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1,... is nothing unjust oi oppressive In
If officers of government set
iTmselves up in opposition to the pub
i acts; if they seek either by open or
widioiu means to counteract the policy
I', .he <rovernment to thwart its measures,
‘ their office and influence to bring
higher authorities into contempt by
‘"L thing that is sacred, they ought to
ft removed, and that ai quick as possi
if, This was done, and the Governor,
mi willing to afford an opportunity to
s ,(, a | a w or leave the nation, noti
f j” the parties they should still have
’ e to make their election. What was
[‘[.'cir *My own view of duty
jvsone) is that 1 ought to remain, and
I aietly pursue my labours for the spirit
welfare of the Cherokee people, un
-111 am forcibly removed. Il lam cor
llrt in the apprehension, that the State
lof (leorgin has no rightful jurisdiction
Inver the territory where I reside, then it
follows that 1 am under no moral obliga
tion to remove in compliance with her
enactments Another individual re-
I ,j eSi • i could not lake the oath requir-
J.joi whitemen, who live in her charter
j |j|„its, because 1 should then ac
knowledge the jurisdiction of Georgia
Inver this country, which would be ad
heise to my opinion, and would essen
tially affect my usefulness as a Missiona-
L labourer among the Clierokees. My
Principles of action are founded on the
Lord ol God, and if in adhering ‘ to the
L and the testimony,’ and emleavor-
L. to follow the examples of holy writ,
l,iv conduct is construed into an unjus'i
liable interference with political affairs,
I cannot help it.’ Though this is a
brave subject, one is almost induced to
Guile, and in the language of some of
the counsel for the accused, ask, if this
L not the doctrine of Nullification—
tan it he possible (lint we have come to
||iis, that every man has a right to throw
himself upon his original sovereignty,
I nd obey just such laws as lie pleases !
might safely concede that lie lias, but
le must take care of the consequences,
if the law’ be against him—and lie has !
ot physical strength to resist it to its
■verthruw, lie iray depend upon it he j
■as taken a fatal and inconsiderate step.
Knt 1 would suppose, giving my humble !
liens of the ‘ Law and the testimony,’
B-that the Governor had placed a pro-
Ber construction upon both, when in ad-
Bressing these individuals, lie ‘ put them
n mind to be subject to principalities
nil powers, to obey magistrates, to be
Kuly to every good work.’—Tit. iii. 1.
■or lie had reason to know, and bis char-
By required him to act upon his knowl-
Brlge, that people are ‘ sometimes fool
fth. disobedient, deceived, serving di-
Iprs lusts ami pleasures, living in malice
ml envy, hateful and hating one anotli-
B.‘—ib. 3. What a pity it is this view
■mid not have actuated tile minds of 1
■I concerned. What a pity, the peace-,
111 course ol the IVmce of peace could
Bit have been recollected in Ins mild
P|i!v to his disciple on the subject of
I lit well known oppression of the Jews
IT Caesar Augustus, Mat. xvii. 27. Luke j
u,l, and xx 22.
| lam willing to make all one allow- ;
Rice lor lire diversity of human opinion,
matters ol Government, as well as in
Bli*iou—but 1 ask every candid man, I
But would lie the consequence if every
iliividiial were allowed to judge for •
■ nself, whether he would obey the laws 1
§ not, especially after they had been
■miomiced bv the only competent
■lnitial to he constitutions!. If these
lliv'uiuak have the right to do it, all
Be rest in the Cnminrtmtv have ; and
Biat 1 repeat,- would lie the conseqnen-
B ! Anarchy and confusion,and then j
But becomes of the examples of * Holy ,
Biii V Wherein wc are required to
■iibmit ourselves to every errdinanre of \
fir the Lord’s sake, whether it he j
King as supreme, or unto Gov- !
inors as unto them that are sent by 1
■") lor the punishment of evil doers
■ I lor the praise of them that do well,’ j
lud why ? ‘ l-’or, that with well doing, 1
B may put to silence the ignorance of
Bilisli iiii-n —as free and not nsinglv ,
Br liberty, lor a eloak of maliciousness,
Bt a> tim servants ol (fid.’ l’et. H. :
u. in.
I • liope that no just government, act- 1
K “itliin the pale of its authority, w ill j
w-r require any <f its citizens to jiW
ßHiipun any ‘principle of action not!
Bmdiil upon tile word of God,’ for it
•wy safelv trust that ‘ word,’ especially
B'-u it enjoins upon the citizen, ‘to I
B'l l the King's [.Sides'] command-
B •'>. and that in regard to the oath of ,
Bui. lie nut hasty to go out of his sight, |
W'l not in fm evil thing, lor he rioeth
Busoevcr pleaseth him. Where the j
Bui ol a King is, there is power ; and
B'i may say unto him what does! thou?’
B’ l. viii. 2, .1. 4.
B* hie of these individuals replied to tile
Bu rner, that ‘if I sutler in cense- |
Bmi-e of continuing to preach the Gos-
B- und diffuse the word of Gotl a-
B"M tins people, I trust 1 shall he
Bt-uiicd by a conscience void of of-
B‘'o.’ Now in this speech there is all
Buiici of uukindness, and the mcck-
B’ that directs ‘ to tender unto Cmsur
B tiling* that lire CtEsiir’x, and unto
Bd tin. things that arc God's,’ would |
Be required a more ingenuous answer.
