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' hv which ho could, hope to
!v S h»J mislead tho underatanding.
<id ihc tr ' r T lU ers'il, which he cites mau-
lie ease of ( Vi ®„ey to e»tabli«b the apho-
' "S liable for tho acts of
_i, that in* corresponds with the mumi
isei^nh ■ li.vblu for tho acts of his sor-
I “ Yhminess for which the latter is cm-
*»!? I that case, “the libel was insert-
W l . whom the proprietors had
^ffZtrart to collect the news, and
! \\1 iianer.” The collection of news
in strictness, the act of Tatter-
1 pt °i |,e iimpricors, who only could be an
il! L any wrong done to the rights of o-
. act. But in the instauco more
H- 'iv the subject of the present contro-
I hesitnto not to assert, that no engage-
far contract had been made either to col-
, i u " lii-euco or to discuss principles. It
„,lv a free individual,t engaged, as a
' ,! in i nriiitiog establishment, exorcis-
! |'“p ri.lht through tho constitutional!!
! "Vtlio pi-ess. In tho oxcrcise of this
!! if he infringed tho rights of another,
;;,ej v is at law,}—if tho only charge a
' unsupported by even a shadow of testi-
tint in print, while animadverting on a
sura and published libel on himiclfand oth
Ulc'nred the libeller with cowardice, his
.Banishment and tho responsibility of the
Itor are distinctly proscribed by statute.,!--
the alone would in person hive had to atone
[ the offence if committed, and tlie editor
Lislnble for a contempt of court only had
lipr’s name been concealed, the conclu-
„ irrefragable that tho one had no legal
jrity over the act of the othov: for in law
,iiy and ability are inseparable. This
ditto he forever a quietus to the subject.
Iriiewriterintho Messenger does not liowev-
[restrict the power and accountability of the
Lilflvcr to torts but extends them to crimes,
['insists, without any qualification, that “tho
[iter is liable for the acts of his servant.” It
itrade(o know bottei, and his wilful ig-
ice of the nutter is discreditable to his
land heart. T‘> m iko'onc m m answera-
ir all the offences and fulorves ofanoth-
i never been i l.ni.tej as la w by any pen-
kjihlitciahivo operative virtue in no nation.
Liniit tint cm bo offectod in the worst pos-
fcsljvory, cmiui exceed the accountable-
b of tho mister so fir as his discretion goes,
[tlie acts of liis bpndsmm. But in a politi-
|cj.u n iiiny, the formation and end of which
ethe conservation and perpetuity of all ntiiu-
[iniiivi.lu.il lights compatible with social or-
|r, it is impossible for one citizen to abridge,
I his pleasure, the civil privileges of another,
mat offering violence to the purposes of tho
, and becoming obnoxious to its rules of
*. This induction of truth, in my last
tuber, I placed on the unsappablo fminda-
nnfinturcand expediency. From undeniu-
hromiscs, I drew the incontostiblo conelus-
■ that “as all classes of wishes nro natural-
[ peers, cud in this country invested by law
i.eqii-,1 civil and political rights, it follows
ilruth not to be questioned, tbit tho plough-
land mechanic become in no 'manner the
sor vassals of their employers, but retain
|the plenitude of the constitution tho indepun-
t exercise of civil freedom." That this
I rts repugnant to the feelings and dcstruc-
e of the purposes of tho Troup leaders, I
Dkueirt^ind therefore expected to fiud it
1 Vide Skin, pica 7.
IWeMJ these, truths to ha self-evident, that nil
ujre created cqiaj, that they are endowed by
'••Creator, svltli certain unalienable rights; that a-
arc life, liberty, and the pursuit of liappl-
That to secure these rights, governments ore
■fcduinong in an, deriving their just powers from
^cwteat uf tlif governed.—Declaration of Inde-
l N’o title of nohility shnll bo granted by the United
*».—Cmulitution of Ike United State*, 49.
V *“ e fifth artirlo of the Amendments to the
i-tation of the Uuitod States, it is declared that
wot shall be deprived of life, liberty, or proper
I n.tnout duo process of law.”
