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Newspaper Page TextBY CAMAK. & IIAGLAND, state&u. states printers. MILLEDGEVILLE, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER S, 1831. VOLUME XXII.—NO. U. THE GEORGIA JOURNAL t« publDliml twice « week tlurintr tin* fes.ion of the Legislature, •nd weekly I'orthe remnln.lerol tlH*ye.ir,nulie t.orn« roi NN .iyne and Hancock Streets, «t TMItEK 1)01.1. \R?» per nnnuin, in mi* vance, or F< >U H DOLL \ KS at llie end ol the y.;«r. The Paper will not be sent to .my person out H the State, until the Auhscription money is paid *•» ndrance, or satisfactory reler- **Artvirliient«*nt* Inserted at the usual rates. tT N. H. Sales of LtND, i»y Administrators, Exrcutoi Oaardians, are required, h. law, to he held < In the mouth, betweeii the hours ot ten u the In the afternoon, at the - - tfie first Tuenlaj unTyTn" property is sltunte.—Notice ol these sides must lie given i pihL l.iMl.' SIX TV D»YS prevhni. mil,.- ,l..jr ol ,»l. v Sales of NEGROES must heat public auetlun, on the f Tuesday of the month, between the usual hours of Place of public sales in the county where the letters tai*r. of Administration or Uuardi*'-'-*'' 1 •- irstffivinc SIX TY DAYS noti irst giving gazet such > be held. rl-liu a here 'Notice for the sale of Personal Property must lie given in like manner, POll TV days previous to the day of «ale. Notice to the Debtors and L» editors oi an Estate must he pub lished for FORTY days. Notice that application will be made to the Court of Ordinary Ur leaveto sell LAN D. innstjie publishe.l for Ft HI II MONTH for leave to sell NEOROKS, i PO(7It MONTHS, before any order nh thereon by the Court. ■ published for oiute shall be made its which are publish* mirth page of tin first »’ prompt attention V I) M IN 1ST n A TORS, EX EC I- THUS m.'l SIIEKIFF* OKKOS, IDfi-llicr will. , lenor.L .nuniiirnl (if BLANKS. For SM.-Mll.c .HH 1 1! N A I. Oi l'll K. ALTER S. JENKINS is candidate for Reo.iver of Tax Return* fur Baldwin rnuntjr, al the alrrtiun in .lannary next. June no J AMES A. IIILL is n candidate for She riff .>r Baldwin county,at tbo ensuing election, lebrtiary 24 W E arc authorised to announce W. C. POWELL, Bn*, n candidate for Recoleer of Tat I!c- t.rii.forRaldwin county, attlic election in January next. July 28 J OHN R. VVOOTAN respectfully ten- ilenblnoelfh) the cltlxeni 'f Bnldwln cnmity.axa'cnndid- ate for the clerkship of the Superiour Court,al ilie ensuing elec* lion, in January next. Adgust 4— tf - w E arc authorised to nnnunce UAjjSOl SMITH, Court,of BaMwiu county,nllhe u ■ AMI‘ " clerk of til pi '••"no* g. L EWIS J. \V. KItAATZ, is a candid- ate for Clerk of the Inferior Court of Baldwin county. August 4—tf A DU. J. .1. BOSWELL JJAVING determined to settle permanent- He of l Augnit 25—3t T NOTICE. IIE Subscriber has removed from Deco iur to LivhTenceville,where nil communications wil re L ohim. WINKS HOLT. HUTCHINS aV HOLT, ILL continue the practice of Law in w.,. rtner-hiplnnllthi aad Wextern Circuit-., which they h GOVERNOR’S ELECTION. From the Athenian. ELECTION OF GOVERNOR. Tlio selection of a proper individual to take tin* holm of the State, and preside over the destinies of Georgia has now taken place of other engrossing to pics, and will continue until the election is consum mated, to occupy the attention of all classes of our citizens. Wo could have wished that the subject had been agitated less early, and sometime since expres sed our ideas to that effect, but other presses in va rious port of the .State have commeftced and contin ued its discussion with much vigor and vehemence, and we can no longer he so far behind the spirit of the times, as to remain silent. The election is one of great importance to the people of Georgia—be sides the unusual number of offices to be distributed, the relations which we sustain towards the aborigin es of our territory and the general government, are of a nature railing for a just and wise course,.and the utmost firmness and decision to maintain it, on the part of our Chief Magistrate. It is indispensa ble therefore, to our security, that no man is honored with ibis high trust, who has not integrity of princi ple. firmness of purpose, and energy of* character. It is also indispensable that his principles should be known, and so well known, that no mistake can by possibility arise in the mind of any person interested: that the course he intends to pursue should he fully developed and the history of his past political life well understood. If the public are well informed on all these points, there is no danger that our rulers will misrepresent us, or tint they will pursue a course manifestly injurious to our interests. To ex tend, then, ns much as possible this desirable infor mation, to correct erroneous impressions and expose misrepresentation nnd falsehood, is a duty which public, journalists are bound to perform; and at no period within 1 lie hounds of recent history, has jus tice demanded the prompt exercise of this duty more than the present. Misrepresentation is abroad, at. I that too for the worst purposes—friends of your country and of truth, he on vour guard. It has been urged against Mr. Gilmer by his op- onfnts, that he advocated reserves of the gold mines i>t r the benefit, and ns the property of the State, in stead of disposing of them, as well as the other land, by lottery. From this declaration it is attemp ted to impose a belief on the minds of the people, that should he he re-elected, their individual chan ced of making fortunes by some sudden freak of fortune in bestowing her golden favors, are lost to them forever , that the mines will be reserved by the Stale and sold to wealthy speculators, hereby de priving the poor of all participation in the distribu tion clour mineral treasures ; insinuations as utterly without foundation as they are destitute ofeven plau sibility. On this subject we arc aware that some dis affection exists in the upper counties, to remove which, we believe n little more reflection is only ne cessary. Whether Governor Gilmer is or is notin favor of reserves, can he of little consequence, for tlir. hill providing for the disposal by lottery of th irhole, land, minis, and nil, irns regularly passed at th fii.WV. H arris it holt are practising Law in conneelion. II,-v will attendtheCotim ofA-Wr-Wl. , Dc Ki 'THOMAS W. II 4 Kills AHFKKU «. HOI.T. ■» AW.