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aiondav, June 4, 182TI.
BY MYRON BARTLET.
Vo\ume \ No. 32.
S »Lrp| ie Tclceravh is published wt
^on Ga -Officc on Cherry Street,
public Square,
ublishcd weekly
near
TERMS.
r^gl'tar. '
fur Si* Months, * '■
in advance.
$3 00
2 00
STONE & COIT,
[lave just Rteeieed, by late Arrival),
40 barrels Boston Rum
30 do northern Gin
7 hhds. do do
i 100 barrels Whiskey
7 hhds. Sugar
40 barrels do
3 do Loaf Sugar
2 boxes lump do
go bags prime green Coffee
30 barrels canal Flour
40 do Mackerel, No. 1,2 and 3
10 boxes Soap
15 do Georgia and sperm. Candles
5 kegs Tobacco
SO reams Wrapping Paper
20 do Letter do
3 crates Crockery, assorted
6 kegs Dupont’s Powder, FFF
25 bags Shot
20 kegs Nails, assorted
15000 lbs. Swedes Iron—500 lbs. Steel
J 1000 lbs. Castings—200 bushels Suit
Lrnsc Brandy, Holland Gin, Jamaica Rum, Malaga
EL Pepper, Pimento, &c. &c. for sale low for
uidJr 25 gill
fluker & colLins
f AVF. removed their DRUG STORE to one of
I (he tenements in McDonald’s building, on Mul>
Erry street, where they will keep constantly on hand,
F A General Assortment of
DRUGS, MEDICINES, PAINTS, _
lurgeons’ Instruments, Glass Ware, Dye’ Stuffs, &c.
tc All of which will be sold on accommodating
10 ,;an 2
^JUiyEAND FIRE INSURANCE.
slip Marine and Fire Insurance Bank of the State
if Georgia will effect Insurance upon, Dwelling
Bouses. Ware Houses, and Buildings in general, Mcr-
jiiandire, Household Furniture, Ships in portend their
forgoes. Also—against loss or damage by Inland
Kavigation in any part of Georgia and Marine risks
fentrally.
| Terms of tnsumnee will be favorable and all claims
Wally and promptly adjusted.
[Persons residing in the country can have Insurance
keeled by addressing the President or Cashier and
Bvinca description of the property to be insured,
f JOSEPH GUMMING, President.
| William W. Baser, Cashier.
BItlECTORg.
I llcdiah Lord, ,« George Hall,
J. P. Weary, Elias Bliss,
Clurltt U’.Rorkwcll, Charles A. Higgins.
[ April P——-5Y 1,1
. Just) Received
1
AT THE MACON
| CLOTHING STORE,
A New Supply of
SVAkHlEU goods
A NO
To the Vub\ic.
ROM the extensive circulation given to a mallei*
ous and unfounded report, in regard to the con ;
cern ol the Macon Bank in the recent failure of a re
spectable Merchant in this City,—and to prevent
confidence in any other falsehoods which may issue
from the same or any other source,—I deem it my du
ty to state, that the Bank of Macon la not, nor has
not, been Interested in that or any other failure; that
the discounted paper held by the Bank is considered
undoubted, ana will, it is believed, he paid at matu
rity; that the holders of the bills may rest, with en
tire confidence, on the ability of the'Bank to meet
promptly all demands which can come against it, (for
which purpose they have now in the vaults more spe
cie than the amount of their Capital, besides Georgia
and United States’ Bank notes;) that the notes are
current in this City, and have always been promptly
redeemed by the Bank at Macon.
G. B. LAMAR,
President of the Bank of Macon.
Augusta, Ga. Hist May, 1827 31
DR. A. JANES
Tenders his PROFESSIONAL SER-
VICES to the inhabitants of Macon and
1 the adjacent country.
He will be found at the La Fayette
Hall, or at his Office on Bridge-street,
opposite the Darien Branch Bank.
All applications will be promptly attended.
NLW SUMMER GOODS.
