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R’*wce:i th* independent numbers
■ji'this Confederacy, sir, there can be no <
“irti'no i arbiter. They are necessarily
emitted to their own sovereign will, rle-
I v -fly expressed, in the exercise r-f
o se ..served rights of sovereignty, the
delation of which would have been an
,and of political suicide. The designa
tu>nof such an arbiter, sir, was, bv the
fjfce of invincible necessity, casus omis
,.vt, among the provisions of a Constitu
,'jon conferring limited powers, the in
terpretation of which was to Ire confided
,o the subordinate agents, created by
those who were entrusted to administer
1 earnestly hope that the wise and ■
conciliatory spirit of this Government,;
tad of those of the several States, will j
postpone, to a period far distant, the day j
which will summon us to so fearful a
trial. If we are indeed doomed to en
counter it, I so earnestly hope that it may
,c entered upon in the spirit of peace,
mi l with cherished recollections of for
mer amity. But the occasion which
so ill iinpellthe sovereign People of even
one of the members of this Confederacy
to resolve, that they are not bound bv its
arts, is one to which no patriot can look
with levity, or yet with indifference.—
Whatever men and freemen may do to
avert it, the People ot Georgia will do.
Deeply as they feel the wrongs which
they suffer, they will yet bear and for
bear. Though their complaints have
been hitherto disregarded, and their re
ttumstrance* have been heretofore set at
naught, they will still look with cnnti
(i'Mice to the returning justice ol this
Go. eminent.
T fulfil my duty, sir, on this occasion,
with a cherished reliance on that justice,
—with a deep and abiding conviction of
ihe patriotism and forbearance of that
People by whom it io demanded —with a
humble, but unwavering trust in the mer
ry of Heaven.
On motion by Mr. Berrien, the letter
and protest were then ordered to be prin
ted, for the use ofthe Senate.
The following resolution, submitted
by Mr. Prince on Thursday last, was
considered, and agreed to :
•• H a th--!, That the Committee on
Indian Affairs be instructed to inquire
what further provisions bv law, may be
necessary to effect, with the least delay
and expense, the removal, with consent,
of the Indians from the several States
and Territories of the Union, and to lo
cals them permanently elsewhere, on
the lands of the United riiales.”
The bill to distribute a p irtion of the
*••*• ea-te ofthe United States among tb>*
States, cams up as the special order of
of the day; when.
On mo i.m of Mr. Ruggles.
The, Senate adjourned.
&X A C)JL a , 24.
THE COTTON M \.m v ;
I t M icon, Cotton is selling from 0 to
8 1-1.
Li Savannah, 84 tolff.L
In Charleston, 8!| to 9J.
The present appearanpe* ofthe Cotton
Market is nut flattering.—Tire last Liv
erpool dates say—the market is very dull
—sales U nited, iu some instances at a
further decline.
The Superior Gout of this county is I
now in sess on. Judge ff troth presiding. I
Nv'e are gran ied that thn catalogue ol
vice and h im m depravity appears to he
much diminished, by a comparison with
that of former courts. The fact, that
Bibb has failed to increase her repre
*ontavo:i in the Penitentiary, contrary
to oust )*n, we must hail as- the liarbiurer 1
>fao improvement in society: We hope
she li i= ai -ady furnished her quota.
The ch irtrc t > the Grand Jury, by the
Judge, we anticipate, will he published
next week.
The Steamboat North Carolina left
this place 011 Sunday last for Darien,
•Vc. and we are pleased to le ir.i from
•several gentlemen who wer** 0:1 hoard of
her for a considerable distance down the
liv-r, that she has passed all the most
■difficult places and they left her purxu
i'ig her way safely to the place ot des
tination.
A ludicrous error escaped our notice
dn our last paper. Through the careless
ness iif our Printer's D-vil, in setting up
an article n.i the rights of wives, (about
whose, rights or v.rongs he knows very
kittlv; n;ul by the bye is no lawyer or
sailor, arid but an indifferent scholar,
except in plain ITnglish) made a very
•hnfortunate substitution in tin* law terms
“frrite coeert." —llv it the woman be
came a cnnvttf, or sloop of war. We
hope such dangerous wives are scarce ;
und do n tt covet the compliments we
In ay receive for our scholarship.
We are gratified to present our read
ers with the following communication
from Mr. Gilmer, which may be fenn
el his dcf.-oce against the late procla
vn itioo ..f (1,. FoasTTH, declaring his
seat ie Congress vacant, (by non-accept
ance) and ordering anew election. We
were satisfi *d tiiat there was some im
pediment or re isonahle cause for the
neglect of Air. (iilrner, (not withstand
i lg tha opinion others have expressed
tilt it was an intentional omission;)
mi l bailee the %r itification it affords,lhlU
In* has ii it only rr*|. *illed such an inipu
* litio i, but hi lint iin. s and supports him
* *!f throughout. with a reasonable de
fuice. It iuht have been the duty of
<1 ir worthy O ivomor M follow a strict
interpret itiou of tire statute fr.n the sub
i ■■*.!, al l fir which, we are boas’u to re
* met the act of bis Excellency; yet
,Mr. Gihn.*r*s I,.tier shows that a stric'f
tin! c .urinous nicety, would debar rstli- |
**n, as well as hitiisclf, of the honors
•; i ifeViv I bv the pe ip’e. An election
df*ov> d-Vibt I • held, and wo trust and
I here tu ;t Mr. Giltucr will be again
i'rur l >d ; Invi ig s**n nothing like an
iue iti i i, on his put, to frustrate the
‘•hie ts of the law, nor lightly to appro
>.it „• tiie approb itiou of his constituents.