B'-is nut for preaching the gospel, that
B Gsvernor wished him either to rc-
B'o or ‘sutrer.’ As the Executive
Nwer of the State, solemnly sworn to
the laws, he only informed the
Sividii.il that there was a law whirli
wired nil white men, without litslmc-
I’ i law* to he just must be equal
Besidiug in the Nation, to take an
V 1 ’ tu support the constitution ol the
B ,le < ur to leave the territory; and lie
B doubtless very hopeful that this per-
B> s scriptural reading, as well as hi*
Be ol the gospel, would have remind-
B dim that ‘ every soul must lie subject
Bt • the higher powets. For there it no
B” i-i bill ol God; w lialsocver therefore
Bi'tethdhe power, retiateth the ordin-
B u of Ood, and they that reaUtcth
•dl receive to themselves damnation.
■>’ mle are not a terror to good works,
H’ to the evil. Wilt thou tlu-n not he
•ud of the power t’ Rom. xiii. i.t,
*• The Governor Mem* to have sit*-
B't'-d tluit there were some of the good
Bi/cnsiil Georgia who felt themselves
Bndcr no moral obligation’ to respect
■” ‘ enactment*’ of the State, by rea
°f their apprehending that sho had
B ‘ ‘ ightlul jui isdn iiuii ovi-1 the Indian
Btritory’— -lie llieicliirc warned them
Bn as the executioner of the law, ‘lie
B iihli not the sword in vain,’ and would
f-moqiitiiUy lie compelled a* • a reven
: gei to execute wrath upon him that du
eth evil. Wherefore (he advised them
ye must needs be subject, not only for
wrath, but also for conscience sake.’
There is in every part of the moral and
pious community of the United States,
but especially at the North, an unusual
anxiety to colonize another description
of people in this country, whose condi
tion is better than that of the Indians;
and yet, strange to tell, the same object
attempted for this declining race, by
some of tiie best and wisest patriots of
the age, backed by the patronage of the
whole government, under much more
favorable auspices, meets with the per
severing opposition of this same com
munity. This is either strange incon
sistency, or the colonizing of Africans
speaks one tiling, while it ineaus anoth
er.
To my mind, and I would feign be
lieve to every dispassionate man, there
is no good reason for rushing upon the
severe penalty of this law, and foolish
ly defying its consequences. It cannot
be excused upon any principle of sound
religion ora raiional and discreet desire
to serve the cause of pieiy, (or surely
that religion which requiries us to “ ren
tier tribute to whom tribute is due; cus
tom to whom custom; lear to whom
Ibar; honor to whom honor,” never
could demand such resistance to laws of
the land, as would incur in the delin
quent a forfeiture of all the enjoyments
of liberty, and impose in their stead all
the hardships of an ignominious slavery.
I do exceedingly regret that the warn
ing voice ol this court, at its last session,
of the Governor, of the law, andl would
add witli great reverence, of God him
self, had not induced these individuals
to pause before they plunged themselves
into such a reckless calamity, lloth
governments have been deeply engaged
in the work of removing the Indians, for
causes they need nevefto he ashamed of
avowing; and before God and man, if
they are sinceie in the motives which
impel them to this undertaking, they
are rendering the only atonement in
their power for the long suffering of a
much injured people, and such, in my
humble opinion, as high Heaven itself
will own and bless. To prevent then
the accomplishment of a work so desi
rable, is not only presumption, of the
highest character, against the sages
who planned it, hut is cruelty to the In
dians, ingratitude to the country, and
wl.at is worse than all, seems when
persisted in, to involve a consequence
with which no prudent man should dare
to trifle.
The eleven persons against whom
sentence was pronounced, were brought
to this place by ilie Sheriff of Gw innett
county, on Thursday last. Nine of
them were pardoned, alter giving assur
ances that they would not again violate
the laws. But two of the Missionaries,
Messrs. Worcester and Buffer, declining
to give any such assurance, and appear
ing not disposed to profit by the Execu
tive clemency, which would have been
extended to them, in common w ith the
others, if they had given such assuran
ces, were committed to the Penitentiary.
Subjoined is the Governor’s letter to
ihe Inspectors of the Penitentiary and
their answer.
Execotivk Offick, ?
S2d September, Ibdl. y
Gr.KTI.KME.>. — 1 understand that a
number of persons have been lately Con
victed in Gwinnett county, for illegal
residence in tire territory occupied bv
the Cherokees within the State, and
will very soon he placed within the Pen
itentiary, unless they should he consid
ered proper subjects for the exercise of
Executive clemency. As it is possible
that some ol these persons may have
committed the ofl'ence of which they
have been convicted, under mistaken
opinions of their own duty, or of the
powers of the Government, I am desi
rous of pardoning such of them as may
have thus acted, and will now give as
surances, that they will not again violate
the laws us the State; if they should
be found worthy of such clemency.
You are requested to see each of the
prisoners, and converse with them alone,
and ascertain from them whether they
are disposed to promise not again to of
fend the law* if they should he pardoned.
You are also requested to ascertain as
accurately as vou can, what lias been |
the general character of each of the !
convicts, and the motive* which have
influenced them in their opposition to i
the authority ol the Stale.
The result of your enquiries and con
versation, you will oblige me by commu
nicating a* early as convenient.
Very Respectfully, Yours, &tc.
GEO: R. GILMER.
