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its trcnsurc. Your Committee ilo not consi
der that they have cause to censure the ( hief
Civil Engineer for the manner in which he
has discharged his duty. His reputation in
N'orth-Carolinn ns well as in England ns an
Engineer, is doubtless just, and his fadure
to succeed in Georgia, if indeed failure can _ . r _. v
he charged to him, is more nUrmutahlte to |—or even dwt lonned tothe Savannah, Ogerhet* unit
mont of tliis kind. Tko consequence must be, that
iron and catling, can he afltinteu at tho contemplated
work*, and that of Genrgin mnnnfarlurr a' a < helper
rate, than from ahv other anttree Ihtaidea the money
given fir them will remain in the Stale—an ohjoct of
no small consideration Mr F said lie would ask if
the money appropriated for opening tho road from
Locust Stake, in Rabun county, to the Onraliee moun
tain, or that loaned to the Unucoi Turnpike Company
the course lie Ims been directed to tnkc, than
to any want of skill in the performance of his
operations
Your committee consider, that the amount
of money already laid out on internal Im
provements, if piopcrly applied, would have
been abundantly sufficient to render ttavign-
1,1c the first class of rivers in the State ; hut
it has been unfortunately the case, that when
ever nn appropriation has been made, the
amount has been divided into so many parts,
and applied to the use of so many different
places, unaided by professional experience
and science, that there has no benefit accru
ed to any section of the State.
If the sum of had been applied
to benefiting tho condition of roads,"‘the peo
ple of t'; ■ State would doubtless have real
ised a !■:•:<•}, greater profit than they have from
the improvement in the navigation of rivers.
Tho high tuitio' which the State has al
ready paid for the xperienen which site pos
sesses on litis subject, together with the nd-
vaneed period of litis session of the legisla
ture, induces your committee respectfully to
submit the follow i -g resolution :—
Pi -i)''■■•d, Tim, no further appropriations
he mu for the purposes of Internal Im
provement, until some better and more effi
cient svstem shall he matured and adopted,
and that the office of Civil. Engineer he abo
lished for the present
Wlmt it it liul :i
«p of bu-y lilt’? C,»
MILLEDGEVJ1,L,E, DEC. IS.
Xorth Carolina.—The election for an
Elector in tin* State of Georgia to supply the
vacancy occasioned hy the resignation of Mr.
Moore, was considered, singular in its re
sult. It was singular, because there wore
hut three candidates in the beginning ; and
after nine successive balloting.*, a gentleman
was elected who was not a candidate.
But a case has occurred in North Carolina*
that is still more singular in its nature. In
the late election for governor there were two
bulletings on the first day, five candidates,
and no decision. On tho second day there
were three balloting* ; in the first of which
there were four candidates-—in the second
and third hnllotings, there were but two can
didates^ and yet there was no election.
Mr. John Owen of Bladen County, was
finally elected.
A hill has been introduced to establish a
Medical Board, for examining applicants
and granting licences.
South Carolina.-—The Honorable S*rn-
piiF.N D. Miller, was, on Wednesday last,
elected Governor and Commandor-in-Chief
of the State.—-and Tiiom\s Williams, jr.
Esq. was elected Lieutenant-Governor.
The Honorable Robert Y. IIayne, was
on the same day rc-electcd Senator in Con
gress, for six years from the fourth of March
next.
The. Tariff.---The consideration of this
subject was commenced hy the Senate, in
committee of the whole, on Tuesday last.-—
The debate was opened by Mr. Sbujrook,
who, having explained his views and urged
the adoption of the resolutions which he bad
previously offered, was succeeded bv Mr
Grimke, who advocated different measures.
The latter gentleman continued the discus
sion on Wednesday.. On Thursday, the Se
nate being occupied bv other business, the
further consideration of the subject was post*
polled until yesterday.—Gazette 13th inst.
1 irginia,—Gov. Giles has been re-elect
ed Governor—Giles 147, Scattering 65.
GEORGIA EEGISEATI RE.
HT Proceedings of Senate omitted for want of
room. They will be brought up her ra fter
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
11
Thursday, Deremhe
IRON WORKS
[In cond»*n«ini» tho prnoefltlinc* of the Legi plat lire
an ns to tiring them within our limits, n tho U*t paper,
we ncculrntnlly did injustice to Mr FREEMAN, of
Franklin, in not mentioning Ins nemo ?•* th** ndvo< ntc
of tho resolution in favor of Goon*** Mcnnifee We
take tlin earliest opportunity to extend our report of
the proceedings so lar n« Mr F is concerned.
It was duo nl*o to Mr PI RNS, who was the mover
of the resolution, to have published his remarks in
support of if •••They will ho published in ti’.o next
Journal ]
The House then nroccednd to the order of the day,
which was tho resolution in favor George Mennifoe.
Tho report of the cnmAittcn twine rend —
Mr FREEMAN of Franklin offered a resolution in
lieu of the ono reported bv the committee, which wsi
ocrepted and agreed t - by the ||nu«o.
The substance of tlin resolution is - That the Suite
lend to George Monnifee $.",000. fir five years, at 6
per cent per. an on his giving two Securities, in the
sum of $10,000, for the eventual payment of the
prino ; pn1, and the payment of the interest vcnrlv, to
enable him to establish n lilnnmery ami Iron Works
in Jarkeon county.
Mr FREEMAN of Franklin, in suppsrt of tit** re
solution, said, ho would not Htfnmot to answer the
specious, yet fallacious arguments of ( ho honorable
gentleman from Hancock, (Mr Haynes.) but would
proceed to deliver his sentiments in support of the
resolution. From many circumstances, Mr F said,
he did hope the resolution on the table would pass.—
Our treasury is well filled with unproductive funds —
the individual who applies for tho loan is good Pot the
amount, to all it,tents and purposes Resides lie can
give security for $100,000, if required It ought i-»
he the policy bf thoSiatn to keep within its. If everv
rent of money it eonvenionllv can Thu object of the
loan sought for by tho resolution on your table, is for
the purpose of enabling our enterpr sing citizen to
carry into operation a blootuory and forge for the ma
nufacture of pot wate and iron It must he known to
this H'Uijft. said Mr F. that there is no such estab
lishment in the whole State Tho consequence is,
that immense sum* of money arc yearly expended
for those articles, which goes into the pockets of morn
enterprising and closer calculating individual* of
other States. The baleful influence of the tariff of
the present year upon t l, e agricultural interests of the
South has been the constant theme of our ablest nrfd
best men—and ho for one, said Mr F. would use Ins
host endeavors to ward off tho blow intended to lie
inflicted by the operation of that odious policy Then
lot u* patronize domestic manulV turn* with nil possi
ble zeal, in order to render us tw independent of
oilior sections of tho Union as our resources wijl ena
ble us Tho Hurricane Shoals (tho placet where the
iron works aro proposed to be established) is mure
than 100 miles from Augusta, the ncaro-t m rkrt —
Carriage i* thcioforo » heavy tat upon the people in
llio up-country—and patlirulnrly upon tlin arm do of
castings and iron. Iron ore is found in great abun
dance about the Hurricane Shoals I ho nte for tlin
erection of iliu works qmto eligible, nod water plenty --
l.ahnr and provisions can be had ''heap—In a word,
everythin" seems to have fixed am! pointed out tins
c.s a proper pirn ■» for extensive water works—Nature
seem* lo bavo bec a prodigal in the deycb>prment of
every necessary rennisite lor an extensive establish*
Altamnha Canal Company, will produce more bene
ficial results to the great mars of the people of Gem-
gia, than the loan contemplated bv the resolution on
your table ? Resides, it i* so nnti-tntifl'io foster manu
factures in our State, that it should induce gentlemen
to support the resolution Mr F said he did hope,
in addition, that anti tariff members in this House,
for consistency’s sake, would vote for the resolution
If the money could not ho made abundantly secure.