—The subscribers have entered m- 1 i . r.i.nai lii r.liij, la Ilia rrnrUwol tlie L.xv, under tire •rmof MASON f. II WIKI-. Tbs, tender their p.. I—.1 •arvicel in all "I Hi untie. • ','' 1 " - Ike enmities nf Hil.li, Monroe anil N-- ■ ■ "I ll*" 1I ."'I n, Ull. 109 COTTON BAGGING. job lli“iri|i Iia;rgiii!r, 42 inches j, ju<t jecciveil ou-i l «r ..t'« By WJI.KY 4- BAXTER. C\ MU-MIX ELM* 'V.llf N. It. Itl«e*p* MUSCOUttK LANDS. OrFlilt niv settlement containing four 1 Hill «H»I 11* nee a H South ol n y Lund, Nub. 27, 2U, 37 a tin- jir 500 JOHN 8WINN1 Y. FOR SALE, ACHES of first and second quit- lit v I .a mi, in Newton county, on tin* Oleophn, JOHN MUDNKTT. EOIIGIA, Morgan county—*'JSlst H" trict (G. M.) Alexander M. Brown of tfiU dl«trlet .-.l fly Wiley Robi lJtli An*. 1811. • .tract from the Es OSKI'll MORROW..1. l\ l-ay book, AukonI unb. J < || DAVID IRWIN, C. I. C. G El)KG1 A, Morgan county- fore m- l» y Willinm Brnwnerof C.ipt Ci K i» Militia.one yellow mare Mole, with « last session. II Will the bill be - tlx pealed and Ve have 111 judges that itv/illnot. But p from what quarter e apprehended ? Is it from tl hill passed at the last session it. making reserves, Vm: / fficiont g s of policy, brought up negloi honest integrity, & fodice, believing: Stale would bo pro apprehended? • one passed at th ion of competent ee it should be ta- c*n is danger to li ernnr ? fro. Til legislature, with- :.!» IT. This cha • tin ake l.ii s to veto the bill, should it be [-Ins ityc i of Troup censed. But were it possible to trace him through all the windings of his sinuous course, his letters nnd private conversations with individuals of different parties, whose support he was anxious to obtain, wo are inclined to believe it would be found that contradictory opinions have been sometimes ut* lered by that same gentleman. For proof of this, notice the following—In this paper of the Mth May, 1^.10, n letter was inserted, written by Wilson Lump kin, addressed to a friend in this State, and dated April *jr»th. The subject of tbs letter was the In dian hill. From that letter we make the following extract : “ Weakness of the breast and lungs, entirely pre vents Gov. Troup from public speaking. Every ho dy, however, knows where to find Troup. He mill stand by his arms. If the hill passes our House, (and I think it will,) it places half a million of dol lars nt the disposition of the President, for the remo- vel of the Indians. Anti I entertain no doubt will be wisely anti judiciously used by the Old Hero.— And iu concert with other executive plans, very soon remove all the southern Indians. Indeed the Choc taws, Chickasaws, and Creeks, are already petition ing to go. And by prudent measures tfie Chero- kees will he forced to yield. “ The great difference between our former nnd Into efiorts upon the Indian subject, is that we now make it n subject of general policy, which involves the interest of many States and Territories; where as formerly, (Georgia teas contending for her rights single ha mini." Here is proof os plain as circumstances and the innrlts of approbation the letter expresses, can show, that Mr. Lumpkin was at the time the political Iricnd of Col. Troup—that he applauded his firmness and approved his principles. The lastclause evidently refers to the time when the discussions of the “ old nud new treaty” were pending ; nt which time Col. ! roup occupied our Executive Chair, and by his de cision undI energy in our cause, achieved a noble triumph for the Stale. In that is contained an ex press declaration that Georgin was then “contend ing for her rights;” thus acknowledging to the ful lest extent, the correctness of Col. Troup's course, n course which subjected him to the bitter wrath of Mr. Lumpkin's supporters, and up to this hour has called forth their unceasing invective and hearty reprobation. Before closing we would ask an atten tive perusal of these remarks; they contain facts which can be substunticted. and are important to bs known and considered. We shall shortly resume the subject. t 25 v Hpi»rnist'il t<« Twenty Hollars, by John W. li.nxiy. Aucu-t lath 1831. N ATI! VN ALDRIDGE,.!. P. i* extract fromihe Km my Look. An* 18. KOI. DAVID IRWIN, t’lk. C 'l EOlUilA, Greene — In I W iu tin; Superior court of ealil county Chambi nearly vs p.illjj Watkins r.eorift Mr"’—“ It appear!a l hf George M thewx.lefei.ilnm of Georgia—It i next term of the *upenor umu the second Moti lny i i s.-pteiuh twrr *«niil hill—It Is furtlvr onl published twice n month in th dxyof September next . Lucy Rees, nnd her husl •' ri wet her Matthew stated bill, reside rdered. Thnt tin 1 I Km I v I Churl,* .1 Early . r he watr bound to do 1 be did,-that the prospe oted bv it, (iov. Gilmer in it led that a reservation of ll Id Mines should bo made; but tbo majority oftl ito, by her constituted authorities, thought difFe :ly, ami without the loast indication of hesitancy, acquiesced in their decision. 