Mressrs. J. Catnack, It. White, T. Fort, j
Inspectors of the Penitentiary.
Pemtf.kturv, ?
2‘id September, 1831. \
Flit—ln compliance with your re-j
quest of this date, we met at the IVni
tcntiaiy, and investigated the cases ol
each of the individual* brought from 1
Gwinnett, separately. Enclosed, we I
send statements of Janies J. Trott— j
•Samuel May* (No. 1.) Edward Deins'.er (
(No. a.) Suiry Eaton (No. 8.) Thomasj
Gann (No. 4.j A. Copeland (No. 5.) j
You will find also, a, written petition in
favor of 8. Mays, enclosed in No. t.
\Ve have personally examined Hcnj. j
Thompson, Janies A. Thompson, and
John F. Wheeler.—'The above persons, ;
all request your clemency, on condition ;
that they will not again violate the law.
They are stated by Mr. Tiott and Mr. j
Muller, to he respectable, honest citixens.
With regard to Mr. Muller, lie author
ize* u* to state, that he could not take
the oath us allegiance to the State,
without perjuring himself, a* he views
the case—he cannot consent to a cliaigc
of leiidcncc with hi* present lecling*.
Mr. Worcester state*, that lie has
taken the course he has pursued, from
a firm conviction of duty—it he had
been disposed to submit, he would not
have proceeded so far—be has applied
to the Supreme Court, and expect* to
hear from his application.
Mr. Wheeler states that hi* family i
within the chartered limits, and that lie
intends to return there hut will not sub
ject himself to another arrest.
Respectfully your ob't serv’t*
ISENJ. A WHITE, )
JAMES CAMACK. \ lined.
TIIO.M LIN HON FORT* S
At the opening of tire Coot t in Gwm
nett Judge Clayton’charged the Grand
Jury to enquire into the late ajledgcd
oppressions of the guard upon the Mis
sionaries. lie stated that they were
civil officers, as much ns any other, ap
pointed for the special purpose of curry
ing a particular law into effect, and if
they transcended their authority, or used
any unnecessary rigour to prisoner's,
like all other ministerial officers, they
were amenable to the law. If they had
treated the Missionaries as had been
stated without just grounds (or so doing,
they ought to answer for it, and it was
alike due to themselves and the charac
ter of the State, as well as to the rights
of the Missionaries, to have the matter
investigated; such conduct was not al
lowed by the laws of Georgia, and ifs
public funcfionaiies should promptly
vindicate those law s by a speedy applica
tion of the remedy applicable to such
violation.
From llic Now Karen Palladium.
Negro College.- Our readers, no doubt
will be surprised at the caption of tiffs
paragraph, and will wonder what we
mean by “Negro College.” We will in
lorm them that we mean, without any
jesting, to say that there has been an at
tempt a serious attempt, to get up an
institution, in tins place for the educa
tion of colored men. The blacks for
a few years past have been treated with
attention and kindness by the inhabi
tants of this city. Two or three of our
citizens have devoted much time and
money lor bettering their condition, but
the zeal ol a few has constantly increas
ed, until a project has been brought for
ward, which if earned into execution
would ruin the prosperity of the city.—
New-Haven was fixed upon, by the
Convention held in Pliiladelpha some
times since, for the location of a black
College. Our citizens called a public
meeting to take the subject into con
sideration, and the following resolutions
were advocated by Judge Daggett, N.
Smith, K. I. Ingersoll, and 1. 11.
Townsend, Esqrs. and adopted by a
boul 700 freemen. The Rev. S. S.
Jocelyn and three others opposed, and
voted against them.
At a City Meeting, duly warned and
held at the City Hall, in the City of
New-Haven, on Saturday, the 10th
day ol September, 1831, to take into
consideration a project for the estab
lisement in this City of a College for
tne education of Colored Youlh, the,
following Preamblejand Resolutions
were unanimously adopted, viz:
Whereas endeavors are now making
to establish a College in this city for the
education of the coioied population of
the United States, the West Indies, and
other countries adjacent; and in con
nection with this establishment the im
mediate abolition of slavery in the U.
Stales is not only reccommended and
encouraged by the advocates of the pro
posed College!, but demanded as a right
and whereas an omission to notice these
measures may be construed as implying
either indifference to, or approbation ol
the same:
Rtsolved, That it i9 expedient that
the sentiments of our citizens should be
expressed on these subjects, and that
the calling of this meeting by the May
or and Aldermen is warmly approved
by the citizens of this place.
Resolved, That inasmuch as slavery
does not exist in Connecticut, and
wherever permitted in other States,
depends on the municipal laws of the
State which allows it, and over which
neither any other State nor the Con
gress of the United Slates has any con
trou! that the propagation of senti
ments favorable to the immediate einan
cipationof slaves, in disregard of the
civil institutions of the States in which
they belong, and as auxiliary thereto,
the contemporaneous founding of Col
leges for educating coloured peoplej is
an unwarrantable and dangerous inter
ference with the internal concerns of o
tlier States,- and ought to be discour
aged.