Just received and for sale,
1 VW Pieces Brown Shirting and Sheeting
22 do Bleached do do
10 do Osnaburgs
50 do Fancy Calico (new patterns)
English Ginghams
Striped and Plaid Battistc Dresses,
Denmark Satlin, Casinett
Bengal Stripe
Cambric and Battiste Cravats
Black and White Silk Hose
Musketoe Netting
Cotton and FlagHandkcrchiefs
Parasols and Umbrellas
Leghorn Bonnets, Gauze Handkerchiefs
Dowlas, Striped Florentine,
Ticklenburg
Bed Ticking, Cambric Dimity
Cotton and Linen Drills
Irish Linens, Long Lawns
Men’s and Boy’s lined and bound Shoes
Gentlemen’s fine Calf& Sealskin do & Pumps
do do do Bfonroe do
Ladies Morocco Walking do
do Black & Color’d Prunella do &c. A c,
STONE &. COIT.
Macon, May 14——tf 29
AND
DRUGS.
F LUKER & COLLINS, Macon, Georgia, h&ve
just received, and keep constantly on hand, a
tencral assortment of DRUGS, MEDICINES, OILS,
’AINT8, &c. among which arc
Acid Nitric Cream Tartar
r lHCII arc fresh and new, (direct from New-
York, consisting of
Circassians
White Drilling
Browu and silk Drilling
India Levantines
Gross de Naples and florentinc Silks
White, brown and black Liuen
White and black Cravats
Boiivar Cravats
Stocks and Stiffeners ......
Velvet Florentine )
Bulf and white Marseilles > VESTING
Vo. do. Valencia, (a new article) j
Webb’s patent Suspenders
Super liuen Hose
Half Hose
Black silk do.
Russian Belt* 1
Galloons
Gentlemen’s leghorn Hat*
Boys’ do. do.
Silk Umbrellas >
Tailors’ Trimmings, &c. &e.
READY MADE CLOTHING.
Frock COATS and COATEES
Cassimcre PANTALOONS
white and brown drill do.
White, striped and brown do. do.
Silk drill do.
White and brown linen do.
Crape and silk camblet do.
Pongee and bombazine do.
Circassian and denmark satin do.
1pm and Jerry striped do.
Blue nankin do.
Bangun cord Rnd common striped do.
Dock Trou sers, Ac.
Valencia VESTS
Striped do.
Buff und white marselltes do.
I lam and striped florentinc do.
Velvet and common do.
Circassian JACKETS
White and.brown linen do.
_ Striped do.
*me Imcn and cotton SHIRTS
— Morning Gowns, &c. A-c.
I above enumeration of GOODS and CLOTH-
ln'iii c. y le latest Importation and best quality, and
"H be told km- for cash.
do Sulphuric
do Muriatic
do Tartaric
do Prussic
Aqua Fortis
Arrow Root
Allum
Alcohol
Arsenic
Antimony
Annis Seed
Balsam Copaiva
do Peru
do Tolu
Borax, refined
Burgundy Pitch Flax Seed
Blue Vitriol Fennel do
Graduated Mens-
Carbon. Ammo- ures
nia Glass furnitu/e as’i
Cinnamon Hellebore Black
Cretappt do White
Elastic Catheters Hartshorn
do Bouges Indigo, Spanish
Ergot India Rubber
Extract Liquorice Iceland Moss
do Cicuta Isinglass
do Gentian Ipecac
da Henbane Iron Carb.
Ether Jalap
Flowers Benzoin James’ Powders
do Sulph. Juniper Berries
Fox Glove - lignum Quassia
lint, Patent
litharge
Bole Armen Fowler’s Solution Logwood
Calomel Ginger Root - Manna Flake
Castor do Powder Mace
Cantbaridcs Gum Aloes Madder
Corrosive Subli- do Ammonia Magnesia Alb.-
mate do Arabic do Calc.
Cassia do Assafcetida Musk
Cloves do Benzoin Mustard
Cochineal do Catcchn Mortars &Pestles
Coluiubo do Guaiac. assorted
Camomile flowers do Gamboge Nutmegs
Caraway Seed do Copal Galls
do Kino Nux Vomica
do Myrrh Orange Peel
do Opium Oil Almonds
do Scammony do Amber, rqct.
do Shellac _do Anniseed
do Tragaconth 'do Cinnamon
do Camphor do Caraway
Gentian do Cloves
Glass Funnels do Juniper .
