News & planters' gazette. (Washington, Wilkes County [sic], Ga.) 1840-1844, February 24, 1842, Image 3
NEWS AND GAZETTE. WASHINGTON, GA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1842. Our readers must excuse us this week, j Otlier occupations have prevented us from paying as much attention to our Editorial duties as we could wish. The Treasurer of the State of Georgia lias issued a circular to all Tax collectors and persons concerned requiring them to make all payments into the Treasury in Specie or Bills of the Central Bank. The Legislature of Virginia have made several efforts without success to elect a Governor. It is supposed that no farther attempt will he made this session. The following resolutions were laid be fore Congress, on the loth inst. by Mr. Clay. Resolved, That it is the duty of the Gen eral Government, in conducting its admin istration, to provide an adequate revenue within the year to meet the current expen ses of the year; and that any expedient ei ther by loan or by Treasury notes, to sup ply, in time of peace, a deficiency of reve nue especially during successive years, is unwise, and must lead to pernicious conse quences. 2. Resolved, That such an adequate rev enue cannot, be obtained by duties on for eign imports, without adopting a higher rat. than twenty per cir.t. as provided for in the Compromise act, which, at the time ofitK passage, was supposed and assumed t as a rate that Would 5..,,> - finnent rev enue for an economical administration of the Government 3. Resolved, therefore That th* rate of duties on so: in imports ought to be aug mented beyond ; h • . -of twenty ppr cent, so as to produce • it revenue of twenty six millions of dolia*-.-- 1 >■ two for the ordinary exp. e ‘5 . ‘.men! two lor the payment of the -x:- n. ,■*.i.-i, and two millions as a reset v> •. ‘it.id tor contingen cies. 4. Resolved, That in the adjustment of a tariff’ to raise an amount of twenty six millions of revenue, the principles of the Compromise act generally should be adher ed to; and that, especially, a maximum rate of ad valorem duties should be estab lished, from which there ought to he as little departure as possible. 5. Resolved, That the provision in the act of the extra session, for the distribution of the proceeds of the public lands, requir ing the operation of that act to be suspend ed, in tho contingency of a higher rate of duty than 20 per cent, ought to be repeal ed. 6. Resolved, That it is the duty of the ■Government at all times, hut more especial ly in a season such as now exists ofgeneral •embarrassment and pecuniary distress, to abolish all useless institutions and offices, to curtail all unnecessary expenses, and to practice rigid economy. 7. Resolved, That the contingent expen ses ot the two Houses of Congress ought to j be greatly reduced; and the mileage of j .members of Congress ought to be regulated | and more clearly defined. 8. Resolved, That tho expenses of the judicial department of Government have, of late years, been greatly increased, and ought to be diminished. 9. Resolved, That the diplomatic rela tions of the United States with foreign pow ers have been unnecessarily extended du ring the last twelve years, and ought to be reduced. 10. Resolved, That the franking privi )oge ought to he further restricted, the abu sive uses of it restrained and punished, the postage on letters reduced, the mode of es timating distances more clearly defined and prescribed, and a small addition to postage made on books, pamphlets, and packages, transmitted bv the mail, to be graduated and increased according to their respective weights. 11. Resolved, That the Secretaries of State, of the Treasury, of the War, and ot the Navy Department, and the Postmaster General, be severally directed as soon as practicable, to report what ollices can he abolished, and what retrenchment of public expenditure can be made without public de triment in the respective branches of the public service under their charge. MONROE RAIL ROAD BANK. Midas L. Gray bill was elected Cashier of this Institution on Monday last; Mr. J. Leake, the former Cashier, having declined a re-election, which was tendered him.— The present direction of the Bank are using every exertion in their power to restore the credit of the Institution, and redeem its cir culation, and we cannot doubt but that they will, in due time, if they do no more, suc ceed in relieving the community of the lat ter.—Macon Messenger. We are requested by a friend of General Hamilton, to say that the charge of misap propriation of any of the funds of the James River Cos. is wholly unfounded. He was entrusted by that Company with $550,000 of their bonds, with, as it is understood, full ‘ power to dispose of the same. He obtained therefor $470,000. The company, dissat isfied that a higher price was not obtained, insist upon charging him with the balance of SBO,OOO, and that is the origin of the charge of misappropriating monies which I ! i, n .- receive'!,— N y A?neri r 'au. Temperance. —Mr. Edward C. Dele van, the great advocate of Tempi ranee, says that the saving by two years of abstinence j from intoxicating drinks, would pay the whole of the National and State Debt 1! [We should like to know if Mr. E. C. Delevan himself has saved enough by Temperance to pay us the $8 ho owes for | subscription ? The “ News” was sent to i him, as ordered, to Ballston Spa, Saratoga j county, N. Y., and he had it stopped with [ lout paying his subscription. We could believe his assertion better, if he would for ward us some of his own savings.]