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PARDONING POWER
-The Executive is charged
duty more embarrassing
with do-
and delicate
S that of deciding upon petitions for
pardon.* In most *tses, tbi application
i sustained, not o+f by along list of
signers, bot hy-tiie - atre^ntng twao?
tire heartbrAen 'Rife fg
Jet such appeals requires #£rmnes<
of the Attorney General of *the. United
Stntc*. the Uuited States was permitted
by the Court to intervene, aud to become
n party thereto. This is the present
t-ordinal reciprocal! >:i on the part of
the slayeholfftng States, end restore jliose^
fraternal relations, li;;t;ou the two great
status of this unpl
'By.letter daicd
i^pireyntyear.
twsetfothU byjfu
trees ftf.ther * *“
should be coi
frdm.1
thor
and i
nut controver
of S'-pteml
Broojri
entorthe
cljvc State
uetffin orj
Legislature of c.i
tli^aettldfiienlofthe
sections
protnpi
m sesof
resim hivu mr--- —‘TsC w* g j
,.f nerve, bordering upon ;stoic«ni, and
a deafnos. W.the cry of distress, which
resembles indifference W fitrussn ttpe.
But the Executive, whilst ne remembers
Ids oath to execute the law in " meroy,”
must also look steadfastly to the great
interests of society which are involved
in the exercise of thepardonlng power.
The public arc deeply con we al depend
upon it. Certainty and uniformity in
the execution ortlie criminal laws are of
incalculable importance." They are ter
rors to cerned in the proper punishment
of crime. The security of life,* property,
reputation and the 'social evil doers,
whilst facility, in pardoning offence ,
gives license to the ccihmission of crime,
by bolding up the h-»pe of impunity..—
Impressed with the 6 views and the opin
ion, that too milch clemency has been
heretofore practiced, I have interposed
with great caution. For tliapurpose of
preserving cot sistency atid settling the
principles upon which this’powei' should
be exercised I have opened a book in
Ibis office,entitled the -‘Pardon Docket,”
in which every case of application is en
tered, and the reasons briefly stated oh
which it "was decided ; and J have adopt
ed written rules for iny guidance In
order that proper. responsibility to the
public may be secured, I respectfully
reecnvnend the passage of a law're quir
ing the Executive, in future, to co nuiu-
nicate to th? Legislature, at the ope.niqg
of each session, a luH list of jjardyns
granted, together with a st atement of the
reasons on which his .decision of each
caso.was pr.cdieaicd. - 1 his will, draw
attention to, and-result in the formation
of sounder public opinion upon .this sub
ject. w
Under the provision of tire seventh!
section of the first article of the-Consti-.
tution of this State, on the Cth of June
last, I respited the sentence against Ja
cob Mercer, convicted of the jn irder ol
Green B, Lee, in tTie county of Stewart,
and adjudged to be hung on the. 5th. day
of June, 1855. On the 2oth day V.f
August last, I also respited tl*e sentence
against Jh.hn T. Boyd, convicted of the
murder, in live second degree, of Alex
ander M, Robinson, in the county, ot
Muscogee, and adjudged to he hung on
>the 7th day of September, 1855. 'The
.sentence in both cis^s, is respited until
the 23d day of the present month.' It
will therefore behoove the legislature
tto give their early attention to t hese ca
ses. It is not desingfid that the action
of the Executive, should he construed
into an expression of opinion, as to what
■ought to be the final decisijm-of llje.Leg-
islature. The cases should be decided Jug mule a strong point for rniiitrtrv de-
strictly upon their merits. . Buj bumiu jfencfe'jto the Southern ‘‘Atlantic cons
life bttug suspended upon my action, 1
deli bound to give the unfortunate con
victs the benefit of every cxtt-nuaiing
•circumstance, and cast upon the pardon
ing power the responsibility of determin
ing their fate.
Fortner Legislatures, in few in-tan -os,
have exercised the pardoning power, by
p -ssing laws (or that purpose, in cases
n- t capital. The constitutionality of
such action is so questionable, that it
might never again to be ntt,*'rripted v . Tbs
7th section ,o| the 1st article, of the Stitfp
Constitution, confers upoa-the Governor,
the power ‘to grant pardons, or to /emit
any pari of a sentence, in all eases a!'ter.
conviction, except for treasonpr murder,
in which case he may respite the execu
tion .and make report thereof fa tbo,uoxr
General Assembly...by whom a portion
may be granted.’ Hence the power io
pardon in oscs not capital, is entirely
distinct from the power to pacciun in
capital offences. T.he.one is vesaed in
the Governor, the other in the General
Assembly. 'Therefore. the first section
of the first article of- the Constitution
would reem to settle the quest ion. It
declares that ‘the Legislate, .Execu
tive and Judiciary dcpartira'.i)is..*VH 1#
confined to a separate, body of mogistra
cy; and no person or eollec.ion >f per
sons, being one of those d;partmem»-,
shall exercise any power props. 1 »tuch*
od’to ekhcrof the ptliers. exaepl-ju. the
instances herein expressly pm mitted.^—
It is needless ta say, that thn.powaum
der consideration is not one.of tries--.‘in-
stances.’ The exvcuHvewill always,
respect the .wishes of-the Lagishiturej
and thi-r. foie, it were'belter for thorn to
recommend him to porjlou, where in ca
ses not capital, .they ihutkxicmoncy is
due, than to attempt the exQrcbe of a
power so questionable as the cnaoimcui
of a la* fur tint purpose. , - . ■ ,
BOUNDARY 1-lXC BCTWEtr: rt-OUlpA AND
remotW fro'rif the Cburt.