do Common do Mortars do Lavender
Ointment of Con- Snuffs do Lemon
tharidcs Saffron do Origanum
Ointment, Mcrcu- Sossaparilla do Pennyroyal
rial Savin do Peppermint
Ointmeut, Basil- Saunders Red do Petroleum
icon Salts, Glauber do Rosemary
Ointment, Citron do Epsom do Spear Mint
do Rochelle do Turpentine
do Tartar do Worm Seed
do Nitre T rtar Emetic
do Soda Turmeric
Senna Terebinth Venct
Snake Root Uva Ursi
Spermacetti Valerian
Spirits Hartshorn Phials assorted
do Nitre Window Glass
do Koborans do Turpentine Glue
Precipitate, Red do Wine, reeb Ivory Black
While, do Lavender Ilair Powder
H" tailoring
iou 5" *' “wd. Having the latest Spring Fash-
donittai mer * “»y depend on having their work
N R ani1 despatch.
oro °” cc
j&aUr.,* L - F1TCH & c *
BKITGS & MEDICINES.
I t\vi IjUS ' SHOTWELL «$♦ CO.
fj of for ***•> a large and general asssortmoent
I ^oUrf A , 3I1LV and PATENT MEDICINES,
\ aflmvtn! 1 :!, “ C1!, R selected by competent judges, are
I «» orl. « c . onf '“ cncc to the public, at Savannah prl-
ett tea, S, ’ t j° rc hants, Physicians, Planters and others
Al«» ■. t° call and examine forthcmsclvcs.
OL tt ,Br R° supply of PAINTS, OILS,
'FOODS, bYE STUFFS, Ac. &c
May 1!) rt>
Cm„ Es . ILJ^Wo
Jl’ .i’J subserthcr continues the Practice of Laic in
helr>s I,.]!. 1 .®' In addition to the Counties in which
rior Cn„J e ■ °, re P racl ' ce d, ho will attend the Supe-
tn j CovJ/j 111 Counties of Lee, Muiccgcc, Troup
Jwa—itf JOHN P. BOOTH.
■■ 3 •
Phosphorus Com.
Quicksilver Sponge
Rhubarb Sulph. Roll
Resin Yellow Squills
Sulph. ZIue Soap, Castile
do Potash do Shaving
do Quinine do Windsor Starch
Sulphurate Anti- Storax, Liquid Sweet Oil
mony Sugar of Lead Super Curb. Soda
PAINTS, &c.
Red Lead Rose Pink 1
Chrotno Yellow Teredeseana
Spanish Brown Umber
Blue Smalts Vermillion
Venetian lied Copal Varnish
Kings Yellow Japan do
French do Verdigris
Black Lead Prusssian Blue
PATENT MEDICINES, &c.
Bals. Honey Opodeldoc Worm Loren
Bateman’s Drops Godfrey's Cordial Henry’s Cal.B
British Oil Seidlliz Powders Turiingtons Bab’
E«>. Peppermint Soda do Lee’s Pills
Eye Water Fancy Essences Antique Oil
Itch Ointment Lip Salve Milk of Rose?
Wash Balls Pomatum Roll Cologne Water
Stoughton's Bitters
Also, a number of other articles; all of which they
wilt sell low on accommodating term;.
May 14—tf 29
Drop Lake
Durable Ink
Wafers
PUl Slabs
Tooth Brushes
Smelling Bottles
on Lake
Sand Paper
Filtering do
Lamp Black
Rotten Stono
Pomice do
Lamp Oil
LAND LOTTERY.
NAMES OP FORtUNATE DRAWERS IN THE COUNTIES or
EIBS, CRAWrORD, MONROE, BUTTS, HOUSTON, PIKE,
HENRY, UPSON, AND FATETTE.
Continued up to the 22d instant.
07 The first figures after each name denote the
number of the Lot; the second, the nuraerof the Dis
trict; the third, the Section or County, the figure 1
representing Lee, figure 2 Muscogee, figure 3 Troup,
figure 4 Coweta, and figure 5 Carroll.
Abbreviations—s. soldier—r. s. revolutionary soldier
—iilg. illegitimate—w. widow—orp. orphan—id’t, i-
deot—f. a. father absent—h. a. husband absent.
BIBB.
Elijah Neel 90 7 3, Nancy Kenan h. a. 14
5, Robert M’Crary 45 17 2. B. Wise s. 3 27
Joseph Wlireins 85 12 3, Malcolm Matthi-
son 146 61, Mai com Mtthison 4 33 1.
