
tiary of this state.
On motion of Mr. Blackshear,
Resolved, that the judiciary com
mittee be instructed to enquire into
the expediency of reporting a hill to
prevent the repeated running away of
slaves under aggravated circumstan
ces, with death or such other punish
ment as the court and jury mav think
best calculated to prevent the perni
cious practice. (Committee reported
unfavorably to the above.]
Friday, Nov. 14.
To continue in force an act entitled
an act to extend the time of taking out
grants on head rights and bounty w ar
rants.—-Passed.
To amend the 3d section of an net to
amend the 26th section of the judicia
ry act. —Passed.
Saturday, Nov. 15.
/The Senate took up the bill to ex
pend the time for fortunate drawers to
take out their grants in the late land
lotteries’, and to reduce the fees—
which passed,reducing the price of fees
to §l2.
Monday, J\ or. 17.
By Mr. Jones of Bald win—To pro
vide more effectually for the punish
ment of slaves capitally, and making
compensation to the owner of the
same.
By Mr. Montgomery of De Kalb—
To alter and amend the first section of
an act passed 9th Dec. 1822, to lay out
four neiv counties from the counties of
Houston, Twiggs, Monroe, Jones,
Henry, Fayette, and Gwinnett, &c.
By Mr. Bullock—To make legal the
acts ot Edmund C. Beard, sheriff of
Bibb county.
On Motion of Mr. Beale,
Resolved, that the committee on the
judiciary be instructed to inquire into
the expediency of compelling all per
sons charged with offences against the
state to notify their ‘prosecutors of
their intention to apply for the benefit
of the habeus corpus act before the
same be allowed.
Tuesday, .A or. 18.
Notice was given as follows:
By Mr. Gamble—To compel the
clerks of the inferior courts in this
state, annually, at the first term of the
Superior Courts, in their respective
counties, to make and exhibit to the
grand jury, a statement of county
funds, shewing the receipts and expen
ditures of their counties for the pre
ceeding year.
Mr. Powell from the joint commit
tee on Banks, reported as follows :
The committee appointed to enquire
into the expedii ncy of establishing a
Branch Bank at the town of Macon,
report that they have taken into con
sideration the situation, the fertility
of the surrounding country, and the
present promise of the future increase
and commercial importance of the
town of Macon, and are, therefuie, of
opinion—That it is expedient, and
will be for the interest of the state and
the stockholders, that the Branch of
the Bank of Darien now established at
Marion, Twiggs county, shall be re
moved and established at the town of
Macon, as soon as the same can be
done with safety to the institution—
Which was read and ordered to lie on
the table.
Wednesday, Nov. 19.
On Motion of Mr. Builock,
The Senate took up the report of
the Bank committee, which was made
in part, authorising the directors of
the Darien Bank to remove the branch
of said bank, established at Marion to
Macon.
Mr. Jones of Baldwin offered the
following amendment, viz:
“ After the expiration of two years.”
Which was ordered, together with
the report, to lie on the table.
Friday, Nov. 21.
The bill to alter the constitution, so
as to give the election of Governor to
the people, being called up in commit
tee of the whole, Mr. Blackshear deli
vered his views on the propriety of
adopting the substitute, in the room of
t|e original bill. Mr. Berrien follow
ed and argued at length against the
adoption of the substitute. —The ques
tion was taken on adopting the substi
tute and was decided against it.
The substitute proposed vesting the
election of Governor in electors to be
appointed by the people.
The bill was reported to the house
without amendment. Mr. Blackshear
proposed that the bill should be amend
ed by the adoption of the substitute.—
The question was decided,
For the proposed amendment 1.
Against it 52.
Saturday, Nov. 22.
Mr. Bullock gave notice that lie
should move for the appointment of
committee to take into consideration
the expediency of building a public
bridge across the Ockmulgee river, at
the town of Macon—also
To niter and change the time of hol
ding the Superior and Inferior courts
in the Flint Circuit.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Saturday, Nov. 15.
