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pointment of Col. John Davis, as a ;
Ju iice ot the lafciv r court /or the
county of But ko, he, and the same is
hereby confirmed.
On motion of Mr. Davis (of Cha
tham )
Resolved, That Thos. E. Lloyd,
Simuel M. Mordecai, J. L. Hrails-
ford, Joseph H. Clarke, George
Schley, George Glenn and Charles
Pope, Esquires, he, and they are
hereby appointed Notaries Public for
the county of Chatham.
On motion of Mr. Davis (of Cha
tham)
Resolved, that so much of his Ex
cellency the Governor's communica
tion as relates to the Judiciary of this
state, be referred to a select commit
tee to report by bill or otherwise.
Ordered, That Messrs. Davis (of
Chatham) Walker and Spalding be
that committee.
Mr. Park from the committee re
ported a bill to pardon Edw. Down
ing ; received and read the first time.
Mr. Talbot presented a Memorial
from the Wilkes Manufacturing
Company—-read and referred to a
special Committee, consisting of
Messrs. Talbot, Spalding St Kaburn.
Messrs. Hudspeth, Barnett and
Foster were appointed a committee
to report a bill to amend an act for
the better regulation of Tavern and
Shop-Keepers.
Messrs, liyne, Wood, and Wal
ker were appointed a committee to
report a bill to amend an act for
keeping imepair the public roads in
the counties of Burke, Jefferson and
Richmond.
On motion of Mr. Walker,
Resolved, That James Frazer and
Thomas Barret be, and they are
hereby appointed Vendue Rasters
lor the city of Augusta.
Oa motion of Mr. Griffin,
Resolved, that John Pearce and
William Hendlcy be, and they
ar hereby appointed Justices of the
Inti rior Court of Telfair county.
On motion of Mr. Henderson,
Resolved, that the Executive ap
pointment of Piter Boyle as a Jus
tice of the Inferior Court of Jackson
county be, and the same is hereby
confii ined.
Mr. Walker presented a Memori
al from a number of the inhabitants
of the state ol Georgia, Stockholders
of the Bank to be established at the
city of Augusta ; read and referred
to a special committee, consisting of
M essrs. Walker, Bvmctt and M‘-
Cormick.
Mr. Lane from the committee on
Privileges and Elections reported as
follows :
Your committee on Privileges and
Elections respectfully report, tliai
having attentively considered tile
mass of testimony, exhibited in tin
Documents referred to them, are
unanimously of opinion, that in the
contested election for Senator to re
present the county of Walton, that
the sitting member, the Hon. John
Davis, was not legally elected ; that
his credentials are inform..! ; and
that no species of testimony has been
produced to your committee, upon
which his right to a seat in this
honorable body can be predicated.
Your committee are of opinion
thst Charles Lane, Esq. is legally and
regularly elected to represent the
county of Walton in the Senate ot
this present Legislature, and is enti
tied to a seat.
The report was taken up, read and
agreed to.
Mr. Hudspeth from the commit
tee reported a bill to amend an act
for the better regulation of Tavern
and Shop-keepers; received and read
the 1st time.
On motion of Mr. Scruggs,
Resolved, that William Bird ami
James King Esqs. be, and they arc
hereby appointed Notaries Public for
the county of Effingham.
Adjourned till 10 o’clock to-mor-
tow morning.
Thursday, Novembers.
Mr. Walker, from the Commit
tee reported a Bill to incoporate the
Bank of Augusta ; received and read
the first time.
On motion of Mr. Lanier,
Resolved that John Pollock, Wil
liam Black, and Daniel Blackburn be,
and the) are hereby appointed Justi
ces of the Interior Court of the coun
ty of Scriven, in the room of Caleb
Howell and Robert Williamson, re
signed, and Jacob Dunn, removed.