Jacob Collins orp. 286 22 2, Henry Climm
223 ill, M.try Mayo w. r. s. 86 15 2, G.
Bland 16455, Samuel Gillespie 183 18 1, Mo
ses Tucker s. 109 10 5, Mary Ann Dillard orp.
174 6 1, Rufus K. Evans 201 5 5, Sarah Sum
merville tv. r. s. 209 7 5, Henry Grick99 3 4,
CRAWFORD.
J. F. T. Low’s orps. 4 10 3, Edward Sher-
ley r.s. 135 5 4, John Evans s. 89 3 1, James
B. Hamilton 60 10 1, Elizabeth Lagron w. 104
2 9, Israel Champion 196 22 2.
Samuel M’Bride 57 15 1, J, S. B. Tarver
146 18 2, Elisha Davis 26 16 2, Turner Per*
sons 56 6 4, Jamison Jordan 53 7 4, William
Wright r. s. 150 12 5, Arthur Stuckey's orps.
123 9 2, Samuel W. Hearn s. 314 15 1, Sarah
M'Cant w. r. s. 26l 19 2.
MONROE.
JessoII. Dismukes78 11 1, Thomas Hollis
168 4 1, Wm. B, Nash 95 11 5, Samuel M‘-
Kenzie r. s. 35 6 3, Henderson Buffington 185
18 2, Thomas S. Bnyley’s orps. 231 2 3, Jere
miah Pearson 315 3 4, Charles Stewarts 9425
Alexander Ponder 117 6 3, Martha High
tower w. 26 11 3, Elizabeth Parham 257 3 4.
John M'Glawn 182 32 1, Samuel W. Lang
ston 18 6 5, J. Thompson ilig. 17 5 2, W. &
P. Raley 320 8 1, Elizabeth Lipham 19 21 2,
G. Howells orp. 15 17 2, Frederick L Crow
der 287 6 1, Gabriel M’Coy’s orps. 130 4 2,
John S. Duncan 245 2 1, John S. Beckham 25
30 1, Susan M’Glawn w. 266 21 1, James B.
Smith 256 2 4, Benjamin Bissup 83 9 2, Wm.
T. Davis ilig. 229 17 2.
David Jones 223 6 2, James Wilder s. 106
145, Drury Wheelers 320 7 5, Jane E. Boll w.
314 8 1, Hezekiah Kendrick r. s. 245 13 2,
Mary M’Commack w. 22 9 5, Sally Hurt orp.
98 33 1, John Richardson 189 20 1.
Temperance Woodall dig. 238 22 2, Wil
liam Hollam 7015 5, Sylvanus Kcndrich5 2 2,
Dempsey Fountain 130 11 5, Anguish M‘-
Swain 90 11 1, Isaac Fuller 215 22 2, Eme-
lino Johnson ilig. 133 5 1, \V. L. Q. C. D. Hurt
orps. 14 16 1, Thomas Sadler 137 22 1, Dreury
Allens 177 5 4, John Cooper 62172, Margaret
M’Swain h. a. 173 17 2, Amos Goree 60 8 3.
BUTTS.
Jemima Pengison tv. 141 11 5, Leonard
Roan s. 118 18 2, David Ramsddl r. s. 35 13
2, A. J. Mason ilig. 81 2 1, Bryan H imil 174
4 1, A M’Curdey’s orps. 74 10 1, John M.
Parsons s. 94 33 1, Willimn Humlott 149 24 2,
Calvin Rollins 97 6 3.
FAYETTE.
Peter Green 15 71, Sarah Wilkinson tv. r«
s. 1122 2, Elizabeth Spark tv. 185 27 1. Solo
mon Whatley s. 40 25 1, Joseph T. Ilarkins
115 5 5, Isutah Beck jun. 120 9 5, John Moon
203 3 2, A. J. Alsbury dig. 166 21 2, James
Wright 112 9 3.
Bird W. Linvillo 44 10 1, Jcptlta Yarbo
rough 225 26 1, Jeremiah D. Mann 139 10 1,
Jemima Swaun tv. 240 7 5, Samuel M’Lendon
s. 145 23 1, WdlmmS. Maxwell 74 4 3, Isham
Brazils. 116 5 3, John Treadwell 101 9 5,
Elizabeth Smith w. r. s. 160 14 5, Benjamin
Garrett 150 3 5, Allen Lambert 157 4 2, Jes
se C. Brown 162 20 2, Robert Borings. 313
15 1.
