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, s litrifT Hill has sit length passed
E f"’ ;.■ fii'iiieseiKatives. So much lias
W°M o„ thJ subject that it will hardly
BP” at this time—nor does it seem
fcanuL-ut is necessary. It radio,’ behoves
■, , ,„le of the Southern states, now to de
■ r 1 a nd means to keep out ol the jaws
B W Chniild tile ti!l pass the other branch
WCJZ LeW.l..re, and receive the
H „ the President.we dunk its iulhiei.ee
Biasing the value ol property will be
flLL r than is generally apprehended. In the
B? of the final passage ot the bill we have
Kie hope. Vi*, that the people of the houtlt-
H'--ates will show die manufacturers their
■ \ refusing to wear the productions of
B",ianulactories. To some of our readers
K- o have the appearance ot unnecessary
HTjimi but we would rather wear die
HTt lioniespun in uiiil'uctured in the Soiitli-
B niiitrv. than be forced into the use of the
Rest articles of the Tariff stales.
H; iie hill has passed to the Senate we shall
K,;, (Jn. Jackson is affected towards it;
Rnlmther, if he is in favor of it, his friends
u ill supjiort men, or measures to which
■ are avowedly opposed.
B. ;j 01l >J;. E 1 wardlate Senator from ll
and at present Minister to Mexico, has
■ hinisidl the author of the anonyinoiis
Mr. Crawford, last year signed A. B.
|B S a raia preferred charges against Mr. C.
have been laid before the House of
K ~/>ntatives and rcfered to a committee
Rtiiiit of Messrs. Floyd. Levingstnn, \Yeb-
RKandolph, Taylor McArthur, and Owen.
|H’are non undes investigation and the re-
Hvil! soon be known. We trust that it
differ much from that of two former
Kitteesapon the same subject.
|B\ T e are sorry to announce that
fl Hon. John Elliot will not be
jßndidatefora re-appointment to
jHSenate of the United States.—
R ill state of his health, during
■ present session of Congress
■ made this determination ne
■sary. Sav. Rep.
R communication in the Repub-
Ba relating to the above says—
iß'hat has become of ourex-mav-
R our ex-judge, Thomas U. P.
|B rltonl Where was he “in the
Rs of terror?” Was he not a
of 98 ?” Hashe not been
those days to the present pe-
R.the same consistent undevia-
Rdemocrar ? Has he not talents
oil id do honor to Georgia as
in Congress.”
B COMMUNICATED.
Rh-’ll BLIWI'iiN TWO rOTNTRV-
B MEN.
R —W ell neighbor you are vvel-
R’ home airain. Wli at’s the new# P
R ; by, the great bustle being
R about the election of (governor,all
ik now, is about the next P resi-
R^—Ad what do they sav about
wjjm\ *
-It would take a smarter fel
Rian I am, to tpll the half. The
,s ot the people, and the uewspa-
R a J' e chock lull of it. There ate five
and each one has certain
to trumpet his praise, and
R the candidate who is most in his
Re— Indeed ! Why that seems to
j|B lori g; but as you know more about
matters than I do, I’d be glad to
R jour opinion.
R" l ->n hardly able to form one
R“ f ‘ | u read the pieces published
°* o, ie candidate, you’d sup-
R; llm to be the greatest man in the.
R” an, l a d the others, (especially
R' e In ' ,s t likely to injure hiselec-
R. ia “lly fit lor a constable, r.ltlio’
R‘ ire . a |! ‘ n high ollice. I tell you
R neighbour Joe, it is a reflection
|R Ulu o, intry. We have often
s ! o< ‘h'iigi'Oriible electioneering
R ,uir county officers and mein-
tle Legislature, at which I
R n grieve.l and vexed—hut it
R■” l “'P l<> wliat these big men
R & (),u * publishes a letter or
R,,r f , ( ! ,|:, y. intended to operate
R (> “ Is candidate, extolling him
R le . s ’ ail, i in a few days after,
r l ,ress * comes out a flat
S ~i, f ll s hnrt they attribute
R v ,, ~ er* falsehood, dishonesty,
1 l^tl ’ ll nti-n>puu|ic,anism, in-
R; • ’ Wan . t . “f claim from public
,ln ’ In , s * mn every disquali
e that can be thought of.
