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powi r fUM lionichiMtHl, hi cutt*,qu*Mt„ »l Ihe »cl;
ol in* uvrIi-ci. <>f ibu eiVdUer, daatmyrd in KUIIII* |
Mmmi i(it obumolur that bad ba«» given **. I>
•MUM before the Legislature nuw, cundenined u»
HMudulem end barred," not «sa lagai, but a* m.
MblwWeolalai. Fur mure than thirty yonrs. ii
lafa nuteaivltd as a debt which thu Stale knew was
•Mating, end lor which vile was huiiiid to make au\
provision. On accuuul of the neglect of the credi
•writ bavin he re-examined and in fact again to be
liquidated before pruviaion can ho niadu for itv pay
ment, [lad the claimant done what bn should
have dni.e. complied with the requisition ot the law.
lied hi* certificate* renewed, and then advised the
Hutto of lite existence of hi* claim, and il, wiihiu a
reasonable lime alter the not nf lclOS, w hich r«.
lined payment to creditor* situated a* lie would
thee have been—hud he presented his claim, hi*
case then sould have constituted one which might
farm an except ion to the rulo : hut us it is, it only
•Imw* lho necessity of llto rule, and the propriety
ol its rigid enforcHoicnl.
IV a have t.ow presented the merit* of litis case
in it* more prominent aspects, u« they have pro-
aanled lltemselvr* to our minds. It must be obvi-
on* to ail, that our way has been shrouded in a
darkness which it ha* been difficult to dispel.
The light, however,which has shown upon it lias
brought us to the conclusions to which we hove
arrived. We trust they are correct, and that the
Legislature, if our argument fill to create the tm
pcession, will lie induced by the (act* we have .aid
before them, to believe, that w hile the tstntu can
not without dishonor——a violation of her plighted
LICENSED PEDIsKRS. „ , ,
iEAH.br rasolutions of ths L.«isl«.ore,.t is rasd. ll.. ,luty ul.tt CivilOBc.r* in th.
Hut., to <U».,t of .It Pettier. .ridl.in.r.ol ,r..l.rs,wl.otfc.r llwy l..v. «MMa.d a Ue»« Irom th* ''*'•
I. roiiforiuiiv ii. Hi. nrovitlaa. oi it.. Acts /ssusoliiiL’ P.itl.r. nail mn.rnat trader*, sad it suoli P.dl.r or trsd.r sh.ll r.luw
to pr,,.I..U« iuch l-teen.e, h. shall ba.rr.ilndl.jr suen offlcrsitd iinnwatist.ly t.k.ubcfor. sJn.t.aaoftb. sfanttrCuarl, oi
« II BREAH,
'•Amt of it.., Clerk uf tits Inf.r.or Courts in I
it. sauna nfall Pedl.ra or itin.rs.il I rs.l.rs iishIi.* lliroujth thsir r«s|iootlv» co.
••Ami whsrass. It is slso tbs duly of llw Comptroller Uoncrol to publish huai
tlirovilln, Augiistn, Savannah. Durion, AlliPii*,M»coii,jiiifl 111 ilia i/Olumliua
itinarmtt iradnra, who hasa takati out a License truni hljn for that purpose, . i i«.n*n 1* null
Pursuant to llto provisions of tits prausdin' M-ululiou, th. lulluw.ug list ol l idler. who Ira*. '."ifr.. 0 .; 1 . 1 , L, " n "" |,ub
.1,0.1 I',.. il,« infoeni.itinn nf all nnitpitril.'ll. !»• II ' Calais*
l.T ill one ol the public gar.flt#i« of Mil*
nquiier of Columbus, lilt* names ohtll Pcdlora
lislietl lortho information of all concerned.
Nov. 3, IRIS. ___
3 V HK r I p I i O II O I V © dlera ticcna e tl
ComplryUtr Qanwl.
I.fwla Jaroslitwhki,
lltirinau Siliber,
Jus. .VI ivniiliiirt,
Israel Hcnjaniiu,
tVloHOt* Garni,
Littleton JSnoiv,
Murtin Porter,
Leopold Deckel,
Jnsroli Kusriibrrp,
Dnilinil Nye,
I sum: I n li«*l«l,
Siln* Silieuthul,
Harmon Wiilenfleld,
Knmnuel Kaiimao,
Levi Lessing.
Lewis Beckel,
Jt.seph lllodi,
Samuel I\.ne,
P.d ward Wolf,
JoM'pli S. Jubson,
Anises .Marciis,
Jacob J l.issnk,
Abraham Phillips*
Simon Bellman,
Me
Mo
IV
faith, refuse to pay the amount iiamod in thucurtil-1 p,,
icatc*. that she is not required by un> rule of justice ; J»
uirt^iiTi'fuMinleSa*te.jj ,r U " V
WILLIAM LAW. )
JOS. HENUY LUMPKIN, > Com'rs
D. 0. CAMPI1ELL. )
MlLLKDGK.IU.li, N«v. 6th, 1630.
i.Sirhlein,
Leopold Sr.huIn ai
Emanuel MautUd,
Jacob IN. Adler*
'. Harris,
haul Phillips
(in
gjje Jiumrityfl
M1LLEDGRVIL LEs
^ I
Tnondiiy Evening, November 4, 1845.