HENRY.
Brigs Allum 23 13 5, Charlos Linder 43 28
1, John Edwards 103 14 2, George W. Rey
nolds 89 2 4, George Cagle 230 3 3, Thomas
L. Bentley 40 10 5, Thomas Gay s. 72 15 2,
George llurrell 73 l6 1, William M’Knight
jun. 77 2 5, Isaac Williams 38 3 5, John Wi
liamson r. s. 169 12 1, William II. Grecno 34
10 5, James Sherrar 240 12 2.
Benjamin Fincher jun. 2317 3, Moses Pres
ley r. s. 199 33 1, David WM® 127 12 5, Ab
salom Turner 151 23 2, Richard Curdo 2S5
28 1, Jourdan Crafton 134 1 2, Daniel Smith
155 2 2, Allen Hurtsticld's orps. 134 14 1,
Brantley A. Rotvlin 62 14 2, James Lovelace
266 8 1, Surah Collins tv. 96 29 1, Elisha
Carroll 84 33 1, Maget M. Walters 25 12 5.
James M’Curdy s. 213 2 5, William F. Ste
phenson 308 7 I, William Turner 234 6 1
James Jackson 33 9 3, Kuglc'sorps. 209 5 3.
HOUSTON.
William Singloton 277 11 2, John Wim
berly 293 4 1, William Haddock 153 17 2,
Benjamin M’Kinney 168115. Solomon Fudge
20 1 1, Nancy Blackshears ilig. 35 3 1, Luke
Bozeman 112 1 2, J. W. & S. Holton orps.
153 14 1, A. I. & L. R. Ratliff orphans 251
10 3. PIKE.
Margaret Thrower w. 31 7 2, Ethan Stroud
51 10 1, James Howard idcot 62 6 4, John
Clayton 281 28 1, Joel Moultray orp. 63 23
2, Daniel Bowling 8 6 4, Joseph Helton s. 15
30 1, William Gray 34 20 2, William Towles
113 3 2, Joseph Davidson r. s. 254 29 1.
UPSON.
Harrison Thomas 2 20 2, Comfort Scotts
Ilig. 96 12 5, Samuel Barroa 235 SI I, James
W. Hamil 59 6 1, James Smith s. 50 2 5,
John. F. Myrick s. 210 2 2, Solomon Scrim
shire 201 2 5, Gibson Dawson s. 114 3 5,
Shadrach Pugh r. s. 255 23 l, Jones Persons
r. sf 59 2 5, William M’Farlin 27 5 5, G
rity Dickinson’s digs. 234 6 3, Gideon Macon
153 28 1, Daniel Driggers 29 15 1, Moses
Duke 207 8 5.
HISTORIC.
From the New York Gazette.
FEDERAL CONSTITUTION.
A friend has favored us with an interresting
Manuscript, rotating to u most important period
of our history. Tho circumstances here de
tailed are new to us, and wo believe they have
never beforo been made public. Tho narra
tive is in tho words of Gen. ——,ono of tho
members, of tho General Convention which
framod tho Constitution. It was committed to
paper by tho gentleman to whom Gen. ——
detailed the facts, and wo have tho satisfaction
of laying it before our readers.
“I was,” said Gen. •, “a delegate from ——
in tho General Convention which assembled at
Philadelphia, for the purpose of dii,
Constitution for tho U. Slates, and'I believe I
was the youngest member of that body. The
great and good Washington was chosen our Pre
sident, and Dr. Franklinamong other great men,
was a delegate from Pennsylvania. A dispo
sition was soon discovered iu some members to
display themselves in oratorical flourishes—
but the good sense and discretion of the majori
ty put down all such attempts. We had con
vened to deliborate upon, and if possible, effect
a great national object—to search for political
toisdom and truth;^—these we meant to pursue
with simplicity, and to avoid every thing which
would have a tendency to divert our attention,
or perplex our scheme.
A great variety of projects was proposed—
all republican in their general outlines, but dif
ferent in their details. It was therefore de
termined that certain elementary principles
should at first bo established, in each branch of
tho intended constitution, and afterwards the
details should bo debated and filled up.