And whereas, ih the opinion of this
meeting, Yale College, the institutions
for the education of females, and the
other schools alredy existing ir. this city
impoitant to the community and the
general interests of science, and as
such have been deserved.v patronized
by the public, and the establishment of
a College in the same place to educate
the coloured population, is incompati
ble with the prosperity if not the exist
ence of the present institutions of learn
ing,and w ill he destructive of the best in
terests of the city. And believing, as
we do, that i( the establishment id’ such
a College in any part of the country
were deemed expedient, it should never
he imposed on any community without
their consent:
Therefore Hesolvetl, hi/ the. Mayor, j
Alderman, Common Couneil, vml Free
man of the City oj Sew-Haven, in City
Meeting assembled. That we will resist
the establirhmant of the proposed Col
lege in this place by every lawful
means.
And on motion it was voted that the |
proceedings of this neetiog lie signed by j
the Mayor, and countersigned by the j
Clerk, and published in all the newspa
pers of this city,
DI'iNNIH KIMHKRI.Y, Mayor.
I'l.isns Munson, Cletk.
On this subject the New-llaven Re
gister remarks—Tor two or three years
past rather more than ordinary exertions i
have been made by a few individuals in
this town to instruct the colored pail o( 1
our population in the lirst rudiments of j
education, and in the principles of the j
Christian religion. This praise worthy
effort was universally approved. As j
matters progressed, however, the negroes 1
imbibed the notion that they were op- j
pressed by the whites—that without any
Letter reason than that nl their color
they wete neglected and held in con
tempt—that they ought to assume an
eipial standing in society with the whites.
The blacks, not able to hear being taken
notice of, have lately exhibited a dispo
sition to maintain the dignity ol their
character. Two or three of our citizen*
who have taken a deep interest in the
cause of the blacks, have talked a little
of getting up a College in this place for
the education of young men of color.—
They have purchased a large tract of
land in the southwest pnrt of the city,
and laid out streets fur u new city of
Tihtbuctoo. All this talk and these ar
rangements were considered by many of
our citizens rather as visions of the
night than as projects which could bo
carried into effect—• Within a few
days however, it Inis been pretty well as
c ertaiiied that this project is not one to
I be treated with contempt, but that, an
extensive correspondence has been car
ried on among certain zeffots through
out the country— that promises of large
stuns of money for this object have been
made by a great number of individuals,
and that an experiment of an African
College was soon to be made in this city
—that New-Haven was fixed on as the
location of this College by a meeting of
delegates at Philadelphia some months
ago. Our citizens had become so much
excited on the subject that a City Meet
ing was called on Saturday last (at
which it was estimated that from 6 to
700 freemen were present.) and the an
nexed resolutions adopted with only four
dissenting votes.
MACON,
Saturday, Or I <►!>■ i* I.
EOK GOVERNOR,
GEORGE R. GILMER.
(£/“’ We are authorised to announce
the following ticket, for State Legisla
ture, from Bibb county :
FOR SKNATK
A3IHKOSE BABUR.
FOR REPKF.SENTATIVK
TAuI*IaKY IK>IaT.
To the Poll*!
Monday is the Important day on which
n question will be determined in which
the people of Georgia nre mo*t deeply in
terested. Who will lie elected I George
ft. Gilmer or lltlson Lumpkinl Citizens
of llibb, choose ye between them. Will
you turn out of office, a long trietl and
faithful servant! one who lias served you
lor years in our national councils—who
has been our Governor for (wo years, and
discharged his trust ably and tuitlifidly—
against whom nothing can he suid bat
what originates in the pitiful source of
personal and party malevolence ! And
lor whom will you exclude this long- tried
servant ? For whom will you make an ex
periment .a which you have so much at
stake! For one, who says himself lie is
better titled lor tiie office lie now holds
titan to be your Governor—who declined
the office because he was unwilling to
disturb by party animosities, the coun
cils of the State, and in almost the same
breath yielded to the ambitious leaders
ot his party, and announced himself as u
candidate—who with a most covetous
gripe holds on to his office of member of
Congress, am! at ihc tame lime asks you
to make him Governor —who ha®, ever
since he lias been known as a public
man, blown hot and cold in the same
breath—atone lime u Troup man and then
a Clark man, as each party might hnve
the ascendancy. These are yourcandid
ates tor Governor. Fellow citizens, to
the polls! Vote (or good men and true—
George K. Gilmer,
Ambrose Baber,
Tarpley Bolt.
Our opponents are honorable men, we
will not deprecate them, hut Compare
their merits. Haber and Holt may be
weighed in the balance, and will nol be
found wanting—Give them on Monday, a
long pull, n strong pull, and a pull alto
gether I
A respectable number <>f delegates
from several counties attended the Con
vention nl EatonUm on .Monday last.—
The result of their councils was an earn
est recommendation of a system of In
ternal Improvement, to the patronage ol
the State. Asa preliminary step, it is
contemplated to petition the Legislature
lor Engineers to survey the different
routes proposed, ami ascertain their adap
tation to rail road or eiinul communica
tion. The tollowing were the routes re
commended by the Convention.
Ist. From Savannah to Augusta, thence
to Eutontnn, and I lienee in a westwardly
direction to the Olintuhoochie.
i?d. From Savannah to Mnron, and
thence to Columbus, mill a line connect
ing Milledgeville with 1 lint route.
3d. From Savannah to the bead of nav
igation on Flint River, nad thence to Co
lumbus.
4tli. From Augusta to Athens, and
thence in the most adv isable direction to
wards the North Western boundary ol
this State, together with any other line nr
lines which may aflord the prospect of
important commercial adv.-in)ages.