said lie would not advocate its loan He would
assure gentlemen, that he was as vigilant in watching
he treasury end the great interests of the
State as most individuals We hnve loaned money
for many purposes of much less real importance, to
'lie lending interests of the good people of ibis State
Then let us loan to George Menifee to aid him in so
laudable nn enterprise ns the establishment of an iin
pnrtant manufactory in the Stale.
Monday. Dtermher 15
TAX BILE.
On Mr. BATES motion, the tax bill was taken up,
it having been reconsidered
Mr BATES offered ao amendment, the obje<t of
lib li was to reduce the general tax one li df
After some remarks by Messrs Batts ami IVuffo'd
Mr. JOURBAN *nid ho thought l-*e amendment
should be adopted The situ ition of the country
was peculiarly embarrased—indeed to an extent un
known in tin- history of the Stale, arising from n va
riety of causes which be did not think it necessary to
enumerate It should he adopted as a measure of
relief; and as a measure of this sort, the Governor
bad recommended it Besides, if the House w< uld but
reflect seriously on tho injusti r and inequality of
giving half the general taxes to the counties, lie wa*
sure tho amendment would be adopted There were
thirtv eight counties that pay in» »the Treasury onlv
$12,000, and they receive *t* compensation of thee
member* in the legislature $10,000; thus 'wiving n
deficiency of $70i)0 The remaining thirty six conn
ties, ny a tax of $40 000 Hu said ih.it he nlwa\*
iifidcrstn ul the tuxes to be intended tu create a gen
end fund for public purposes, to Ins proportion of
which every man in the State was entitled —•
citizen nnd an quid claim nn it If the House
look at the system now pursued, it will be seen that
these claim* nre violated, by the inequality of its op
erution The counties of Richmond, Chatham
Oglethorpe, Jones Wilkes, ;irid Jasper, six in nurn
bor, receive $24,000 a* a mointv of this tax Tin
counties of IVdi t, Ware, Rabun Carroll. Lowndes
and Troup, six m number al*<», lecoive only $400
their moiety The county of Chatham alone raccu
ns n nioietv $ J .486 The *ix conn ies of Bak
Warn, Rabun, Carroll, Lowndes nnd Troup reran
altogether, on'y ’lie sum of $430 If this is not
fenlure in the hill that is odious, unjust nnd partial in
i's operation, as it gives to one eit-zen 20 times the
rliiiin on the general fund, mat it gives to others, Mr
J s dd ho did not know what was It would he hotter
to reducelhe general tsx one hnlf. Thhl would he i
relief to the whole community—to the poor man m
well as to the rich —to the poor counties as well ns t-
the wealthy. Is it sound policy, is it justice to put
sue a coui-jc, by which six counties receive only
$430,and the same number in another part of die
Stal \ ms much us $24 000, nnd one of these hi
much $-4,480 ? Is it lair—is it just—i* »t equimbl
give these advantages ?• *1 say, Sir sniA^lr J tha it
is unjusi and oppressive in its operation Advauta
ges and benefits should never he held out to sm
counties nnd withheld from oilier* Tho House, if
gives due weight to these eon* deration*, will ad"
the amendment of the gentleman from Hall (Mr
Hates.)
Mr WOFFORD said that lie Imped tho II
would understand the object of the amendment
is to prohibit t.heroun'irs from receiving one half of
the Stale lax Tho gentleman from Hall was
anxious the other dav about the«e funds as regarded
hi* countv ; hut ns the House would not go with him
to benefit his county alone, lie now goes to deprive all
the counties of the benefit of this part of the gen
eral tax—Sir, said Mr W this money has don* great
good to the country. It had been of benefit n Hab
ersham, and he believed, in all the counties where it
had been appropriated, and to the new counties es
pceially
Mr. BATES said his object was, simply to reduce
the general tax He was in favor of having the Ju 1
rors paid. That could he done by extra taxes in the 1
counties, and half tlin general tax will raise fends
enough to support the government He lied Voted
for retaining the half of tho tax in the counties li -re
tofore ; hut Hall county had not received more than
$500, while others had received as many thousand*
Is that an equal system ? The interest and pole y of
tlin country is *o reduce the geuorul taxes; and if the
counties want mnnov, they eun ru se it by extra taxes
He would ntiend, he said, to the interest of hi* own
county, and would not take any advantage of Haber-
shnin countv or any other
Mr JOURDAN said that his argument was misno-
derst <*1, if it were supposed to go to deprivn the
new counties, or the small counties of any advan
tage If it went to show any thing, it went in favor
of the new and the small counties If there wnsanv
discrimination at all it was decidedly in favor of these
counties : for lie had attomp'ed to show tlint these
taxes ought to constitute a general fund to which all
Ind cq ml rights ; yet that all the advantage was in
fnv >r of the largo and wealthy counties He said he
wished to make no oih* r discrimination between any
o' the counties th in was made by (Vt* -The re-
mark* of the gentleman fr in Halt (Mr Hate ) were
perfectly cotrei t, in support of his amendment •, and
if the II oise adopt it, tto* law will, tlmn he perfectly
jus’ and • quitahle In addition to tins, In was sup
ported hv tin* recommendation of the Governor
Mr WOFFORD ictnarked that (he taxes would he
heavier than now, because it would permit the courts
•o legislate. He had no doubt of it.