. Every freeman has an undoubted right to lay what
jviineiiti he pleases before the public: to forbid this,
|<e deatroy tfie freedom of the press: but if he pub-
i* improper, misc'nicvous, or illegal, he
“ e . 1 le consequence of. his own temerity.—
vatsni < Commentariu, Public Wrongs, 152.
rr . own responsibility; for the net was in ful-
““'no contract express or implied with his ora-
j' v “ > neither advised nor was consulted. But
'*' re . v ? r, ° hern true, he would not have lioen
1™." 1 '*>>-• effects of indictment, according
,,“f England, could a libel bo found “Net
IL““u nor ,? * l!rva "‘ (“y* Blackstone, Public
? • chap. 2, 29) i, excused from the coramis-
- “yenme, capital or otherwise, by command
Ipnront or master,” and “In our law
Tum.'.i ' impunity is given to servants, who
t.iiv ,r .* tfoc M l,nU •h dr innsters.” Is the au-
kmi greater and the liberty of th e
I Art i *i. 111 ,B United States than in England.!
V°ngrc»s shall make no lasv respecting an
rj^nneut °f religion, or prohibiting the free exer-
Isro, n!',i. #r “bridging the freedom of speech, or of
E ma' 1 .i}.** 11 ol the people peaceably to assem-
Lamm l b° government for a redress of
M Stofula^’nte of Ike Constitution of Ike U-
ntifir' :Jr ed ^- P rea and brial by j...., ~
ins,. „ , ,1,s state “hob remain inviolate:
]l^M\,k kM bu P“" d - Cw **‘“-
MeithJJk ^ 1‘^el i,a malicious defamation, ex-
\i the liu y printing or writing, or signs, pictures,
H who p^er to blacken tho memory of
^ionof^ni 0r i he . ho,lcsl y» virta ®» integrity, or
1 hrttt* i» alive, and thereby exposing
xm conviei i r *r d ’ c° n tempt, or ridiciile; every
pay a °f "‘is offence, shall be sentenoed
fcrei a „ ^exceeding one Hiousand dollan. and
countyfn.l!»' 1S e " m ' n t hi the com nnn jail of
"Vrdera y ,.dS t . ,nCCedln8 0n0yCa^ • “ the
»ti nr„«..! a a J 5*!f 1 ‘ *>f indictment for a libel, the
assailed in tho succeeding Messenger, My an
ticipations wero not blighted. In tho last
numbor of that trifling and slavish print, a Troup
field marshal asserts that “that liberty for which
A Freeman contends is nothing short of sav
age ferocity; it is tho liberty of a tiger, not tho
iiberty of a man,”-—or, in other wards* that
civd and political rights based upon natural c-
quulily, are inconsistent with tho very existence
of society; yet lie has in no instance, shown
that such rights can even remotely be projudi
cial to the nation internally or externally, de-
tract from individual comfort or hazard tho
stability of virtuo.
What will the laboring portion of the com
munity say to such sentiments? Will they sur
render their civil privileges willingly to tho
control of every man who for a day may engage
their labor, or admit that honest poverty is’ de
gradation, and toil for a livelihood tho unequi
vocal badgo of slavery? Can they, without the
forfeiture of manhood, honor, and that spark
of .independence enkindled by tho Almighty
i n their bosoms, support a faction that would
coiwpn them to eternal pupilage aud now
denounces them as an inferior order of creation?
Will they sustain by their suffrage the Baal of
that faction—a miscreant that has abused the
saintod memory of Washington—-has acted in
gvery sphere of life without any regard to faith,
and now disclaims honesty—endeavored to fan
the embers of disunion into a blaze to consume
law, and leave nothing for the common peo
ple except desolation and bondage? This day
fornight will answer tho inquiry.