On motion of Mr. Lane (ot Put
nam,)
Resolved, that the Executive ap
pointment of Willis Roberts, as a
J u-.de* of the Inferior Court of Put
nam county, in the place of Robert
Iverson, Esq. be, and the same is .
hereby confirmed ; and that Jus. B. '
Clopton be, and he is hereby appoint
ed a Justice of the Inferior court for
the county of Putnam, in the place of
Kdm. Lane, esq. resigned.
Mr. Barnett introduced the fol
lowing resolution ; Resolved, that a
committee be appointed on the
part of Senate to join such as
tnav be appointed by the House of
Representatives to prepare and re
port a bill for the improvement of
the several navigable water-courses
in this state ; whic h was read and
ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. Davis agreeably to notice,
moved for the appointment of a com
mittee: to prepare and report a hill to
regular and govern free persons of
color coming into this state and resi
ding therein ; Messrs. Davis, Ful-
ghein and Pray were appointed that
committee.
The following hills were severally
taken up, and read the 2nd time, to I
wit :
A Gill to pardon F.dwnrd Down
ing ; Ordered lor committee of the
whole on Monday next.
A bill to repeal and amend some
parts of an act for the better regula
tion and government of tavern and
Shop-keepers ; ordered for commit
tee of the whole on Monday next.
On motion of Mr. Barnett,
Resolved, that Leighton Wilson,
and John Gignilliat, Esqrs. be, and
they are here by appointed Justices
of the Inferior court for the county ol
Glynn.
A message from Ills Excellency,
the Governor, by Mr. Porter his Se
cretary, informed the Senate, that His
Excellency had approved of and
signed the resolution appointing this
day at twelve o’clock far the election
of a Senator in the congress of the
United States.
A message was received from the
H. of U. by Mr. llolt, their cb rk,
informing the Senate that the H. ol
Representatives were ready to reeeivi
them in the Representative Cham
ber for the purpose of proceeding to
the election of a Senator lroin thi
state in the Congress of the United
States in conformity to a joint and
approved resolution.
The Senate then repaired to the
Representative Chamber, and being
seated, proceeded by joint ballot to
said election ; on counting out the
tickets, it appeared that the Hon.
William 11. Crawford was duly e-
h ctec!.
The Senate having returned to their
chamber, adjourned till to-morrow
10 o’clock, A. M.
2, which Was read and ordered to lie
on the table.
House oj Representatives,
Mr. F,. Beall lroin the committee
on Privileges and Elections reported
as lollows :
The commute on Privileges and
Elections having had under their con
sideration the return of the General
Election lrom the county of Ran
dolph, and it appearing that Howell
W.Rannells anil Zcphaniah Harve)
had an equal and the highest number
>1 votes fur Representative in the
General Assembly for said count) —
your committee beg leave to recom
mend the following resolution ; •
Resolved that his Excellency the
Governor he requested to issue a
writ ot election for a Representative
of the General Assembly for th
county of Randolph, as soon as iua\
be. The report was agreed to.
Petition No. I. from certain per
sons claiming to he inhabitants of
Walton county was read and order
ed to lie on the table.
A committee on the state of the
Republic (on the part of the House
of Representatives) was appointed,
consisting of Messrs. Williams,
Montgomery, Telfair, Daniel, J.
Watkins Hopkins, E. Brown, Battel
and Walton.
Messrs. Ware, Iverson, Mill, E.
Beall, Cuthbert, W. Terrell, Hugh
Blair, J. Jackson, Nesbitt and Wim
berly were appointed a committee
on Finance,on the part of the H. ol R.
A written communication was re
ceived from the Governor (as pub
lished in the last Journal) by Mr.
Porter, his Secretary ;
On motion of Mr. II. Blair,
Resolved, that so much of the com
munication of His Excellency the Go
vernor, toge ther with the Documents
therein referred to, as relates to the
state of the Republic, be referred to
the committee on the state of the
Republic—Je such other Documents
accompanying the communication,
as relates to Finance, he referred to
the committee ou Finance.
-Mr. Bryan presented Petition No.
Wednesday, November 7-
Mr. Nowlan laid on the table a
Resolution relative to the election
of Judges of the Superior Courts for
the several judicial circuits in this
state.