On th*-question of sinking out, for the purpose of
inserting Mr Bates' amendment. The Yeas were
13- Nnv 65
So t!o House refuted to strike out
When *• 3d section was read, imposing a tnx on
Broker* of ..ne fourth percent &<
Mr WALKER rose and offered a substitute for ill**
3d and 4?h sections He had, ho said, introduced
these sect on*, when the hill was in committee before ,
but on mature reflection, lie had been rnnvinred ilim
their previsions were injudicious ; because they would
operate a* an entire prohibition on the business ;—
and secondly, he would make a change in these pro
visions, because any regulation , rohibitory of any
particular business, carried on hv individuals, is une-
qual nnd oppressive, and improper ; inasmuch as it is
opposed t»» the spirit nod character of our institutions
Mr OLIVER hoped the section w„uld n> t he striok
en out. It was well known, he said, that these Bro
ker* ( intruded the moneyed business of the cmin'i v.
A few years ago we g >t along verv well, when there
was riot u bruki r in the country Tiny put money
mto circulation for their wvii benefit ; a d the verv
next dav, perhaps, nftei they have sold it, when it re
turn* to them for side, hey sav it is not so good as it
was when they sold it. and will n< t buy it at par value
Mr WALKER *»ul that sinco the matter had been
before the House, it had occupied Ins serious atten
tion ; and lie had received farther information on the
subject, which rendered him opposed to the mode • f
taxation Tin amount of that information was that
the ‘fix would operate ns a prohibition on the busi
ness Considering that the business is the natural
growth of commerce, and is of the greatest conveni
ence for commercial purposes, it would he improper
to impose upon it a prtdnbitor tax. In the next place
tin? mode of imposing the tax is incorrect on prim i
pie. He said, that though tho section ns it stood in
the lull, was not by any mean* intended to impose a
prohibitory tax, but merely to lev\ a tax on Brokers
lor the purpose of raising a revenue, yet it would, as
he learned from excellent authority, operate as a pro
hibition. If it would have that• fleet, it was certainly
iocoirert For the spirit our institutions forbid* sir h
dividual* •ho wish to pay debt:) at a distance, will
purchase hills of’exchange for that purport* on ne-
count of the convenience of the process And the
competition of banks and individuals, is calculated to
reduce the premium of exchange, and promote ac-
modation in procuring r» But this tax will consume
all the profits of tho business donn by individuals —
This was hy no me ms intended, when it was intro
duced—Taxation upon tho business of citizens is at
nil times odious, and inquisitorial in its character —
When business is extensive, especially, it leads to
many temptations lo fraud and perjury Taxation on
the busine** of individuals is generally tho la*t resort
of n tyrannical government In this ease if the busi
ness of the merchants, who now enjoy a convenience
from tho business of the Brokers, should he embar
the rest of the community, will feul the idfocls
of that embarrassment, and none inuro thin the agri
cultural.
Mr OLIVER, in support of the section, said, that
understood »t to b»* the practice of Brokers to go
to the North and boriovv 60 or $100,000 from some
nnk, proposing to pul tho bill* of the bank into cir
culation in n remote pnrt of the country, so that tin*
hank would not he troubled with the redemption of
them Hi four or five year*. 'Elio bank accede* to th •
proposition. The brokers biing the money on to tlii*
8'ate and lend ii out to individuals at a less interest
than the hank* Those who borrow it from the Bin
rs. lav u out in cotton. It gets into circulation in the I
country By summer n is'he in hand* of the farmers.
They pnv the country merchants with it; and from
the country merchants, it goes to tint city merchant*
Then the brokers decline Liking it, because they say it
ndrr par And hv this means, they ran put down
th** fortunes of any hunk Thus the ngnrnhnnl part
of the community are compelled to loose ono, two or
percent, every year A few years ai! ’. North
Carolina money wa* plenty in this State. H »w did it
get her*? * The brokers (nought it. They put ii in eir
illation But ns soon as it hrg-ui to return on their
hands, they declared it to be undei par, because then
they could buy it up at a discount and pay ofl* their,
debts with it, to the banks from which they obtained it
Mr WALKER Rtiiil that as several explanations
had been asked of him, ns to hi* amendment, h** must
give them. The t*x proposed is 40 cents oil every $100
of rapitalemployed; the brokers, exchange merchants,
&e. being compelled to give in upon oath, the maxi
mum amount of capital to he employed by them dur
ing the year The banks pay 31 I 4 cents on their ca
pital and merchants pay the same. Tuc only reason
why broker* should pay 40 cents, is that they eun
keep tin ir capital more actively nnd Iticrglivfejv em
ployed than others, and thersforo it was proper that
they should pnv a proportionate lux - Considering
that banks issue tolls to two or three times the amount
of their capital, and pay a tax only on theii capital—
considering, too, that when tins surplus is issued for
the benefit of the stockholders, having the benalils
and advantages of particular corporate privileges,
th*' same time that conveniences of credit and
chani'O are held out to the community, thoic could
lie no objection to the substitute on tho ground that
40 reins on the capital of brokers, was not high
enough, for it was about one-fourth higher than tint
tnx fin Bank capital.
Tho question was then taken on striking out, A. lost.
Mr. BURNS then moved to strike out the 5lh sec
tion, imposing n ta\ on money lenders and nste sha
vers—After an amendment oflemd by Mr ./ones of
Morgan, and some remarks b\ Mr Barren, w ho sup
ported the motion to strike out, on thr: ground the tax
would operate ns a tax on the borrower, and not, in
reality nn tho lender — tho question wan taken, un l
was decided—Yea* 62, Nays 45.
Ho th» a House agreed to strike out.
The hill being gone through, it was passed, and sent
to the Senate
APPROPRIATION BILL.
The house then took up the appropriation hill, as
in committee of tht) whole
On the appropriation for the suppmt of the Peni
tent ,try. some dicus-don took pine*? between A'es»r8
JVtsbit, Ryan and It afford ; it wus finally agreed to.
The bill was tlmn repotted to the House, ui:d in
the House it was ’ukcri up by sections
On reading the section lo appioptiale $5000 as a
Penitentiary fund
Mr WOFFORD moved toutriko it out-- lust Yens
48 Nn vs 58
Mr BATES moved that tho section appropriating
the pay of the members of the Legislature, by inset
ting that no member who may have been absent du
ring any part of tho session, should receive his daily
pay wh.lo absent, unless that absence was occasioned
bv tho indisposition of lus family- -lost Yeas 53—
Nays 51).
The bill after sevi ral amendments, wus passed and
sent to the Senate.
PENITENTIARY
On .Mr. KOLB'S motion, the bill to rlnngo the
inode of appointing tint officers of the Penitentiary,
wns taken up
I’ll- hill, provided that tho officers shall bo appoin
ted bv the G vernor, by und with the udvi« o of tho
Senate.