A FREEMAN.
r” 3 , ,7:Miuioimeni ior a iniei, me
Nrtcc -p“„ , ‘M 1 bo allowed to give the truth in
P Sk V! "?/ C# *. KWh Division, 1817.
roller or t,-* j 1 ! 1 !?! l ,,,r *onor perxons shall, In any
,^ haadl,,ri *. written or printed, publi. *
If other or P e rtans as a coward, o
PPlinsaeiLii nou * and abusive language for not
i US' or fi e»>tSn S a dud, such person
pit,i „ , lla n 8> 'ball °n conviction, he sen-
*' fte cLh “ ne exceeding five hundred dol-
t. Vlt ? rder »nd direct.
b ;, i. ornilf-t"^, "berorprinter of any newspaper,
■fthe I.yy pnbllcatioi,. shall, in all publication.
**». a n a k,'"boned section, be summoned os o
.rW««th.* e .71"* d by the court as a good wff
Ikidbiii. .IaZ Il' or writers of such publication,
dotted’ **ln printer or printers, when
•fitw’i Z* lb® court, shall refuse to give up
j’rthen, _,..” r ""I'M, the court shell consider
L^Peai* "'.*ff*P*utcontempt, end pro-
[communicated.
JACKSON and TALBOT MEETING
A large and rospoctable meeting of the
friends of union and of the abovementiunod
distinguished gentleman assembled in Zobulon
on Monday, the 27th ult. The company re
paired.to the Court House, at precisely 12 o’
clock. Major John II. Bkodnax was called
to tho chair, and P. R. Ralston was appoint'
od_secretary. The object of thu meeting was
briefly explained by tho chairman. Allen W.
Pkior, E<q. then rose, and, in an appropriate
and eloquent address, dwelt with peculiar feli
city on the merits and demerits of tho opposing
candidates for tho gubernatorial chair, happily
contrasting tho plain, upright, firm and consist
ent conduct sustained in every event of life
(boili private and political) by tho Hon. Mat
thew Talbot, with that of tho Hou. John
Forsyth, whose public career has been dis
tinguished by a series of change and equivoca
tion and whoso governing principle in all situa
tions seems to bo that of self-interost and ag
grandizement. Tho address was approbated
with long and continued applause. ..
The following preamble and resolutions were
then submitted by the committee (previously
appointed) and read by tlioir chairman, Aliaii
Wilson, Esq. and adopted unanimously, ex-
copt by one -solitary dissenting voice. Tho
company then retired near tho Spriug, where
the rise of three hundred persons partook of a
splendid barbocuo. After tho cloth was re
moved, the regular toasts appendud were
drunk.
It is with no ordinary feelings of pleasure
that wo announce tho entire proceedings of tho
day wore characteristic of the reciprocal feel
ings and honorable deportment of freomen.—
In a word, peace and good will towards all,
seamed to pervade ovory broast. The com
mittee appointed to draft a preamble and reso
lutions, expressive of the sonso of the meeting,
beg leave to submit the following:
TRE AMBLE AND. RESOLUTIONS.
It is the right no Iejs than tho duty of every
citizen closely to scrutinize tho character and
pretensions of those who aspire to public em
ployment; the former results from tho nature
of our institutions, and the latter, from the so
lemn obligations that rest upon evory individual
of iho community, to contribute all in his pow-
or towards tho advancement of the geueral
good. It roquircs no claborato argument to
prove, that tho prosperity and roputation of
the State depend in a great measure upon him
who fills the executive chair. If ho bo an am
bitious unprincipled mau, ho may iuvolvo us
in difficulties alike baneful to our interest and
honor. It has nlroady been soon, that with
considerable ability, there may bo connected
a complete destitution of correct political prin
ciple, a shameful'contempt for tho sacred pro
visions of the constitution and a total disregard
of the public welfare. Hence wo are urged
by the most poworful motivos that can animato
the breast of freemon, to bo careful and cir
cumspect in conferring power, when wo have
no Avell grounded reason _ to believe, that its
oxcrcise will bo bcneficiently exerted. The
executive magistrate should nut only bo intelli
gent and deeply conversant with the interest
and feelings of the peoplo, of pure and unspot
ted private character, but he should also pos<
ses a warm and extendid sentiment of patriot
ism, sound republican principles, aud an Rrdent
zoal to preserve and perpotuate our free and
happy institutions. These requisites, wo be
lieve tho Hon. Matiieav Talbot to possoss in
an eminent degree. In addition lie has o.vor
been the firm and consistent advocate of the
claims of Andrew Jackson for tho presidency,
and we should hail his elevation to office as an
omen presaging tho ultimate success of him,
who illustrated tho skill and valor of his coun
try, and filled the measure of her glory.