consultation with John McPherson Ber
rien, Esq., the leading counsel in.behalf
of Georgia, this proposition was accept
ed, and «he cause will be continu' d lor
the pur|wise indicated. * Florida is the
complaining^ party and instituted the
.suit. Hence, it was deemed best to yield
to her wishes thus expie -eed, not ouly
as a matter of courtesy, but to evince a
readiness to reciprocate every indii alien
of amity emanating from -her. - The ex-'
i-tence of litigation between adjoining
sister States of 1 (he confedericy, identi-
St-d in interest, is a matter deeply to-be
deplored. It is better to terminate it
by settlement, if possible—more conso
nant with the dignity and decorum which
should.characterize their in ter cause)—
T.be tone and tenor of Governor Broome’s
letter is such ns to justify the hope that
tlie effort may lead to the most gratifying
result, it says, it is believed that, with
the information acquired by the commis
sion of last year, a .-etllement maybe
effected, provided a proper spirit of con-
cilliation exists, aiid.ofthii be enter
tains np doubt. It will doubtless be your
pleasure to meet the Stale of Florida on
i he farms, and in the spirit proposed.-—
I therefore r aspect fully suggest that Jlie
Getierd AssenjWy adopt such measures-
as will enable the negotiation .’to be en
tered. upon for theateUiemeni of this long
shmdiog.controversy„ The m mner of
'conducting it. whetherJiy th* Executive
or by » special . commissioner clothed'
with tiie requisite- power, will be pro*-
sc/ibed by the L’lgislattfre. The in*t-.
tev is -re ppctfuUy-subcmteJr Mid your
-action invoked. . j «• r.
■ - ' * 'dRUxswicIt.' ' * . - J
. The resolution of the last.Legudatuie,
appi-hved 'February lotfi, (854, recom
mending totli'.’.C.ohflfcskof tlje United
Stat^?, the estab!i;1iiftent of a Naval De
pot,Tit Brunswick, was forwarded to otif
SdVt.ators afi j Representmiv.es.They
brougltt tlve subject be^re Congress arid
elicited a repbrt from'the, Secretary of
the Navy, highlyTavoralile to the ulti-
in ite succ> s of thifientcrprrsel M^hen
it is considelcd ilv.il Brunswick offers
the best harbor fi r* sbipjiing . Soufli td'
the Chesapeake, that it is a point' ai
wlijcli all the in ileri^l for ship building
and repairing Can^be obtained oh tlie
most fiYor.ible terms, ih:it there' 1% no
Navy Ytifff befwi-,en Norfillk and Pen
sacola, aTfehgth of c-iast of nea'rfy tw o
thousandrrnleSj th if it is cnpiihle of fic-
and rh.lt it .s the natural outlet to that
ocerfn, for the extensive travel and trade
of the vast country stretcfiuTg from the
Guff of fleXtco, (he object contemp'at-
ed by the resolution is cine of deep con
cern to the Sbtc of Georgia.*" It should
be urged by'all proper mean? and influ
ences.
s
FEDERAL RELATIONS.
I herewith transm l resolutions.and
acts of the Legislatures of the various
States which have been forwarded to this
department. .They either concern .di-
reotly or. indirectly, our "Federal lie,la:
tions, qml sfjjne a»f them, are of a ebur-
Itfter wTiich renders :t doubtful, whether
4 proper ..-elf-respect slrnuJd not. hjtve
''dictated their silent re ury to t},ie source
whence they emanated. But.it iode^m-
«d best to err.pn the side of courtesy,
arfd viewed in connection with the pres
ent political condition 'of^ur country,
tliey suggest matter of the gravest un*
poit for yorfreoustdexation.