THE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE.
We regret I hut the length of this able State paper %
•• well late hour at which it has been put to
press, prevents us from indulging in some cotnmcirs
uj*m it. Bit it is probably just as well that it should
goto me people without any remarks from us, or even (
the press generally, as it is sufficiently interesting, and .
instructive of itself. It may though be proper at some |
future period, to notice some of the topics touched up |
on, and recommended by the Governor. If so, our fee- j
ble aid will not be withheld in advocating the wisdom <
of his recommendations and proposed measures. In j
tho-mean time, wo will submit the Message to our
readers, with the assurance that a more business like j
paper, of a «itn iar character, they have seldom seen.
h. M. Wynne,
J,
Carper Phillips,
ls.uie Lipin tin,
Titos.G .McMullin,
Inane Cohen,
Sherrod B.McUuior,
A. II. Dewitt,
Lew is Cnlninii,
Joseph MontjiolHery,
James M. Wade,
David Widenfold*
J oel Silbcrman,
Jacob (a ii list.
Addison C Dnv,
Ahinhuin Zuker,
William lOhlis,
Ileurv Lewie,
J no F. Arnold,
Francin T. Dickinpon,
>11011111'! McCiihey,
Jones LmiRfcId,
Gabriel Fred,
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| John M.'Gan.hle;
I F.nrmitcl Isaacs,
Joseph Kul/.,
} Simon Stern,
Kcdolph Piflerling,
G.O. Ward,
Gumpel F.hrloli,
Snmud Sehoolherr,
Mayor Conn,
Abraham Dessaw,
Samuel Baer,
Julius IteUherjI.
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THE LEGISLA TURE.
This body aesembled at he Capitol y?sterday and
.proceeded to orgamziition. lit the Senate all the mem
bers were present. 'The Senators having taken their
oath to support the Constitution. &c., on motion, they
proceeded to the election of a President—and on count
mg out the ballots it appeared that
A. H. Chappf.ll, (Democrat) of Bibb, received *24.
Jauks S. Calhoun, (Whig) of Muscogee, *‘ 21.
Neither ol the opposing Senators voting.
Thomas R. R. Cobb, Esq. (Democrat,) of Walton*
was elected Secretary on the 1st ballot. The vote stood :
For T. R. R. Cobb, Democrat, 28
*• D. J. Bailey, do. 10
Blank and scattering, 3
Mr. Walker of Washington, was elected Doorkeep
er, and Mr. Field of Cobb, Messenger of the Senate.
In the House of Representatives, Charles J. Jen.
kins, E>q, (Whig) of the county of Richmond, was
elected Speaker, The result was as follows:
C.J. Jenkins, of Richmond, (Whig.) ; G9.
J. W. Anderson, of Chatham, (Democrat,) 53.
Biank, j.
J. J. Word, (Whig) of the County of Cass was
elected Clerk on the second ballot. The ballots were
as follows ;
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/ 27 #5 ft. 3] inches#
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} 21 }5ft. 3J inches}
# 31 #5 ft. 5f indies}
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< 50 }5 ft. IOJinehes*
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It is by law made the dutv of nil civil officers to demand the pedlcr s license,
up, and deal with him us the law directs. A hare receipt fur the payment ol $.»0 i
cense. 'The license contains th- oath, the authority to pei.dle, a description ol the
the nena I code in relation to trading with slaves. .......
n~r rite Augusta Chronicle St Sentinel,Savannah Republican. Athens lug. M
will publish the above one time each.
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and if he refuses to shew it, to take hinv
Ho the Treusiity is not n sufficient Ii-
poison ofthc pedler.and un extn ct from
con Messenger and Columbus Ennnircr,
COTTON MAHKEV9.
1st ballot
2d ballot
J. J. Word, Esq (Whig)
39
04
J. M. Srnytlie, *•
25
39
E. G. Cabmen.*, •*
19
withdrawn
C. B. Guyton, “
15
13
J. C. Julmson, “
6
Withdrawn
F. S. Bronson, “
3
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21
10
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L, S. Stewart, of Hancock, waa elected Messenger.
and ——— Diiv.f, of Heard, was elected Door-kerpei
of Ihe House of Representatives.
Savannah, Oct. 31
irket isso unsettled, and prices so irregular, that it
s impossible to give accurate quotations; those below ure,
owever,about the range of the sales of the week :
Inferior f. *
Miildliiur fair. -I
Fair und folly lair ■
Savannah Republican5
Columbus, Oct 29,1845.
he accounts per Hiheroiu, on
s somewhat anintnted, and in
quarter advance was paid.—
it hut little doing, and the mar-
, ,tatter to three eights below last
’s prices. Our quotations, however,may he considered
relv nominal, as shippers are not disposed to operate,
at this reduction. We quote 5| to 7c.
The
Previous to the receipt c
luturday last, our market t
tatty instances an eighth c
lince that time there has hi
IHAItltlF.D,
In Jones county, on Thursday evening, the 30th tilt, by Rev
'Ir. Campbell, Mr. Joseph Bond, of Lon county, to Mis*
Henrietta S., daughter of Col. Thomas MouoHoN.of the
former place. ^
DIED,
t the 20th of October lust, Mr. Tito-
rs. lie left a wile and many friends
In Putnam county,
mas Grant,aged 47 y
to mourn tlirir loss.