His distinguished opponent John Forsyth
wo honestly believe to be in a groat measure
destitute of thoso essential qualifications. In
his political career, we see nothing plain, no
thing simple, nothing consistent. At one time,
ho is seen eulogizing the measures of Mr,
John Adams, aud denouncing thoso of iho sage
of Monticello, as tho idle effuiiws of a vaia
and visionary philosophy; at another timo wo
find him abandoning tho long-chcrished prin
ciples of his youth and ranging himself under
tho banner of republicanism. Now ho is the
sturdy champion of the old treaty; and anon
he shifts his position and moves an appropria
tion to. purchaso that which wo had already le
gally obtained. That he is inimical to tho e-
lection of General Jackson is minifest from
tion to take that power from congress which
had defeated both tho general and tho popular
will. That ho feels littlo gratitude or esteom
for the immortal Washington is manifest from
the unequivocal language lie used in a late dis
cussion.in the House of Representatives; and
his recc.nt attempt to shield himself under the
flimsey technicalities of the law Of pleading,
from the payment of a just debt, contracted
with a a literary institution, shows his honesty
in the transactions of private life, is not loss
doubtful thun his political integrity.
The olovation of such a man to power, avIioso
public career is marked with so much inconsis
tency, we should look upon as pregnant with
abiding evil to the State, and as indicating a
chauge in the good old republican feelings of
tbe people. Therefore,
Resolved, That this nieeliag considers the election
of Matthew Talbot as well caculated to promote
the best interests of the people, nnd to allay the an
gry strife of party, and to restore that harmony be
tween the State and General Government which is
so essential to the prosperity and honor of both; and
that We will use all manly and honorable means to ef
fect that important object.
And be it f irtlicr resolved. That the above pream
ble and resolution be forwarded to the Moron Tele
graph and to the Georgia Statesman It Patriot for pub
lication.
TOASTS.
1. Our Country, the freest and happiest on earth:
may he,- future progress be equally glorious nnd tri
umphant as her past.
2. The Constitution ofthe United States, in politic*,
what the Bible is in religion, the bulwark of our safe
ty and happiness. ,
3. . The State of Georgia; may she speedily regain,
by wise and temperate councils, what she has lost by
rashness and folly.
4. The lion• hlatthero Talbot; his eminent public
services, his private virtues, and the soundness and
purity of his political principles, justlv entitle him to
the esteem and suffrages of everv centime republican.
5. General Andrew Jackson, the man that filled his
country’s glory: may that country clothe him with
her tiighect honor.
General Daniel .Vcwnan: be has faithfully serv
ed his country in the battle-field and in the cabinet: a
grateful people will not forget him.
7. General John Clark; mnv the evening of his
days be as tranquil and happy j>.s the meridian lias
been useful and honorable.
8. Our Political Principles; they have stood tbe
tost of scrutiny, of time, nnd of talents—their ulti
mate triumph will bn certain.
9. Eiu-ation. the basis both of private nnd public
virtue: may its blessings penetrate the cottage as well
as the palace.
19. PU;e Countv, true to Jackson, true to Talbot,
and true to herformprintegritv.
11. The People’s Press; may it be firm in defend
ing truth nnd fearless In exposing error.