In J850. like people of Georgia, res?,
ponding to a Proclamation of their Chief
Magistral**, tnel hi Convent/on, for the
purpose of determining t[ip course whitf 1
vhe^ Slate \v»u)d pursp^jp reference to
A series,df Acts passed by. the Congress
of the Uni.tod States, known n»the Com
promise measures. . All those measures
.vlirectly or indirectly- effected the instN
tutiiyi of sjaveryj, hut, wore.Resigned to
form Tconuected * iclieiye of-pacific .aji~
.juslraent.' While Georgia found-, in. iv
•maiter for objection-ai d iwayer for- ap
proval,’ still, in jfctsp'rit of devotion ;o
riie 4Joion, she oalinly considered in
Sovereign Conveolion, whether oonsi*-
hb fc'wjifoderjgp- which
utignimmonyr compro-
itutitution. "But niis hope
realized* ’Bite agitation
lew:. The storm cloud still ob-
the glorias of our political firma-
to Jntarge its
fwx ndw^nlToTco 'ferine refcovejw
f fugitive slaves, have not been repeal
ed or materially modifi d. But it -is
constantly threatened. -The Conven
tion of 1859, expressed the deliber.Ue
ojiinion, that ( ‘«pon the faithful efeftu-
tion of the fugitive Slave Laio, by the
proper authorities, depends the preserva
tion of-our much loved Union.” How
contemptuously has the declaration-been
treated in 6t>m'e of the noa-slavc-holding*
States! In Massachusetts, Vermont
and other States, acts have lieen passed,
virtually nullifying the law. IB some
instances in has been executed, and with
great difficulty ia every instance, where*
it-has been. A slave escaped from Mary
i land tnto Pennsylvania; His owner
went to recaptur.* him—was butchered,
and the Courts failed t<r execute the law
or punish the crime. A slave escaped
from Virginia to the city of BtJstod. To
effect his recovery, the President had to
order the army ami navy to protect the
Marshall, at an expense of more than
$100,000. Such are specimens of the
manner in which the fugitive slave law-
is enforced, although the Georgia Con
vention declared, that the Union depetids
upon its faithful execution. A case fur
resistance, however, not made; until it
shall be repealed, or materially, modified
by Congress. Therefore, if wo can redress
be had,consistently with the Constitution,
in the adoption of retaliatory measures,
let us ‘*in patiejice possess our xouls,”
trailing that the patriotism of the North
may yet be rallied to the rescue. -
The compromise measures of 185*>
established the principle that the people
ot the territories should determine the
question of slavery for themselves, ami
that hereafter such territories should be
admitted as States, into llie Union, with
or without slavery, as they should decide'
The. last Congress passed an act to or
ganize territorial governments forKari?ds
uni Nebraska, in which this principle
was practically applied: and by the" re-
pe.nl of the Missouri- |>robibiiioii-whieli it
conlains, it opens these territories to -the
slaveholder, with his property. The late
electious in Kahsas- Show that a hutge*
majority of - the peopl^ are in favoi"*of
adopting slavery ns a part of their, dom
estic system ; »«id Hie indications are,
that she will probably ajiply, during Oh-
ensuing Congress, for - admission to 'vfr*-
Uuion'.as a slaveliolding Slate.* TUfi*
brings up the ^uranouut questibiv-" of tlit-
day- L-ibking to tlio elements of tin*
-next Congress, it seems (hat the-nnli-
slavery' free soil sentiment is ,in the'ms
ceudaney, and that her- .application veil!
beJttjcqbftb This, tiierefore, is the con
dition of affairs—on the one hand, we*
see tlie threat, aitd-tlie power to exeeuie
it, to refuse the a-lmissiou.oftliis territory
into the Union, '‘because ofthe exis-enc**
of slavery therein;’-’ on the olber. Guorgli*
stands pledged-to resist such an act, ‘‘ev
en (as « List n-sort) to a disruption” of
i be Union". How then, can vrer-secure
the admission of Kansas as a sluvehold-
uigState. without resorting to this fear
ful ultimatum? It-can only be done by
^n unflinching adherence to the position
which the State has taken. She is - the
centro of llie^ column of h.er Soul hern
form suggested, should prove unavailing,
we shoqld have the. prou4_satisfaction,of
having placed our State triumphantly in
the right, and of casting upon them the
fearful responsibility <>f driving her to
her fearful ultimatum.
Let me.-aiot be understood as counsel
ling rash and precipitafe aetfon. ;The
Cill of such a Convention, should it be
come necessary, might not» as a matter of
course* lead to- disunion/ It m
within tbfe'gbope^pf humain wi»d<
vise other means of redress/ It
certainly be their duty, as it would be
their desire, if possible, to de so. “Dis
ruption” should indeed be the “last re
sort.” ; . . : r T : ' .
Still, however, if they should, after
S'fiutjjfiH ‘&}atrljmi#.
14*, HDtl, t!*D TH* COXSTITOTIO*.
ATHENE, QA.' s.
■m-URSOAY MORNING, NOV 2.’. IS55.
We conclude this we k the pub-
licnfion o£ tli^ Governor's iuessage.—
Such of our readers as hava accum
plislied the Herculean task of reading
it, have doubtless arrived at tlie conclu
sion that it, is three times as long.as it
ought to have l*een. In spite of its great
mature deliberation, become satisfied"that
dissolution woulj.be tlie only remedy, it
could not, in the very nature ol the case,
be carried into instant effect. It would
require several months, and during that
time the reaction in the non-slaveholdiug
States migT be s*> decided and salutary, j len g* h ’ ^ver, tl-ere are vomfegoolf
as to evince a sense of returnirig justice. '' particularly that poition
and of renewed fealty to tlie.Cunstitution. in iu reference to the State Road, A
Indeed, we already 'see the indication of cotemporary suggest, that having made
a favorable reaction, which encourages , , ,, _ . , .
the liope, that the patriotism of the North 8,1 the he could out of it, he is
will, save u? from the .necessity, of resort
ing to the ultimatum of the “Georgia
Platform.” It is evinced by the recent
elections, ami has been brought, about by . • , , .
the noble and selfsacriticiug efforts of enle ^P r,se be placed out of p,arty
now unwilling'that any one else ^hould
enjoy the same advantage. Be.this as
it mar, we hope that this great public
the sound men of. the rion-slaveholding P°lifl C3
States. At all «-veqlj, the Convention, be sold.