In Columbus on the 23d instant, Alonzo Augustus,
of Thomas A. and Julia M. Brannon, uged three years,
mouths and nineteen days.
“ And is thy lovely shadow fled —
Yet stop those dealing tears:
He from a thousand pangs is freed;
You from ten thousand fears.
Tito* lost.lie’s lost to eailh ulonn—
Above he will he lound,
Amidst the stars and ueurthe Throne,
Which babes like him suiround.
Look upward, and your child
Fixed in his blest abode—
What parent would nut childless li
GOVERNOR’S MESSAGE.
■ I n || | . ■ , uiiinio. iia <i LUini.iiiitui.c ui imn c.vu
;lds. Coinnclletl to lie . , , .. * , .. .
.Ml supply, and patior.t- uu|,,,nl . bc - vo,,d Il the , * encrttl f,ecl,c
« Great'Cause whi ch property, usually slow to exhibit any pcc
’ll see,
To Bi'
child to God!'
eldest |
The Legislature assembled this morning. Nothing
«f import»nee «n« introduced in eitlier branch. At 11
o’cl.K’lt, I lie (Jm ernor I raiiHioiI led Ins Message to tli
Seiialt- und Huuec, u hen on mu: on, 300 copies were
•rdered to be printed' Both branches adopted a rc
lution appointing Thursday next as the day to el
Judge* and Solicitor, of lljj^cv, ral Judicial Circuits.
K^MJu9TlCIA ,, shall appear next week,
[coaaesrn.UKKca os the nxw-tork roea. or com.]
Wasiu.ngton. Oct. 2Utit.
Mr. Calhoun, towaitl, the close of the late Hd.
niiniatrutluii, desputchcs an ayont to tile island o
St. Domingo—fur what particular purpuae.it was
not known. He was paid out of the secrete service
fond. Title agent. Mr. Ilugnu, Inis returned, and
made a voluminous, and, I undeislui d, an interest
ing report, which will, prolmhiy, at some time, see
the light. It is conjectured that it rolulc-a chiefly
to the condition oi the Mptnish portion of the Ll
and, and llto situation und prospects of the D nuiti
tear.# ; their »ur with the Haydens ; the policy ol
the Bnglisti and French government in regard to
th, oi and to tire slave-holding portion of the West.
India i.lunds generally, &e. It lias been suppos
ed that tile British government, and perhaps the
government of France also, will lake such it course
as will aid the entire iibuhiioti of slavery in this is.
iand, and indeed in all the Spanish and French is.
land#. The subject is one of some interest to the
elavelieIding portion of the United Btulea.
The situation of Cuba is critical, und is regarded
with deep interest. Should it pass from the posses,
sion id Bp,do, it will also become a government ol
free blacks, under llte protection of Great Britain.
Jt WHS |,mg ago intimated by our government to
that ol G em ilritiitn, that this would not be luleru
led by llte United Slates.
Tl (fSpm hi, inlutbiiuii'.s of Cuba are ready ni d i it never been tlois, thr pr«r, nee „t Klizsbsi
desirous of placing ,I,emsel.es under tin, pro ^^v“ B "‘b
teclluo of tile United States, und ill fact, ol | in,turn Ibis, theirs,nl hervnvni"in. thsir oon.als
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, )
AIilledgkViLLE, Nov 4. 184o. ^
Fellow-Citizens of the Senate
and House of Representatives:
During the present year the labors n tuf
hopes of the hnsbnnclimin have been vis
ited hy a general disappointment. Ilis ac
customed and anticipated reward is not now
fo be reaped in his fields
content with his limite
ly submissive to the
produced it, he should seek to alleviate the
deficiency of the present and provide an
abundance for tbe future, by summoning to
his aid frugality and forecast. The exer
cise of tlicso virtues, when united to indus
try,. cannot fail to awaken bis gratitude,
when lie feels that the wants of the mo
ment are softened or supplied by the boun
ties of the past.
Who hits ever repined over a full gtan-
i ary? Mas not a crowded cotton-house now
i lost more than half of its clmrm? Ccrtaiu-
I ly experience has painfully demonstrated
j that the latter is and has ever been an in-
| adequate substitute for the former.
| In view of the depressed condition of the
• agriculture of the State, I respectfully suh-
: rnit to your consideration the propriety and
! necessity of adopting some plan which will
! give the promise of plenty in the laud. The
first step will doubtless he to restore fer
tility to tht! fields and procure grains and
grasses adapted to the climate Every ex
periment faithfully and fairly made, will re
quire improved implements of husbandry ;
and, if reliable as a guide for the future, a
closeness and accuracy of observation which
shall mark its progress and end. For this
purpose I earnestly recommend tlmt an ap
propriation of a limited stun he mutually cx-
Stnte, and equalizing in mmc' measure the
burthens' imposed, hy extending the listen
taxable objects. Under the head of specific
taxation Hbout one half of the required te
venue will be raised, whilst the other hnlf
will he produced according to the plan of
valuation. Roth plans entbrnco about an
equal number of tuxahle objects. It is
therefore proposed tlmt the rate of taxation
shall bo fixed on all of the enumerated ob
jects mentioned in tbe Treasurer’s report,
with the exception of reul estate and its
improvements, which shall be valued by the
oath of the freeholder, and tlmt the digest
of the sevcrnl receivers shall he returned on
the first of July, annually to the Comptroll
er General, who shall be required to assess a
■ate not exceeding a fourth of one per cent,
ui the valuation of such real estate mid its
improvements, so ns to raise a given amount;
and notify the several collectors oftlint rate,
who shall be required to collect accordingly.