1J is enem c, have endeavored to make the frank expression his opinion cm this point, work his injury, hut we 1st it will have no effect. Ilo has shown his de- lion to tlie people by sacrificing his private opin- i3 to tin ir wishes, and without regard to whatever false hood, the tongue of malignant slander may utter, the good sense ol an enlightened people will ap plaud him. It argues well for the justness of our cause, that its opponents are obliged to resort to the unwarrant able* expedients of trick and deception in order to injure it. and if their arts are promptly exposed, our success iscerlnin. We have selected the misrepre sentation above noticed, from amass of others, the most of which have been signally repelled by other presses, because we believe a wrong impression on Ibis subject calculated to do more injury in tins sec tion of the State, than any thing else which has ap peared. There »r no art ormystiscism in this mat ter. The conduct of the Governor lias been plain, open and candid, ami being capable of but one con struction, the misrepresentation is the more foul, and the attempt to injure him the more ungenerous. All we nsk, is, that those who are in error should be se right, that every one should linvo a full understan ding of the matter, and we are then willing to let the censure rest wherever a discriminating publi shall decido. There is a striking difference in the characters of the two gentlemen (.Mr. Gilmer and Mr. Lumpkin,) now before the people ns candidates for the Execu tive Chair of Georgin. The former is nnd ever has been perfectly frank in the expression of his opiniom both ns it regards principle and policy. We are a no loss to know his ideas on every subject connec ted with the public mterost, if we make the suitable enquiries. If we re-elect him, wo know the meat tires he will adopt, and judging from his past coi; duct and well known devotion to the welfare r his native Ftato, we cannot but feci assured of a wis and efficient administration. But what shall w say of the latter gentleman ? Mr. Gilmer’s senti ments we know, « But he, fils own nflVctlon’* counsellor, l« m himself—I will not say him true— I.UCIITS Q. C. I,AM Ml. T. S.C.O. C. jtlly 21—2. jjJEORHIA, Greene Oounty. Present th«*i rt. zlttinc Inferior ry purposes.’May Term, IR31. nori Thomas Stock*, William Co it, it mi J nines S. rnrk-luMicrs. , annlicmion of John Ronslev, n* n.lmlnistrntort .. ,, fme of Oglethorpe rounlf. di*rcnscil,to this • hat on the28th day of October,182.5. Philip Blasingi hen in life, made and exen Ha: ell * luMlis > the n 1 laud, N trlrl of Hall cminty.a ropy of which s petition and Bled in nflire; the petitiom i iv E .. fully p.irt for ..1.1 Inml. t.liri. ...it tilt- I thlttfi rt-tittir-il "f hint tolwdi.tieti.it t-r nmt that .*1.1 rltillp Bl...ln"*it»ei1t'|i*rteil tl.l.lllt 1 i lllasingami*. fthe countyu l; and snid Jo (ir Dcdici The opinions of Mr. Lumpkin are variously esti 1 mated. Partisans on eacli side claim him ns the advo - cate of doctrines diametrically opposed to eacho'her they censure applaud, argue,cavil &. contend, tin- the answer to the question has become so enwrap ped in the impenetrable mists of concealment, that those who expect to get nn understanding of iii present sentiments, l*» »k only to he disappointed.— *' have therefore to seek in the dim record of th' lopement of what ho once was, and nly conclusion to which we can : now. In this article we intend joints, on which his principles . That he was once in favor of lernble extent, cannot ho id Nii f land i <lcd—It is then fm in c npH« ! they have,w rule be published «< lie gazettes nf this A trueextnul I may 12 VS 1*1, It It.lVri nr Court, sitting for onlin- the la*t w ill anti ty, derM. ha* fill • nt to the prnvis lor makes npplif ney.irdr'tiwj l»'.v”.» n** 1. It. MIIKK-. n. Rf’ENE Inl'erinr Cmirt, sitlitii W ditvtrjr purpnws July T<-rm, s. r»rk,Rolm mnn. Wrijhl. t post, iroin llint dr*' ■ive, of \v!i*t he notice only twe ve been express ierve»,tu* very cons From tlie Constitutionali.it. Wo have n word to say to the Troup party— and we know no reason why it should not be said now. ' We are engacd in a contest—close nnd trying —for the chair of tlie Government and seats in tlie Legislature—and it must he of the greatest impor tance that every man sliuuld bo ut iiis post and prepared to tlo his duty. It wore presumption to define to the intelligent members of our party the particular nature of tlie duties to he performed. They arc understood by all; nnd moreover, all have a vivid apprehension of the difference between Troup ascendency and Clark dominion; but it is proper to say—whut is not the duty of a good Troup man—because strange aj it may seem, there arc some amongst us who arc en gaged (liiistukiiigly no doubt) in doing those very things which tend much towards tlie success of Mr. Lumpkin and his party. We say then 1/ is not the duty of any Trouper to say, write, or do aught that may promote disagreement and differences umong the members of his party ;—already hnve'wc been severely harmed by the divisions sown amongst us by the Clark party—does it becnin^ our own friends to aid our enemies and complete our ruin ? It i“ not tlie duty of any Trouper to oppose him self for office to any member of his party—but if two or more persons desire the same office, let them compose their claims among themselves, or call upon mutual friends to determine for them. From this cause of distraction, most of tlie ills un der which we labor, have proceeded. Fertile sake of that peace nnd harmony we so much desire to promote, we forbpa; to cite examples of whut we assert. Let us take a lesson upon this head from our enemies—since it is 'awful sometimes to bo in structed by them. When were two Clark incn found tilting against cadi other and quarrelling for olfice ? Tiiey know ton well that bitterness und heartburnings are the issue of such strifes which they carefully avoid. Their po' ey is to preserve rid discipline nnd union within 'heir own purty, while they tlo all they can to divide nnd thus to con quer the Troup brethren ! It is not the duly of any Troup man to rail at his political associate for faults real or imaginary. A party constitutes aclinin ofpolitical friendship or it is—nothing.