Mr. E. Beall from the committee
on Privileges and Elections report
ed on the contested election of Wal
ton county—the report was read and
ordered to lie on the table.
M essrs. Marshall Newsom and
Lttckie were appointed a committee
on Petitions. Mr. Marshall present
ed Petition No. 3, which was re
ferred to the committee on Petitions.
Mr. Wellborn moved for the ap
pointment of a committee to prepare
and report a bill to alter and amend
the 5th section of an act to appropri
ate monies for the political year 1806,
and to levy and collect a tax on all
Banks or Offices of Discount or De
posit within this state—A committee
was appointed, consisting of Messrs.
; Wellborn, Ware and Hopkins,
j Mr. Jones presented petition No.
| 4, which was read and referred to a
j select committee, consisting ot
Messrs. Jones, Knight and M‘Do-
nald.
M. Hopkins agreeably to notice
moved for the appomtim nt of a com
mittee to prepare and reporta bill to
amend an act to establish the* Ices
of the Health Officer and Harboi
Master lor the Port ol Savannah
and St. Man’s, so far as respects
the Port of Savannah—ordered that
Messrs. Hopkins, Telfair, N'>wiand,
Harden, Rains and Cuthbert be tnat
committee.
Mr. Jacob Robinson presented
Petition ixo. 5, referred to the tom
mittee on Petitions.
Mr. Cla\lon presented Petition
No. 6, and the same being read was
referred to a select committee, con
sisting ol Messrs. Clayton, liill and
Redd.
Mr. Wimberly presented Petition
No. 7, and tue same being read was
leferred to the committee on Petiti
ons.
Petition No. 1, was referred to
the committee on the state ot the
Republic.
Mr. 3* R. Brown presented Peti
tion No. 8, and the same being read
was referred to the committee on Fi
nance.
Mr. 1 lean presented Petition No.
9, referred to committee on Petiti
ons.
Mr. Dunwoody presented Petiti
on No. IO—received and referred to
a select committee, consisting ot
Messrs. Dunwoody, Wimoerly and
Daniel.
Messrs. Allen, J. Blair, and J.
R. Brown, were appointed a commit
tee to prepare and report a bill to
keep open the main channel of 1 u-
galo river, from the confluence ol
Lightwood-log creek to the Indian
Boundary line in Franklin count) .
Mr. J. Jackson presented Petition
No. 11—read and referred to the
commituc on Finance.
On motion ol Mr. Jacobus Watts,
Resolved, That so tnucii of 11
Excellency the Governor's Conintu
utcatioii and the accompanying uo-
cunu ius us relates to the ease ot Ed
ward Donning be referred to a se
lect committee, with power to repon
by bill or otherwise.
Ordered, 1 hat Messrs. Jacobus
Watts, Nesbitt and Browning be
that committee.
on of the Legislature, such sys
tem as shall be adopted by them -
The committee on the part of the
House consists of Messrs. Telfair,
Ware, Hill, Iverson, & J. Jac kson.
Messrs. J. R. Brown, Daniel,
and Wellborn were appointed a com
mittee to prepare and report a bill to
amend an act to revise, amend
and consolidate the several Mili
tia Laws passed 23d Mav, 1808,
so far as respects the election of Co-
iUrct years past. May we not com
sider this a favourable omen ot ths
future increase ol Manufactures in
the Southern states l The profits
of the Paper-Manufacturer, when
the business is judiciously conduct
ed, are said to be considerable ; but
the expense of machinery, &c. is
much greater than would be suppo
sed bv those unacquainted with the
business. The Editor has been* in
formed by several respectable Manu
facturers inPhiladclphia, that alarttt
'“pethira NlS!7s'w..««l.ndr«- of .hi, kind cannot
fared to con,mittee on Petitions. pot m operate, at a k»
Messrs. Wellborn, Williams, aid than ■ srenPr rhousantl Dollars. It
Gross were appointed a committee to is not prob I Je that any ol the Pa-
prenare and report « bill to alter and j per M,11s ... the sm,them state, have
amend the 6tl, section of the 3d I cost more than hall that sum—some
article of the Constitution ot this j of them perhaps much less.