Mr. RYAN moved to amend the section, l#y strik
ing out the words “ by and with the consent of tho
Senate,” so a* to leave ii entirely with the Governor.
Mr SPEAKER HUDSON booed tho committee
would not agree to strike out. The plan proposed
in the bill wus decidedly the best. So far os the
present chief magistrate is concerned, there can be
no difficulty in confiding tho whole of the power to
him. But we may not always liuvo a pure, chief mag
istrate. and iherefore some check should be provided
-- Mr H h<*pe'here would he no alteration* prooos
ed. lie believed the plan would be of groat benefit,
end could nut possibly do an injury If’ gomlornen
would point out any better plan, he would cheerfully
go with them ; but for himself ho could sou no bet
^ asuro Moreover, if this husi
^»ll (he business that is now dune hy I
Banks in competition, will b»* h rouftcr transferred **x
clusively to th»: Banks They will then have • mon
opoly of n species of business alike common to both
That ton is contrary to the spirit of <-ur law* and m
solutions. All monopolies nie odiov* things, arid lie
could not think of rieatmg them hy any de.ltbvrUc
measure ; if such would ho the result of any measure
proposed hy him, it would be the result <»f error, and
n< l design The question is an extensive one, and
Mr. W uaid, he cot.Id not now g » minutely into an
investigation of it, in all its bearings, though prepared
to do so, unless the si ctmn, a* it stood, should be ud
vomti d n ii* principles nnd mt r l* But lie would
Hale, that from the information lie hail toceived, In
was satisfied that th*? nett and average profits on hill*
of exchange, and common current y exchange, do net
amount t« lime h mar*- than ono-f.»uith per cent The
tax therefore in the lull will consume ull the profit* o(
the business, and will h nee be prohibitory. Bro
kerage springs up naturally tn commercial ctief. In
Mr. STURGES moved to strike out tho whole
section, ami lie said he did so on two romidcrnlious
First because it would clog the Executive Officer with
more duties limn he was able to perform In the se
rond place, in all governments, power should be
cquallv balanced, and no public officer should be
clothed with so much patronage, as to enable him to
injure the country. Wo may have hereafter a wise
ami virtuous Executive Officer, but bo that as it may,
it was proper to guard against contingencies. It
might l.e well to puss the bill if vve were always to
have the present incumbent in the Executive Office,
for Ins appointments, would be wi»e and good But
we san’ttell who is to come after him If the Insti
tution is to be kept up, it may so happen that tho pat
ronage of these very offices may control the elec
tions -Besides, the legislature is just as able to make
the e appointments as any one else.
Mr RYAN said he was sorry his health was in
such a condition as to render him unable to say what
lie desired to say on the subject lie was entirely
willing that the Executive should have the appoint-
ment of these officers, because then they would be
under In* supervision and control, ns under the eye
of an overseer It has been said that this power may
be safely trusted in the hands of the presold Governor
- and in that sentiment, Mi R said, he most heartily
concurred. He Imped he might he uhle always to
sav the same (lung of tho successors of (hat officer
Bui, Mr K said, his objection was that wu are going
to legislate to change tin? features and the spirit <>t
our constitution The Governor, in his official capa
city represents tho peoplo --and to the people In: is
answerable The Henute represents territoiy only
Now to give the power of appointment to the Gov
ernor, “ hy and with the consent of the Senate,”
looks too much like we were anxious to imitate tlx
constitution of tha United Stales. There the provi
sion is well enough- lie had no objection to it But,
Sir, if we pass a lull of this aort—und, if he were not
mistaken, tliero were one or two others of the same
nature on the table—vve are parting with a power
which we may never pel back again, because, it will
require the negative of the branch of the legislature
holding that power to do away the regulation Rath
er tlinu encounter this nsk, he would greatly prefer
vesting the power in the Governor alone ; because
then, if vve should wish hereafter to roped tho law,
we would have to contend with him alone ; and be
would much prefer doing that, to contending with
him ami tin* Senate too—Mr R objected lo nnv en-
creufO of tho power of tho Senate, because it repre-
sented territory alone : - and he would caution the
House ngaiu, against vesting tins power in one branch
Mr .SPEAKER HUDSON offered aft amend
ment, fixing (he »a/ary of the physician at $300 per.
ann.--which was agreed to.
The bill was then reported to tho IIouso with
amendment*.
In the House Mr. Rynn, renewed his motion to
striko nut the words by and with the advice of the
Senate’’—and it was decided, Yeas t»6—Nays 40—so
the word* were stricken out.
On tha question, “ shall the bill pass
Mr JOUR DAN rose and said, he had remarked on
a former occasion, that this institution seemed to him
to k** n favorite bantlmg---a pot of the legislature He
still thought so ; and hu thought, moreover, that this
bill was intended merely to shift the odium from ihe
legislature on the Governor, llesaid lie would have no
objection to giving tho Governor, merely tho appoint
ment n| officers Ho would not object to the bill if
all, idler tho Hist section weio stricken out. Th**
inrru appointment of officers could have no delete
riou* eflect But you aro putting tho wliolo establish
ment under his control-- It hns been a complaint both
in tho S'.ate Governments and in the United States
Government, that Executive patronage was too
extenaivo-Mr J. said, he bad seen it exercised hero
to un extent that was eitremoly dangerous to tlin
country, so far as he could judgu from tho ordinary
motives of men, and from their action*. It was a
well known fact that tho extent of tiro potrouago of
the Executive of tho United Slates had alarmed the
whole country, and that Congress hhd attempted t-
less, n it. If wo look at tho late canvas* for the presi
d«ncv, we would seo that attempts hud been mndo
every where on die virtue and honesty of tho coun
try Yet here you are not only giving Executive
pv.ronnge, but you aro subjecting the whole institu
tion to the supervision nnd control of tho Governor.
Then you place it altogether within the grasp of tho
Exeeutivn—No matter who ho may be, however
wise, however pure, however honest, mill he is but a
frail being, like the rest of us. Sir, there never wus a
man, that had not his weak points ; A in this veiy par
ticular, of exercising power for sulli.*h purpose*, men
are generally the weakest. They aro oporntod on in-
sensibly, nnd without knowing it.