Wasuinotov City, )
Jan. Bth IS!^9. $
ft’ have just seen, in the Georgia
J >'i u'. the pro'clam ition of Hi* Excol
-1 ‘ icv John Forsyth, declaring vacant
■ 11 s• it in (1 1'ltrt'ss to which l hud been
< vti'd on the first Monday in October!
I ‘s', ami Usui'u his writ of election to 111
l ’.et . . incy, j; is tl.; first time that 1 ■
have ever been publicly charged with a 1
dereliction of duty. It may therefore
well be supposed that lam not in sensible ‘
to such a charge, coming, as it does, <
from the highest officer of my native
State, and proclaimed, by public order,
to the whole of its people. On no oc
casion, hitherto, lias it been necessary
for me, either in defence of my private
or official conduct, to address the public
through the press. Ido it now with he
sitation and reluctance. What I shall
sav will be only in obedience to the feel
ings of respect which 1 entertain for my
constituents- They have, by the late
election, given me the most flattering
! evidence of their confidence. I feel
grateful to them for it; and hope to me
-1 rit the continuance of their good opinion
| by acting on all occasions in such a man
ner as to deserve it.
If, after receiving so large a majority
of the votes of the people, at their late
election for members of Congress, they
arc to be subjected to the inconvenience
of making another ejection, I know not
in what manner 1 could offer them a sa
tisfactory apology* 1 hope that after an
explanation of my conduct, they will be
satisfied that I have irttended no disres
pect to the laws of the State, or it ofli
| cers, and that, when they have consider
j ed t’.:at part of the constitution of the
United States, and ofthe laws of Geor
gia, which relate to the elections of mem
bers (if Congress, tiny will be convinced
that they cannot be subjected to the trou-.
blc of another election.
In the early parr of the month of Au
gust, whilst in Athens, attending the
meeting of the Board of Trustees of
FranklinCollege.t was attacked by a vi
olent disease. Myself and family con
tinued sick so long that it was not until
the month of October that l was enabled
to return to Oglethorpe. From that
time until the close ofthe session of the
Superior Court of that county , my mind
was completely occupied by professional
business, made greatly more pressing by
mv long absence from home. As soon
as I was discharged from the duty of at
tending that Court, 1 commenced mv
journey to \V ivhington city. It was
necessui v that I should do so, in order
to avoid exposure to the cold weather in
travelling* I left Georgia before the re
sult of the. Congressional election was
announced by the Governor’s proclama
tion. 1 never saw that proclamation tin- ,
til the 29th of Novembcre A written j
notification of m v acceptance would not j
have reached Miiiedgeville within forty i
days alter tnat proclamation. But. the
truth is, that the provisions of that elec
tion law which the Governor is now en
forcing against me have been universally
considered as mere formalities, and with
out any compulsory obligation, that they
have never been recalled to my memory
until a few days ago, w hen I understood
that, in consequence of my not comply
ing with them, anew election would be
ordered.
.V 53<ui as I received ibis information
I notified (lie Governor of my accep
tance. I did so from respect for the au
thority by which the law was made, and
not from any belief that it was obliga
tory.
The Constitution of the United States
require.* “ that no person shall be a Re
presentative who shall not have attain
ed to the age of twenty five years, and
been seven years a citizen of the United
States, and who shall not, when elected
be an inhabitant of that State in which
he. shall he chosen.” These qualifica
tions cannoi be varied by any law of
the State!". Yet our election law re
quires that the Representative in Con
gress from Georgia shall have been an
inhabitant of the State for the three j
years next preceding bis election, have
I paid Ins taxes regularly for that time,
at and that he shall notify the Governor of
bis acceptance. All of these require
ments of the law are contrary to the
provisions of the Constitution. They
are, however, those, for the noricbmpli
ance with which the Governor has pro
claimed that I am not to consider myself
a member of Congress after the third of
March next. Tim people elect their
Representatives in Congress in pur
suanceofthe Constitution ofthe United
Stales. The Governor has no power of
putting a veto upon the result ofthe peo
ple's will in tlie choice of their Repre
sentatives.
By the Constitution of the l . States,
“eucli House shall be the judge of th
election returns, and qualifications of
its own members.” Under this provis
ion of the Constitution, it is understood
that the House of Representatives lias
determined that it was not bound by the
election law of Georgia, as to the quali
fication of its members from that Elate,
and in one instance, if 1 mistake not.