Htould not art hastily. Whilst "they
would proceed with the firmness of on-
Todo this effectually, it must
Sec advertisements «f Messrs.
alterable purpose, they would also .aet,.Siimmey*& Jones. Those wishing to
with well considered pTudeace and tan- purchase family- sbppfies of dev goods
lion. They would not adopt ait. ordi- . . . - , •
nance &r immediate a.i<l WoadUi<)n .l »'"> OWO**, !«*«*».«
disruption; but provide for it to take iofl' ed an y .thing %1-e, will do welUo
effect at a day future, sufficiently remote give them a ^all—as, they ar&wipohg
to admit of Uiis reaction.. In the mean
time, file popular elections will have
transpired irfthe nou-slaveltolding States;
our most energetic, and enterprising
business men. **' 1 '
another Congress 'may have assembled,
who, upon reconsideration, arnd*. seeing
the position rtf Georgia, and (lie fieriT of 1
the Union, may admit Kapsasas a slave
holu.'^g St tie. Let the OrjiuanQc qfxu-
sistance,. 'therefore, be framed so as to
ipfo facto upon its fi
rejection. This would present tlieViast
powerful argument to the non slavdiafd- ] ,inn
iog Stales, in favot*. of tlie riglift of the j
‘South and tlie Union.
Above all, it would make
responsible for consequences, and 4
vindicate the position of Georgia.in the*' ;
estlm itidn of mankind.* I conscientious- j
THOSE*"WHO' ADVERTISE
\l*otild do. well" to sccnr.e a- place in
the.ooliunns tH the Watchman, as it has
| a larges circulation than any Other paper
allow time for reliction, if need be. and phhef now or heretofore published in
to be null and voiu upon the admission j this Jpla$e.. , .
of Kansas by a spreifoei day fujure, hut j lf yottwfell yoursidvertrsetsents* read
to take enect, ipfo facto upon its final , • . , . w •
of all tnen,” insert them in the Wafch-
THE LEGISLATURE.
'The moAt importanl matters of !egis-1
latiuq^iresented for the consideration
or ;he Solons at Mil ledger ille, so far,]
consist*of 1 bill introdu«
Ooqe; limiting the num*
to thif^-nine. reducing th<
tion in the other House.
We he
"will puss, as we feel satisfied the State
will save money by the operation.
A bill has been introduced in the
Senate by Me. Peeples of this town, pro
viding lor an increase of the salary of
the Judges oft lie Supreme Court.. If
the compensation at present’paid' is not
sufficient to secure the best talent and
legal learning in the State, let it be in
creased by all means* The public in
terest requires that the ablest melt in
the State should occupy the Supreme
Bench. .
Mr. Pickett, of'Gilmer, has' intro
duced a bill to .establish a system «rf
general, education, and to .appropriate
the enraings of the State -Road to this
object. While we feel desirous ofsee :
inga system of universal education es
tablished. we very much question wheth
er this move is in the right direction ;
as, so long as the State Road is made a
political machine* just so long will its,
ea^niogs-be.limited in amount. The
"State had -better aell tBjt lo a company
competeot to manage it^ and then lo
ihvest the money that -tlie tut ere* t ac
ceiling .from it-may bo « jaerpttual
school-fund. -Thus managed, it might
do' something for (Tie cause of educa
tion ; otherwise, .never.
One of the most important measures
which has been before th® Legislature
for years past is thp bill- -introduced by
Mr. "Dawson of - *Greene,. empowering
the Superior anil Inferior Courts of the
Fine Touacc®.—Our near neigh-
lltem ] boys, Messrs." McWhorter & Erwip,
have again an excellent article of chew
ing tobacco. Several connoisseurs have
Jy linlfove (Ills Ip be tl.o b^l way lo rre-{P ronoUMCed the s P ecimen Sftnt us vCT y
‘serve the-Union. It is as a lover of the superior.
decree of the Supreme C.oiwt of the
United Slates, the Iasi General Assetn-
■ly, by resolution, required tho.Execu-
/ve to appoint.» Gymm sooner auj Sur-
ynr on the part of Georgia. t«i run and
mirk the boundary "liijq between tlie
Slates nf-Fi Vid 1 andGeorgi;*,-.whenever
th * former s’ oal J signify its acceptanch
of the decree, and the iea.*linesj to pro
ceed therewith This •‘issidiitibn. was
confederates; they will raty^y around and
Sustain her. If she filters, all is lost.
Tlie determination to resist is settled—
the manner is not.- The Convention
fiuled-to spet-ify-io tills' particular. It
beipg the province ef the sovereignty
.lie Legislature cannot supply the omis
sion, . I .then recommend yon to provide
by h)w, far tile-calling o£a Suite Conven
tion. in the event of the rejection of Kan
sas, .“because of the cxkqetice of slave ry
therein.” to deliberate upon an*l.deter-,
mine the time.and^n ode oft ho vc^islanee
coniemplaled'by tlie 4th reablutrea of the
Cunvffotion jOl.TSuO-
The benefits of Such, action by tlve
L'*airiatuce.-aru -apparent. Should the
contingency arise (liter y ouradjoumment,
it would make /oe o^lf of an extra? ses
sion. ubsoluI'etytnecessary. By providing
for it ntjw, you save a henry expense to
lhe-Trea»ury. • ?