—Should we not be forbearing to tlie faults of our friends, and roservo our censures for otir adversaries when they deserve them. In this respect ulso, tlie policy of tlie Clark party merits imitation. Which oftheir papers lias teemed with abuse of their prominent men ? On tlie contrary— if you assail one oftheir members—do not ail tlie rest make it a common cause and linstcn to iiis re bel ! Hut yet Troup Journals and Troup incn are to be found, who pursue tlie impolitic nnd unwise course of denouncing and abusing men who have been long in tlie service of their pnrty, nnd who Imvc been fuitlifuly nnd efficient servitors. It is jio( the duty of any Troup man to indulge personal feelings and prejudices to tlie injury oftiie general welfare of his party, lie who cannot sti fle private griefs and magnanimously forego nil personal considerations for tlie purpose of advan cing the flublic interest, is unfit to be a Politician and to belong to the Troup Party—the motto of whose nble framers Cranford ami Troup lias al ways been “ disiidcrcsted devotedness to the good oj the country." Wo might still go on but deem it unnecessary The hints thrown out proceed from no self suffi cient spirit, but from an earnest desire to give our humble aid to the preservation and success of The Jicpuhlican party. their better judgment, will perceive the inconsis tency of voting against the present incumbent, without a sufficient cause to justify an act so incon sistent. They assisted in placing him in the Exec utive chair, and they will not turn recreant in prin ciple and hurl him from office, merely for the salte of gratifying nn opponent, possessed of no fixed principle, nnd whose ambition is to climb tlio lad der of preferment, regardless of tlie consequence. With what kind of a face can Mr. Lumpkin ask the suffrages of tlie people of Georgia, alter he lias ndmiltoithnt in opposing Mr. Gilmer, “it icoidd tend to embitter party animosities and engemUr new strifes," and after lie has declared that “ it was his most ardent desire to see the whole people nf Georgia united on the great subjects of pomtical interest and principle, which are inseparably connected with Liberty and the perpetuation of the Federal li on." Mr. Lumpkin, after hnving made the above dec larations, has suffered himself to be placed at the head of a party avowedly opposed to Mr. Gilmer, and thus he himself has become the foremost in embittering parly animosities and engendering new strifes, among tlio citizens of this state, and after he, himself, has said it was his “ most ardent desire to see the whole people of Georgia united." Do Iiis acts correspond with iiis public declarations ? lias tlie necessity for a “union among the whole people of Georgia," ceased to exist? On tlie con trary does not the policy of tlio State, and South ern interest, require it now, as much 11a it did when lie made tlie declaration in February last? Cer tainly. Will tlio people vote for a man who lias in substance, admitted that lie consented to become n candidate, with a full conviction that by no doing ho would bo the means of “ embittering party nm- mosities and engendering new strifes" in the State, at a time when the “ tcliute pro/i/t” ought to “ be. united on the great subjects of political interest and principle’’? We cannot think so Upon what political grounds do the friends of Mr. Lumpkin pretend to urge iiis claims ? What position would ho take different from the present incumbent? None, unless he dare depart from those principles avowed by Col. Troup, and strictly adhered to bp Gov. Gilmer. Much has been said in the opposi tion prints in relation to the Gold mines, it is ull stuff, that question is settled ; a law has been passed authorising all the lands, gold mines nnd all, to be disposed of by lottery, nnd that law has re ceived the signature of Gov. Gilmer. Now we would ask, what more could have been done, nnd would bn done even by Mr. Lumpkin admitting that ho were elected, until the Legislature gives direction ? The truth is simply this, Mr. Lump kin has been driven into service merely for opposi tion, although it was fully known that it would cre- disputed. Iiis letter to Governor Clark of March 31, le2t, and a publication of his dated September 10,1825 together with bis unqualified approbation of the whole of Governor Gilmer's message at the opening of tlio last session of the legislature, (as we have understood from good authority.) and that part relating to tbo Indians and the disposition of Indian land particularly afford proof of this fact suf ficient to satisfy the most incredulous. Opposed to this wo have no evidence of a respectable char acter. What then would he the effect, admitting Mr. Lumpkin to bo the next Governor? Suppose the land bill tube again tinder discussion, some altera tions made, perhaps, and sent to him for his appro val without having made any reserves—what would he do ? Wdfild bo nlo it ?' He might or he might not, at nil events the result is doubtful. The popu lar will is undoubtedly in favor of the lottery of the whole land, and while we/,mac that Mr. Gilmer will not oppose the wishes of the people, nnd </« not know what course Mr. Lumpkin might pursue, is it wise to exchange a certainty for an uncertainty —is it not better f than choose one wl The Clark partv, the acknowledged in tln-ir abuse of tl . the line nf conduct ho pursu'd while Governor. No Ibe present incumbent, 0 may disappoint 11s ? of which Mr. Lumpkin is now amliilate, have ever been prolific • principles of C-.l 00 p. fcly’A cot lire public gazettes el Ibis Circuit unit m tv. CRIMES. #. C. O. luse be, n confined to that distin -uisbed pa- triot alone,but alt who advocated bis measures come in for their share I’.veuMr Lumpkin luiuselt did not escape, until it v. aa found that his services could be. obtained to aid their cause—then their censure was silenced, and his public admiration of Colonel Prom the It'ashinglon .Voter. Governor's Election.