The object of the meeting it seems was
to adopt sueli measures as to insure to
the people upon the credit and under the
patronage of the State, a knowledge ol’
the topographical features of the country
—that those who embark in the enterprise
may lie in possession of ilulu to author
iso the measure.
The Engineers will report upon the
practicability of the dilierent routes, and
the Legislature make the selection from
them. Should the State be not inclined
to lend her aid. it is recommended by the
Convention to iiiiih-i-lukc the uieasirre by
individual enterprise.
The moral law is proverbially long—so
is.Mnj. Eaton's address. W’c cannot give
it to our renders, tbr it would almost re
quire an extra; suffice it to any Hint (ro
man is still llio burthen of his song. Mr. ,
Berrien has promised to furnish an errata !
to this address. Woman lost Mark An- |
thony the world, and teaman seems to |
have exercised n due, or perhaps tin-due i
influence in the councils at the Federal I
City. In all matters, excepting of a public i
nature, we will readily yield to their go- .
vcriiliicnt. Their rule and sometimes |
mi'j-rule in their proper sphere, is tuffer- ■
able, hut from nil interference in polil- j
icui matters, good Cord deliver us.
Tb- account we gave Dsl eck of an
insurrectionary character llrfin N'orth-
Carolina, contained all t he inlormsittun
that ha* transpired on that subject.—
Many reports have been ill circulation
respecting the discovery of (lr|*ol* of
arm*, murder*, Ac. none of which aie
correct. Every thing i quirt in that
quarter, and the contemplated rebellion,
no doubt, effectually checked- It, how
ever becomes u, to give the event it*
proper consideration, ami not be hilled
into entire security, because that lot*
been so easily put down, it i not im
possible that destruction. which walk*
in darkness may he among us, w hich, by
observing a reasonable degree ol caution,
may be detected or averted.
FOREIGN NEWS.
The recent arrivals at Ifostnn and New
York, have brought important foreign
nrw —nmung which is
Tlir defi-nt ofthe lh-lgi:ms liy the Dutch
p'iff y thousand French had entered Bel
gium to Ho- assistance of Leopold, and
! William ( King ol’ llollund) liiul consent
|rd to withdraw his troops. The Belgians
behaved most puailaninvmsly, and had it
not been fur the interposition of (lie
French, the Dutch would have overrun
the country. A general war in Europe
was anticipated in consequence of this
hit but all leurs of such an event are
now removed.
It appears tliut the French Minister, M.
Cnssimir Perrier, will maintain his ground
mid remain Minister. He is opposed to
war, and although he speaks favourably
of the cause of Poland, lie is however,
for accomplishing- the object by nego
tiation.
The fate of Poland is still undecided.
The Russians are slowly, but we tear too j
surely encompassing these brave people,
a general buttle was daily looked for.
Xew Professors.— Doct. Multhm A.
Ward, ami the Rev. William Lehman,
we understand, have each accepted their
appointments in the University of Geor
gia. They will commence their duties
on the first of January next. Rev. Mr.
Olin, Professor of Ethics and Belles-
Lettres, is also expected here shortly.
Athenian-
From the Southern Patriot.
The Bond Case. — lii stilting tha
parties to this cause ytsterday, w e were
id error in naming the defendants. We
should have staled the defendants tu
have been Messrs, lsajc E. Holmes,
Alexander Mazyck, and Thomas Gads
den. The cause was fully argued yes
terday, not regularly on its merits, hut
on a preliminary motion for the right to
implead before a Jury, as to the lau> as
well ns the facts of the ease. Robert
B. Gilchrist, Esq. District Aitorney,
opened with a clear and succinct state
ment of the case. He contended that
under the Act of Congress of 1799, the
Defendants were not entitled to any de
fence, unless they made affidavit llut
there was an error in the calculation of
the duties, and that, in default of this
the court were bound to give judgement
for the Plaintiff, simply on motion made
to this effect. J. G. Holmes, Esq. fol
lowed, and denied the construction given
to the Act of 1709. He insisted that
the interpretation given to that Act by
the District Attorney, would deprive the
Defaulters of the right of trial by Jury,
guaranteed by the Constitution of the
United States, and concluded byofferhig
a motion that the Defendants have “per
mission to plead.”—Messrs. M’Duffie
and Petigru then followed, and went at
large into the question of the right of
the Jury to determine on the fate as well
as on the facts of the case, in any civil
suit subminitled to them. Mr. M'Duflie
relied mainly on that amendment of the
Constitution of the United States secur
ing to the citizen, in all suits at common
law, the right of trial by Jury, when the
sum is twenty dollars and upwards. Mr.
Petigru relied on precedent and practice,
as going to restrict that right to criminal
cases.
Ilis Honor the Judge in a very able
argument decided this morning that the
Defendants be allowed to plead. The
case is therefore proceeding and w ill be
gone into fully on its merits.
The City Gazette of Wednesday
says :—“ The case was decided without
going to the Jury. The general issue
having been put in, it was found the
constitutionality of the law could not
be made a question, and theie was no
evidence for the panel. The conse
quence was (hat judgment for the plain
tiff was granted.
married.
In Twiggs county on Thursday the
i. r nh inst. by Edward B Young, E>q.
Mr. TOMLINSON FORT to Mrs.
MARY E. BELCHER, all of said
county.
The Partnership
W■” E R ETOFORE existing between
3 B- Childers &• Kelton, is this day dis
solved by mutual consent, and the busi
ness of the firm will be settled by Kelton.