Another ad' antnge will be the con-
victiqn upon the minds of the people of
tbe non slaveholding State*, that Georgia
is in earnest. This is important, for-they
ont witlj bar lioupv, ehe cuald ‘abide by -do not believe it:. Their foeesoil presses
and speakers-ridicule the ideB, that we
Unicffl, thafjr recommend it, Georgia
has sot-mhly declared, that “the Ameri
can Union is secondary in 'importance
Only to the rights and. principles if was
designed to perpemute';” and iti accor-
daiicci with' she hits solemnly an-,
notmceih, thai'she will “re4*f, {men as a
tasCresort,) tp a disruption of every tie
tint binds her to the'Union,” the acts of
Congressional encroachment enumerated
in the' 4th Resolution of I he fjonvemion
of • LS50. These two announcements
tirlfen togetlicr, if they mean anything,
cxpre-s.lrcr *tce»*-uiiiiaiion lo-maiojaiu
her rights in the Union, if she can, hut
outofThe Uflion, ifslie must. The peop
le rtf Georgia endorse the vow ; let their
Representatives prove themselves equal
to the emergency.
Tliis Communication is rieCe-ssarily
suggestirc, not argumentative f other
wise, it* length, instead-of being tiresome,1
ns it is, wonld be intolerable. Uha\e
barefy glanced at tlie most Important’,
subjects which elaim your C0n*.iderajiqji.
It remains far you, in your wisdom? in
spired by enlarged and uevoted patriot
ism, to dispose of them as may “appear
nifist conducive to the interest and pros
perity of tbe State.”
HER.SCHEL Y. JOHNSON.
L#"We had expected (o meet ‘-face
to face” most pfour friends at the Fall
Courts of this Circuit, hut having found
it impossible to attend sorfle of them,
and.failed to see one half our subscri
bers at such as we did attend, we.adopt
this mode of reminding all indebted to
us that we need money • We trust, there
fore, that every one of dUr subscribers
will cheerfully respond to this ciil; and
send us the amounts they sevei ally owe
ht theit earliest con«renicqce. Dunning
is, to us, an ungracious ta k—an'abom-
inable bore ' to the reader— arid we
♦rust we may not he compelled tpsay
another word on the-subject. Those of
our readers.wbo.are- not indebted will
q)leiise , '‘ skip” this par/agrnph, and those
who are will, pleaseqalace themselves-in
n.position to ftp sfi wjth the'neft one we
-may insert of a.like . cbaiacter. . Thi*
they can readily-do hy forking.over “ tlie
needful-.’’ * _
STATE CONVENTION.
“We publish below the proceedings of
etiog -the American Party lately.
iLMiriedgeville, for the purpose
calling a .State Convention. It "will
seen xhat the 22d of December has
n fixed upin as the day for said Con-
^ We hope that every county
will be fully represented.—
The principles for which we contend
lie at the very foundation of our free,
institutions. It is of the umost impor
tance that they should be carried out.——
They must and will become popular—
for they" appeal to the innate love of*
country implanted in the breast of every-
citizen. The machinations of dema
gogues may for a time blind the people;:
but it is only for a seasons. The gi eat
contest between Americpnism and Pro
testant Christianity on one side, and
Foreign influence, priestcraft, infidelity
and demagbgiMsm on the other—tho.
battle of Gog knd Magog”—is to h*
fought in 1856. Let all true Amerir.
those who do truly love their
country and its institutions—be read]&-
for4he. conflict. To this end, it is im»-
rtant that a general meettqg should
be held and all the counties represented*.
PUBLJC MEETING.
At a meeting of the members of the*
Legislature and stivers belonging to the
Atuerican- Party, at the Capitol, on
Friday njglit. the 9th of November, on
motion, tlie Hon, F. H. Cone was called
to theChairi and J. Knowles lequested*
to act qs Secretary, .
The' Non. c. Peeples presented the.
following resolutions which were unani
mously adopted; -
- Resolved, That the American Party-
of Georgia is an open organization,,
based tt|)on the principles of the Georgia
and Philatlelpliia Platform.
Resolved, That we recommend the
holding ot a State Convention-of the
American Parly.at Milledgeville, on the
2d Thursday, in Beoemter next, and
several counties^, change names, legiti- r would respectfully urge upon our friends
nn every-portion of the State, lo secure
TITE ABOLITIONIST. ‘ '
^A whining, whimfae'rthg',’ KjTiQcritic-
al knave, who, like a saintly thief at a
field preaching, turns up Jhc white of
his ©yes to Heaven to induce"his hearers
io look the same way. While lieMurns
aroQnd and picks their pockets ! • \ ••
Hiegengral scheme of pacification,’' and
wbeilicr her - interest lay ‘in adherence
to it,or in resistanoo.’ The result was;
.Hiat whilst- she did not ‘wholly approve,
tet slu> would abide by it,’ as n-pertna
"tieufc adjustment qf this sectional contro*
cr-ORaiA. ■ ffrs J’*- .*'^ * *" -
, . -r ... . . , ' ' But site dill so npon * term-'. 8!.e put
,1,. wM .tav.flK.n-*
, , * . * - ♦ * * .ucinwi uu: •lAU.NiBJUiii” oiitlca.Dr.anv
iu rrainXm, ta, JX
Alex. A. AUeii, Esq. t as Commissioacr,
and*James R. Butts, E-*q, as Sywvojor,
on the part of this S^te, _ I hese ^ep- t prt)bhibui<tg t1u*.iutro lucflon ofjlav'esiato*
llemert, In coajuoptmri , witfi’ tUe C.*nj-
misjjioner und Surveyor, on tl»e part o’
Florida, devotedjoiir ui' : !