Then you cnlargo tho duties of the Governor, very
much without any increase of Id* salary Already
yen impose on him more civil duties than is perform
c.d by the Governor of any other State. Yet you nro still
imposing on him other arduous duties, withou' en-
creasing his salary Is this correct—is it constitution-
el '’—Next you make him the supcrvisor-tlie over-
■•or of tho estnblifcliuiQiit. Will it not he degrading
Id the Govornor to (ill such a place as tliut ? Ilo is to
* at« h your officers. Then you bring him in contact
will) the groedv cormorants and bloodsuckers, who
tro to ho found about every scut of Government, and
x-ho fi.cd and fatten on your Treasury. Let him but
touch one of them anil he begin* to kick and flounce
Thu whole chain of them is immediately clectritiod,
end the whole of them begin to kick and flounce —
Sir it is impossible, that in this situation he should es
cape public censure and odium. It will bo iinpoaai-
! !>!« for him to satisfy the avaricious propensities - the
greedy desires the hunger and thirst of a set of
office holder*,and office hunters; and when lie at
tempts to restrain one of them, vengeance and irritable
fueling* arc excited. They pounce upon him, in a
body ; and we shall hear nothing but murmurs at his
conduct from cine end of the Htate to the other-
ll.ivu gentlemen made an estimate of the labor of ex
unining the quarterly return* which they require t<
he made to the Governor -and in addition to that,
the labor of inspecting your establishment personally
lor ho must do this to be able to judgu correctly of
jt* management. Without such personal inspection,
h'»w will fie rely on those quarterly returns Your
committees have tried that—they have examined tho
returns, nnd found that there was not a word of truth
in them. Sir, they can’t get at tho truth. Look
ut the returns at tin? last session They rcpie
■•■tiled all to be prosperous What do they say
at this session ? Just Rio reverse. Ask tho Kee
per, lie tells you une thing. Ask the Officers—
they fell \ wu another Ask the Inspectors * they tell
you quite a different thing. Now you make the Ex
ecutive the overseer of the whole of them lie must
go and examine for himself or he can’t do any tiling.
Hum half his time will be employed in overseeing,
nnd inspecting tho institution. What tirno will be
left for liis other duties ? Sir, it will bring odium on
the Executive, not only because he is tho over
seer of the establishment; but because in the dis
charge of the duty, you require of him, ho will comu
in collision with tho greeny adventurers, and expec
tants-the cormorants and.bloodsuckcr*, who seek to
eat up your very substance.
Mr. NESRIT said, it was ono thing to raise objec
tions- nnotbnr to support a measure it was ca*y lo
tear down, but confounded hard to build up : -and in
the art of finding objection* the gentleman fiorn Jones
seemed to be peculiarly furtilo lie objects because
the Executive is to bo made an overseer---What Sir,
said Mr N. is the Executive but an oveisccr, in all his
functions? If this objection had como from tho Ex
ecutive h.msclf, it might have some weight, but it does
not—it comes merely from a member of lids House ?
Can it then be a solid objection ? It is said we multi
ply the labors of tho Executive Is that not a matter
of necessity ? If that gentleman objects to it why
did hu not suggest abutter plan? flu doos not do
this, but merely says wo nro multiplying tho duties
of tho Execuiivc. Mr N said he admitted that,
and he regrottod it- But wliero is there an alterna
tive ? Thu great difficulty in the management of the
Institution consisted in ilie want of accountability in
its officers. Wo try to remove that difficulty, hy
making them accountable to the governor. Wc do
throw additional labor on him, hut we can't avoid it
IBs shoulders aie broad enough A firm enough, Vo bear
it nil ns Atlas hears the heavens How else are we to
do ? We have looked at the reports of the Institution,
nnd we can’t get the truth from them. The difficulty is
Rial (hero is no supervisory power to control them If
there were any other power in the State, or in Mil-
ledgeville, to which this tiust could be confided, it
would ho disposed of there, in preference to giving it
to the Executive, solely beenuso it is cncrcasing his
duties.
Mr, N said lie had heard of tho Executive patron
age of the United States Government. And it was
complained of, ns he understood, because it affected
the sovereignty of the State* That objection will
not apply here. Can wccnll tho counties sovereign,
and say that they will bo afl'oeted hy Stutef Executive
patronage ? No Sir. Admit that I lie executive pat
ronage is encreased hero, wlicto is tho danger of it ?
Tlio penitentiary.offices nro not so desirable, as to
make them be very anxioiihly sought after They are
oliicej of groat responsibility, of personal privation,
and of severe labor: nnd those who fill them are not
very well paid. Suppose there nre cormorants, and
blood-suckers here. Where will thoy get blood to
suck The Executive will have no blood to spare
Cormorant* are not going to devour so much ns the
gentleman from Jones expects. The Executive will
not he in the reach of their stomach The Exccu
tivo will not he skinned, and scored, and blood sucked
so readily as is supposed The salary is all these
blood-suckers will get, nnd that is riot much Sup
pose a pack of hungry dogs do raise the yelp. Tho
Executive will not dread their yelping. None of tho
That is tho principle on which they «oem to act. When
the other bill was rejected, the other day, they said
just let us reconsider, and we will make it unobjec
tionable. But when they got it reconnidetrd, they say
they have got the power and they will use it. And
now when this hill comes up, they tnlk about assum
ing rospnnvbility, nnd shoulders as broad a* were
those of Allas, and that tho governor will do all this
and breast tho storm. Sir, I don’t believe it. 1 don’t
want to expose that officer to the storm, becauso of
tho high and honorable reputation hu bus gained in
tho service of his country, and because of llio strong
political attachments I navo for him. I don’t want
to throw him in the breach where 1 know ho will be
slain.
The question was then taken on t!.c passage of tho
bill and decided, yeas 76—nays 41.
Tho following messages were received from tho
Governor by Mr. Fierro, Ins secretary.
Executive Department Dec 15. 1823.
I herewith communicate to the Gunornt Assembly
the resignation of Judge Shorter
(signed) JOHN FORSYTH
To the Hon.Speaker, and
(Members of the House of Representative*.
(COPY)
Latonton, ]2th Dec. 1828.
Sir.—Painful and peculiar circumstance*, not no-
cessnvy to be here particularly enumerated, have in
duced m .ny to believe that my election to the office of
Judge of the Superior courts of the OcinulgroCrreuit,
was effected bv the use of unfair nnd improper mean*.
I am unwilling to hold this or any other office, under
such an imputation ; und, therefmc, in justice to my
self and my fuends, I now, through you, resign the
office into the bunds of those who bestowed it upon
me. Respectful!v Ac.
(Signed) ^ ELI" S. SHORTER.
Ilia Excellency John Forsyth, Miliedgcvillo.
Executive Department, Dec 15, lJ*2 a .
I loy before llio General Aasr-t ihly a copy of u loi
ter from the President of tho Bank of the Stale of
Georgia JOHN FORSYTH.
To the lion Speaker, and
Members of the House of Representative!.