N. CHILDERS,
ROBERT KELTON.
Sept. SO. I*3l :t >—3*v
Seasonable Good*.
BY the ship Oglethorpe intended to
sail front Liverpool on 15th Au
gust last, The subscribers will receive
on her affival daily expected their usual
supply of
TAhh AND WINTER
GOOES,
Cutlery 6l Crockery Ware
Which will be for sale by the package
or piece at reasonable prices ami Cus
tomary term*.
LOW, TAYLOR & CO.
Savannah, Sept. £ls, 1831. SO
Wauled,
BY a Young man a situation in
some Mercantile house in Macon.
He Its* had an acquaintance of lour
years in one of the adjoining counties:
undoubted references, as to character,
qualifications, &c. will be produced—a
line addressed to 11. M. E. and left at
this office will meet with immediate at
tention.
I'mil and Ornamental
TREES, 6tc.
ORDERS dl he receiw I sm any
of the production* of the Nurse
ries and Gardens of Messrs. 1). Sf. C.
Lambeth of Philadelphia,if handed in
within three or four weeks. They have
every description ol Fruit ’/'tee* and
Fruit hearing Shrubs, both native and
exotic—the most approved Native and
Foreign drupes,— Ornamental Trees
and Shrubs—Green-House plartt*
Herbaceous plants—Ornamental Vine*
and Creeper*—Medical and Culinary
plants—Bulbous a nd Tuberous Flower
Roots—Flower and Vegetable Seeds,
Ac. Arc.
07- Article* from this Nursery miv
always be de|rended on as genuine, and
are packed ill the best manner, so a* to
ensure a *ate conveyance.
Orders left at (hi* office will be duly
attended to.
8. ro:*e, A CO.
Macon. Oct. I. 1831. b*
GF.OIIGI K—Upson Counti/.
nriIKRF. \H John Grisham applies to
tin- |hr letter” of ndroiniMration
mi the cklhlc of Reuben Slaughter, jun’r.
late of “aid county, drcrssnl.
Them* are therefore toettannd admon
ili all and singular tbr kindred and cred
itor.* of -aid deceased, to be mid appear
at my office within the time prescribed
by law, to sbw cau-e, if any they have,
whv “aid IclUirwahoiilil not In- grouted.
(liven under my baud nmt weal, tlii”
<*Jd September. 1831.
1 TIIOA. I’. BETHEL, r. c n.
(ML 1
TO THE crftZENS OF
nvi(i(;s coin TIT.
I have seen a hand-hill purporting to
be the production of the notorious llurt
tvell 11. Tarver, in which he has intro
duced my name in a very unwarranta
ble manner. I know that public opin
ion would not require me to notice as
persions emanating from a source so
infamous and vulgar. Where Mr. Tar
ver is personally known, he lias no pow
er to injure by defamation—where he is
i best understood, he is least suspected
of being a man of ordinary truth and
common decency of character; but lest
someone or more copies of Ins erudite
and lucid publication, should find their
way to a section where his inslinative
love of falsehood and innate meanness
is unknown, I have thought proper to
say a word or two in reply. He thinks
my affidavit in Mr. Hardin’s handbill of
the 10th Sept, should bo discredited, be
cause of my subserviency io the views
of an individual upon whom he sup
poses me to be dependant. This is al
together gratuitous. 1 am dependant
upon no one—l am a charge upon none
of my friends or relations—l look for
tiie future, and 1 have for the past, to
my own individual exertions and indus
try for prosperity in this life; and least
of all am 1 dependant for maintenance
upon those dirty and disgraceful tricks
oi trade—those unprincipled arts of
circumvention and over-reaching, which
have acquired for Mr. Tarver a most
unenviable distinction. And as for my
subserviency, if flie reader will take the
pains to recur to the affidavits, lie will
find that mine accords less with Major
Robertson’s, than with those of the
other gentlemen, so that if 1 have been
subservient on the occasion, it must
have been rather to Captain Harrison
and Mr. Griffin. The fact is, this un
blushing disciple of Munchausen, not
having the necessary means to extricate
himself from the difficulties into which
his fertility in falsehood had unexpec
tedly precipitated him, was forced to
the only, though unavailing expedient,
of assailing my character. Detected in
a downright UK, he hoped to extricate
himself by impeaching my testimony.
But why did he not also impeach the
testimony of others, whose evidence
equally settled the stigma upon bin?
Why did he overlook the affidavits of
Capt. Harrison and Mr. Griffin, to
pounce upon me?—Was it beeuuse he
thought 1 was less known in the County
than those gentlemen? or was it, rtf 1
apprehend, because he deemed he could
assail me with more impunity ? A
Liar always takes counsel from his
fears. His truth and his courage are
pretty much upon a par, and although
tins redoubtable Col. Pluck has military
horiois attached to his name, I believe
they were never earned by any warlike
achievements—his chivalry having al
ways been less conspicuous than his
Villainy. Doubtless lie thinks himself
quite a thunderbolt in war, but his valor
lying in Iffs tongue, and not in action, I
think it probable hi's sword will remain
unfleshed, lie knows how to avoid
danger as Falstaff knew the Prince, by
instinct. Not satisfied, however, witli
Military honors, he rs now seeking
Civil promotion. Whether he succeeds
in Iffs present scheme of ambition or
not, in my Immble opinion, as soon as
Iffs fellow citizens become duly sensible
of his merits, they will honor him with
a scat ill another house, equally com
modious with the Representative Hall,
and where Iffs labor will be more useful
and liis maliciousness more circumscri
bed.