There was little or no difficulty, in deter
mining upon the elementary principles—such
us fur instance that tho government should be
a republican representative government. That
it should be divided into three branches, i. e.
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial, tyc.—•
But when tho urgamzation of the respective
branches of tho Legislative camo under consid
eration, it was easy to be perceived that (he oas-
teru and tho southern states had distinct inter
ests, which it was difficult to reconcile, and
that the larger states were disposed to form a
constitution in which the smaller states would
be mere appendages and satclitus to tho larger
ones. On the first of these subjects much ani
mated ar.d somewhat angry debate had taken
dace, when the ratio of representation in the
ower Houso of Congress was beforo us, the
southern States claiming for themselves the
whole number of their black population, while
tho eastern states were for confining the elec
tive franchise to freemen only, without respect
to color.
As the'different parties adhered pertinacious
ly to their different positions it was feared that
this was an insurmountable obstacle; but as tho
members wero already generally satisfied that
no constitution could be formed which would
meet the views, and subserve tho interest of each
individual State, it was evident that it must be
a matter of compromise and mutual concession.
Uudor these impressions, and with those views,
it was agreed at length that each state should
be entitled to ono Delegate in the House of
Representatives, lor every thirty thousand in
habitants—in which number should bo included
three-fifths of their slaves.
When tho details of tho Houser of Represen
tatives were disposed of, a difficult point pre<
sented itself in tho organization of tho Senate.
The larger States contended that tho same ra
tio as to States, should be common to both
branches of tho Legislature—or in other words,
that each state should be entitled to a represen
tation in tho Senate, (whatever might bo the
number fixed on,) in proportion to its popula
tion, as in tho Houso of Representatives might
bo considered ns (he guardian of the liberties of
tho people, and therefore ought to bear a just
proportion to thoir numbers, but that tho Senate
represented tho sovereignty of the States—ahd
that ns each Stato whether great or small was
equally an independent and sovereign State, it
ought in this branch of the Legislature to have
equal weight and authority; without this they
said there could be no security for their equal
rights; mid they would by suen a distribution of
power b'o merged and lost in tho larger States.
This reasoning, however plain and powerful,
had but little influence on tho minds of Dele
gates from tho larger majority of the- Conven
tion—the question, after passing through the
forms of debate, was decided that each State
should ho represented in tho Senato iu propor
tion to its population.”
When the Convention had adjourned to the
next day, tho Delegates of the four smallest
States, i. c. Rhodo Island, Connecticut, New
Jersey, and Delaware,convened to consult what
course was to bo pursued in tho important crisis
nt which we had arrived—after serious investiga
tion it was solemnly determined to ask fora re
consideration tho next morning; and if it was
not granted, or if when granted that offensive
featuro of tho Constitution could not be ex
punged, and the smaller States put upon an e
qua!footing with tho largest wo would secede
from tho Convention and returning to our con
stituents, inform them that no compact could be
formed with the largo States, but ono which
would sacrifice our sovereignty and indopeu
deuce.
• "I wits deputed,” said General—, “to be
the organ through which this communication
should be made—& kuotv not why, unless it be
the viow we had taken of tho organization of
tho Senato—our dosire to obtain a reconsidera
tion and suitable modification of that article;
and in failure thereof, our determination to se
cede from the Convention and return to our
constituents.
This disclosure, it may readily be supposed,
produced au immediato and groat excitement
in every part of tho House. Several members
were immediately on the floor to oxpresss their
surprise or indignation! They represented
that tho question had received a full and fair
investigation, and had been definitely settled by
a largo majority—that it was altogether unpar
liamentary and unreasonable, for one of tho
minority to propose a q reconsideration, at the
moment their act had become a < matter of re
cord; and without pretending that any new light
could be thrown on tho subject—that if such a
precedent should be established, it would in fu
ture be impossible to say when any one point
was definitely settled, as a small minority might,
at any moment, again und again, move and ob
tain a reconsideration—they therefore hoped
tho Convention would express its decided dis
approbation, by passing silently to tho business
before them.