Governor Forsyth was the member
w hose right to a seat was the subject of
its adjudication. Upon inquiry, I have
also ascertained that other estates have
passed laws similar to that of Georgia,
and that they have been considered void.
South < arolina passed a law, many
years ago, w hich, like ours, is yet tinre
pealed, requiring the Members of Con
gress from that State to signify their ac
ceptance to its Governor, within twenty
day* after their election. That law is
never obeyed, and has never been enfor
ced. Every gentleman in Congress to
whom ) have submitted the question of
tiie validity of our election laiv, (and I
have to many of the most intelligent,)
agrees that its provisions are at varitsnee
with the Constitution, and of course void.
1 understand that this has been the o
pinbm and practice of former Governors
of Georgi.). The present Governor has,
however, determined, that, so far as my
election is concerned, he lias the power
of executing its provisions.
The Governor’s proclamation states,
that, where; s the act above referred to
declares that in case any person duly t
s jected, being in the state, and notified in
! inunner therein directed, shall not, with
in SO da vs, and, if opt of the state, with
in forty days alter r ".ch notification, sig
nifv his acceptance, or depart this life,
the Governor and Commander in t'liiel
shall order anew election to beheld, in
like manner therein pointed out.” But
there is another clause of the law, ol
which the Governor takes no notice in
his proclamation, which directs, that, af
ter he, hs counted up the votes, and as
certained who are elected, he shall issue
his proclamation accordingly, and shall ;
grant his certificate, under the great seal
of tile state, to e tch member elected—
His lute proclamation states that 1 was
Uulr elected : vet the Governor Ins g.- ;
ven me no certificate. It is true that
there is a proviso to the law, requiring
that, previous to the granting of such
certificate, the members elect shall pro
duce satisfactory proof to the Governor
that they have paid their taxes regularly
for three years next preceding the elec
tion, and been an inhabitant ofthe state
during the same time. I think I have
shown clearly that the proviso of the law j
is unconstitutional. If therefore, the |
Governor was authorised to require of
me n notification of my acceptance, he
could only do so after giving me a certi
ficate of my election. If the Governor
had given that certificate, I should have
been reminded of the requirements of j
the law, and satisfied all of them. One
who is a native of the state, and never
had the residence of n citizen elsewhere;
who has not only paid his taxes, but all
his other debts, might very easily forget I
to furnish proof of his being an inhabi
tant of the state for three years, and the
payment of taxes for the same time* es-.
|>eeially when such proof was required
by a law. believed to be nugatory.
If my seat is vacated because I have
not given the Governor satisfactory proof
of my residence in the state, and the pay
ment of taxes, he is justified by the law :
hut if it is lor the reason stated in the;
proclamation, viz. my failure to ae-1
cept, then he is not-; because he has not j
given ine a certificate of my having been |
elected, which lie was bound to do, ii the j
oilier provisions ofthe law are void.
But the most singular Circumstance
in relation to the Governor’s proclama
tion is his rigid adherence to the letter j
of the election law, by which lie vacates ‘
my seat in Congress, and his disregard
of it when it operates upon others.
By that law, it is required *• that the !
names of the several candidates be kept i
on seperute papers: the number and the j
names ofthe Voters shall be sealed up, I
together with an accurate state of the
poll, under the hands of the presiding
magistrates, and transmitted, by express
to Ids Excellency the Governor,” &e*
Now, it is believed that this law’ was no*
complied with at any election, in any
county in the tstare, on the first Monday
in October last; and that consequently,
the election of every other member of!
Congress is void as well as mine, by a ;
strict interpretation of that law. What j
makes this circumstance still more sin- j
; gular is, that, bv the Constitution, the j
t States are obliged to |irescribe the times,
I places, and manner of holding elections j
| for Representatives ; so that requisite of j
j the law, which would deprive other
members of their seats, is imperative up
on the Governor, whilst that which he
makes to operate alone upon myself has
been considered as unconstitutional.
I have thus, in as brief a manner as I ;
could, explained my views in relation j
to the proclamation of the Governor, de
claring my seat in the next Congress
vacated, and calling upon ths people to
make another election. J regret ’.hat Ii
Have heen obliged to sav so much. I ‘
r.m certain that the necessity of saying !
any thing would have been obviated, at ■
least so far as was within my power, ■
could I h ive had the slightest intimation <
of the intention of the Governor to pur- ‘
sue the course which ho has done. It !
lias net been my design to s>y any thing
ofthe conduct of his Excellency, except ;
so far ns was necessary to explain toy j
own. Hr; is a public officer, and an
swerable to the people for the manner in ,
which he executes the law.
Ta mv. constituents, 1 repeat that T
have not deliberately disobeyed the laws \
of my state, whether constitutional or !
not. And I believe that there Is not one j
aiming them who knows me. who wiil !
not give full credit to the assertion.
GEORGE R. GILMER.
[The following particulars relative to
the death of .Mrs. Jackson -are mention
ed in a Nashville paper.]