But for the reason assigned in
the outset, 1 should consider myself un
pardonable for having stooped so lowr as
to take this notice of an individual
whom public opinion lias long since
consigned to infamy. 1 promise them,
that I shall not again, unless under the
most imperious necessity, condescend to
handle so filthy an animal.
RICHARD T. MARKS.
Twiggs County, October], 1831.
Tax Collector's Sale .
WJI.L be wild ul the Court-!loiine iu
the town of Macon, Bibb county,
on die first Tuesday in December next,
the following property, to wit:
202 1-2 Acres of Land, Lot No.
107, in the tßli Uietrict of Must-ogee coun
ty, levied on ns the property of Robert
Kelton, to satisfy bis tux lor the year
1830—Tax due ijcl 18.
202 1-2 Acres of Land, Lot No.
21 , in the I Itb distriet of.Muscogee coun
ty, levied on ns the property of Gilbert
Mel.ond, to satisfy bis tux tor the year
I e3o—-Tux due $2 35.
41K) Acrex of Land, Lot number
14, in Hie 5Hi distriet of Appling county,
levied on as the property of Zucliui'iuli
Wnde, to satisfy Ids Tux lor Hie yeur
IKK)—Tax due |l 18.
202 1-2 Acres of Land, Lot No.
23, in the Btli district of t'arroll county,
levied on us the property of James Arm
strong, to satisfy bis tux Ibr the year
1830—Tnx due rgl 15.
2->0 Acres of Lund, Lot number
138 in the 7Hi district of Early county,
levied on as the property of Duvid Mu.-
shorlin, to satisly his tax for the jeur
1830—Tux due 81 cents.
202 1-2 Acres of Laud, Lot No.
2f>, in the Bth district us Henry county,
levied on ns the property of Mason
('bunco, to satisfy bis Tux for the yeur
1830—Tux due $2 40.
202 1-2 Acres of Lnnd, Lot No,
(Jti, in Hie Ist district of Pike county, le
vied on as the property of John Heott, to
satisfy hi* tax Ibr Hie year 1830—Tax
due 98 eeuls,
202 1-2 Acres of Lnnd, Lot No,
168 in the 13th district ol la*e county le
vied on n* the properly ofJolui ('. Hatcher,
to satisfy Ins lux lor Hie yeur lr.3o—Tux
due 7t> cents.
Two lot* of Lnnd, lot Non. 73 in
the 3d district of Monroe county, und No.
80 in the 22d district of Muscogee county,
each I'oiitiiiniug 202 I-‘J Acres—levied on
as the properly of John I>. Ciiupiiiiin, to
satisfy his tux lor the veur 1830—Tax
due $8 68.
25 Acres of Lnnd, part of lot No.
28 in the 7th distriet ol Twiggs county,
levied on ,t* lb# pcop6Hj / “ ,l ,n ■ ,l
Jordan, to sutisly his lux for the year
I8!10—Tax due sti |-4>eni.
2-2 1-2 Acres of Land lot No. 210
in the 3d district ol t.ce comity, levied
on us the properly ol Dui id to
sutisfv his lux Ibr the year IB3U—lax
due $j li
202 1-2 Acres of l.und, lot No.
195, in the 4tli distriet of Museogec county,
levied on a* Hie priqicrty of Benjamin 1..
Rainey, to sutisfv his tax, tbr the year
I^3o—Tax due |l 3.
192 1-2 Acres of Land, No. not
known, in the 4th district ofßibb county,
on (lie reserve, levied on ns the property
ol .fas. Tabor, to satisfy his tax, for the
year 1330—Tax due $3 79.
202 1-2 Acres of Land, lot No.
23, in the 23d district of Carroll county,
levied on as the property of William
Glover, to satisfy Iffs fax for the t ear
1830-Tax due $1 34.
Two lots of Land, No. 162, in the
loth district ot Upson county, and No.
~00 m the 17lh district of DeKalb county,
cuch containing 202 1-2 acres, levied oil
as the property ol’ Hainuel Moon, to satis
sl •!* tUX lo ‘ U ‘ e >tur la3 o—Tux due
2021-2 Acres of Land, lot No. 115
in (lie 2d district ot Troup county, levied
on as the property ofSninucl Gillespie to
satisfy Iffs tax lor the year 1830—Tax
due sl3 31.
2021-2 Acres of Land, lot No. 12,
in the II 111 district of Irwin county, levi
ed on us the property of William L Grum
plrs, to satisfy his tux, lor the year 1830
—Tax due $1 12
2021-2 Acres of Land, lot 126, in
the lltli Hislriet of Carroll county, levied
on ns the property of Virgil Nichols, to
satisfy Iffs tux, lor the yeur 1830—Tax
due $1 33.
4510 Acres of Lund, lot N0.244, in
the slh district of Appling county, levied
on us the property of John Durnall, to
satisfy his lax lor the year 1830—Tax
diielkl 11:
2021-2 Acres of Land, lot No. 202
in the 3d district of Muscogee county, le
vied on ns the property of John Dies, to
satisfy Iffs tax lor the JB3U—Tax
due 7h cents.