tithsjo tlie prqse-
cution of tlie work and by Jlfo winotim
of labor pelfformed, tfic ‘inform ition col
lected iind tbe science exhiliinsd, jbey
fuiry'eVinCld ibe’r iudustry^fiJelity arid
cipacity. But the survey was. not com
pleted. It was abruptly terminated by
a misunderstanding between the two
Commissioners as to the terms agreed
ia vfork sbould be'per-
. rith other caused, "pre-
of the cnae p»*nt}jng be-
*«< the ItrsCkesaion
ij’andtip >Ya motion
. i». * .*'-*' .
t-umw- s •(>*»*. Mrm f
O&.b'ie . l
kfffi *».*•» *•'
ought to xesistt {as a last'retort) toa dis
ruptionof every tie th tt binds her to the
Union, any future action of Congre-r,
upoif the subject ofsluvery in the Distric t
of Columhi e-or iq places subject to Hut
jurisdselnm of, Congress, iacuukpatibie
with tins safety, domestic frunqwHty-, the
rightsami- Inmor vfel-iv«rholdiifte States :
or any-ict .suppressing the slaru tcade
between llie sla^eliulding Slates.or.^ny
existence of slayary.’ ^herein or «uy act
rfirubhibitklg thQ.iytro faction ofjlavesiuto-
tltc'territurfos of Ujiiji xn4 NewMexico,
(ire the least serous in our avowed deter
inination to resist. We feel and .know
that we arfe^aud as a matter of mere
good faith, we should undeceive them,
ere their delusion betray them to ex
tremes, from which there.ia no retreat.
Such action, moreover, will furnish
the sound Constilurionak -men of the
North, with the most potent argument
by which to appeal to tlie patriotism of
their fellow.citiZens. It will arrest thfe
attention of all thinking minds, and rouse,
■to the higest"degree, that devotion to tlie
Unionifhich animates the bosoms of tbe
vnaiscs in every section. Ttjwill 4 s"trength-
en the knees and hold up U19 hands’ of
that intrepid band of Northefn patriots,
whcvboth in and nut of Congress, • are
willing to stand by the South in this p.er-
lory, hereufiier applying, because, of the flons struggle. If we fail to maintain our
•or^any :vct repealing Or materially modi
lying the laws now’ iufree ihe-recove-
ry of (ugui ve slaves at was Jtopud - tiyat
jitese measures would prove, wli.at they.
*'cre,prpmi?fcd"to,be, a final adj'istmem.
vf tlie slavery agitation ood jliat the.coun- be as derogatory
try woylu heyceforth eiijoy..repose.. It gia,as it would
was Imped that, after ta-tki^g^sojarge.n
..sacrifice, involving a surrender of a^
Participation, on thq part of. .the slaye-
holijing States, in Ibe vast territory of
California, the spirits of freesoil. iiggres-
sioy would he appeased*,’-4.1^va§ hoped.
B that the (exliibui<>n qf su’qb disiaterasted
* devotion to the Union, would provoke »
position, they fall;we strike from them
the prop that supports them'; they will
be overwhelmbd for folly, ff they attempt
have
to vindicate our rights, after we
failed to ba’tlcfor-theriv. * -
. Nor should such by the Eegislatre, be
regarded in the light of a threat to the
non slave-bolding States. That would
to the dignity of Geor-
be wouriding-to tlieir
pride. But in the wordAof the Conven
lion of 185<L “ we should addreSsto them
the lauguage of ealm and frank remons
trance, rather than of deflance or menace.
We would recall them to the faithful
discharge of-duty as confederates, by
disinterested an itppenlto their reason and their moral I
1, in the!
FRESH FIS'H AND
OYSTERS,
T HF. Subscriber is receiving d*iij’ supplies
of fresh Oyster's in tbe'shelL ami Black,
and other descriptionV of Fish. Families
supplied at moderate prices. .
Iji the rear of the Express office, he has
opened a nest and. Well-furnished 3.»loou at
WI,fc'h Frts'i OyBti-rs ca’n be had at all hours,
from day-tight until 2o’clock at night. Those
r!u> wish toenjoy the Juxurv 6ft* plate of
fresh Oysters, served up jn good-*tyle. and
atd quiet, orderly place, will d well tcq^ll.
X6v22
T. M. LAMPK1
JEllFUMERY.
B ARRRY’S Trici>pherus, Lyon’s Katliairun.
Uauell’s Eau Lu#t.raIe»<Lubin’s Extract?
Brown Windsor, Nymph arid other Soaps,
Farina’s Cofognes. y
Lilly 'Whiter Pearl nrid FlesK Ponders;
Chalk Balls and Alabaster,
Fresh Pomades, Rose and)OUier Hair-Oils,
A full supply of Perfumes and Cosmetics,
generally, just received by
Nov22 WM. N. WHITE, at the Corner.