Arrangements had heen made bv the
citizens of Nashville fur a public dinner,
and hall, on Tuesday, in honour of the j
General, and was expected in tow n that j
morning, to receive the congratulation of i
his friends, and to partake with them a !
parting glass, preparatory to his depar- j
ture for the seat ol'tlie national govern- j
ment. On Thursday preceding, Mrs. 1
Jnekson was attacked with severe pain
in the arm shoulder and side, and vio- j
lent palpitation ofthe heart* Medical
assistance lioweversoon afforded her re
lief, and no serious re*ull was appre
hended. On Monday she again com
plained of pain ; and a slight fever re
turned, but in the evening about 9 o’-
clock, when the Physician visited her,
she appeared relieved, and was free from
pain. No alarming symptoms appeared,
nor was it then supposd that her indispo
sition would he so gft-.it as to interfere
with the arrangements ol'tlie next day.
In about half an hour, however, she
sent for the Physician, who was in the
adjoining room, and before he could
reach her, had fallen fiom thechair, and
and expired in le*s than two minutes.
The immediate cause ofthis awful e
vent is supposed to be a sudden spasmo
dic affection of the heart.
The Legislature of North Carolina
adjourned sine die on- Saturday morning
last, after the longest session ever held,
| and by night, hut few of the in embers re
mained in the City.
On the same day. the bill to prov ide
for the gradual diminution of the capital
stock of the Banks of lb.is State, by the
purchase and extinguishment of shares,
and tiic bill to compel the banks to re
deem their notes with syerie. were indefi
nitely jioatj/oned. — Rnl. Reg.
We have the pleasure to state, that
the President of the U. States, has ap
pointed Hutchins G. Burton, Esq, (our
iutr Go ernor) Governor of the Terito
ry of Arkansas.— lb.
Governor V.i 5 Bup.i:f. of New York,
states in his Message to the I.egish tore
that tlie revenue of the Erie and Cham
plain Canals, fortlie past year, lias been
su Ardent to pay the interest on canal
debts (87,730,155 57) defray the expen
ses of keeping the canals in good order,
the salaries of the officers and agents em
pluveil on them, and to yield a surplus
of sHlf.tbO.
Surviving Officer*. —The Washington
correspondent o( the New York Com
mercial Advertiser, has furnished the
print with a list of all tl. Field Officers
ol tli” Be-.oiuti maty Army who have
applied ~-r a.<J reevi ed tljeir pay unde/
the act of the lart session 0/ Congress.
There appears to be now only 20 of
them living; of that"atunber, there are a
Colonels, 3 Lieiltenaut Colonels, and’
ISMajois.—A at. Int.
On the 30th of September last there
were 16,177 United States pensioners,
receiving SIIOO,OOO a yew ; 016 died the
past year.— Host. Pat.
The following letter is published un
der a belief that the distinguished patriot
and statesman, by whom it was written,
will have no objection Hint his fellow
citizens should know his opinion; and a
j confidence that they will allow that o
pinion the weight to which it is entitled.
National Intelligencer.
Richmond, Jan. Ist, 1828.
Dear Sir: 1 have received your speech
)on the resolution amendatory of the
Constitution, ami thank you lor send
ing it to me. 1 have read it with great
attention, and think the argume t a
gainst the reeligibility of the President,
very strong. Public opinion is, 1 believe
taking a decided direction towards this
point; and lam disposed ro think in its
favour. Some difference may,exist re
specting the time for whirb the Chief
Magistrate ought to he elected—more
perhaps, than on the propriety of his be
ing re-eligible.
The question is one of great interest
and delicacy; and is not without difficul
ty. We may perceive the inconvenience
of the present arrangmenl, much more
clearly than those w hich may result from
any new and untried system —in a great
and powerful republic, nothing is more
difficult than the disposition ol'tlie Ex
ecutive power. Yet though not very
fond of experiments, I should he dispos
ed to try the effect of confining the Chief
Magistrate to a single term.
With gieat respect, 1 am sir, your oht.
servant. J. MARSHAL.
The Hon Alexander Smyth, Washing
ton.
New York, Jan. 2.
Sea Serpent —The public has been
already informed thro’ the newspapers,
that an animal of uncommon size hau
been found at Cape Cod, a short time
since. The hotly portion of the upper
jaw and skull is now in the city of New
York and offered for exhibition at the
corner of llecfhr street and Bowery.
The weight of this section of the enor
mous skeleton is 1.100 pounds—the
length 15 feet—and the breadth from
eye to eye 7 feet. As far as could be as
certained the length of the enormous
creature was 7. r > feet. It is a matter of
curious speculation; what io” the true
character of tins oceanic production,
when al;ve. The pfoprtuor considers it
as some sort of Bal-xn.t, or member of
the sea serpent family.
With sensations of unnting’ed sorrow,
do we perform the task of announcing
the death of Col. Henry G. Nixon, lie
fell in a duel at one o’clock, !’. M. or,
Thursday last, with Maj. Thomas Hnj -
Urns, of this district. The contest, was
near Augusta, Geo. Nixon at the first j
fire reci ived tl e ball of his a: t igonist in l
the right breast, and fell instant meously
dead: his own pistol going off harmless
ly, while in die struggle of death.