Notices were given as follows:
By Mr. Selman—To amend the se
veral judiciary acts, now in force in
this state, so far as relates to the jus
tices’ courts passed in 1811.
By Mr. Cone—To regulate privi
leges and elections in this state, so
far as respects members of the legisla
ture.
By Mr. Upson—7’o compensate
clerks of the court of Ordinary in this
state foi certain duties required of
them by law hot for which uo fees
have by law been allowed.
By Mr. Greene—To amend the 7th
section of an act entitled an act to
amend an act to revise the judiciary
system of this state, passed 1799,
and to provide for the opening and ad
journing the several Courts of Ordina
ry in this state in certain cases.
Monday, Nov. 17.
Notices were given as follows :
By Mr. Greene —To appropriate
dollars for the purpose of erecting a
bridge over the lagoons at the Altama
ha on the main post road from Savan
nah to St. Marys.
By Mr. Ingersol—To authorise the
agent at Fort Hawkins to pay over to
the Inferior Court of Bibb county the
product of rent arising from public
property in said county for the pur
pose of erecting a court house and
jail.
By Mr. Horne—To alter and amend
the tax laws of this state.
Wednesday, Nov. 19.
By Mr. Brockman —To alter and
amend the first section, and repeal the
second section of an act passed in 1809,
to regulate the rates of tavern licences
in this state.
By Mr. Moore—To compensate the
justices of the Inferior Court for their
trouble.
Thursday, Nov. 20.
Mr. Scarlett called up his resolution
relative to the removal of the Seat
of Government from the town of Mill
edgeville, which being read, was on
motion of Mr. Turner ordered to lie
on the table for the remainder of the
session.
The following person? were elected to the
heads ot t'ie offices attached to the Executive
Department on Saturday last.
Ererard Hamilton, Secretary of State,
Urn. Triplett, Comptroller-General,
Thomas Mitchell, Surveyor-General,
Geo. R. Clayton, Treasurer.
FRAUDS IN PACKING COTTON.
The merchants of Philadelphia
request their southern brethern, to
watch more carefully over those
whom they employ in packing cot
ton for consumption, as numerous
discoveries of fraud have recently
been made in that market, of which
the following as a few instances are
given.
An invoice from Nashville—three
bale of good outside appearance,
but containing in the centre 800 lbs.
of clotted cotton, bearing the ap
pearance, of having been intention
ally wet before packing. —One
from Pensacola, several bales of
which had in their centres a quan
tity of refuse cotton. —One from
Alabama, containing sticks and
seed clotted together with the cot
ton.—An invoice from Georgia of
uplands and another of Sea Island,
to France and returned, both con
taining large heavy stones.
Also, one bale from Charleston
(S. C.) containing a large block of
wood. One from North Carolina
—three bales of a superior quality
on the outside ; in their centre,
HOO'.hs. of mixture of dirt, seed and
very black damaged cotton. Many
others have been discovered and
could be named, but the above are
deemed sufficient.
They are not willing to attribute
these impositions to the planters
themselves, but it is beleived they
originate with those who have the
packing of this article. It is suppos
ed often to be done by negroes, to
secure the good will of their mas
ters, will naturally endeavour to
increase the quantity of cotton to
be sent to market, and will put in
to the bales whatever comes to
hand. Such facts should be well
guarded against, as they certainly
have a tendency, not only to injure
the sale of this article, but destroy
the credit of the planter.
Honorable Tribute.— -A meeting
of the officers of the United States
squadron, cruising under the order
of Com. Porter, in the West In
dies and Gulf of Mexico, was con
vened on board the U.S. ship Hor
net, on the Bth ult. for the purpose
of testifying their respect for the
memory of their gallant comrades
who had been killed or fallen vic
tims to the climate while upon that
service, and the following resolu
tions were adopted.
Resolved , That a Monument he
erected in the City of Washington,
commemorative of the fate of our
gallant oomrades, on which their
names shall he inscribed.
Resolved , that all our brother of
ficers, now absent, be invited to
assist in erecting said Monu
ment. &c. &c.