Certainty in amount may, hy the plan
proposed, bo always realized, so that the go-
. eminent inuy be placed beyond contingency
,f wnut, to which it lias been exposed by
the fluctuating amount of tuxes. The frec-
iiold-iutercsl is required to supply u contin
gent deficiency; yet even that is restricted
mid limited tou rate less than any other of
the entire list of taxable objects. Its con
servative character over excessive appropri
ations may be presumed, because the free
hold-interest is at all times fully represent-
,-d, and would he careful to check extrava
gance.
It will be seen Mint a reduction of sixteen
per cent, of the present fixed rates on sever
al important objects is ptoposed, and that
this inuy lie safely made without public de
triment il the integiity of the scheme he pre
served.
Whether the proposed system l>e adopted
or the present one retained, 1 respectfully
suggest the propriety of requiring every per
son fully to perform his duty in this regnr I.
Representations have been made that there
have been evasions of the existing law, in
making full returns of taxuble property.
The remedy for this default is to he found in
a legal enquiry accompanied by un appropri
ale penalty.
The subject of changing by a reduction of
the rate of interest in the State is rospcctful-
| ly suggested for your consideintion. A dis-
| cession us to tbe abstract right to puss us-
I ury laws may be waived, by considering the
fact that in this age Christian tuitions have
I concurred in their propriety or necessity,
i mid their best defence inuy he found in the
arguments of the heart, which, if less clear,
: are quite as cogent us those of the head.
Money, like every other marketable arti-
| cle, is relative in its value, und influenced
| hy its scarcity or abundance. The large
| amount of money which icccutly flowed into
I the Treasury arising from investments in the
i reverted lands of the State, indicates a sur-
j plus beyond the wuuts of the debtor class
of the community. The large sums on iu-
j dividual deposite in several hanks of tjie
' Stute disclose the fact that safe or satisfuc-
| lory investments cannot ho made hy capi
talists. As a consequence of this excess of
hold
These evil*, perhaps, are Hot now greater
ihnn might have been expected from the in
herent and radicul dc'fcct* of tho piescnt
system. 1‘iobahly they have increased only
with the numerical increase ofthe Judges
being in the proportion of eleven to three.
Moreover the tuilwoys which are already
in operation ill the State pass through eight
of the eleven judicial districts. Upon them
Executions have been issued against the
Bank of Hilledgerille and the Commercial
Bunk of Macon for the Tax on their respec
tive capital stock, and have been suspended
in consequence of a reduction of their cut),
itnls hy loss or otherwise. It is proper to
stale that llicse banks have paid the Tux
line on their stock which is actual and oper-
lated oil. The question which was ptescut-
arc
product
transported one third of the marketable ed to my mind when these executions were
luctitnis ofthc State. The value of the ordered to he issued, was in relation tutho
merchandise carried by them would swell , capacity ofthc stockholdci * lo reduce at
the value of property to ut least six mil pleasure their capital stock. The corelmivo
lions of doll.tis annually. This property
should he under tho protection ol llte sun.
uniform law in its transit Irom one point t
another. We have mot cover bylheexten
sion ofthe State railway to the YV cst, and b
our improved facilities ot transportation an
mat ket, invited the citizens of adjoining an
other States to come into our midst und brin
with them their productions. The guard
right to increusc it could only exist |,v legal
permission. It is believed tlmt the right
, to reduce the capitals of Bunks Ims iipjicr-
1 1nined exclusively totlie Legislature, and has
i not been conceded in any instance in grant-
jingii charter. The converse of this propo-
sition is not true, as authority is frequently
given which permits un ineieasc of capital
stock. In cases of loss of capital jt j,
law uniformly administered should lie voucl. j equitable that the tax should not he collect-
safed to both. With it this scheme of soct j ed. Like other perishable property the legal
nl and commercial intercourse may he rn| | exemption should be extended to it. Asa
idly advanced, and, without it, retarded It check upon the expansion and contraction
distrust. Every interest, at home t of Banking capital, it is recommended flint
abroad, pleads fur a controlling corrective t a law be passed which will pcimiuicntly litn-
the discordant and conflicting decisions
the inferior j idicatories. In adjusting th
details of iliu Court, prudence would sng
gest tlmt the defects of the old system nr
only to be remedied. Delay nntl heavy ex
peases are to be avoided. Like other fre
institutions, its existence und strength sltotil
repose in public confidence.