Col Nixon, was gentleman ofhand
sonie aid-cultivated tatrnts, end ar the
tin e ol ios death was a distinguished
member ofthe Representative branch
- oS the Sou Ii Carolina Legislature:
Canal n Journal.
A provincial editor says “Jo, for hea
vens sake. divide the state of New-Voik, i
and call the west part the State of Mor- !
gaii.” “ Call it,” t its the Ithaca Jour- !
id. * ‘ the State of Sin and Min ty.'’ — :
“No,” said a crusty old bachelor, “call ■
it the State of Matrimony, slid that in- -
chides Sin, Misery, and Morganism.” 1
Such a barbarian us this bachelor ought
to lie driven out of ap society.
New- York Enquirer.
Drunkards lake arret —There is a bill
before the legislature of North Carolina
fur the relief of wins against indiscre
tion devastavit* of ineir drunken hus
bands. The bill provides, that upon the
petition of a wife and dttfe proof exhibi
ted,that tliehushand isan habitual drunk
ard, and thereby neglects to provide for
his family, and destroys tne proceeds of
their labour, that all property hereafter
inquired by his wife, either by gilt or
otherwise, shall he secured to her for
her maintenance and that of her family,
and shall not be taken for tiie debts of
her husband.
T’mcorthy to be free! —A Smyrna paper
states, that upon the departure of the E
gvptians under Ibrahim from Navarino,
the Creek slaves, whose liberation was
provided by the treaty of evacuation, re
fused to accept their liberty, and insisted
on accompamng their masters to Egypt.
Out of six hundred slav es in the power
of tho Egyptians, only eleven would ac
cept their freedom, notwithstanding the
exertions of the English Admiral to per- I
suade them to a dii ent course. They j
prefered comfort with slavery, to hard
ships with liberty. Tliis wm indeed sigh- j
ing for the flesh-pots of Egypt. The j
seijitel of the history of these unworthy
Grecians is not yet written.
Trbltlng Mutch. —A trotting match
which excited great interest, took place
ha England last November, between a
celebrated English, and American horse.
The distance to be performed vvas fifty
miles,and the Brighton road was selected
for the purpose. The English horse was
of course the favorite. The first 8 miles
were done in 38 minutes, and 25 thiles
were completed in one hour and 25
minutes. The English horse who had
heretofore kept the lead, was now pas
sed, and was finally pulled lip two miles
frorrt the goal, completely knocked up.
Tho American horse performed the dis
tance in the unprecedented time of four
hours, and some seconds less than twen
ty one minutes, although for a consider
able distance towards the dose, he only
travelled at the rate of seven miles an
hour.
Murder l y W holesale —ln rme of the
prisons at Bremen, is a female in the
bloom of youth and beauty, charged with
the murder of sixty-five persons, inclu
ding three husbands and five lovers—
her motive seems to have been love, jea
lousy, ambition, and avarice. A Physi
cian who had pronounced the cause o ‘
the death ordne victim, tvdis himstif poi
soned the next day—Poison was found
concealed in the hair papers of Iter head;
site acknowledged 60 of the murders.
We understand that during the last
quarter, ending on the 1 si inst. there pas
sed through the Columbia canal, for the
Charleston market, 22,324 bales of cot
ton, 236 boats. During the same period
119 boats loaded with merchandise, and
101 empty ones entered the canal. So
that in 90 days 456 boats passed the
locks between our town and theConga
ree river below the falls.— Col. Gazette.
All for money. —A woman proposes
to go Up in a balloon—a man intends to
jump down a cateraet —an individual
advertises to make a somerset over bay
onets—a ope dancer offers to hang hint
self—and a pauper w iM.es to he shot at,
having a fee fin;each fire.
Scahlsnnd burns. —Dr. Ward in a Lon
don paper, has published cases in whch
severe burns, and scalds were effectually
cured by dredging the parts affected with
fine wlieaten flour. This process is to
he repeatedasoften as apprently reqisite,
and the Hour allowed to remain on the
patient in the form of paste till it gradu
ally falls off as the skin has been restor
ed. The relief from pains in every in
stance, described as immediate. It is re
commended generally to cover the place
w ith cloths to exclude the air.
The Board of Health for the city of
Charleston icjioris the number of deaths
from the Ist of January, 1828, to the Ist
of January, 1829, to he as follows;
White mads, 232—females, 126—black
tna es, 222 —females, 213—total, 713.
Ot the whites, there were natives ofthis
State, 190—of different parts of the Uni
ted States, 66-— Foreigners, 102.
On the 6th, inst. Major General John
A. Heard, of Elbert county, in the 35th
3 ear of his age.
In Montgomery, Ala. on Tuesday
morning last, of a lingering illness Mr.
Janus Leslie, a citizen ofClinton, Ga.
eo/ls xvewsT -
Arrived since our last.
Boat, Towaligv, J. T. Rowland own
er.
Left
Steam Boat North-Carol'nia, Captain
Saltar, Boat Towaliga and one cotton
box John ‘i . Rowland, o ner.