State.
A committee was appointed con
sisting of Messrs. \\ ellborn, Clay
ton anti J. Blair to prepare and re
port a bill to compel.sate cizens of
this State having slaves executed lor
crimes committed within the limits
thereof.
Messrs. Williams, Nowlan, Dun-
woody, Wimberley and Wf.iton were
appointed a committee to prepare
and report .1 hill to revise and con
solidate the several Patrol La ws of
this state.
Messrs. Newsom, II. Blair,
Clarke, V.L Terrell and W. Jackson,
were appointed a con .write to pre
pare and r. port a bill to alter and a-
lmnd the 4th ai d 5:h sections of the
FOR THS GEORGIA JOURNAt..
NUMBER II.
CURSORY REMARKS ON THE BANKING
SYSTEM, IN REFERENCE TO A BANK
ABOUT TO BE ESTABLISHED ijN
THE CITY OF AUGUSTA.
In the first number of these .re
marks, a brief sketch was given of
(be origin and progress of the Bank
ing Systern, considered merely as n
monopolizing institution. T he pro :
liable effect of that system upon the
inland trade and navigation of tins
Slate is now to be considered. Un->
able to explore the secrets and mys
teries of this famous institution—this
monstrous engine oi" government—
mankind are obliged to stand aloof.
3d aiticle cl’the Constitution oi this j to took at it from afar off as ^tht
Jews did the mysterious operations
of their Priesthood, and can only’
judge of it as one would judge of a
6;ate.
essrs. Newsom, Jarrntt ar
Lockhart vvt re appointed a comiu.t-
Uc to prepare and report a bill to
continue In force an act passed 22ii
D-cember, 1808, giving further
dme to die fortunate drawers in the
late Land Lottery to take out their
grants.
Tht House agreed to the Resolu
tion appointing David Neall a Jus
ticc ot the Inferior Court for the
county of Warren, in the room o!
Jeodav Newsom, resigned.
Messrs. J. Robinson, Ware, and
Pope were appointed a committee to
prepare and report a bill to establish
a certain and definite mode of calcu
lating interest in this state.
Tite H ntse adjourned. &c.
•runs JOl/l&NAIi.
WE DYES DAT, November 14.
Thursday, November 8.
Messrs. Bryan, Ware, and W.
Terrell were appointed a committee
"to prepare and report a bill to reduce
the rate of legal interest in this state.
A committee was appointed con
sisting of Messrs. Daniel, Troup
and Newsom to prepare and reporta
bill to apportion the representation
of the several countus in this suite.
Mr. Telfair called up the resolu
tion which he laid on the table yes
terday, and the same being read, was
agreed to as follows :
Resdved That a committee be ap
pointed on the part of this House, to
join such committee as may be ap
pointed by the Senate, to systematise,
digest, and so far as expedient, to a-
mdiorate the criminal code of this
state, and that they report what pro
gress they have made previous to
the adjournment of this House—and
he it further resolved, that the a-
foresaid committee lie directed to
hold one meeting after the rising of • aa ^ unc * n 1 vnnessee. It is worthy
DOMESTIC MANUFACTURES.
We learn with pleasure that Mr.
Zaclvuriah Sims has progressed con
siderably in the erection of Machi
nery for his Paper-Mill in Greene
county, and that it may be expected
liortiy to into operation. Mr.
Sons is represented by those who
best know him, as an artificer ol
great skill in mechanism, and pos
sessing remarkable industry anu
perseverance in his pursuits
wish him all the succors in his busi
ness that his laudable exertions so
deservedly merit.