GEORGIA, CLARKE COUNTY.
W HEREAS John C. Johnson applies to
me for letters of Administration on
the Estate of Orlando F. Richardson, lats of
said oouuty,. dec.
There are therefore to cite and admonish
all and singular, the %indred and creditors
of said dec., to be and appear at my office on
or before the Second Monday in ' January
next, to show cause (if any they bav**) why
said letters should not then be granted to
the applicant or to such other j>ersoo or
persons as the court may adjudge proper.
Given nod *r my hand, At office, this 19th
day of November, "1886. - ' •
ASA M. JACKSON. Ordinary.
sense.”"- If“«fter all, the appeal,
- . V
► Of'JW f§f%* «
ADMINISTRATORS’ SALE.
T>tfRSTT A NT to an order of the Court 'of
A Ordinary of Clarke county, will be sold
before the Court-house door of said County
t> 1 the first Tuesday in January next, during
the legal hours, of sale. One Tract .if Land
lying in said County, Containing Fifty Seven
and one half acres, adjoining "S. J. Mayes
To be sold as the Property of Joint M
Clark,late of Said County dec., for the benefit
bt his Creditors. Termes'otr tbe day-'
ISAAC *f.-SENNEY. Adm’r.
N0Y. 2*’, 1855, .. ..
* ' :
STAtfe HOUSE WFICERS,
The election of State House offiper-
■by, tlie General Assembly took place on
the I2th..
Paterson Thwe.att was elected Uomp-
troller General^ ^
James A- Greege. Survi yor General,
J. B. Trippe, Treasurer, and-
*E. P. Watkins. Sec-re!ary of Stale-
.The two latter without opposition,
J* LITTLE ELICK,”.
We learn through private sources, as
well a-* ftom the public'press, came as
near mt,firinjJ*a failure at hitf grea t - de-
moQsfration in MilledgevUle^ the. other
night, as any man of his fipe abilities
cotdd -His “prominci*mento” con
sisted chiefly, we understand, of a re
hash of his' miserable tv^tddle about
*‘ proscription,” “ religious tests,” ami
all the other, ridiculous buunbuggery
with which he bored all sensible men
in The Eighth' District during dog-days.
The Democracy swallowedjt then with,
great gusto, however, and.'we suppose
they gulped it. down- with avidity -at
Mifiedgeville. The callant is clean
daft, sure.
“ Sobuel,” we understand, has grown
so strong io the Demdorwtic Jtilh-that
be wishes-tt> dispense with the design®-'
tion of •“Anti-Know Nothing,” in order
to figure as a Simon-pure Democrat 11!
Tom Benton, apeaking of tbe conduct
of certain men; once said-that Judas
Iscariot, compared with them, was a
gentleman; because, after his treason
he felt so mean, and -despised himself
so hearnly; that he committed self-de
struction ; whereas, they. though openly
convicted of the same offea.ee, had the
brazen impudence to show their faces
in broad day-light, and without e ven the
appearance of any compunctious yisitj-
mgs. *
matise children-, charter bridges and
every thing'else."-except railroads and
fiaiiks—m short; to' remove from the
Legislature all that smal!-pot<Uo local
legislation which has coct the ;>eople of
Georgia so many hundreds of thousands
of dollars' within the' last few ye.*rs.—
Wo doubt whether it will pa>s>, however.
The majority of the present Legislature
is composed of material' unfit to work a
great reform in legislation. Remove
the*se small-p >tato m;*tters, and “ Othel
lo’s occupation’s gone.” Knowing as
they do, that they are great on the
question of chartering a bridge across
Possum creek, or .the ” Panhandle
Academy” or “ Ticklegizzard Soap
Factory.they will cling to their an
cient prerogatives, and leave this much-
needed reform to be .accomplished at a
future time, when better men come into
power. *
.Mr. Peeples, of "Clarke, has intro
duced a bill to abolish imprisinmeni for
debt, except in cases where.affidavit is
made by the plaintiff that the dafandant
is concealing his property." This bill
we hope To see pass. Georgia owes it
to herself, now that this relic of barba
rism has been abolished in so many of
her sister States, to' blot it forever from-
het statute book.
Mr. Thornton, of : Muscogee, has in
troducer a bill prbvidfhg for the sale ef
♦he Sfttfte Road, arid^appropriating 'the
a representation in that body.
/?es0/»«#,.TIiat-a couimitie, to con
sist of one member from each Con
gressional District be appointed by the
Chair to ma e the necessary arrange
ments for said Convention.
The.*-.ltajr .appointed the following
gentlemen that committee:
•; Messrs. Robinson of Laurens, Powell,
* »f Decatur, Hardeman of Bibb,.Calhoun
of Fulton, Johnson of Ca^s, Peeples of
Clark,Baxter of Hancock, and - Moore
of Lincoln.
Eloquent and spirited addresses were
delivered by Messrs Wright, Peeples
and Jones, which were received with
enthusiastic applause.
F. H. Cone, Chairman. -
Knowles, Secretary.
: -proceeds to. the payment *>f the Sta.te
ANOTllEIt
-a
REVOLUTIONARY
GONE.