Boat Farmer, Smith & Bond owners,
*I ■ I’WTVJXBTW •rmi’Mmmm
MEE.CEJfc’S “
CLUSTER.
A LARGE supply, of various qu.di
iltaL ties and prices, just received and
lor sale by ROSE & SLADE*
Jan. 1829.
UNION LANAI*
LOTTEIiI,
CLASS NO. 15.
\WS on Friday the 30th inst.
0 Highest PRIZE 20,000 dollars. ,
Tickets 310, —shares in proportion.
Orders promptly attended toby
January. 2! 1828. 40-2 w
subscribers have tcim-d a
J(_ connexion in Ln-iness, under tl.c
firm of ■
O, eg W. T. BAGEL
Tliev will continue the SADDLE
,7 ml HARNESS MAKING ItUSI
i NESS, in all its various branches, at
I the old stand in Mulberry-street, two
doors above Wick's buildings.
OLIVER SAGE.
\* ! I.LVS T. S \GE.
January 20, 4 829. 46-H
KI:W ISOOKS.
JUST receiv-
Va” - W -'v, ed at the Macon
* re i. r> ' v Book Store, the
* •'V-A- -N'L \ .I n
j v>V~- \ following Hooks.
.Wti, which addition
to the formerstock
on hand makes the assortment very ex
tensive:
The Travelling Bachellor, by Wash
ington Irving, 2 vols.
Domestic Duties, or Instructions lo
young Married Ladies—By Mrs.
Parkes
Our Village, by Mi's Milford
American Chesterfield
Burn s Works, 1 vol. elegant
Shakspeare’s, 2 vol. do
Hannah Moore’s, 2 vols. do
Spectator, 4 vols. do
Kaimes’ Elements of Criticism
Crahb’s Rynonome*
Tytler’s History
Letter Writers
Powell on Mortgages
Commentaries on American Law, 3
vols. bv Chancellor Kent Os New
York—sets as far as completed ;
likewise odd volumes to supply in
complete copies heretofore disposed
of by us.
Pieston on Abstracts
l)o. on Estates
Bridgeiuan’s Equity Digest
Vcrplanek on Contract*
Field’s Blackstone
Gow on Partnership
Watts’ H v nms
Family Bibles from 50 to 516
Diamond Bibles
Testaments (very large and elegant)
School Testaments
Brown’s Concordance
Pilgrim’s Progress (elegant)
Holy War
Wvtlies’ Music Book*
Moral Instructor
Pleasing Companion
Webster's Spelling Books
Copy Slips
Hooper's Medical Dictionary
Manual of General Anatomy
Turner’s Chemistry
Cox's Dispensatory
J'ichcrand’s Physiology
Gibson’s Surgery, Dorsey’* do
Morgagni on Diseases
Abernathy’s Works, Nurse’s Guide
Also, STATIONARY, such us
BLAWK BOORS,
of a variety of sizes from 1 to 7 quire: ,
Quarto Blank Books
Writing Books
Memorandum Books
Indexes—Port Folios
Note Books, &c. &•(•'.
. January, tq
, IN* SENATE. D-e. l&. m"'*
‘IjIKTHIaRfiAS if a pip •artrihm she a'’* entitled ho act, passed t>n the tub P t
fy V 1824, til alter mi l amend mi in tto impose an additional liir. on • 4
and JliiKMni Trader*, p.,Jset die 9'b I)ccirmb-r. IHfit, hat brsil generally r\ i
cl (I by Pedlar* and Itinerant Tra bus, and no i.x Ins been pail in flip b ale ny
a large portion of those persons, from the wailt of inlartnatioii on the pail of lb*
Comp.roller General.
B n tirerefoie resolved, That i> shall be th* duty of ibe Cmiplrfdler Geoer*,!
to publish, quarterly, in on’ of in* public () >s",ede o! Al l ll<* fgerille, kiigust", Sn
vaiiiiaii, Darien and Athens, the niuues of all Pedlars eon li intrant Tradcit, l;o
have t then out a licence from him for ih-t purpose.
A.id be it further resolved, Thai it shall be me duly of nil . ivd ofli er, in tho
different counties in this Slat", in demand if .ill Pedlars and Innerent : r.oleis,
whether they hare obtained a licence from the t .'nuiptroll o, in conformity to tbe
provisions of the. above recited act: and if such Pedlar or Inner in Trader shall
refuse In produce such licence, upon such demand, such Pedlar end l uieiani
Trader h ill be arrested by such officer, and immediate!V t tken bnfote a Justu e
of lire Inferior Codrt or J istice of the Peace, to be dealt with as the law directs,
lor a violation of the law aior-stil. And it shall be die duty of tbe Clerk of ih
Inferior Court in the different comities in mis Side to nd Ky the Comp rollef
General, i t willing, the names of trs or Itinerant Trail r , passing through
their respective cotinti s.
Approved, 22J December, 1825.
COMPfKOIXEIt OFFICE, )
Milledgeville, January IS, 1825*.