Ri.-,Vi 8hi "" e! “hatne!
eS^' >e ’ * s so * * a,n m °r-
Re n C(,U;itr .V that such should
RoftU . ure . especially when I
R r e ,j ct ll may have in other
Rj.’ |.- a these publications go
‘•■m*”’‘ u P on °ur nation
, .* hP name rises higher
un, y knows where
RxUt, u :| u,v r a h°ut our Georgia
‘-a,, .1,1,
■ as much as any of
them. None of them, however, come
out themselves. I’he scribbling is
done by tiieir friends and advocates
but it is thought they are privy to,and
wink at it. If they were my sons in
non age, and subject to my authority,!
should flog them all and give the bene
fice to another.
•foe. —What, —and lose the chance
of having a President from our State.
Tom. —l mean principally by this
remark, to shew my disapprobation of
the course pursued : but as to the real
case ot the Presidential election, I
must sary I wish Mr. Crawford to be
elected, I think either of the candi
dates qualified in point of talents and
integrity: but I am of Mr. Epson’s
opinion, that sectional feeling and
state pride are warrantable in sucli
cases, where there is no substantial
objection—and 1 hope Mr. Crawford
w ill be the man.
Jon. —From all that you can gather
who do you think stands the best
chance.
Tom. —Why the newspapers seem
to say more against Crawford than any
other, and I conclude it is because the
other candidates are more afraid of
him, from which I would infer that he
stood the best chance. Rut to reason
more conclusively, 1 am afraid Mr.
Adams will be elected, on account of
that prejudice and jealousy which ex
ists between the Northern and South
ern, or, as they are sometimes distin
guished, the free, and slave-holding
States. Mr. Adams is the only can
didate from the former, and there are
four from the latter. Although Adams
is unpopular m manyot the free states
yet there will be such a split in the
interests of the others, that I’m afraid
he’ll slip in. Another circumstance
will operate in his favor. These free
states are generally manufacturing
States—they wish for a Tariff laying
heavy duties on the importation of
such articles as they manufacture,
which v\ ill injure us as an agricultural
people—and in the end we shall have
to pay this high duty. Independent
of sectional feeling, the more powerful
one of sell interest, I am afraid will,
before the election comes on, induce
some of those states, now opposed to
him, to change sides. And I think
the circumstance of so much canvass
ing, bickering and electioneering, be
tween the other candidates, may have
a tendency, in addition to interested
motives, to produce such a result.
Joe.—But is there no way to avoid
tins ?
Tom. —Yes there is a way--but it
, goes over a very high mountain, which
i l am afraid will be found impassable,
or in other words, the pride of these
candidates, forbid all hopes of either
yielding to the other. They consider
themselves as pledged to their respec
tive friends. Each are flattered with
the prospect of success ; and no doubt
1 there is, in addition to all this, a kind
• of shvness, to sav the least of it: and
perhaps hardness and resentment ex
cited from each to other, in conse
quence of so much scribbling, which
. will operate as a bar to any thing like
compromise. If it could be so that
• only one, or at most two, of these lout
candidates should offer, Mr. Adams
would be left in the back ground. But
if tiiey // run.jl lain afraid he'il beat.
You have seen by the paper I sent you
the alteration proposed in Congress as
to the election of President and Vice
President. 1 like the plan very well,
but still this great exil of public abuse !
and eulogy, perhaps a great deal of j
it unmerited, will exist.
Joe. —Y'es, it will be so until the
people become more virtuous, which I ‘
am afraid is a hopeless case, for they I
seem to get worse instead of better;)
! and this state of things now is a proof
jof it, because, in nearly forty-eight
iyears. it lias never been so before. It
it did not infringe upon the principles
of our free government, 1 should be
glad to make these newspaper writing
men suffer for it, when they ;n to such
extremes, and say more than is true.—
If the election is left to the people, we
can inquire about the candidates from
men to be depended on, who have a
chance of knowing, and so elect elec
tors who would vote according to our
wishes. Hut when the papers run so
high,for and against—-each one exalted
and debased, we don’t know what to
believe. Upon the whole, from what i
you have told me, notwithstanding mv *
predilections, #tate pride and sectional j
feelings, I should not be very sorry to ,
hear that anew hand (but of the agri- (
| cultural interest) should start just fie- 1
fore the election and cut them all out.
Tom.—Well Joe, I don’t know that,
1 shall quarrel with you about that. — j
Indeed we have a man in our state, 1
that I should prefer to any of them.