12. Freedom lo all nations.
12. Woman, lovely' in petticoats, but hateful in
breeches. 4
ho bulievod that by ruuuing the boundary in
this manner, Georgia would loss a considera
ble extent of territory, and he therefore arrest
ed our progress until it could bo ascertained
whether this informotion wero correct. I was
instructed in June, to make a survey of
the head branches of the St. Mary’s river,
in order to ascertain its true source, and re-
t urued about three weeks past from this la
borious service. In my examination, the fol
lowing facts have boon collected:—That the
St. Mary’s is formed by three principal bran
ches,. the North, the West, and the South, that
tho first of these is the least, though it was
supposed by tho U. S. and Spanish Commis
sioners to be the principal: that the South
branch is the largest of tho three, and that
it discharges one third more water th in the o-
ther two together; nnd that by runniug the
boundary according to the agreement of 1800,
Georgia losses 2,355 square miles, or 1,507,
200, acres.”
From tho Si,Potman <5* Patriot.
Look on this picture.
At the last session of the
Legislature of Georgia, a
Bill was brought forward
for the remuneration of C
It. Parker, as follows;
Be it enacted by the Sen
ate and House ofRepresen
tatives of the State of Geor
gia in General Assembly
met, and it is hereby enact
ed by the authority of the
same, That thesum of three
thousand dollars be appro
priated to the said C. B
Parker, for bis services in
taking the portraits of Gen.
Washington, General La
Fayette, Thomas Jefferson,
Renjamin Franklin, and
And on this!
At the last session of
Congress, the following
resolution was submitted
by - the Committee on the
Library, to the house of
Representatives, viz:
Resolved, That the clerk
of this House be authoriz
ed and directed to purchase
the set of Revolutionary
medals, formerly the pro
perty of Geueral Washing
ton, to be deposited in the
Library of Congress, pro
vided the expense of the
same shall not exceed
9500, to be paid for out of
tbe contingent fund of this
House.
any money in tbe Treasury
not otherwise appropriated,
and that his Excellency be
requested to issue ids war-
raut on the Treasurer in fa
voroftliesaidC. R. Parker,
for the above sum ol three
thousand dollars
These portraits had lienn
ordered to be procured “liy
a Resolution of the Legis-
tureofthc lltli day of June
1325,” and his excellency
the governor in obedience
to this resolution employed
an eminent artist to under
take the puihtings, (.Mr.
Parker,) who having com
pleted them in very hand-
General Oglethorpe, outjjf These medals had been
into tho Back River, which i* much straightor
and wider navigation. A small cut has alrea
dy been made by Mr. Spalding, at his own ex*
pense. I do not think this cut is exactly in
the direction bost calculated to induce the in
flux and reflux waters to pass through with
their greatest effect: I would therefore recom
mend the alteration shewn in the plan.
In making these cuts, I am of opinion it will,
be advisable to excavate tho wholo ofthe ve
getable soil for a sufficient width to admit of
vessels passing freely, say sixty feet at leasG~
The excavation of the whole of the vegetable
soil will bo absolutely necessary, as I feel satis
fied that no current which can be obtained at
these situations wilt have any eflect in washing
it away. I have some doubts whether tho sub
soil' will wash away, athough an intelligent
gentleman I have consulted on tho subject as
serts with the utmost confide.*co that it will do
so.
Tho only shoal in this part of the river,
which may be considered an obstruction, is one
near thu middle of tho Reaches. This shoal
can be easily removed by excavation, as it is
.shallow for a short distance only. I found o- •
ieven and a half feet of water on the shallow
est part of it at half tide, so that it may fairly
be concluded that a vessel drawing fourteen
feet water, will have no difficulty in passing o-
ver it at high w eer in its present conJition.
The rise of tho tide I found to be on tho
beach at the Light IIouso seven feot two indi
es, and at tho wharf at Darien six feet 'threw
inches: these may be considered tho minimum
rise of neap tides, as the moon was in her las:
quarter. HAMILTON FULTON.
Sc.cannah, July 23, 1327. Stale Engineer.
DIED.