(COPY)
Hank of the. State, of Georgia >
Savannah, Dili Doe. 1828 y
Sn:.—In tho *tntcrm>ptof (ho stock owned by the
State in the Bank of Augusta, Planters Bank, Htate
Bank, and Bank of Darien, and the amount received
from each a* dividends, made by ii. Holt, Em] Treas
urer, on the 28th November ult, nnd submitted to tho
Legislature, I observe nn error to which I would uak
your Excellencies notice ; and as I consider it vary
important, to the Bunk, nnd to tho Stnto, that tliero
should ho groat precision in fiscal matters, I submit
to \nu tho propriety of your apprising tho Legislature
of tho unintentional mistake.
objections against the hill were good ones, Mr. N. said
and were obviously only intended
sag
i prohibited, i of the b gislaturo But he was perfectly willing to
linkers nnd give it to the Governor. He was willing to give the
Penitentiary a fair trial ; and to give it that trial, it
'oust ho put under the tn.inugcrneiit of men wh » nre
amenable to tin* Governor. If the amendment is
made, and wo wish to repeal tho law hereafter, tlmre
will not bc#o nun h d fliculty about the concurrence
of the Senate. ; so Rial n> dufeal our wishes the Gov
einor will have to put his veto on the lull Then he
alone will be responsible. And the peoplo whom lie
represents, ran judge lairlv of Ins eondu-t.
Mr BATES said ho was opposed to giving tho
appointment tu the Governor. Nn man placed more
confidence in the Governor than In* did But if the
men fit* may appoint should mating*) thn Institution
badly, then the Governor would ho held ic«ponsi
Tins was exposing him to an injury tint w as unno*
The question was then taken on Mr. Slurgcs'
tom to strike out—and lost
Tin-question was noxt taken on Mr. Ryans'
iron—nnd b *t
obviously only intended to lliwurt its pas
Mr JOURDAN said in reply, that lie had great res
pod for the opinion* of the gentleman from Morgan
(Mr. Yr.sbit) and wo* happy to act with linn when it
could be done consistently with bis own convictions
of duty In this matter it was Rie;r lot, however, to
differ That gentleman say* that thn objections to
the hill do not r.-iwe from the Executive but from a
member of this House,.^That is a fact, Sir ; and from
a viuy liumldo mcinbor too, particularly when com
pared with tlin gentleman from .Morgan. But, Sir,
said Mr J. I am a member and whether my opin
ions, be visionary, or appropriate, or inappropriate,
I have a right to express them, and to be hoard.—
That gentleman says it seems to ho mv object to do-
feat this measure, nnd that I uni fertile in expedients
for that purpose. Sir, he gives nn? more honor tliun
l mn (-milled tu I claim ciedit, for nothing more
tlmn a plain, open, li-mcst, and ardent opposition to
this bill nnd some others on the same subject. Hu far
as this goes, I would dissent to it. For where is the
however disinterested, however patriotic he
may be, who will voluntarily take upon himself the
responsibilities it imposes on the governor That in
dividual has filled offieo with great usefulness to the
country and honor to himself, hut I would not now
throw him mto the breach, to sustain a sinking cause.
I have not consulted him as to his f’«elings---it would
hai o been indelicate to Iimvo approached him on a
subject like this But I reason from probabilities.
There is no man who will willingly breast tbe storms
that will arise in sustaining this sinking Institution.
That officer is willing, under all circumstances, to do
his duty ; but lie will not voluntarily take the respon
sibility of nursing tin* rickety bantling You may
throw tho responsibility on him, to get rid of it your-
self, and lie will have to bear it. But Sir, I am still
of the opinion that the dignity of ili* office as govern
or of the Sente, and ihe duties of overseer will con
flict witfi each other. I would vote lor the first section
of the bill, and in doing so would show n disposition
sufficiently liberal. But the friends of the system
seem to act on the pnuciplu that if they can’t get a
great deal they will take a little; ami when they get
! Rn' ht’K th*»y wi'l g« t ns much more ap th*;
The table a* published, exhibits the amount of stock
of the State Bank, as $600,006 ; and tbe amount of
dividends $338,438 09: whereas the latter sum ia
tho amount of dividends received on $500,000 only--
tho amount of tho State’s interest in the Batik ; and
tho farther sum of $67,683 ; the dividend on thn
$100,000 taken for the university, lias been received
hy that institution, making thn actual dividends paid
on tho $600,000, by the State Bank, $106,177 90.
I avail myself of the opportunity afluided by thia
communication to make this further remark—that tho
Slatn lias received from the tnx on the capital stock
this bank about $40,000, which sum may, with great
propriety, be added l*» the dividends received, and
shew tho actual cash receipts by the Slato from tho
institution, in as much ns tho capital thus invested,
and made the subjivt of taxation, might not have
been so appropriated by the owmusof tho stock, ns
to render a tnx to the State, without tho establish
ment of this Bank
The two amounts mako tho aggregate sum of
$454,117 99.
I have tho honor, to bo very rospectfully, your obo-
dient servant.
(Signed) \V B BULLOCH, President.
To his Excelloncy Join Fotsy rn, Governor of Geor
gia.
Tuesday, Dec. 16
A number of bills of a local nature were passed.
PUBLIC ROADS.
Thn bill to provide for the impiovuinent of the pub
lic toad* wa* taken up—
Mr.JOl iiDAN offered a substitute, of which the
following are the principal provisions :—
1st Sec. Governor to appoint a auperintendant of
roads.
2d. Supcrintondant to take charge of all the public
hands belonging to tho State, which have not been
hired out and of them as soon as the time of hiro shall
expire, nnd put them to work on the public roads.
3d. Superintendent to work, first, on the road from
Athens to Augusta—second, on the stage road from
Macon to Augusta—third on the road from Macon to
Savannah, then on such other roads us the Legisla
ttiro shall direct.
4th. Supcrintondant shall control the hands, pro
vide for (heir support, nnd purchase aui ii implements,
tool*, Ac. as they may need
5th. Shall divide tfio hands into companies, as will
best promoto the public service, nnd place the compa
nies under overseers
6th. Supcrintondant nnd ovorsomsto hu paid for
their scivices—salaries to he paid quarterly.
Till. Supcrintondant ahull have power to altor and
fix the direction of any of said roads—Those injured
thereby, to obtain relief ns under present road laws
8th. Hupcriutuud.int to make quarteily returns to
the Governor of his disbursements of the funds placod
under bis control- lhe improvement of the roads—
condition of tho hands -and such other matters os
may bo within his duty.
9th Sets apart a fund to defray expenses of working
on the roads as prescribed.
The question being on receiving tbe substitute —
Mr. LAMAR opposed it
Mr JOURDAN advocated, at great length, tho
hatign in the system of interna! improvement propu
sod in hi* substitute.