It must be evident to men of in-
lurmaticti, that a good Paper-Mill
will be a valuable acquisition to our
state. In every enlightened ctftn-
munitv, Paper is not only a usctul
irticie, but an indispensable one.—
Our information respecting the ma
nufacture of paper induces us to be
lieve, that after Mr. Sims’ Manu-
laciory is completely in operation,
common writing paper (of which the
greatest quantity is consumed) may
be purchased ot Mr. S. for fifty pet
emu less than the usual puce in this
neighborhood.
Until a few years past, Printin
and Writing Papers were imported
in large quantities from Great-Bri
tain and Holland. Uf late, the nia-
nuiaciure ot this article lias so ru
piah progressed in the United Suites,
ttiat although the consumption ha
also greatly increased, very little is
now imported, some of the finest
qualities of writing-paper excepted.
Pai ier lVlills are common in the
New England states, but we have
no data lrom which we m gilt calcu
late the exact number. In t>ew-
York and Nevv-Jcrsey there are se
veral. In Pennsylvania, Delaware
and Maryland, perhaps from twenty
to thirty—-One in the District of Co
lumbia— Tnrec in Virginia, at Staun
ton, l^yiuhhurg and Petersburg—
In North-Carolina there Are also
three, at Salem, Raleigh & Fayette
ville—One in South Carolina, at Co
lumbia. In Kentucky, two or three,
tree by the fruit which it produces.
From the origin and progress of this
institution in various parts of Eu
rope, more particularly in Great Bri
tain, the free sons of Columbia Have
seen with astonishment, the fruit
which inhere produces ; and would
to God, they had no propensity to
taste of it. In those countries Where
Banks have been long established,
their presses (if presses they have
that dare to utter a murmur) fre
quently teem with the accounts of
the vassalage, the wretchedness and
distress of the lower orders in soci
ety. Their subjects have been goad
ed with enormous taxes, contributi
ons, &c. to glut the avarice of those
connected with these institutions ;
and with chains,if they dare to com
plain of the burthens with which' they
were loaded, or expicss a wish for a
reform. Banks have been the cause
of that great inequality, visible in the
condition of the several ranks of peo
ple in Europe. They have intro
duced luxury, and have been chiefly,
if not solely, instrumental in the es
tablishment and perpetuity of the
s: m reigning dynasties in that ili
the present session of this Legisla
tin e and before the sitting of the
next; and that they report through
the Governor to the next sessi- tr . v )
of remark, that of the eight Paper-
Mills south of Maryland, (not in
eluding those ol the Western coun-
have been erected within
la ted quarter of the globe. Their
footsteps have been followed with
blond, rapine end the extinction of ,
civil and religious liberty. Who
will say, that these are not truths,
written in blood still smokiog from
the Altar and the Throne. M ho
will say, that institutions which pro
duce such lamentable and deplora
ble effects in society, are desirable
in this country l He who will say it,
is a foe to the human race, and a moji-
ster, “ without seeming to know it;^
But to return from this digression,
into which I have been insensibly
led from an impression of abhorrence
and feelings too poignant to be de
scribed or easily imagined.
Georgia, as a commercial state, h is
very little trade, except in the arti
cles of Cotton and Tobacco. Indi
go, which heretofore has been one
ot the principal staple commodities in
this state, is raised but in small (Quanti
ties, and is almost entirely supplanted
bv the culture of cotton, which is '.tyv?
one of the principal, articles of trade
both at home and abroad. The
short staple, which is raised in im
mense quantities in the interiour
parts of the state, is principally pur
chased up by merchants in the cities
ot Petersburg and Augusta, and finds
vent at the mouth of the Savannah
river. This necessarily draws to a
tocus, in each of those places,-all the
trade of tile adjacent counties, on
each side of that river ; and, from
the facility with which this staple is
transported to Savannah, must accu
mulate wealth in those towns, -tided
by the establishment of banks, in the
same proportion as it must impove
rish and retard the growth oi those
counties which lie adjacent to and
bordering upon, the Oconee, Ocinul-
gee and Altamaha Rivers. To il*
lus.raie the position here taken, it
will be necessary only to apply the
principles of the banking system in
its couoequences. It has been con-