Joe.— Who is he r
Tow.—Why, Joint M. Berrien. I
know it is out of the question to think ;.
of him now—but 1 hope the time is not
far distant, when we shall have him in |
Congress, and that at some luture day !
he may be President, for which his ta
lents and integrity give him a high i
claim.
Joe,.--Well Tom, I don’t know that ,
I shall qutrrel with you about that, ei
ther, But 1 must he going. Fate-
Ifttviford, Utli April, 1824.
Comi/iunicafed.
Watu.y County, April 25, 1824.
Friend Cruder —There is om* thing which
lias perplexed me much, and through the rnr
r- 111 [[’ y° ur pres; 1 wish to ask your opinion
or it. there are two men in our county ottering
tor the same branch ot the Legislature. One
ot them is named Talents, ami the other Whis
key. It is not my intention to inquire which
it is probable will be elected, but which is most
entitled to our suffrages. It is thought that lie
lore the election, one ol them will ride about
the county imparting to the people a liberal
portion ot his spirit —but that the other, (who
is very well known) will slay’ at home and
study certain ponderous volumes; and not
shake many people by the hand with whom
he is but slightly acquainted. Mr T. it is sup
posed would he veryuctive in the Legislature;
and as lie possesses great powers of speech,
strength of judgment, and weight in public
opinion, it is thought he (would be able to do
much t'ortlie public good. Mr. W.is a useful
man at home, and I believe could smoke a se
gar with considerable dignity in a tavern, and
talk about his plantation: But 1 fear he would
much need some Aaron for a mouth-piece,
should he get into the Legislature—and possi
bly the use ot a friud’s brains. For my part,
Mr. Printer, I know not what to do. My
neighbours say they must have something to
P :, y lor their votes ; that they must be treated,
as it i- a common usage. 1 have insisted with
them that we ought to he represented by Tal
ents ; but they all cry, “ hurra for Whiskey !”
Now. Mr. Printer, my country neighbours may
possibly pay some regard to what is printed,
although they letuse to hear me : I must
therefore wish you to give us your opinion
whether they or 1 uin right.
Yours, Lc. CRACKER.
P. S. May not my neighbours drink with
one candidate and vote for the other ?
[We could willingly give Mr. “Cracker”
our opinion, but we hope tlmt some of Ids
brother Crackers tnav take it upon themselves
to communicate with him on the subject, for
which our columns aie open ]
The following extract of a letter from n gen
tleman in Darien, published in tiip Georgia Pa
; trilft a few weeks since,we deem worthy an at
■ tentivr worusal.
“ You are already acquainted
with my sentiments, respecting the
imperious necessity of the southern
and western parts of the state uni
ting, to throw off a pecuniary bon
dage to the northeastern part. It
becomes us, therefore, to enlighten
our fellow citizens on this subject,
and to make them sensible of what
is their true interest. Thus, by
making Darien the depot from
whence the produce of the interior
should be shipped direct, and also
a place of foreign import, a heayv
expense would be sieved.
11 The importance of the scite of
Darien seems generally- to be over
looked. Permit me then, sir, to
invite your serious refllection to a
few observations on that subject.—
By glancing your eye over the map
of our sea coast, where, let me ask,
except Darien, south, is there a
place that combines the advantage
of a good inlet, (or hav lrom the
ocean,) with an extensive river
leading into the must fertile parts
of our state. St. Simon’s and Am
elia line good bars, but no back
| country ; travel into Florida, you
I find the St. John’s a noble river,
and waters an immense body of
fine lands, and is connected with
the Lochaway’ district, but the bar
of the St. John’s river admits ves
sels drawing only eight to ten feet,
and that draught of water is not
sufficient for the purposes of a for
eign export or import trade; conse
j quentlv there can be no commerce
I raised in that vicinity ; beyond the
I St. John's the*same objection holds
through the whole range of the
I Florida coast. Where then must
; all the produce made in this tract
of country centre before it takes its
departure across the Atlantic.—
Common calculation tells us, that,
under the same circumstances car
rying a heavy raw material one
hundred miles further, must cost
more than transporting it one hun
dred miles less. Let us now cast
our eyes west, and look to the rich
lands contiguous to and north of the
Oconee ; look at those between that
river and the Ocmulgee, and to
those on the head waters of the
Flint and Chatahoochie rivers:
yvhere is all the produce raised on
. this tract of country to be collected
I for foreign export ? Will the plan
ners always agree to pay the heavy
, expense, either of a land carriage
ito Augusta, and from thence to
; the ocean, which the purchaser de
ducts from the price, or will they
lin the first instance use the rivers,
j which the Ciod of nature has
brought to their doors and 8 nd it
direct to Darien ? The extreme
low price of cotton, makes it an ob
ject ot the first importance for the
grower to get his produce to the
ocean as cheap as possible, because
all the intermediate expenses of
transit from the time it leaves his!