Porsinnt to th* provisions of tbe preceding resolution, tile following list of Ped
lars who have takbu out licence according mla is pitblishe.d for the information
of all concerned. THACKER B. HOWARD, Controller (ii sral.
Nanus. A.:, re. Height; Co’npl'n Ei/ts. Hate of Lkenie.
Michael Mnrphey S3 5 dark grey January 17, >i!23
George Stillman, 2(5 5 GJ light blue February 2lt, “
llubbard Cozait. SO 6 2 lu,ht blue May &, “
\V arren Merryficld, 111 5 4{ dark dark October 23, “
Aaron Ifoldridge, 23 5 7J dark grey “ 28, “
Joseph Neal, 11 5 3$ ‘ dark dark “ 29, “
Joel Neal, SO 5 10'J ruddy daik “ 29, “
Guy K. Foot, £7 5 4£ dark grey November 7, *•
David T. White, 25 5 51 and irk grey “ 13, “
Merit Gillet, 22 5 7$ dark dark December 2,
Minor Walker, 21 5 H light grey “ 11, “
Benjamin Uosford, 28 5 8J light bine “ 12, “
(ff* License to expire one yur from the dale.
January 19, 1829. * 40-lw
DISSOLUTION.
copartneiship heretofore ex
-1 _B_ isting between
BURR N BLANCtIARJ),
is this day dissolved. All persons in
debted to them are requested to make
immediate payment to Jason Burr.
’ JASON BURR,
\VM. BLANCHARD.
January 12, 1829. 4fi-2w
,\OTK V*.
HE subscriber “ill continue husi
H ness at the old stand of Burr t
Blanchard, wheie he intends to keep
general assortment of
DRY GOODS,
AMD •STN WARE,
which he will sell as low as at any lip
country store in Georgia.
JASON BURR.
January 12, 1829. d6-2w
bsITaS ST oooiisT
A QUANTITY jus* received and
dSL lor sale bv
ELLUL SHOTWELL & Cos.
October 10. 81
171 OUR months after date applica
tion will he made to the Court ol
! Ordinary of Bibb county, for leave to
i sell a negro man named GEORGE,
! the property of Richard A. Benson, mi
nor. WM. SCOTT, Guardian.
J Jan. 12, 1829. 4G-4m
Ira Vie are authorized to
i announce W. CrMMiNc,
I “rw as a candidate for Sbe
j riff ol Bibb County, at the election in
t J: unary next.
GEORGiA— Bibb County,
IN person, appeared before me,
Thomas Wilcox, of Telfair county,
j win being duly sworn; says, that he left
! his home on the tenth day of December
last, in order to pilot tilt Steam Boat
North Carolina, from Darien to Macon,
1 ai the instance and under pay of John
T. Rowland, of Macon ; that on Sun
day the twenty first day of December,
said bojt weighed anchor, bound (or the
port of Macon, on the Ocrnuigee river,
by ihe usual course of navigation : that
1 he, the said deponent, had a conversa
tion with T. S. r alter, the Captain of
said Boat, in Darien, before departure,
that said Salter said that he had been
engaged in the navigation or care of
said boat on th** Savannah river, and
that had behave sunk her 011 said river,
he would itave saved to his owners tfinus
ands of dollars, and assigned as a rea
son that the boat was insured at :,ii
thousand dollars. This conversation in
duced deponent to suspect that Ihe per
sons concerned were Hot disposed to act
correctly, and that on or about the fourth
day of January instant, about tw o miles
above Telfair Court House, alter night,
the Captain (Salter) asked deponent if
lie could not steer her at night—that de
ponent replied that be did not like the
risk, but that if he, said Salter, insisted
that he, deponent, would endeavor to do
so. We proceeded that night lour or
live miles —that on the tenth ol Janua y,
about, as- deponent thinks, (not having a
watch) eight o'clock at night, said Sal
j ter insisted on deponent’s running her,
the Boat, into the Hartford shoals—that
; deponent expostulated, telling him that
) it was unsafe—that said Sailer still in
sisted upon deponent’s doing so, in d]
deponent entirely and utterly refused to
do so, and proceeded against i‘ )(1 > v , 11 0 f
said Salter to put her (the hoar) ashore
and ktyed her up for the nignt, for which
course of conduct said deponent was
grossly insulted the pe'.t morning by
said Salter. On Mon jay evening the
12th, after passing a place called the
Cross Keys, a place On the river consid
ered a point (lißu.ult of navigation—he
* aid Salter looked back, It the obstruc
tion, and as i.f addressing hirmwlf to the
boat, obse.ved, that on his return lie
could kn ock her bruin* out at that place,
—that on the same evening, at supper,
said rialtr.r stated that he would give
fifty dollars that she was sunk. On
Tuesday morning, when the signal Was
given, by ringing the hull, which is ttie
usual one given on hoard of said boat—
the boat was turned loose and the engine
refused its office, Upon which the final
commenced drilling down stream—that
deponent ordered out a warp for the
purpose of taking her up. that said Fal
ter interfered and told him lo silence
himself, that he deponent confused the
hands—that deponent persevered until
die boat was tied, and then demanded to
he set ashore, which was accordiiutlv
done after the boat was tints secured.--
That tho demand to he set ashore was
made by deponent fiom the firm con
viction that it was the design of the
Captain to sink or otherwise injure the
Boat r > that rceon • anight he had >p
“11 the office at which she was instiled,
and that believing this was the intention
he did not wish bis name as pilot to lit
included in the report of the destitu -
tion of said boat, should it happen :
and that deponent has no hesitancy iti
;ivin£ it as his Opinion flint steam bouts
“pon a proper construction can navi
gate the Ocrnuigee river at any time
when our largest pole boats can; and
hat deponent I as I ven acquainted with
die navigation ofthe Alatapiaha river
nee the year 1803 nd with that of the
Acmulgfee, since 1816—that deponent
els it les duty, to that portion of his
eilow citizens who feel an interest it
1 he navigation of the Ocrnuigee In
steam to add. that immediately aft-’r
his leaving said Boat he came to Mr
con, and informed John T. Rowland
of the circumstances, and that said
Rowland requested him, deponent, to
say nothing about it. as he Rowland was
interested in said boat.