Mr. HOWARD of Baldwin, moved to lay tbe whole
subject on the tablo for the remainder of the session
and sustained his motion at considerable length.
Mr. WOFFORD spoke in favor of receiving tho
substitute.
Mr HOWARD of Baldwin replied.
Mr. RYAN advocated the motion to receive the sub
stitute, and spoke generally of the system of internal
improvement, pursued in Georgia
Mr. GREENE spoke in favor of Mr. Howard's m o-
lion.
Mr LAMAR spoke again in support of his former
views.
Mr. JOURDAN replied nt length to the objections
that had been urged against the bill.
Mr. HOWARD of Baldwin, replied to Mr Jourdan
The question was then taken on Mr. Howard's mo
tion—and it was rojoctod---Yens 41, Nays 73
The substitute was then, on motion, received in
place of the original bill, nnd tuketi up by sections.
Tho 2d section being read—
Mr. HOLMES moved to except from tho operation
of the hill, the bands employed un tho Alatumaha,
from Darien to the Ocean—lost.
Mr. BATES offered nn amendment, lo extend the
work on the Alliens road, as fur as Gainesville in llal)
county.
Mr LAMAR moved to strike out Alliens so ns to
begin at Macon
Mr. WARREN moved to amend the hill so as to
put the road from Macon to Savannaii first
Some discussion arose, and after some confusion in
thn house,
Mr RYAN obtained the floor, and delivered his
views on the coursu the house was pursuing, in offer
ing so many amendments
Mr 8AFFOLD suggested certain legal difficulties,
which, he thought stood in the way of the passage of
the bill.
Mr. CLEVELAND was in favor of the cliango, ho
said, but it was too lato in tho session, now to net on
it properly. Ho would therefore move that it lie on
the table for the remainder of tho session-- lost on di
vision.
Mi. HOWARD of Baldwin, called for the yeas and
nays.
Tho yeas were 48, nays 67—So the house refused
to adopt Mr Cleveland's motion.
The question was then on Mr V/arren's motion, to
work first on tho road from Macon to Savannah—A
great number of amendments wctc offered by differ
ent gentlctnon—when
Mr. HOLT of Clark, called for the previous ques
tion-arid the house sustained the call.
The main question was then put,--which was a-
gf-ometit lo the section as it stood,--and carried
The 4th section being read,
Mr. SAITOLD moved to amend the. section i
to make tLo counties in which the hands may be work
ing, food them ; but on being informed that these
hands, when working on the rivers, are supported by
the State, ho withdrew |iis proposition.
Mr LAMAR renewed it.
Mr. OLIVER then called for tho previous question
ami the (muse sustained tliu cull. I
Tho section was then agreed to without amendment.
Tho Gtli Fcciion being read.
Mr. JOURDAN moved to fill the blank with $300
for the superintendant’s salary—lost.
Mr. WOFFORD moved to fill tho blank with $609.
which
In the 2th section, tppropnetin# a fund defray
ing the expenses, under the control of the Getnnmr,
Mr ECHOLS moved to fill the blank with $I0^0»,
Which was par/kd, . .
A he bill being gone through, Mr. Greens offered aft
additional section, tn exempt tlic han*dron tha Chat*
tahoochie above the fnlls.
Mr STURGES then moved that the bill lie on the
talde tho remainder of the session--lost.
1 he question was then on Mr. Green :'s emend-
mont-- when,
Mr JONES of Morgan, called fi»r the pfevioue
question, nnd the Ihiusu sustained the call.
ie main question wn* therefore, put—viz. on the
passage or (ho hill -and decided in Rio atfi malivc—
Yeas 00, nave frfi.
Mr JOURDAN suggested Cat It he carried lo the
lr> 1,10 •Bmdi'ig °K ,wr -
Air. IIOW ARI) of Baldwin, was going on to op
pose the suggestion, because it would he depriving fho
minority of their right to reconsider to-morrow—
when,
1 he FI EAKEIl remarked that there wm no motion
before tho house—it was merely a suggestion that thn
L.crk carry the bill to the senate, in accordance with,
a standing order, adopted a few days ago
Mi. LAMAR then moved that the standing order br/
suspended, in (hi* particular case ; witfi h motion was*
adopted. Yens 62, nays 53.
So the lull wua Lid on the table, subject to recon
sideration to-morrow
Alter passing some local bills the house adjoint.cd
’till 3 o’clock, IV M.
Wednesday, December 17.
PUBLIC ROADS.
On reading the Journal of yesterday, Mr.
ARD of Baldwin moved to reconsider *o much of if,
u* relate* to (ho passage of fho hill, fi«r the improve -
merit of the public roads in Georgia.
On this motion a most animated discussion cruse,
during which,
Mi HOWARD supported hi* motion, to reronv'id-
cr, and went generally into an exposition t-f w hat ho
considered the bad policy of making the cliango in
(he syttom «*f internal improvement.
Mr. JOURDAN opposed tho motion to reconsider,
at great lenglh, and descanted on the advantages t.»
be durivod from the improvement of the public roads,
and tho fully of wasting the public funds and the pub
lic. lalmr on the further improvement of the rivers.
Mr HOWARD replied.
The discussion was continued hy Messrs. Wof
ford, Sturgcs, Green, Ryan, nnd Jourdan, and resul
ted in the adoption of .Mr. Howard's motion, to re-'
consider hy a vote of G3 to 58.
THE TARIFF,
The IIou*o then took up the “ Protest" lo the Sen
ate of the United States, on the subject of tho Tar
iff
Air. BILLUPS of Oglethorpe, mndo an eloquent
address to the House on the subject genet ally, and
offered nu amendment to Protest, going to prmide for
a convention of thn Anti-Tariff Stales. '
Mr. WOFFORD offered a substitute, for tho pro
test, und supported it by urging a variety of reasons
in favor of it.
Air. HOWARD dolievered his views of the sub
ject at length, in favor of the orignul Protest.
Air. RYAN oxplaincd his views of the subject.
Mr HOWARD explained some of his positions,
which he apprehended had been misunderstood.
A! r. JOURDAN in a speech of three quarters of an
hour, urged thn adoption of the original protest.
Mr. WALKER, also delivered his views of the
question.
Air. OLIVER then rose and said ho had an amend
ment winch he wished lo offer. Ilo was with the pro
test in principle, but it did not go far enough. Some
thing more than protest and remonstrance he thought
to bn nccespury at the present crisis.
Air. JOURDAN then called for tha previous ques
tion, which precludes all amendments and all further
debato. The house sustained the call by a vote of 71
to 43 -os follows :
YEAS.