It must be confessed that the present sys
tern of free schools has not diffused the hies
sings that were anticipated hy its benevolcn
and patriotic projectors. Its failure may In
mainly ascribed to the irregular aid derivei-
from the State, tho unfortunate udministrn
lion of its funds and a general popular in
difference to the subject. The Four School
Fund amounting once to half a million o
dollars, is now ieduced to two thousand six
hundred and thirty shares ofthe capital stocl-
of the Banks of the State of Georgia and
Augusta. Until the lust session of the Le
gislature it formed a part of the capital o
the Central Bank, and during two years o
this period no dividend was declared und dis
tributed for educational purposes. More
over it is now stated as an illustration o.
general indifference on litis subject, that du
ring llte (tast year, only fifty-three of the
ninety-three counties of the State made ap
plications nt the Treasury for their allot
ments of the Poor School Fund, mid when
too the penalty for default wus known to he
an absolute forfeiture of claim.
The numerous acts of the Legislature,
which have been as only so many innovations
upon the system, have related principally to
the administration of the funds in the hands
it the citpitul stock of each Bank t» the
amount which shttll he returned as liable to
| taxation. This restiiction nitty not interfere
i with the rights secured under existing cltar-
i teis, as it will present the alternative prop-
osition either to pay the tax on the max
imum of capital heretofore reported, or re
duce their capital without the power of here
after increasing it. Such Banks ns have
been legally authorised to reduce their cap
itals, of course arc excluded from the opera
tion of the proposed law.
The great increase of the inmates ofthc
Lunatic Asylum imposes the necessity (fen-
larging the comforts of the institution. The
number, as reported by the Trustees, is six
ty-three— a huge majority of whom are re
cipients of the bounty secuied by nit act of
the last Legislature to this indigent ttitil af
flicted class of oitr population. That act re
lieved the counties of heavy buithens created
hy tin.- legal obligation of suppoiting their
poor. This item of their expenses would
be greatly increased, when it is considered
that to the duly of providing food and rai
ment for these indigouts, may he sttpetndded
that of furnishing the curative means tothuse
mentally afflicted. In respect to the expen
ditures necessary to the bodily comforts of
the insane poor, it would seem equitable that
this charge should he home hy the counties
from which each is sent, whilst the Itenling
process ofthe mind should devolve its u gra”-
tuity und a duty on the State. A moiety of
the amount usually allowed as n support of
each snne indigent person would be adequate
to the maintenance of an insane pauper in
of public officers, and have been frequently the Asylum—or ot least would in some tie-
passed under the allegation of its actual or grec relieve the Treasury of this biirtlion,
Iii Columbus on the 9th mstuiit, Julia Rebecca
ilntifilileruf Allied F. end Maty Aim Brannon, at Un 1
U vcmth 7 iimnthft and 2 da>* The decemied pomt*s«cd a
character nl more than ordinary lo»eliiie*». Her mind was
tinJer the influence of religion* impressions ol iiiicoinumii
depth und liveliness in one so young* The grace* of llie
.Spirit seem lo have gamed an admission into her heart at u
very earlv period; «nd growing up in the nature und utlmo-
niiioii of life niii fair to tie one of eminent holiness uml exten
sive usefulness.
Alfmumh these hopes for the fill urn may no longer he in
dulged, it i* leit for those who lament her early death, and
their blighted hopes, to derive consolation from the pledge of
their Master, “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they '-hull
see God." The death of one so young and so full of promise , , . .
is till exhibition of the uncertainly of life, and a warning lo I pLMItUul III I IlO purchase ol tlU! Varieties ot
Irar friends uu,I companions to inspire to meet their tied: | ,re a ins ami ,riaos..s ami irrntiiitnusilv ,li B leil,.
while her aminhle liie nod pem-slul d-nlh attest the liuppj, re-; ullu I ns-sts, illiu gl IllUHOIISiy utPll II)-
sults of such,I preparation, no,1 constitute an us-uniace to us ! uteil to the several agricultural societies of
of her present enjoyment of a blessed immortality. , i . .. ■ • • , .
1 J 7 J j the Mate which are now or may he here
in Harris r.ountv, on the 22d instant, Mrs. Minerva D. _/*.,„ p....... i rpi. . i • *. • * * ^ .
Itu rHKUFoHD, wife* of John H. It'itherlord, alter a severe and Bltlir lt)l tiled* J lie object Ifc to concentrate
protruded illness of thirty-eight iinys. site was the dv, E h- ] individual experiments, deduce general rc-
ler of the lute Vlo| Hardy Or,iwlurd, wh,iso ilcvuied ufrecti,in , , ' , . , . ' . .
for her, knew no limits; bat Demit, renrdlaas of tho nearest | Stilts, Ulltl thereby give to this primitive lltld
hn,n„o ties, snatched him from her, end left her fatherless and ' imlispcllsublo occupation tlmt Strength which
iiuoiphan. She wus soon, however, married to ous who sup 1 , * ^
lied ilia place ofall that a tioaiiug father could, who made j systdll always imparts.
Itv 1778 Georgia offered (liberally of her
then wealth) large bounties of land on con-
happy through the short period lint wi
tolivn together; ami who smoothed her pillow of deuth, and
gave exinencH toliiu aud to her friends of us devoted love as
ever the human heart possessed. But “Death mitered, and
there was no d«*f. nc«.” und she was gnthered to her fathers.