THOMAS WILCOX.
Sworn to and subscribed befine me
this the 1 frill dav of January, 1829.
YOUNG JOHNSTON; J. P.
P. S. As to dates deponent thinks if
possible timt he tnay make some mis
take. but as to tne facts lie is certain.
I ttderstaiiaing that an
affidavit will be published
in the Messenger, o; this
week, relative to the conduct of the
Captain of the Steam Boat North Car
olina, and implicating the proprietors of
said boat, I have thought proper to say,
ifCr.pt. \\ ilcox. will publish my ! tter of
instructions to him Il lative, to bringing
the boat ttji the fiver, I will he perfect!/
satisfied with the manner in which tiieV
will stand before the public. He nay
then make as many affidavits and write
as much as he pleases. This is all li n
notice his publication demands. If iV
outweighs a leather in public opinio*,
that weight can be easily- counterbal
anced. JOHN T. ROWLAND.
Macon, 22rf Jan. 1829.
ETT AUTIIOHIY,
AN ACT for the relief of purchaser#
of fractions, lots and islands in the’
late sales of fractions, and for the re
lief of purchasers of the State’s mt* r
est in lands which have been condem
ned as fraudulently drawn.
BE it enacted by the Strin'c amt
House of Representative-: us *V
State of Georgia, in Genera) Assur.Wv
met, and it is hereby enacted by t'n au #
thority of the same. That all ( arrG.sr rs
or holders of certificates of iots, fruc
tion* or islands, at any of the late sales/
lying and being within t’.ie counties iff
Henry, Fayette,Bktls, Monroe, Newton,-
Houston, DcKalh. Dor.ly, Upson. Bike,-
Bibb, Decatur, Crawford, Irwin, Early *
Appling, Telfair, Rabun, Hal!. Haher-r
sham, Gwinnett and Walton, who have
paid into the Treasury one half of the
original purchase r.ioney,shall be indulge
ed lor the payir.u/)t of the principal dug
and owing on said purchase, until the
first day ol December Next: Proxidmlt
I hat all the aforesaid purehafers or
holders of certificates shall, on orlcfo'ie
the (iltr ~nth day of Feb, next, pjv u m
the Tt ea.sury the interest due oil sf<f
purchase; Arid all purchasers bf I lac
tioo.q lots or islands at any ofthe s'llev
lyi.ng and being in any of the alolesaid
bounties, who have not paid any money’
into the Treasury lor such ptnehase#
subsequent 10 the sale of said lots, frac
-1 tions, or islands, shall he indulged so ;
the payment ofthe principal and iritei
cst due an such purchase until the fMb
day of February next; Provided, Thn
all the last mentioned purchasers or f old ‘
ers of certificate who shall, on nr before
the 15th day of February next, pay in’-*
to the Treasury, one half iff the princi
pal now ifiie and the interest that mav
hate accrued theteon, shall be indulged
for the payment of the balance until th*
first day of Her ember next—And all
purchasers or holders of certificate's of
lots, tractions or islands who neglect <r
refits*- lo comply with the provisions of
this act, the lots, fractions or islands,
purchased by him or them or for whjeli
he or they may held a certiffeate, *fir|-
lots, fractions or islands, shall I e, am!
the same are hereby declared to be for
feited and revened to the Plate, and th'-*
commissioner* appointed under the a< *
ofthe 2£rl of December. 1827, for sell
ing lot*, fractions and Islands bfloneir g
to the Stale, shall proceed to sell all fi t‘,
fractions and islands so forfeited and re
verted to the Elate, agreeable to thur
advertisement.
Sec. t. And hr it further evaetnl,
That the same indulgence be allow ei#
md giwn to purchasers of the f*'tate*
interest in lots which have been Conch-m--
ned us fraudulently drawn in the conn-*
ties aforesaid, upon tl e terms aiidttiptt*
lations contained in this act.
. A*rente*’ ’.r-- J'*c. 2t*‘. RM/