Ash Itaxnn Moore
Bacon Hamilton Northern
Baker Hardman Pear<on
Blackwell JlrrritiR Hawli
Brooke llleklin lien
Bunn Holt of Clarke
Howard of Baldwin ru*.«i-:i
Cowart
Crnwiordnf Col.
Curry ol Decatur
Curry of Lincoln
Davis of Morgan
Devcreux
Dixon
Freeman of OgteY.
Greene
Wro<i
Aikin
Bailey of Butt'
Barnard
Bate*
Billups
Boring
Bowen
Brown
Burrx -
Byne
Curtcr
Clenvelnnd
is of Ware
Krkol*
Freeman of Frank! i
Hull
Irwin
Jackson
Jane*
Jottoa of Liberty
Jouc* of Warren
Jourdan
It fan
kanfoStl
Shnw
Stapleton
Surrency
Taylor
Townsend
walker
Wurreu
Long of Washington Wbelcbel
Ijqvett
McLendon
McRae
Meronoy
Milieu
Mitchell
NAY*.
Hatcher
Holmes
Howard of Baker
John-on
Jones of 3lorgan
Kelluin
Long of Madison
Marlin
May*
Niftlx-tt
North
Other
Park
Willtani.* of U,;u*i*»
Williams of Marie a
Willis
WUson
Worsham
PhUUp*
Saflbld
Sermon*
Simmons of Wilkinton
Minith
Stewart
Xturges*
Towle*
Thoinai
Thompson
Waldhum r
Warner
Watson
Wiko*
Wofford
Tho main question was then put, which was tho
adoption of tho original protest, and was carried with
out n division.
[Torino protest see our last paper. Tho debate
hereafter ]
Tho* Memorial to tho Anti-Tariff States. [See the
preceding page] was thou tpken up and adopiod with
out division.
Tho report from tho committee on Agriculture and
Internal Improvement was noxt taken up and adopted.
[Seo preceding page, for report ]
COLUMBUS BANK.
The bill of Senate to eHtuhliah a Bank at Columbus
wus read the third tieio and laid on tho table for the
remainder of the session, by a vote of G3 to 49.
CONSTITUTION.
Thn bill of tho Sonate to alter the constitutiop so ns
to allow the Judges and Solicitors to hold their pflices
for 4 years, nnd to make the sessions of the Legisla-
tutu biennial wus passed. Yon* 100—12.
DUELLING.
The bill from Senate, to altor the duelling oath, so
as to lead as follows- “I. A. B. d(. solemnly swear, in
the presence of Almighty God, that I have not, tinea
the first day of January 1829, been engaged in a duel,
either directly or indirectly, as principal, nr second,
nor have I given or accepted, or knowingly carried and
delivered, a challenge, or message purporting tn be n
challenge, either verbally or written, to fight the per
son of another, in the State of Georgia or elsewhere,
at swotd, pistol, or other deadly weapon, §o help mo
God.’*- —was taken up, read the 3d time nnd paw
ed.
A large number of local bills wu road tho Murd
time ana passed.
At hnlf past 1 tha House adjourned to meet again
ot 3.
DtKD— Suddenly,on Fridayeveniauthe 12ihirwt. Mrs. JANII
GflKKN, wile of Dr. WillUm Green of this place—if habitual
pictv, pure Hu*i elevated principles, uncompromising sincerity
and kind and jenerou* affections merit remrniberanee from h**r
friend*, her memory will loop be tenderly cherished aud Iter loss
res relied by them—The Lord made her perfect, thro’ mycb xuf-
ferine, and lias taken her to receive the rewnrd laid up, tor tho.-^e
wim love him.
W ILL lie sold on ltu> 4th Saturday in
January next, at the house of tho widow Clements near
Hillsborough, in Jasper county, ull the t’crsounl property belong
int; t.»the KMate of Alien Clein'Mits.Dec’d. comistiugot horses and
attic, kitchen and household (bi n Hire.
dec. 18 PEYTON R. CLEMENTS, AAmY
A
TTENTION.—The Field Officers nnd
day the l!)th inst. armed and equipped according to law, for the*
imi'pov* o1 taking into consnieroUou the propriety of rotutolidat-
hiK the two districts. JOHN BOZEMAN,
dee 18—It Colonel Commanding thr C8d Reg’t. G., M.
N
OT1CE.— An Election will be held in the
of Lexington, Oglethorpe county, on the 1st Monday
January next, for a Colonel of tiie^^d llc r »uicni ti. M, to fill
ie vacancy of U. Pope, promoted.
dec Ik—fit II. TOPF, Brig. Gen. Comd's-
TASOMC NOTICE.—The approach-
M l
in/Anniversary of St. John the Evangelist, will be cele
brated in Eatonton by Rising Star Lod«e,onthe STTth lust, when a
Sermon will l*« preached by our Rev. Brothvr J. N. Olenn. The
meinheis of this Lodge, and the Fraternity generally are invited
in intend. By order of the W. M.
dre 18—U BRYANT MAN OH AM, See'y. protein.
C l EOUGIA, Putnam county,*—Benjamin
Jf Ellis applies for letters of administration on the estate
of James Belcher, late of haltl county, dec’d. ...
This is therefore to cite the kindred ami creditors of said dec d.
to appear at my olhee within the time prescribed by law,to shew
cau«e, if any they have, why said letters should not be rrauted.
CjwnuJ.TwrtovdtU. c. o.
ipi EOlU.IA, Wilkinson county.—Elijah
Xjr llog.m,iutiuim*lr;iloron tho .‘KalrofGrillin IIiifaB.dre'd
am.li.s fur l.ti.'r. of diiabiionan Mid f./'"-— . ..
* ri,is ischor»for.to cilMho hindrrtj mid t rrdit.r* m uld drcVI.
tu uup. a. itmv office within tint tlinu prrerrlhfd by Inw.Jn ,brw
HUM- if nnylney ht.ve.wl,, ..Id leitemlKuUd nof bf «r.nu-d.
under mr tianii thi* 12th dav ot December, 1828.
BEALL. C. C. O.
IMToSkOe County, (ieor-jia. -Joseph
IfX. Dayawlie* for letters nf n.lntuiinniUon on the out. of
erediton, order'd
»mt-arat mv office within the time pre»ctibedbv law, to xbcw
,,W. . V J if any lift'Vlmvr.wlty .aldlt'llt'rs .h.mld notVa tuewd.
licit wu nJiinlc.l--The overseers ulutrt were fixed l i, Vr mjbm.Aihi' Cth l .j «f Oef-mJ-r, IKS.
f20!» pc.nnnurr fctlA* »*AU. C. p O.