WVcnn hut weep over this sad uffiiction—just twenty years
old. in the enjoyment nf every comfort that a f .ml husband,
no alL eii inate mother,sister and brothers could bestow, yet
she was cnlled nwuy in the midst of all her huppinevs and
blight prospects for the future. Let others remember, that I
<1 it ion tlmt the receiver would erect machine
ry for the muiiufacturc qf Iter iron ore.—
Since tlmt period large expenditure* have
been made on her rivers and roads—but it.
ntary impulse, has been enhanced in value,
: Individual capital Ims in some measure sup-
I planted that of banking corporations, several
of which have recently reduced their capitals.
; lit the proposed reduction, our position in
reference to that of adjoining States und their
^ legislation is to be also considered. Any ex-
j truordinary difference between our nttd their
: standards of interest, might have the effect
<>f diverting, in some degree, capital from
one Stute to another ; though it is believed
i ii regard to loans, the confidence reposed in
: the borrower by the meritorious lender is
the printury inducement, whilst the iismcr
kooks to an extravagant per centum as cov
ering the profits and perils of his contraband
i contracts. Nor should an ancient rule he
rashly innovated upon. In nil cases, when
time and expel ience have imparted their gc-
nnil influence, extreme counsels or extreme
measures arc to he avoided. It is therefore
recommended that the present rate of inter
est ofthe Stair! he icduccd to seven pcrccnt-
uin per annum, and that a fixed standard
he let nined so that any conventional agree
ment between the contracting parties may he
legally excluded. Legislation in relation to
contracts which may not lie obnoxious to a
constitutional objection, should ho prospec
tive. The efl'ect of u law such us is now
proposed, oil existing conti acts which shull
he hereafter enforced hy legal process, may
he safely left to the Judiciury, when organ
ized according to thu constitution uf the
Stute.
In relation to the establishment of a .Su
preme Court for the correction ofthe eriors
of the inferior judicatories, the legislation
of Georgia bus been peculiar and it recon
cilable. Tea years ago two amendments
of the Constitution were finally passed hy
supposed misapplication.
As a remedy for these evils it is respect
fully proposed for your consideration, that
the system he changed so as lo infuse into
it more of public cure hy combining with it
public responsibility. This end it is thought
may lie accomplished hy immediately distri
buting the Poor School Fund among the sev
eral comities upon u basis similar to the one
hy which dividends are now declared—giv
ing to the Grand Juries the approval nr dis
approval of the direction and application ot’
the fund—holding each county liable for the
principal amount received, and in case of loss
or diminution of the some, from any cause
whatsoever, the deficiency to be replaced by
an extra tax levied hy order of the Inferior
Court, on the representation of any Grand
Jury, and in its delimit then to be collected hy
a mandate ot the Superior Court of llte
county.
in making distrilaitjou according to the
foregoing plan, it will be necessary to make
provision tlmt as the shares ofthe Bank stock
constituting tho Poor School Fund are in
amounts ol one hundred dollnis each, fract
ional sums inuy occur which may hcadvanc-
w'hiclt, under the operation of the poor-laws
should he sustained hy the counties, nccord-
to the number of lunatics each may send
to tho Asylum. Y'iewed only as a pecuniary
question it would he more advantageous to
the counties that their paupers were all in
sane, as thereby an entire suspension ofthc
beneficent laws for the protection tiiitl care
of the poor would he produced. Whatever
may he your conclusion us to this equitable
claim—tlmt each county should provide at
till times personal comforts for its poor—the
obligation ol the State to minister to the
diseased mind is now too imperative to he
over looked or avoided. Tho usefulness of
the institution will be promoted hy the
completion of Hie unfinished building which
was originally intended for the reception and
care of male patients. As thu sahuies of
its ullicursuic placed in th<* discietinn of the
Trustees and Executive, il is iccomiiicmled
that they, as in other cuses, be fixed by law,
und increased in propoition to services ren
dered.
The incurring of debt hy States or individ
uals may he accomplished when the object
is pursued pcrseveringly. Its ieduction or
ed from the Treasury without iucoiiv nicuce, payment is a more painful task, arising
as an cquul amount in the undistributed shares i doubt less from the contrunent motives tnllii-
of stock would necessarily he retained and I cueing the two transactions. Tl
which, when soldwiththe accumulating divi
dends, would soon reimburse the State.
It is proper tlmt I state that this reinunut
of public bounty under an act for the educa
tion of the poor, passed by the last Legisla
ture, was transferred from the Central Bank
to the Treasury, where 1 hope it will remain
untouched unless for the specific object to
which it was ortginullv dedicated. Be the
dividends huge or small, one desirable ob
ject will he tit tniued, that of certainty in a
fund reliable fur some amount. It will give
the assurance that the plan of general edu
cation, commended to our cure hy every po
litical and social consideration, is not aban
doned. The amount received front the
luad during the last year und subject toilisti i-
bution wus $2,2g5. The estimated amount
of the current year will he $18 000.