202 1-2 Acres of Land, lot No. 10,
in the 10th district of Coweta county, le
vied on as the property of Thomas Cope
ling, to satisfy his tax for the year 1830 —
Tax due $2 57.
2021-2 Acres of Land, lot No. 295
in the 27th district of Lee county, levied
on ns the property of Ilyrain Hall, to sat
isfy his tax lor the year 1330—Tux due
$1 33.
490 Acres of Land, lot No. 140,
ill the bill district of Irwin county, levied
on as the property of Wiiliuiu Russell, to
satisfy Iffs tax for the year 1330 —Tux
due $1 12.
2021-2 Acres of L A rid, lot No. 24,
in the 12tli district of Habersham county,
levied on as the property ofThomas Mar
tin, to satisfy his ta'x tor the year 1830—
Tax due $2 86.
202 1-2 Acres of Land,lot N0238
in the 2d district of Carroll county, levied
on os the property Green, to satis
fy her tux lor the year 1830—Tax due
$1 65.
202 1-2 Acres of Land, lot No. 152
in the 3d district of Lee county, levied on
ns the property of George Fulton, to sat
isfy his lax lor the year 1830 —Tax due
—76'centß.
202 1-2 Acres of Land, lot No. 56
in the 13th distriet of Curroll county, le
vied on as the property of Christopher
Lynch, to satisfy his tax lor the year lt-30
—Tax due $1 81.
202 1-2 Acres of Land, lot No.
112, in the 13th district of Henry county,
levied on as the property of James V en
ters, to satisfy his tax tor the year 1830
—due $1 3.
202 1-2 Acres of Land, lot No.-
14, iii the 2(ith district of Lee county, le
vied on as the property ol I’eter P. Rock
well, to sutisl'y his tux for the year 1830
—Tax due $3 87.
Two lots of Land, lot No. 131.
in the sth distriet of Henry county, and
No 297 in the 14lh district of Houston
county, eaeii containing 2H2 1-2 acres,
levied on us the property of Solomon D.
t'hapmon, to sutisfy his tax, for the year
1830—Tux due !J<l7 78.
115 Acres of Land, on the reserve
in Bibb county, No. not known, levied on
as the property ofKeluud Tyner, to satis
fy bis tax lor the year 1830—Tax due
f26 95.
Two kits of Land, No. 266, in
the 4lh distriet of Bibb county, and No. 3
in the lirsl distriet of Walton county, le
vied on as Hie property of Janies H Ro
gers, to sutisfv his tux for the yeur 1830 ‘
—Tax due s'9 2.
One lot in the Town of Macon—
lot No. 5 in square 14, la vied on ns the
property of Juines Stephens, to sntisfy *
his tax Ibr the yenr 1830 —Tax due sl3.
One lot on the Town commons
ot'Maeon—No. 5, levied on us the property
of Hugh Knox, to satisfy bis tax Ibr the r
year 1830 — Tax due $4 6:
One lot in the Town of Macon —
lot No. 1, in square 24, levied on as the <
property of John Pliilpot, to satisfy bin
tax Ibr ilie yeur 1830—Tux due J 2529
One lot in the Tow nos Macon —
lot No. ti, in square 57, levied on ns the
property of Joseph Bhuw, to satisly his
tax for the year 1830—Tax due J 9 35.
One Lot of land containing 202
and an bull’acres, No. 267, in the 22d
distriet of l.ee comity, levied on as Hie
properly of l’eter B. MeCrady—tux due
7ti rents.
One Lot of Lnnd containing 184
and uu bull ncrea. No. 205, in the 13th
district of Bibb county, levied on as the
properly of David Priekett, to satisfy his
tax for they ear 183(4 —tux due $1 23.
One Lot of hind containing 202
and an ball” acres, No. 143. in the .illi dis
trict of Lee county, levied on us the pro
perty of John Nicholson, to sntisfy Ins
tax lor the yenr 1830—lux due $1 27-
15 4-5 acres of Land, 13th dis
trict liibb county, joining Puckett, levied
on as the property of John Perkin*, Sr.
to snlisly his tax for the year 1830—tax
due 92 cents.
One Lot of land containing 202
and an half acre*, No. 127, in the 13th
diMtrictl.ee county, levied on a* the pro
perly of K. H Vinson, to satisfy hia tax
for tiie year 1830— tax due 93 cents.
One lot of Land containing 202
and an half acre*, No. 211, in the I'.itli
district Lee county, levied on as the pro.
perty of Henry Johnson, to satisfy his
lux ibr the year 1830—tax due $1 33.
SAMUEL STANFORD, t. c.
October 1, IB3L m
SUBSCRIBER
> .'llESy will, as usual, keep tbs
Ilorsea of such as may fa
v „r him with their custom, ut the temp
Meeting in Monroe county, which “cm
uii-iiei-M on (lie Bth October, lie has niuila
every pre|imtion nrceseary for that pur
pose, by which he Intpea to be able 1 sat
isfy all who may call on him.
AI.EXANDF.R 81. EDGE
September 24th, 1831 29 -2w
MACON VOLUNTEER* l
NOTICE. , _
\N election will he held at the ( ourt
house in the town of Maron, on Sa
turday the Bth day of October next, for
Captain, first and uccnnd l.ieulnmnts, and
Ensign, to command the Maron * • lun
leers. By order ol
P. 8. GKIII IN, Colonel,
| fl. ID WLANf, Adjutant.
Macon, Kept. 24 *4