— Ed. SLAVERY IN NEW JERSEY. The inhabitants of this State are not, ma ny of them aware that they live in a slave state. But in point of fact, the principle is as fully recognised in New Jersey as in Georgia. The laws, as they now exist, al low persons removing here to bring all their slaves with them, and continue to hold them in servitude. They also make the children of slaves born since 1804, servants for life, and se cure to persons removing through the State the right to take with them their slaves un molested. They further require negroes travelling through or in the State to have certificates of freedom from the Clerks of the county Courts, and prohibit any person from ex tending to such as have not such certificate any acts of hospitality. It is the repeal of these laws that the pc titions which have been presented to our legislature pray, so that slavery in every form may cease to be recognised within our borders. The census of 1840 shows the number of slaves in the State to be 658. —Jersey City Gazette. This statement is, we believe, correct in I every particular, except that the children ) ofslaves born after 1804, are themselves I slaves for life. Our impression is, that they are mad? free when they become twen ty-five years of age. Females are eman cipated at an earlier period. — N. Y. Com. LAW REFORM. Attention lias been directed in New York to the importance ofsmoothing and straigh tening the path of justice through that lahy- j rir.thine wilderness, the law. In relation j to one of the proposed changes, the N. Y. Commercial make the following explana tion, which will enable any man of com mon sense, or who has any idea of tin prin ciples of justice, to see the propriety—in deed, the necessity, of the proposed change: “The third is likely to be enforced more effectually by the disclosures which have just taken place on Colt’s trial than by any reasonings we cold give. A man is ac cused of murder. It is perfectly immateri al, either to the moral quality of the act, or to the mode of conducting the trial. wh< th the crime was committed with a hatchet or a pistol. Yet the rules of law require tlie instrument to be described in the indictment and it is argued as a grave question wheth er the prossecuting officer shall be allowed to prove the death to have been caused by a pistol, since indictment charges it to have been committed with a hatchet. True, the Judge decided in favor of admitting the proof; but an exception lias been taken to his opinion, and proceedings may be sus pended a year or two, while a writ of error ; is taken to the Supreme Court & the Court of Errors. This state of the law is intole rable, and should not he allowed to contin ue a week. This bill will do it all away. It provides tiiat the present form shall be discontinued, and a brief form substituted, charging the crime with only such particularity as shall prevent surprise or mistake, and enable the. prisoner to prepare for his defence, and without other technical language than is ne cessary to define the crime. In Colt’s case it would have run as follows : ‘ln the name of the people of the State of New York, John C. Colt is accused, on the presentment of the grand jury of the city and county of New York, of the crime of murder, committed by taking the life of Samuel Adams, with a deadly weapon, at the city and county of New York, on the seventeenth day of September, in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-one.’ Here is an incictment of half a dozen lines, which states every material partio ular contained in the present indictment of more than twelve hundred words, and while it does not disgust us with its tautology and uncouth phrases, would have saved all the difficulty experienced at the trial. Will our legislators set themselves in earnest to reform the law V’ The Usury Laws in New- York. —“ It has long,” says the New-York Sun, “ been a disputed question whether those who were sufficiently dishonest to avoid their own contract, by means of usury laws, could a vail themselves of a plea of usury in cases where the money received by them was be low par ; in other words, whether a man who went to his neighbor and borrowed a thousand dollars in bank bills, which were not current except at a discount, could cheat him out of the whole debt by calling the transaction usurious. The question has been decided by the Superior Court of this city, after full discussion before Judges Oakley and Jones, in the case of Bird” & Beardsley, against Richard Parker. The plaintiff's loaned S2OO on a bank check for a day or two, giving for it out of town mo ney. The suit resulted in favor of plain tiffs. A motion was made for anew trial. The Court decided that no usury had been exercised, as the out of town money was \ payable in specie at the counter of the bank issuing it. New trial denied.” A duel was fought at Johnsonourg, Ky. a few days since, between a Dr. Mottes and Mr. B radwick, a lawyer. A woman was the cause. They fought at twelve paces, r*p r] yjnyr’ ft?* : 1 MISSISSIPPI REPUDIATION. The following letter from Hope & Cos. to Governor McNutt, in reply to the celebra ted letter of thut distinguished functionary, which was recently transmitted to the Rich mond Enquirer, and copied into the Nation al Intelligencer, is taken from one of tho New-York papers: “Amsterdam, Nov. 9, 1811. Sir: We had the honor to receive, in due course, the letter which your Excellen cy addressed to us on tho 13th July, and in reply we beg to return thanks for the full explanation you are pleased to give us on the subject of the non-payment of interest on the Mississippi bonds, of which we are bona fide holders. Being foreigners, we are not sufficiently acquainted with American law to discuss the matter, but a general principle of inter national law is, that a foreign bona Jide hol der of public security, issued in due form, and by which the State constitutes itself a debtor without any reserve, ought not to be a sufferer by disputes between corporations or individuals, which occurred ere or after became into possession of such security, and you will, we trust, permit