—In the editorial remarks of the Augusta Chronicle of the 17th inst. it is stated, “We find the prospects of Mr. Limi-kin highly flattering in this section [Covington, New ton county.] as well as in every other we have yet visited or heard from. Great efforts are making here [Covington,] for Mr. Gii.mf.r, but they prom ise very little, as the friends nf Mr. Lumpkin cal culate with certainty on a large majority for him. In Walton, of course, his majority will be very large, and Iiis cause is continually gaining ground in (’lark and Wilkes, arid he will even get a hand- soino vote in' ing that they tics, nnd the former his place of residence.” If all the information that the able editor of the Chroni cle has received, is ns far from existing facts, as ate item strifes, nnd renew old party animosities, much to the prejudice of the political interest and policy of the State, nnd to the disturbance, in a great measure, of individual harmony;—and all for the purpose of gratifying u few high toned par- tizans. The opposition presses and their correspondents are quite busy in affecting great sympathy for Mr. Haynes and Joel Crawford, Esq. denouncing the Troup party for treating those individuals with wliat they call illibrrnllity, unfairness, Sic. with the hope of creating disaffection in the Troup ranks by exccting a prejudice and arousing a rancorous spirit calculated to disunite and defeat the Repub lican p#rty. Will the people suffer themselves to be gulled in so hare fuced a maimer? We can not believe it. Is it not well known that the Fed- orat Clark party, have al ways delighted in opposing every step taken by the Troup party, nnd that to denounce the very name of Crawtnrd has been as a lullaby to their troubled bosoms, by night and by day ? And can it he denied that they have fre quently spoken of Mr. Haynes’s pretentions with ridicule? Whut degree of respect or credit then due to them for their affected sympathy at this time? None at all. It, is impossible that nn en lightened public will suffer their passions to be ex ploded with such political fox fire. From the. Savannah Urpublican. Governor's Election,—The time is fast approach ing, when the citizens of this Comity, will he cull ed upon to exercise their usunl right of suffrage in the election of a Governor for Georgia. The cam paign is fully oppened, nnd it becomes us to care fully scrutinize the pretensions of the indivinual who shall guide tlie holm of State. Tlio present incumbent has filled that station with dignity, abil ity, and in every respect to the satisfaction of tlie people, anil it would be unreasonable nnd ungrate ful to displace him to give room to one who is in direct opposition to their views. It hits been con tended (and we believe justly too) tlint Mr. Lump kin prefers for the Presidency, John C. Calhoun, to the hero Andrew Jackson. This, of itscll, with out going farther, is sufficient to warrant the re- election of Geo. It. Gilmer; more over, why should Mr. Lumpkin he elected in preference to Mr. Gil mer? lias not the latter every necessary qualifi cation to fill that stntion? Are not his political, principles sounder than those ol Wilson Lumpkin ? And has lie not always honestly maintained those principles, through good and had report ? And Inis this been the case with the former gentleman? In short, wp conceive it not only difficult, but ab solutely impossible for the enemies of Mr. Gilmer, to advance any reasonable objections to his re- election. This County, we are warranted in any. ing, appreciates the services of that gentleman too highly to hesitate for a moment on this subject. We ask, notwithstanding all the efiorts of the op position, have they succeeded in substantiating one charge against Mr, Gilmer, for incorrect conduct during Iiis administration? Decidedly not! If noth ing can be conjured up, surely Ills conduct must be approved—consequently, ne ought to be retained. 1,00k to the various charges which have been ur ged ngaiust Mr. Lumpkin—That, most of them must he founded 111 truth cannot be doubted, for none of Ins friends protend to deny them. The Lumpkin party are up and doing, nnd it behoves that of Gilmer, to he on the alert—For ourselves, we arc under no apprehension as to Iiis success, but it is necessary for the well known intrigues of the Clark party, that those of the Troup nnd State rights,should a.mke from their slumbers, and by one simultaneous effort ensure the re-eloction of George It. Gilmer. ernment, and persuades unqualified submission to the powers that be ? Will you not answer with us, the Clark party, they call themselves Repub licans, but sustain in their broadest terms, the fed eral doctrines ofthe first Adams. Fellow-citizens, it behoves von not to be misled hy names, hut to examine principles. Do not believe men democ rats because they tell you they are so; remember acts speak louder than Words, and hy their acta they should be judged. We apprehend there are many of tbo Clark party, who are disinterested, honest men, and who would reprolmte the idea of their advocating Federal principles; hut if they will examine the practical doctrines of their party, nnd the principles which nt first designated Feder alist nnd Democrat, they will perceive their poli cy to be more strictly federal than that which ex isted at the passage ofthe alien and sedition laws ; those who oppose the imposition of a ruinous Tar iff, are denounced ns Nnllificrs; those who would wish to confine the General Government within the pale of the Constitution, are proclaimed disunion- island those who ndvoente State Rights, (the rights which secure pence and bread to our fami lies) are branded with the stigma of ingratitude. II this is not Federalism, wo are at a loss to eoinpre hem! the term. Do not be driven from our posts hy the cry of disunion nnd nullification, which is but the feint of a wily enemy ; you know that you are the true friends of the Union, nnd the only party whose policy can sustain the democracy of the Gov ernment. Let tlie following be your political creed, and proclaim it aloud amongst your friends and neighbors, that they may know the principles by which you are governed. We regard tlie Con stitution of the United States as our charter of lib erties, and our only bond of Union! Wo profess devotion to the general government, and submis ion to all constitutional exorcise of power. Wc regard the general government ns ono of limited authority, wlioue )lowers are specially provided for in the constitution of the United .States, ami which is not justified in exercising any power which is not therein granted. Wc nflirm that all power not granted to the general government in the con stitution is reserved to the States, and that it is as unpardonable for the general Governmpntto en croach upon the rights so reserved, us it would bcjfor a State to assume a power specially granted to the general government. In this creed is embodied the cardinal principles of Liberty ; it should he pro claimed nt all times, at home nnd ubroud, and can not hut prove an antidote to the poison with which our political adversaries would destroy the beauty and health of our Republic. If these sentiments are cherished in the bosom ofthe Troup party, and inspire them with becoming energy, we have noth ing to fear in the ensuring election for Governor.