On the 9th Inst, at bis residence, in I.awrens Coun -
ty, William Ful wood F.sq., in the 26th year of his age
struck in Paris, by order
of the old Congress, and
presented to Gen. Wash
ington. They were by
somo means thrown into
public auction, pad tbo
dies from which they had
been struck were lost. * In
opposing tlie ubove men
tioned resolution, Mr. For
syth, an active member of
tho Combination, (and me
morable for his answer, on
the 25tli of March, 1818,
to Mr. Clay's speech on
the emancipation of South
America,} used tbo fol
lowing remarkable lan
guage, viz;—He “suggest-
OJ** Wo are authorized to announce DAN
IEL R. STONE a candidate for Clerk ofthe Inferior
Court of Monroe county, at tbe election in January
next. September 17.
(t?* ELISIIA DAVIS is a candidate for
Receiver of Tax Returns for the county of Bibb, at
tbe Election in Juuuary next. Sept. 3d.
[The volunteer toasts are highly talented
and patriotic; hut owing to their great number
arid-our narrow limits, avo are obliged to de
cline their publication.] —Editor Telegraph.
From the, St -desman Patriot,
Talbot meeting in Muscogee Countv.
At a public meeting of the citizens of Mus
cogee coun’v, on the 1st inst; at tbe bouse of
Asa 11*11, Esq. the followin'? preamble and
Resolutions wero adopted by a very large
majority.
Every free cit 5 zen of th : s repnbfc has high
and important duties confidod to his trust,
no less than tbe promotion in nil its parts, of
the free nnd hapov form of government estab
lished hv the v do** and wisdom of the heroes
and sages of the Revolution. In a povem-
mont like ours, where the w'll of the people
iis tho supreme law, everv voter should feol
that h>s vote mav decide between measures
that lead on to freedom and indopendenro, or
to despotism and vassahge; and should there
fore avail lemself of the constitutional privi
lege to assemble^ his fellow citizens, to.take
into consideration, and adopt such measures,
as may be host calculated to promote and
secure the interest nnd happiness of the peo
ple. Considerin'? the present an important
crisis in our public affairs; nnd being anxious
to quiet that hiqh state of public excitement
tvliich has distracted our councils, retarded
our advancement to improvement, poisoned
tho peare of soriety and brought ns to the
verse of revolution, and which if not allayed,
must lend otoo fatal consequences;
Therefore, avo the citizens of Mmcogn o
county, friends of stale rights and the union
of tho states, have assembled - , nnd wo do re
commend, as tho best means of effecting, so
desirable an object, the election to tho chief
magistracy of tho state of our distinquisod
fellow citizen MATTHEW TALBOT—
whoso many private virtuos, sound judgment
strict moral integrity, devoted patriotism, an^l
long tried and faithful public services, entitjo
him to tho highost measure of coufidonce.
Therefore -
Resolved, That wo will use every hon
orably measure to secure his election on the
first Monday in October noxt.
Resolved, That we cannot, consistently,
nnd wo will not, support his opponent John
Forsyth, for the reasous that Iris political life
has been marked with chinge and inconsisten
cy. Like Tallyrand, (though without his suc
cess,) he has been the friend of every admi
nistration, whilst it flattered h;s ambition or
avari ce—we seo him at ono time toasting tho
“eldest son of federalism”—denouncing Jeffer
son and his administration: again ho is warm
ed by the fire of democracy, and again indea-
voring to detract from the character of tho im
mortal Wuhington ? We have no evidence that
ho Avill bo found in the ranks at tho next
Presidential election with the friends of him
Avhoso name tho people havo inscribed by tho
side of Washington, on the rolls of Ills coun
try’s fame—(jcncral Andrew Jackson.
Wo havo boon politely favored with the
nnnexed extract of n letter from a gentleman
who accompanied the commissioners engaged
to run the line between tho State of Georgia
and tlie Florida, to his friend in this jilace.
Athenian.
“Yon havo no doubt hoard that our oper
ations on tho Florida lino wero suspended last
spring by an order of Gov. Troup. Our
commissioners were running the boundary ac
cording to the agreement of tlie U. S. and
Spanish Commissioners made in 1800. From
tho negative ho gave to Nr. N’Dulfio’s xosolu-1information communicated to tho Governor,
some style, presented the iff that there was nothing
same for compensation du- intAe revolutionary, or tub-
ring the last session of thc\seifucnt services of General
Legislature. (See Acts mi Washington to induce us
General assembly page 35-), to set so high a value on
any thing which had been
jin his possession.” (See
» \ Debates in the- House of'
\Representatices,on the 28In
[February, 1237.