SOLDIER
Died, - at his residence in- Jackson
county, Georgia, on the 18th of July last^
WILLIAM MATTHEWS, in the 93d
year of bis age.—He was born in Lun-
enberg county, Virginia, April lQih*
1763. While lie was quite young, his
father removed to what is now Lincoln .
county, Norlli Carolina.
In 1778, at the age of fifteen, he enter-
ed tlie regular army under Gen. Lincoln*,
and was enrolled in the artillery, lie was-
in the action at Stono Ferry" and wan.
subsequently detached from Gen. Lin
coln’s army, to accompany Gen. .Howe,
into. Florida. He was in the, unfortu
nate assault upon the British in Savau-,
'jtah.
* When Charleston fell into the bands,
of the enemy, he was present, hut made,
•big escape in tlie doi kness of night, to,
avoid falling iCCri'prisoner of war into,
rift! fhrnds of tlie British. " When Gates'..
- . took ronfrinand of the Soujitefn army,.’
debt, one* tnUfom of 4al|«ur8 to.coirimoa I Mr. M.-iU hints was one of tliat erfny, but
scltools, arid Vhe bafahee -tb hrterwnKrrtl-
pm : em ; nfs. So long as thiaRoadTcanbe
used by the .Democratic party .as an*
eierttoneerinH machine, we have little
hope ef seeing'" the-State benefited by it.
Mr. MiLer, the veteran "Senator from
Richmond, -he* again introduced hie
celebrated “ woman’s Bilt.”
We sluilL from time to lime, adfvise
our readers of doings-at Milledgeviile;
nut we canilol consent to fill our col
umns with the ten thousand apis to
legitimate Children, change the names
of others, changing ihe citizenshi > of
individuals' from one county to another,
altering county lines, chartering bridges
and granting leave to peddle without
license;! .ThisisusuaUythe.staple.com
raodity of our legiTslation. " "
mia»ed being at the disastrous battle of.*"
Camden, by Ins" having 'been previously
drspnictied^ritlj 'oihers tioderCof. Tho
mas Polk.'ao'ibteritepT slfforiTorlifs, who
ha.d assembled in the neighborhdod of •
Ramsour’s Mills. He was in active,
under General Greeite, «H the time he
bad-the command of the'Southern army;
and when; during Greene’s celebrated
retreat, General Davidson was slain
upon the banksof tlteYadkiri, Mr. Mat
thews helped to bear off the dead body-
of that hero.
At the storming.: of NmetySix, he
was one of the-body-guard of General
Kosciusko, while engaged in recon- .
nui'erir.g and planning the attack. Mr.
Matthews took pnrt in the battle of But
taw Springs; and mhscqnenfly, aceotiH.
panied the arfay lo i|s friqmphant naracTt,
into Charleston,
After the disbs
iding ofthe army, Mr*
ied" sb-i e young-
* . - SOLICITORS. -
We noticed Itf *mr last issue the elec
tion of Thurmond airf Daniel as Sol icL
tors, of the Western and Northern. Cir-
cuita. Below we give >1 ontire-lim of
the Splteiton throughbut the-State :
Attorney General, Middlfe Circuit—
Wnj, R McLaws. of Augqsta.
Chattahoochee Cirewte-Thai Oli-
ktot -er »
*t^>-
Cherokefe Circuit-—J, C^ Longstrtet.
Eastern.Circuit—j.- Hytridge.
Flirtt-Ciecoit—J.-tt. Lyons.
Southern Cirifuit—^E. ^T. Sheftall.
Southwestern;Circuit—J. W; Evans.
Western. Citnnit;—Wnu- A. Lofton.
Macon Circuit—T. • W. Montfott.
Northern Circuit—T! M- Danief
Blup Ridge Oircuit—Wm. Phillips.
. ; i*. tew*
'ni *■*' > ■ '-f . • • - T
Matthews r acdompa
men—with whom he bad formed an iu-
timacy iti the army—to th#ir homes ia
Mecklenburg county, North Carolina
in the ' neighberhbpJ of Steel Creek
Church, where he first became acqua
inted with Presbyterianism, and it*.
doctrines, and modes of worship. About
a year afterwards he returned to his.
father, in Edgefield, South Carolina, Ux
.Which place the old gentleman had" re
moved, ddring the war. _
After faarrying arid living in. that
Stete about ten year* he retnovod and'
settled in Franklin county, Georgia*—
in that part yvhic.i now forms’ Jackson.
county-^oQjfli
him .as ‘
. ►fees- „.
, Soon xfter bis settlemejat in Georgia,
lie united whhthe Presbyterian Ctu«^b "
at Befliesdit, for’Sandy Creek.) a
organization, and was chosen .meo
m'i *g el lers. * He continued to ex*-m
plify Christianity th dm godly life and tcu
disshargd tftedttifo* v>f hia office faith*; ,
fully for more than »ixty years, ap t® the *
4 perkHl«qf his deStjr ‘ • . •> -
. ‘ * ’ l '. % i
b-4 4 - .'t* ■ .■*.. * * ■ '-At * Vie*.*»
" . V’* i. v>) *i: «r*» 1
* ’
part whtci now farms -Jackson,
-*°Qi« t^eteof fan* ;graqte^ip #
bounty for Revolutionary servi^,