— George R. Gilnter, the putriotie statesman and firm republican, will be re-elected to tho first office with in the gift of the State. COMMUNICATIONS. some thirty years ego, the hope and promise of th* community—men wlm were nnalifiedny the strength of their intellects, to plead tlie cause of their coun try on any theatre, note except a few lieva gone. down to their graves in dishonor and the mines ef the remaining lew are an enervated by drink and their morale so corrupted that they are a disgrace to their friends and a corse to many nighhourhoods. “ Conducts* to wealth." The elder Adams during his term of service as President, had an exaet ap praisement made nf every apeciet nf property is the United States. But tlie amount of money paid far. irils ainco that lime ia greater than theaum total of tliut appraisement! Wealth indeed, when H is well know to impoverish every country where it iansed and were it not for tlie class of indnatnous temper- ate, these States would have become long age beak*' rupt and tlie wheels of government must have been stopped. Nor were temperate drinkers, the one tumbler folks, entirely overlooked : were shewn to be worse than down right drunkards : this would here mrprissd amt probably enraged acme at first, but it wss made good. W hat era drunkards made off Temperate drinkers ; just as years are made up of months, hoars, Ac. The sots would soon all die off, flay at the rata of 30,000 a year ; hut their ranks are constantly fill ing uptfronr temperate drinkers, from those who be gin iu the cradle, to the occaeionalty tipesy, swiaer, reeling, staggering crew of coiieunrelad sots. Thesis would not he kept iu countenance nr endured, thay would herd together and hills from civilised eociety, were it not for the large anil respectable cites of tem perate folks, who, though they deapisa the others now, ore coming to the same ignnimniaps grave, os certain as arc the laws of gravitation. Lot the tem perate abnnduti tlio use entirely end in a few years,' there would not bo a drunkard to curse our land. An old Revolutionary aoldier asked how often he must attend the meetings ? And was answered, once a quarter : well taya he 1 have fought the British, and it is not much sacrifice to forego what little I drink now, put down my name. Two or three smalt ' nys also asked and obtained mamlisrahip. One old gentleman, who lied opposed tlie Society, dur ing Col. Lumpkin'i speech, was bereft of every wen, pun of defense jijiU though he did not join himself, lie sent to his sons and sou iu law, to unileaud iur did. When tl)* constitution was nresentotl sixty ono put down tlieir names ! 1 he number obtained! at the four meetings make over ItiO! Al two meetings in Futnsin there have been id- ded between UO nnd 40 members, olid the cause it prospering there. The Rev. Mr^E- -—■—, it Is DU- - deratood hue come out boldly oil tne subject.. I have given you a haatysketcb, but nothing Of it really was iu point of intjtftot and feeling. A dria* king man migltl as well lia^vstood uncovered during a mighty hail storm and escaped unhurt, as endured the arguments of the last speaker without convio- lion. Let us hope, thut if this subject is brought before the public u* it ought to be daring the pra*. sent year, our next Temperance report, instead of of 3,000, will tell of IB or 20,000 members in Gtof g ia. ‘ ABSTINENCE. F. S. The Chrielian Index end papers in Stiff State, friendly to Temperance, are requested to fir* this sn insertion. FYcnn the Mitcon .Messenger. Tho prrsont crisis of State politics is one deep- „ ly interesting to the prosperity of the country, and c in Oglethorpe and Greene, notwit hstand- calling aloud upon every member ofthe Troup hey arc; two of Mr. Gilmer's strongest conn- party to be active and unremitting in sustaining tho present administration of our Mtate. The en emy is abroad ; he is seen insinuating himself into our camp under the garb of pretended patriotism, and by misrepresenting our principles, endeavor- 'fi; he is J thev arc in relation to this (Wilkes) county, he will find himself much deceived on the day of election, j ing to* undermine our strength ; he is heard exci- So far as we have been enabled to observe the ting the fears and ministering to the credulity of times, wc feel satisfied that Mr. Lumpkin is not the people by the cries? of Treason, Disunion, Nub gaining ground in this county; but on the contra- * ’ * “* * ry Mr. Gilmer’s prospects ate much better now, than when Mr. Lumpkin was first announced in opposition to him. Wc cannot tell what the Ed itor of the Chronicle considers a hundsome vote in reference to Greene nnd Oglethorpe, but of one thing we arc certain, that if Mr. Lumpkin gets many such handsome votes, he will be beaten shamefully. No matter how great efforts are ma king m Covington or Newton county, for Mr. Gil- mku ; thqy cannot be excelled by those making in nil sections ofthe state for Mr. Lumpkin, v : t!» the exception of those counties where there will be hut. few, if any votes given to him. Hero we are satisfied every nerve will bo strained to brighten Iiis prospects, but as the people become uenuainted more thoroughly with the causes of opposition to Mr. Gilmer, and conquer their prejudices, they, in liflcation, nnd hopes by these artful means to im pair our unity, which fair argument nnd manly con- d troversy, would only tend to strengthen nnd sus tain. Troup men bo at your posts : rally around the standard of genuine democracy which was planted by tho venerable Jetfcison^ and has since boon protected hy James Jackson, Crawford nnd Troup—Cast your eyes upon its banner, and let its motto Union and the Cowt/ifuJionbcengravoi! upon your hearts. It is no time for repose ; our next election involves tho vital interests of our State, and it* issue, is to decide whether we shall have a federal or democratic ndminstration. Who is it that covertly encourages the imposition of a ruinous Tariff? Who is jt that ridicules the doctrine of [roa THE JOURNAL.] TEMPERANCE CAUSE ADVANCING. Messrs. Editors.