There was much warm, and some aecrimo-
nious feeling exhibited by a number of the
speeches—a rapture appeared almost inevita
ble, and tho bosom of Washington seemed to
labor with the most anxious solicitude for its is
sue. Happily for tho United States, the .Cen
to. that young men are generally chosen to porfbrm
26 ntlA actious—accordingly when tho Conven-
W. Hansford 108 7 3, William Harrell 59 .
1, Sarah Blacks ilig. 159 14 2, Cornelius Je- tiofl had assembled, and as soon as the minute
ter 355 7 l, Skadrich Ellis son* 156 8 5, Cha- f of tho last sitting- wero read, I rose uad stated
vention contained some individuals possessed
oftalcnts and virtues of the highest order, whose
hearts were deeply interested in the establish
ment of a new and efficient form of govern
ment; nnd whoso penetratiflgminds bad already
y explored the evils which would spring up iii
our newly established Republic, should the pre
sent attempt to consolidate it provo abortive,
Among thoso personages, the most prominent
was Dr. Frnnklin. He was esteemed tho Mentor
of our body. To a nund naturally strong imd ca
pacious, enriched by much reading, und tho
experience of many years, ho' added a manner
of communicating his thoughts peculiarly his
own, in' which simplicity, beauty and strength,
were equally conspicuous. As soon as the an
gry orators who preceded him had left him an
opening, the Doctor rose, evidently impressed
with the weight of the subject before them, nnd
tho difficulty of managing it successfully.
“Wo have arrived, Mr. President,” said lie,
“at a vory momentous and interesting crisis it)
our deliberations. Hitherto our views have
been ns harmonious, and our progress os great
os could reasonably bo expected. But now an
unlocked for and formidable obstacle is thrown
In our'way, which threatens to arrest our course,
and if not skilliuly removed, to tender all our
fond hopes' of a constitution abortive. Tho
ground which was taken by tho delegates of the
fuur smallest States was unexpected by me, and
as repugnant to my feelings as it can be to a-
ny other member of this convention.
After wlr-it I thought a full and impartial in
vestigation' of the subject, I recorded my voto
in tho affirmative sido of the question, and JL
have not yet heard any which induces me to
change my opinion. But I will not therefore
conclude it is impossible for me to do wrong! I
will not say that thoso gentlemen who differ
from mo are under a delusion! much loss (Mil
charge them with an intention of needlessly em
barrassing our deliberations, It is possible
some change in our. lata proccediugs ought tq
take placo upon principles of mutual justice; or
that all things considered, tho majority m iy see
cause to recede from some of their just preten
sions as a matter of prudcnco and expediency.
For my own pnit there is nothing I so much
dread, as a failure to deviso and establish some
equal and efficient form of government for ouf
infant Republic. Tho present effort lias been
made tinder the happiest auspices, and lias
promised most favorable results—but should
the effort prove rain, it will be long ere anoth
er coil be made with any prospect of success.
Our strength and our prosperity will depend
upon our unity, and tho secession of even four
of the smallest States, interspersed as they are*
would in my mind, paralyze and render useless*
any plan which the majority could devisu. I
should therefore be grieved Mr. President to sea
mutters brought to tho test; which has been per
haps too rashly threatened on the one hand,
und which some of my colleagues have treutod
too lightly on the other. I am convinced that
it is a subject which should bo approached with
caution—treated with tenderness—decided on
with candor and liberality. It is however to
bo fcarod, that the members of this convention
are not in a temper at this moment to approach
thu subject on which wo differ in this spirit. I
would theroforo propose, Mr. President, that
without proceeding further in this business at
this time, the convention should adjourn for
threo days, in order to let tho prosent ferment
pass off, and to afford time for n more full,
froe and dispassionate investigation of tho sub
ject. And I would earnestly recommend to
the mombers of this convention, that they s'pend
tlte time of this recess, not in associating with
thoir own party, and devising now arguments
to fortify themselves in thoir old opinions, but
that thoy mix with members of opposite senti
ments, lend a patient ear to their roasonings,
and candidly allow them all the weight to which
they may bo entitled; and whew we assemble
again, I hope it will be with a determination
to form a constitujion—if not such an ono as wo
can individually, and in all inspects approve—
yet the best which under existing circums'.ances*
can bo obtained.” (Here the countenance of
Washington brightened, and a cheering ray
seemed to break in upun the gloom which Itaid
reconlly covered our political horizon. The
Doctor continued, “Before 1 s'.t down Ml-
P resident, I will suggest another matter, and I
am really surprised that it lias not not Lmoq
proposed by some other member at an ®a ’
period of our deliberations. I will suggest