In connection with this subject I would
respectfully refer you to the constitutional
majorities oft wo-t hit ds of the members of requirement in relation totlie liberal and
two consecutive Legislatures. 1 he one rc- continuing endowment of one or more sent
moved the property qualification of a mem
ber of tilt! Legislature—the other required
On Su
Mi,. Cm
Kiioi
.Ira li.d, t.api-y in irar pro.,,e.-t. trayumT lira j rf ire ,. t legislation has been made and inteud-
,1,0 toil, i n *t. of Congo*live f*vor, ed to foster this leading interest of the .Stute.
day morning tho tilth inst. ot UoiiconI
lint' F.lizahetn, tlutif litor of Mr. Dnviii Wool
W In*
r ilooiued tin
xtt . , , . . * . • , a-. . i no hope Throughout her illm
they eliould coaae lo bo xuhjecl t<» Owl Spnill. | nation of apirii. III* Greco ol
Tacrc Itu* been t, coiijccuirn tliut France Its,11 fci>". .'.W’„r* I „*„m ra.iorril
rr.u.. ... iu. n • • Hit
the establishment of a Supreme Court. The
Constitution now steads with the specific re
s'notion lopped oil’nn I the gianted power
added. Unquestioned and unquestionable
privilege Ims piobnhly been enjoyed under
the one, whilst the duty, coinniunded, in my
opinion, hy the other, Ims not been pet form
ed. The task remains for you—uud wheth
er in reference to constitutional requirement
or social necessity, 1 cannot tuo earnestly
commend it to your deliberations. Eleven
Judges, each supreme in his uuthutity, and
capable of being appealed from himself only
to himself, cunnol lie presumed todccide with
»ii*ii,hiiii*«i,',i iftit’rl.Aiy'-1 supplanted the productions of that day.— . uniformity. Without uniformity law itself
ran-ifui Hmi„ur uimra <•„„ : The inequalities of the present system have \ is a chance, and has been aptly culled a ntis-
"nil •tra.’ j doubtless been perpetuated hy the occasional erable servitude. Laws ure mere uhstruc-
The tax act of 1S04 is the basis upon
which all subsequent revenue laws of the
Stale rest. Its inequalities have been more
plainly exhibited by every ndvnncc we have
j made in extent of territory, increase of pop-
' ulatioii and change of staple. At the period
villr, ugitd 15 \eurfl uml 8 iihhiiIu*. WIh ii fttkiMi wick,
aim whh upon n visit to simm ol Imr relations, u few miles tlis-
tanl from home, whither, from tin* violence ol the attack, she
was never removed. She died nt Hopewell, Cruwiord ('ouu*
tv, tiller r. rtInnl illness of seven days.
Truly in the midst of life, are we in dentil! But
days since, the subject of this Obituary .dwelt turning i
beloved daily liter, the esteemed fiieiid. the nmiuhle ^ .. __ w
Irnly; now sliu is teckoned not, witn the living. In ilm morn ! *• •, . *®. *. » *.
of tile,.tira .vent <i..wn to t |i« wli«n*xiHt„„uc„|,|ra,iml 0, _ a* cuactmeiit tt operated over only one
I most jov,ini, „,„i alluring. The mast luy.lv „f ' third of the territory of the Stute, und on a
population nearly two-thirds less. Since
tliut time the great staple of the South 1ms
been developed, and in n gieut measure
of the present suggest the lit.. . .is fur fl’Ct
future, and hence accumulation of liubilitiis
seldom gives alarm, except to tliut class
whose vit tno abhors indebtedness not less ui
its existence than inception. To pay prompt
ly uml fully will counteract the temptation to
borrow incautiously. The greater portion of
the public debt of thu State was, in some
respects, the result of the begiiileiiient ofthe
times. Fortunately its amount is not so
Inigo, compared with the resources of llto
•State, as to induce any default i it Iter putt
By the report ofthe Treasurer n.e cnni' c
debt of the State, arising from the setettt
appropriations for the Western anti Atlantic
Uuilroud, tiniounts to the sum of $ 1,727,760.
Jit this amount is included the debt of Mess
rs. Reid, Irving &, Co., which, idler esti
mating the premiums on exchange anil nh
incidental charges, is placed at tint sum ot
$2112,510. This debt hears an interest ut
five per centum, which is payable in London;
though really after discharging all coin
missions and costs, it may he reckoned at a
rate exceeding six per centum per aiinunt.
Hence it was an object of consideration aid*
this Department, miller the tu t of the lu»f
Legislature, that these sterling bonds he
commuted into Federal bonds, hearing 011
interest of six per centum, payable at the
Treasury—and, accordingly, a preposition
I Ii. at
nia it,,
tloy ;
m.,1* sii.in* P,ik« n ...i ss, rv ... i . > indeed bei jrmlH'uT.y«t if Ooddrain* it othflrwi*#, 1 mu williii ,
v • . . * Ot im |io. a id e en t« ,|j 0 • .whon usk#*d by « pious frkml, who at her^requfat acquisition* of Inixl, which, even under the i tioua unless known hy tlicir practical applica
Yucilun. il till* Ittsen wlti«|»ured lIlRl U project IS, IsUed with lur, of her approaching cli-soltition, »if nt.* lov- *1 I - - ... . J . 1 - 1 '-
, (irojcc
•or watt, ow tool tu unite the Dominican*, the French
W. ltidiet, and thepeo|)lunf Yucatan in one govern
fnent, a ith a Prince ol'the Bourbon house Tor its
King. The new Government!, Milder die patron
age of Prance, would then proceed to annex to it.