A machine for threshing Eng
lish grain, has been invented by a
gentleman at Oxford, Chenango
countv, (N. Y.] which it is said
will thresh out 400 bushels in a
day.
Negro Insurrection at Bemerara.
An torivtil at lio?ton brings account of an
insurrection which commenced on the 18th
Augud. The slaves of many estates had form
ed a thoroughly organized plan to obtain their
Ireedom.—l lead men hud been appointed on
the different plantations, and every necessary
arrangement made for a simultaneous rising.—
Only u few hours before the time, the plot was
discovered by a slave to his master : Notwith
standing measures were taken immediately,
the negroes assembled in large bodies, under
arms, and succeeded in getting possession of
about 60 estates. It does not appear that any
w hites that fell in their power, who did not
make resistence lost their lives—they were
confined by the Negroes and their arms seized.
Martial law was proclaimed, and ail persons
eupable of bearing arms were formed into mil
itia companies. On the 19th 20th and 21st
several skirmishes took place in which the ne
groes were dispersed, and many of them killed.
A proclamation was issued by the Governor,
oftering pardon to such as would deliver them
selves up w ithin 48 hours, with their arms,
when most of them returned home. Upwards
of 40 of the ringleader? were tried and execu
ted, and in a few days the alarm had nearly
subsided.
DlED—in Milledgeville on Sunday night
last, after a short illness, Wili am Robertson,
Esij. late Secratary of the Senate, w hich of
fice he had filled with credit for about dO
year?.
** TO LET ~
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Apply at this Office.
Nov. 19. 35
NOTICE.
IVTINE months after date applica
-L tion will be made to the honora
ble the court of Ordinary of Jefferson
countj', for leave to sell two hundred
acres of land, lying in Jefferson coun
ty, on the waters of Chavers creek,
belonging to the estate of Daniel Lan
don, late of said caunty, deceased.
Harvey B. Pipkin, Jidm'r.
November 2G, 1823. nt9m36p*
Ex ecutive Department, Geo. >
Mdledgeville, Nov. 21, 1823. \
ORDERED, That the subjoined
resolution be published once a
month in each of the gazettes of this
state, until the next general election.
Attest. ELISHA WOOD, Sec'ry.
7JV BEJVjiTE, JV*r. 12, 1823.
Whereas, it is desirable to ascer
tain the wishes of the citizens of this
state as to the mode of chosing Elec
tors of President and Vice-President
of the United States.
Be it therefore resolved ho the Senate
and House of Representatives of the
State of Georgia, in General Assembly
met, That it shall be the duty of the
magistrates who shall preside at the
several elections to be held in the dif
ferent counties of this state for the
choice of members of the Legislature,
at the next general election therein, to
propose to each and every voter, at the
time of receiving his vote, whether he
desires that the choice of said Electors
shall be confined to the people or re
tained by the Legislature, aud to re
quest such voter to signify such desire
by endorsing on his ticket the word
Feople or Legislature, according to
the truth of the fact; and, on counting
out the ballots, to annex to the return
of the said election by them so trans
mitted to die Executive department, a
true statement of the votes so given,to
the end that the same may be laid be
fore the next Legislature by his excel
lency the Governor.
Jlnd be it further resolved, That Ids
excellency the Governor be and he i&
hereby requested to cause this resolu
tion to be published without delay iu
the several gazetts of this state, and to
continue the said publication once &
month until the next general election.
Read and agreed to unanimously.
Thomas Stocks, President.
In tlie House ot Representatives, Nov 14,1823
Read uml concurred in
David Adams, Speaker,
Approved Nov. 18, 1823.
G. M. TROUP, Gox'tmor
Nov- 25. mtlO—3G.
We are authorised to an
nounoe GEORGE VIGEL a candidate
lor the office ot Fax Receiver for this
county,
We are authorised to an
nounce N. W. WELLS, Esquire, a
candidate for the office of Clerk of
the Superior Court for this county.