—There hava been four meeting* lately at which largo accession* were made to the cause of reform, and I was requested to furnish for your paper some account of ih»ni. At Crawford- villn, during the late session of court, a meeting of the Temperance Society was called and addressed by Messrs. Lumpkin and Neshit, nnd when the constitution wne presented 37 persons joined. On Wednesday, the 27 ult. at county line in Oglethorpe, .Vresrg. Lumpkin end Davis, spoke for some time, pourtrnying the folly and sin ot using spirits i:t alt, nnd 33 united. On the 23th nt Williams creek, Messrs. Sunders nnd Marshall.addressed the meet ing und 31) mil.scribed the constitution. Ilui the most interesting meeting was nt Belhesdn, on tlie Hu rue day, the 28 th. Public notice had been idely circulated nnd a crowd wns asnembled at mi rly hour. Home niinonymous writer, we should infer nn oppouent to the cause of Temperance, had suit in the following queries: u As a free and hon- st investigation is proposed, I should liks ths follow- ng answered argumentatively. 1st. Is not tho temperate use of epirits conducive to health, especially whore persons an exposed to heat and cold and wet in nil vicisitudes of weath er ? and is it not one of God’s blessings to man nnd lien Paul recommends the urn nf wine, instead of water for the atoniach’s sake, had he not this view of tlio subject ? Is the great abu*e of spirits, (which is admitted) any argument against the thing itself or its moderate use ( 2d. Is not tlie temperate use of spirits profitable in inspiring cheerfulness, In enabling persons to bear more fatigue, ami do more labour and in short to render both tlio body nnj mind capable of more in- tense application ? and if so, is not spirits conducive to wealth ? '.Id. If tho ternperule u*.e of spirits is conducive to health and wealthy by invigorating the physical end mental powers, nud byj affording cheerfulness of mind, does it not follow, ns a matter of course, that it is conducive to happi Mr. Sherwood commenced the discussion and ho wns followed hy Docts. Mercer, Snnckey, Janas and Lewis nnd hy Moj Davis und Col. Lumpkin. The physicians all united in their testimony, that there were enses in which it might he of service ; hut even in sickness these cases were “ like Angels visits few and far between.” It was argued that christi primitive times must have been a more temperate people than now, when Timothy, a young minister required an apostolic permission before ho would take a little wine for Iiis declining health. This vva» not guzzling down quarts of whiskey as some proles sing Christians did now a day, without any scripture for their practice. As being useful as a medicine, it came in too questionable a shape, for it wns prescri bed when a man is wet, nnd when he is dry, when he is hot und when he is cold. It was feared, as it pre tended to be good in so many cases, that like the nostrums of the day, it was good for nothing : very much like the prescriptions of a quack doctor, known to some of* the congregation who, let the discs se be what it might, a/irvii/jr advised ins roots to he taken a bottle of whiskey ! It wns auserted that a small portion of wpirita in the stomach of a dog would kill him as certainly us arsenic ! Therefore the infer ence was that it was dangcrou* even in disease u One of Clod's blessings." This was absolutely denied and the acripture was rilled for to prove that God ever created it. Nor, it was maintained ai proved, was alcohol naturally in peaches or gram : could be produced to be sure out of them ut a c< tain state of fermentation and hy distillation ; but only one state of the mob by And iinsli cjuld it be extracted. This, the ingenuity of man aided by Trince Alcohol has found out, and the great tenden cy was to destroy the body, the intellect and the soul Even if it could he shewn t.hat it was u Hod* ere a ture ;” these creatures may be in such a stole as no to be fit for use ; for instance, the mobby or a leg of mutton be “ God s Blessings, but who would wirIi to pur take of them, stinking and putrid an they would be coine ? It was shewn that the abuse of spirits produced a thousand evils to one good nnd therefore the use ought to be abandoned. If some poor family was sustained wholly by retailing ; it was urged that it ruined so many families around, that one had better starr*, than to reduce twenty others to beggary and If a family had an unruly crow, its only sup- halt not tend upon usury to my nroiuer, ‘ money, usury of rictumls t usury of ami t is lent upon usury,” [Deut. XXIII 19.1 his law iu force ? If so, theu all rent of [rOR THE GEORGIA JOURNAL.] USURY. 1. J$ it at varianct with the taw qf C^.