No ono thought about it being “unconstitu
tional” to buy these pictures; although they
c«3t $500 a piece 1 and no man suggested ci
ther that of Washington, Lafayette, Jefferson,
Franklin or Oglethorpe,.“that there was no
thing in their Revolutionary or subsequent
servicos” worthy of such* remembrance.—Sup
pose for example, such a suggestion had fal
len from tho mouth of any m in on tlie floor
of the legislature, think you, fellow citizens,
ho could havo stood before the storm of his
sing and rebuke that would 'have boon justly
poured upon him! Would not “tho slow un
moving finger of scorn” have pursued him to
earth’s remotest hiding place? And yet these
pictures cost Georgia nlone, Three Thou
sand dollars; Avhile Mr. Forsyth could insult
the feelings of tho wholo nation by suggesting
that there was nothing in tic rcvclutionary
or subsequent services of GENERAL WA
SHINGTON to induce him to set so high a
value [.$500] upon any thing which had been
in his possession!
Is it to be believed that thoro is an indi
vidual .state in the Union so niggardly that he
would have refused the pitiful sum of $500 to
preserve tho memorials of Washington’s ser
vices to his country ? Look at the Statues,
Monuments, and Obelisks Avhose proud hoight
arrest the traveller’s eye in several of our States
which cost Twenty, Thirty, and even fifty
times fivo hundred dollars, and consecrated to
tlie memory of “the revolutionary and subse-,
quent services" of Gerioral Washington and his
compatriots; and yot Forsyth the man who
Avouid be made Governor of Georgia, “sug
gested that there was nothing” in theko ser
vices to induce the nation to set so high a
vnluo upon any thing which had boon in his
possession"!! But this is not tho language nor
the sentiments of Georgia; in her veneration
for the services of Washington and his com
patriots, she yields to no state in the Union,
She has rocontlv expended $3000 to procure
tho portraits of these mon; and sho would
sooner expend Three Hundred Thousand,
than bo ranked with the contemners of thoir
merit. It remains to be seen whothor Geor
gia will elect a mau for her Governor who
has thus spoken of Washington.
ALATAMAHA BELOW DARIEN.
Extract from the Report of the Commissioners for the
improvement oT the Alatemaha River, by II. Ful-
ton, State Engineer.
Alatamaha River below Darien.—Tho si-
nuosities of tho present ship channel nro nu
merous and ncuto, that no ono wind av/U either
bring a vo«el up, or take a yossol down. A
remedy for this iucnnvonicnce scorns ttt bo all
that is wanteJ to render this rivor a gooJ navi
gation for vessels trading to foreigu ports. The
improvements proposed are to mako a cut from
Notice to Creditors.
A LL persons holding demands against the estate
of Charles Quinn, late of the county of Monroe,
deceased, are hereby notified and required to render
an account of their demands against said estate, to tho
subscriber, on or btefire tho third day of September,
eighteen hundred nnd twenty-eight, or she will r.otte
liable to make good the same. Those indebted to
said estate are also requested to make Immediate pay
ment to REBECCA QUINN, Admix '
September 17 , .-.It———17 » •
GEORGIA—Pike County.
% Cleric of Inferior Court’s Office.
J OEL MOORE of Captain Fincher’s district, toils
before Joseph Lawrence, F.sq. one bny Mare Colt,
three years old, with a star in her forchrnnd, no oili
er marks.or brands. Also one sorrel Mare Colt, on«
year old—appraised by William Cunningham nnd F.
M'Clendon—the bny at twenty dollnrs, and the sorrel
at fifteen dollars, this 4th August, 1827.
