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Newspaper Page Text■ 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

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Macon telegraph. (Macon, Ga.) 1826-1832, June 04, 1827, Image 1