cotton house, until it arrives at
Liverpool or other European mar
kets, arc paid or substractcd from
his pocket. This truth cannot too!
often be impressed on the minds of
our cotton planters. It is obvious
therefore, that the expense ofhaul
iftg it over land to Augusta, or
sending it from Darien to Savan
nah, is the immediate sinking so
much of tne profit, which, if it
cou Id be otherwise obviated, would
be saved to the planter. I have,
therefore in a very concise way,
connected these two arguments —
the one geographical the other pe
cuniary to demonstrate to the citi
zens of the southern and western
parts of the state, that they are
deeply concerned in the future
prosperity of the city of Darien.—
These are the conscientious con
victions of mv own mind, afte
long and mature reflection, not of a
day but of ) ears. The next ques
tion then, is—how is this thing to
be effected ? I answer the course is
plain, honest and honorable ? Let
there be union among those con
cerned to promote tire end in view ;
enlighten the people; spread be
fore them all these truths, and once
they are enligntened, difficulties
will vanish. Then we shall see
an open, tree, and ready land car
riage from Macon to Darien, then
shall we find appropriations made
trom the common fund to clear the
Oconee and Ocmulgee ; then shall
we see the Steam-boat monopoly
vanish, as a mist before the rays ot
the sun ; and then shall we see
equal justice done to all parts o’
the state, and not as hitherto, ex
clusively to one part only. Pop
ulation, and consequently power is
travelling westwardly ; let us the n
spread wide the germ of a princi
ple which will soon ripen into a
just and powerful maturity. Macon
and every town and village south
of the Durdy ridge, whicu sepa
rates the Oconee and Ogechee,
are, if they know their own inter
est deeply concerned in the pros
perity of Darien, and her rise as a
commercial city will amply repay
any services now rendered. Ma
con is destined in the nature o
things, to be a place of very con
siderable consequence ; she must
collect the produce which is made
not only in her own vicinity but
all that is made on the head waters
of the Flint and Chatahoochie ri
vers. The navigation of those ri
vers is intricate, and they lead to
a port nearly as objectionable as
that of the St. John’s and into the
Gylf of Mexico, the commerce of
which has to go round the point
of Florida, and is incumbered with
considerable more expense than
that from the coast of Georgia.—
This difficulty will soon be felt.—
3VI aeon must therefore, be the place
through which all the produce from
and supplies to, that part of the
country must pass. I must leave
this limited view to be amplified
sir by your discriminating mind ;
and permit me to add, that 1 am
no merchant, no large holder of
city property in Darien; that my
estate,whether she rise or not,is not
materially concerned , that my mo
tives to connect her interests with
the large portion of country I have
delineated,are founded on the duties
of a citizen, & as such I have labor
ed to effect this end ; but it rests
w ith the citizens of the west to re
alize the object; their zeal must
be excited; theirweight of charac
ter and intellect must be put in re
quisition ; a high minded, honor
able and public spirited feeling
must be enlisted ; with such I am
ready to act and join heart in
hand.”
The establishment of the Darien
Gazette has been transferred to Charles
F. Grandison, Esq.
Something curious. —There is an
old live oak stump on Mr. Cou
per’s plantation (St. Simons) from
which the original stern post of
the Constitution was taken—short
ly after the capture of the Guer
riere by that vessel a Bay Tree
sprung up from the centre of the
old slump—and has continued to
flourish ever since—and as an
evergreen, may be seen at all
times of the year, constantly in
creasing in beauty and strength.—
We are told that Mr. C. guards it
with uncommon care.
Darien Gazette.
Mr. Rufus King a Senator in
Congress, from the State of New-
York, has expressed his intention
to resign the appointment he holds
at the end of the present session.
A letter from St. Petersburg says that a se
cret marriage has taken place betw ecu tiie Ex*
Kinpre-P. Maria, bo'ißi, and her fhamberlaf.T
Count Nyjierg, who is said to be a very distin
guished mint, utid has lost an eye iu the mili
tary service.