II. G. JOHNSON, Clerk.
September 17 - ——17 •
and in the sumo direction wilb, the above, a-
cross a neck of raarsli land, into the bead of
tho Long Reaches. Those channels togethor
will make a distance of nbout half a nrilm—-
From the upper end of the Reaches to K:ug’<
Cut, the ri\’er rum in a pretty good dlroction~
from thence to Doboy Island, there are sever
al quick .bends. In order to avoid those, it is
proposed to make a short cut, about llireu hun
dred yard* in length, from the present cjwuwl
GEORGIA—Houston County.
Clerk’s Office Inferior Court.
B RYANT PACE of Captain Bateman’s district,
toils pefore John M. Smith, Esq. one sorrel
Horse, about fourteen years old, with a blaze in h:x
forehead, left hind foot white, about four feet seven or
eight inches high, appraised by Simon Bateman and
Joseph Culpepper on the 23d August, 1827, to fiftceu
dollars. A true extract from tlie estmy book in my
office, this tbo Is: day of September, 1827.
JOSIM7A FATTISHALL, Clerk.
September 17 ———47
GEORG t A—Fayette County.
HEREAS Hugh W. Ector applies to mo for
Letters of Administration, on the estate of £/c,i-
nor Eetor, deceased, late of Monroe county:
These are therefore to cite and admonish all ami
singular the kindred and creditors of said deceased, t i
be and appear at my office, within the time prescribed
by law, to shew cause, if any they can, why said let
ters should not be granted.
Given under my hand, this 17th August, 1827.
JAMES ALFORD, c. c. o.
August 27 — —5t ■ -—44
LOST OR MISLAID,
A PLOT and GRANT of-lot number three hun.,
dred nnd seventy-five in the twenty-eighth dis
trict of Early county, together with the DEED of said
lot, from Merrill Emmery, of Clark county, to me.—
All persons are cautioned against trading fiur said land,
us it is believed the above papers werd*stolen, and it Is
possible a Deed may be forged in my name, and th>>
lot offered for sule. Any Information respecting them
will bo thankfully received by me.
• Z. SIMS.
July 23 If 39
NOTICE.
PTniir, subscriber having become the fair and bona
il. fide purchaser of lot of LAND number thirty-,
three in thu eighth district of Muscogee county, drawn,
by John Nix of Wimberly's district, Twiggs county,
and now in peaceable possession of tlie same, hereby
givos notice to the public of that fact, and forewarns
all persons from trading for the same from the widow
of the drawer, or any other person or persons,’claim
ing through her, os I have puid her for the same, and
bold her bond far titles.
DAVID J. BRITT.
Manroo county. Sept. 10, IS27-—4tp——16
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, Go. )
MillcdgeiAllc.Zld Aiiguzi, 1827. )
ORDERED:
9ITOHAT the Resolution, passsed at tbe last Session
cJh of tho Legislature, on tho snbject of calling a
Convention, be published, once a Week, In all the
Gazettes of this State, untilthe day of ths next Gen
eral Election. - _
Attest, GEO. R. CLAYTON, Secretary. -
IN SENATE, 19ni Dcczhicr. 1837,
Whereas, both’brancbes of the General Assembly
are too numerous, creating great expense and delay
in the despatch of public business, and is according to
the imputation in the respective counties, very uno-
uai—And whereas, also from the increasing numbers
“ ', the house set
be sufficiently
in both branches ofthe general assembly,
apart for their deliberation wilrhot
below the mouth of Pycco Crock, across a large for that purpose, and will consequently bo rcqnl-
they wish a convention for tbe special and exciusivo
purposo of altering the 3d and 7tn suctions of tlio 1st
article ofthe Condltulion of this State, so far as to au
thorize a reduction of the members of the .Senate and
House of Representatives, and to be apportioned here
after upon the principles of the population alone, and
in order to uscertsiu the sense ot the VMera*»thi» sub
ject, thoso who arc in favor ofaconventii».tWill nl--* J c
endorse on tiielr ttaketi the word •‘C'o»rc«fi#n”—ihoso
who arc against it will cndorie the words ‘‘So i 'c-nretv
tion.” Approved 22d Occomber, ItrJi.
Septenucc 3 r—it,———45