—Tk# Jews were prohibited taking from* brother!, e. • Jew, usury or compensation for the use of any article : “ Thou shall not tend upon usury to thy brother, usury of thing that Now is th. ------ lauds, nnd houses and hire of negroes, to one of tlie some nation, lor even the smallest compensation ie usury und therefore prohibited. Then too loaning of inouey for one per cent is prohibited; for it vie not the iute but the fact of per centum, which con stituted usury among that ancient people : one cent a year for the use of a dollar, was as much usury to the Jews as 30 center because they were forbidden •ccive any compensation from their brethren, the use of any commodity whatever. If tbit law he in force, then are also these s “ Thou shall not plow with an px and ass together thou shllC not \v *«r a garment of divers sorts, as of woollsn and linen together:” ut the end of every Sevan ire,” every creditor that lendelh aught unto hia. ghhour shall relense it.” “Ye shall not eat of their (i e. swine's) flesh, nor (ouch their dead ooo- case “ Every man child among you shall becir-. cumcised ” But these laws are not binding, all of them that related to the Jews as their ceremonial re gulations, were abrogated whan the Messiah mad# his advent into tlie world. The subject of usury is mentionsd incidentally in the New Tests meat, [Mat. 25, 27,] and thsra the slothful servant was told h* ought to have pal *• my money to tlie exchangers and then at my com ing I should have received mine own with usury.” To any the least, it ie not condemned in the Nsw’ Testament: and if the laws ou this subject mad# specially for tlie Jewe, are not binding up<.». us tad the practice is not condemned iu the New Testa ment ; then we answer, usury it not at oariatut with the law of Cud. 2. Is it at variance with sound morality t If sal at variance with God's word, of course it caa not be with sound morality, for all morality is basad upon that word. On* quotation from this word willcoa- vince us in what light the Jewish Legislator conceiv ed it : “ Thou shait not lend qpon usury to Iby bra- ther.” But “ unto a stranger thou inayestleod upon usury, [Deut. XXIII, 19 and 20 ] Now can that ba a crime in itself which if committed against A.- would cense to he so if committed against IH A Jew might loan a Gentile money upon tmirp, but not n brother Jew ; because God had seen fit to establish this regulation among that people : But a Jaw might not murder s Gentile with impunity, becatiaa murder is a crime every where, but usury a civil regulation among lire Jews. It is certain, if thara were nny tiling immoral in it, God would nevaff hn ve permitted the Jews to prectise it with the Gen tiles. We auswer then usury it not at variunct witA sound rmrralily. • 3. /jr it al variance with the practice ot good aim t Good men sell goods at a profit of 2*> to 100 pav cent; they buy a horse or negro to day and la-mar row ns they can meet with an opportunity, sail than nt nn advance of 30 to 50 per cent : as (actor* thay establish their own rates of commissions for advan cing money and purchasing goods, recaiviag from 16 to 23 per cent per year on their money : ~y fc»r land and negroes and realize a clear profit in crop* f ml increase of value of 100 per cent. If Uua ba not taking overS j*e) cent for money loaned, it ia ia effect the same, and ol) God’s laws reach til* yria- ciple as well as (lie action. If any reiterate, bat thte ih not over H per cent, I inform him that out peer uni either for money or goods or any thing atae for ite use, is just ae much usury according to the Bibla, a* D3 per cent : Proof: 4 'Tlu»u shall not loan spot usury to thy brother” v. e. thou ehalt not roceive a»^ thing, ony compensation or increase at all, forth* waa' of any property, '‘money, victuals or any thing, [Deut. 23, 13.] It does not specify that no nior# than6 per cent shall be received, but any coaaidaile liglit remain all August and September, and j tiou whatever is usury, for with them the Jews, ther* s blessings,” but who would wish to par- was no regulation in regard to percentum. Of tlte port, hut which gored every child in the neighbour ~ ' * th wouldjt he a sufficient plea to keep the cow, all their sustenance from mod because one fuinily derive it, while alio mangled and killed tlie children of sev eral others ? So in the case of a poor retailer. Prov idence would^take care of poor honest families, with out their res'irt'ng to such A traffic and they were conjured to abandon their unholy pursuits. It did, it was admitted, produce a kind of “ cheer fulness,” hut wan it such ns a rational being desir- ed r—a cheerfulness which would set a man to bur ning his furni'urc and his house and to heating iiis wife and children—a cheerfulness, which would evince itself in n loud laugh and in Nhocking obsepni- d cursca at the funeral of it hrokendieurted wife. Suite Rights? Who ik it who under the cry of: , iut who w „„ u „ ucll cll „ r r u i m . union would tramplo unrm the conatitutioon ? “ Mind capable of more intense application.'' Lock, Who i«fjt that cries alovd fjr R consolidated JjnY- any* the ^eator, at tha young men among you regulation iu regard to percentua Gentiles, they might receive as they c**M their bargains, hut not so with the Jews—iftrtkite was usury. Then we answer usury it not ai oars- mnrr with the practice of goodmen.\ The letter of the law of our land is. kownWtW against it; but 1 am fearless in th# sxpresaiaji of belief that it will not long remain so. I maiataia m Legislatures enact 1 _ oy, they ought also to regulate the orici com, horses, lands, Scc. ie. and that t more right in the one case than ilk the i how comes it to pass that in all our States, ther* m 6 law in regard to the use of money ? It hi* haem rived from the supposed prohibition in tea ssiiptew and from the practice of dark ages But tent te*Y Imve not followed the scriptures, ie obvions ; kaetll some Legislatures permit 6, some 7, eon* 8 and *o«M )0 per cent, to be taken and that too of their neigh* boors or brethren of the same nation ; whereas w# law of the Jews is. Thon shait not lend Jrpon turn* ry to thy brother,” i. e. to a Jew, one of the Min nation. Nothing shall be taken for the uaa of nay commodity; but these legislatures admits# high on 10 pur cent; hence tlie citation of scriptnro is of mo service but iigainnt their practice. But even if thain laws coincided with the Jewish laws, we have eh*WW as we think that thvia laws ham had no fcfBd 4WSt

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The Georgia journal. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1809-1847, September 08, 1831, Image 1