LATE FROM ENGLAND*
In the House of Lords, Marc.i sth, the M;
quis of I.ansdow ne gave notice for Monti*,
se’night, of a motion for an Address to the
King, praying for the recognition of the South
American Provinces.
The papers relative to the recognition of
South American Independence, hud been laid
lie to re Parliament/ In the correspondence
with the French government, it is laid down
us the determination of the British government
to remain strictly neutral in the event of any
war between Spain and her late colonies; but
will consider the interference ofauy tliinl pow
er, either by force or menace, us a motion for
recognizing their independence. Any attempt
on the part of Spain to interdict Iht- bee trade
between G. Britain and S. America, is nlso
considered a cause for their recognition. The
British government also expressed the opinion
that any attempt to bring the provinces under
subjection would be utterly hopeless. It is be
lieved from the tenor of these documents that
the recognition of Smith American indepen
dence by the British government will take
place during the piescnt session of I’Hrliu.nent.
La Fayette. —The Paris £{uotidi
enne, states that the debate in Con
gress having reached France many
of the Liberals were detered from
voting for the General because of
his expected visit to the U. S. and
that he himself, fearing that he
could not delay his voyage, was in
different as to the result. It is
therefore probable that ere long he
will visit this country.
TO MECHiUVICS.
ON the firgt Tuesday in June next,
will be let to the lowest bidder,
.at the Court-House iu the tow nos Ma
con, the building of a JAIL in said
town ; to be 42 feet by 22; first story
to be 9 feet high,and to consist of two
rooms for Jailors’ accommodation,with
a passage between them. Second sto
ry to be 8 feet high, and to consist of
l one debtors’ room, and two criminals’
i rooms; the criminals’ rooms to have
double walls. ‘The timbers all to be
of the be9t description the roof square
of heart shingles, ike. &c.
! A more minute description, togeth
er with a plan of said Jail, may be
seen at the Clerk’s office. Terms made
1 known at the time of letting.
T. HOLT, j. i. c.
C. W. IiAINES, j. i. c.
F. H. GODFREY, j. i. 0 .
M. ROBERTSON, u i. c.
ID’Tlie Editors of the Georgia Journal w ill
insert the above until the Ist June, and forward
their account to the Clerk of the Inferior Court
of Bibb county r .
May 5, 1524. 7_
GEORGIA—FAYE TTE COUNTY.
Superior Court—April Terra, 1824.
The Governor on the information j
of Oliver LL Prince, rs. Jeremi- |
ah Griffin and Job Callaway, S SCI. FA.
Guardians of Mary Callaway', I
drawer, j
IT appearing to the Court by the re
turn of the Sheriff', that the defend
ants are not to be found in the countv
of Fayette. On motion, it is
ORDERED, that the said defend
ants appear at the next Superior court
to be held in and for said county on,
Thursday after the third Monday in
October next, then and there to an
swer to the said case. And that ser
vice be perfected by a publication of
this rule in one of the public gazettes
of this state, once a month for three
months. ‘True copy from the Minutes.
JAMES ALFORD, C. 8. C.
May 5,1824. m3m
TAKEN V\\
BY the subscriber, on
“Jfrw r ‘l * ast a
i $ _ Black Mare about five feet
high, supposed to be twelve years old,
no particular mark. The said Mare
was owned bv the subscriber several
years, and was traded in the fall of
1823. The owner cau have her by
paying fur this advertisement.
C. \V. RAINES.
May 5,1824. 2w7
RUJYjnV^Y
. FROM my house on the
2d inst. a NEGRO BOY,
je &ryr I about 18 years old, yellow
ttmmvnmmi complected, has a lump on
his nose, and is considerably marked
with the whip. He has a large scat
on the underside ofliis left arm, and
on the left side ofliis lace, near his
nose. He ranaway a little time back,
and altered his name, and may do go
again: his name is CURRY. Anv
person apprehending said negro, will
confer a great favor, and shall be paid,
for their trouble. WM. BARNES.
Near Shackleford's Old Store. >
May 5, 1824. Iw7 (
(ieorpa--3eft'erson Connt\.
WHEREAS Roger L. Gamble ap
plies to me for letters of admin
istration on the estate of Win. Ster
rett, late of Newton county, dec’d.
These are therefore to cite and ad
monish all, and singular the kindred
and creditors of said deceased, to be
and appear at niy office within the
time prescribed by law, to shew
if any, why said letters should not be
granted. Given under iny hand this
21th April, 1824.
JOHN G. BOSTICK, and. c. c. o.
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