*clf Iluyti ami Culia. funning a powerful and *uc-
CMoful empire for llte benefit of “young Prance,”
The ohjpcliun to lltli prqjecl is, that since ihe
dcmonet/aiioiii of Prance on the African coast
have excited so much jealuusy on the part of Great
Britain,il is not probable that Great Britain would
allow her Ibis new acquisition without a druggie.
Nor am ( quire sure that our young “democracy"
would approve of it, for they want Cuba ihern.
galeae.
adopted policy of lotteries, brought revenue lion, which teals their wisdom or lolly.—
inn.’ Tli.i tir.-ci:,iirat. r.ftrd ft.r frraud. wiiicli hud evern, | i,,to the Treasury, nttd thereby averted the Uncertainty aggravates the wrong hy uiulti-
Fiidsarrit lirr eh,imater, eipirvd uillv with liln. Her Inal urn- ^ : . "L,, . , . , - , r,D 1
meat, were occupied is sihartinx thn*. wtm .k„«i *,amid necessity of genet al thxution. This revenue plying the chances ugainst redress. The
F„r hetr dear in now cut oil', and the legitimate mode of i hitigious and harmful rejoice in u controversy
supporting government, by tuxution, must surrounded with doubt—the pcucublo und
supervene. In this searching operation of ju»t, from the same cause, a* frequently waive
the government, equality should be approx
imated , nor should mi abrupt, novel, or
extreme plan be adopted; because that
which is tho most expedient is not alwttys
the most practicable.
Accordingly the system, an proposed hy
■,’ shft lepl.ftl,‘Oh yes I hivs him iukI trust lie nlso lot
ipiud in Aihtiriiiig
uml prsying for the salvation uf the absent,
parrnis, fervently did the imploie (Iih marry of Almighty
God, th*:i commending them and each of her frisnds in Ilis
cars, her pura und loviu| spirit, took wing for its ciarnal
home, A Flil2,\l).
. WE arc requested to annoucoe Willlfim
N. BlWley aa a Candidal# for ftlarstllll «<
the Election on the first Saturday in December.
Candidate for
county, st the
6 2t
n HOWELL SHORT I# • i
Receiver of Tn« Ret.irna for Talbot ci
osxt January alactiou.
We are author*Bfd to announce John W.
(V. SnenS » sssdulst* ft)r Clerk uf lira City
Council of MIlMftviU*. • tl
. as seek reparation, unless urged hy reseut-
uient, which, uwukencd by injury, usuully
encounters all hazards. We have no rcqiorts
of binding authority in which arc proclaim
ed and preserved the great conservative
principle* of social justice. The routem-
the Treasurer, is recommended as retaining j poruneous expositions of our early laws are
the principles of tbe present tax lews of tho fading away in tho dim twi~
naries ol learning. Its obvious purpose was
to elevate us well as to difluse learning.
Both plans arc constitutionally united, and
in the spirit of their ot iginul conception should
move hurmoniously together. The meuus
of a liberul education were intended to be
cheap and easily accessible to the aspiring
youth, who has no other fortune than his , ov , .. , ,
gcutus and perseverance—who springs up j to this effect whs made lo Messrs.
vigorously in the midst of the people and Irving & Co., which was declined. H ,e
partakes their sympathies.—To-day they at o | Bunk of Augusta ulso held steiling bunds
his patrons, to-morrow ho is tlicir advocate.
1 his is u part ol the policy of our educational
system, which wus planned by uaccstral wis
dom nnd perpetuated by constitutional com- j ties, as cucli saved the ht.uvy expenses ut
iu tlie transfer of fund* from the
1 transmit herewith copies of several Ex- j Stutes lo Europe, or their disbursement
ecutive Orders which have been issued with- the lutter pluce
in the two yetus past. Among them is u re
spite of the sentence of Churlcs Jones, con
victed ol murder in the Superior Court of
Lumpkin county, itittl whose execution is sus
pended until the l ltli day of December next.
A transcript oi the evidence in litis cose is
ulso transmitted. Also an order to suspend
hu execution issued ou u forfeited recogni
zance aguinst Mis. Saruh McKean, one of
the securities for the nppearuuce of Thomas
* McKean. Also uu order in behalf of
j amounting to the sum of $302,500, which
: was changed into Federal bonds. Tht* ur '
imgement operated beneficially to belli pitf"
tes, us each saved the heavy expenses usual
in the transfer of fund* from ihe lhiii' , “
bumtiel I. Jones, one of thu securities of thu
lute defaulting Tux Collector of Macon coun-
t). 1 lie niotivoM which influenced the pu*-
""li ° f ll * 0He ord,r * Bre »ltti«l in their pre-
Tlto law of the lust Legislature providing
for thu extinguishment of the debt due
Messrs. Reid, Irving it, Co., Ims not been
fuddled. A Milo of bonds us authorised
that act could not ho effected at the |n ,,e
mid in amounts dcsiicd. These gcntleii' 111
have made u proposition to receive | ,U J
onoit of the remainder of their debt due >y
the State, hy estimating the pound steim'S
at four dollars uud eighty cents—-the sul "®
to be paid iu tho city of New York
allowing interest at the rule of five pci ecu
per annum for sixty days fiotn tho duto u
thu payment, being the usual |>eried conca*
ded for llto maturity of bills of excitant*