us to add, that your opinion on this subject, being in opposition to that of the great majority of the last Legislature of the State, and to that of the people of Mississippi, it would be a great misfortune and injury, nay, even a disgrace to the State, were your doctrines to be followed up, and result in the non payment of interest on the said bonds. American credit in Europe being already ; at so low an ebb, we look upon it as sound policy to forget old disputes, and on all parts to make every effort to restore confidence by a constant and punctual discharge of the ! liabilities of the States ; by which means alone the credit of the thriving American nation might gradually regain the high sta tion which it formerly occupied. This, we trust, you will acknowledge to ; be the true principle by which the conduct of a Government should be guided, and we shall bo truly happy to learn that you have adopted it. We are, your Excellency’s most obedi ent humble servants, HOPE & Cos. To Elis Excellency Gov. A. G McNutt, | Jackson, Mississippi. I New way of Paying Old Debts. — Many j people in Mississippi, like many people in other parts of the world, dislike to pay their debts—(we don’t allude to the “Bond Ques tion ;”) —some because they can’t —others because they won’t. One Mr. Dolittle, of Mississippi, owed his neighbor Long, in the way of business, the sum of fifteen hundred dollars. Long was a shrewd, cautious man, who disliked a scrape, but disliked more to lose his money. He, heard one day that Dolittle had received a large sum of money, and called upon him. ‘ I hear, friend Dolittle,” said he, “that vou have received a large amount of money to dav. You must remember that little sum of fifteen hundred dollars has been due me a longtime. Could not you oblige me by paying it now?” Mr. Dolittle looked at Mr. Long in a very hard way. ■This is the second time,” said he, “you have bored me about this matter. Three years ago I gave you the assurance of a gentleman, that I would pay the debt when ■ I got ready. Not satisfied with that, you come and dun me. Now I give you notice, j if you ever presume to ask me for the mo ney again, I’ll pull your nose. Your bet ter way is to leave my office in about half a second, or I’ll kick vou out.” Long looked into the face of his neighbor, but saw nothing there save calm resolution. His discretion, therefore, obtained a victory over his valor. “ Verbum sat sap, Mr. Dolittle,” said he, “a word to the wise is sufficient. Allow me to say, that you speak exceedingly well upon every subject introduced. I travel, Mr. Dolittle ; I tote myself out of here. Good morning , Mr. Dolittle,” and awav went Long, not by any means satisfi ed that this mode of paying debts was the most acceptable. The Paper Trade of the United Stales. — According to estimates recently made at a convention of paper-makers, the machinery and paper mill property at the present time in the United States are valued at $1(5,000,. 000; the paper manufactured amounts to 815,000.000 per annum; the raw stock collected in the United States to about s(>,- 000,000 per annum, and the amount of stock consumed is stated at about 175,000,- 000 pounds. From fifty to sixty thousand persons are dependent upon the various op erations connected with this trade for a live lihood. MISSISSIPPI. The bond-pavers of this unfortunate State are registering their names, that a cat alogue of them may be printed and pub lished. The reason is that, in travelling out of the State, since the election, many of them have found themselves most disagree ably beset. They are henceforth resolved to have it known that they did not vote for the disgrace of the State. Gov. Tucker, in his Inaugural, proposes the question, whether the State would not degrade herself by accepting @r.y proceeds from the Distribution Act. We are not an advocate either of the wisdom or justice of that act; but still we must laugh at such a query, from such a source. Mississippi degrade herself! The idea is ridiculous, and affords high grounds for suspecting the sanity of its author. Have no fears, Gov ernor ; a State which rivals the “Great Forger” in her swindling transactions, need not fear disgrace from accepting a present, though accompanied with irrefragable evi ! deuce that the goods were stolen, and the i donor the thief.— Baton Rouge (Lou.) Ga ; zette. The Hon. Martin Van Buren, Ex-Pres - I dent of the United States, it is intimated, in j tends shortly to pay a visit to Genera 1 Jack- Tho Democratic Anti-Bond-payers of Mississippi held a Convention at Jackson on the 28th inst.—Gen. Ilri.sc s’ of Carroll in the Chair—and nominated Marl'll lan Buren and Richard M. Johnson forre-e.ee- ■ tion as President and Vice President.— | Judge A. G. Brown. Volney E. Howard and Lewis Sanders, Jr. were the speakers. Much ill feeling prevails in the Legisla ture. The Anti-Bond majority complain that the minority consider them scoundrels and cannot help showing it; Whereupon the said majority threaten a general fight or fracas of some kind. They may be a ble to flog or even kill the Bond-payers, but they cannot make themselves honest men and deserving of respect without re nouncing Repudiation The last Legislature passed an act giv ingthe Public Pointing to the lowest bidder: Whereupon Geo. R. Fall, Editor of the An ti-Bond organ, (Mississippi.) puts in two bids, one to do it for a fair price, the other | to do it for two years for the gross sum of : one cent, intending of course to petition for j relief. In this way, the law passed by an honest Legislature is nullified by the Anti- | Bonders, and they give their favorite just what they choose. — N. Y. Tribune. [lon. Daniel Webster has recently been made the subject of a most depraved and filthy libel, charging him with a gross at tempt at seduction or outrage upon the wife of one of the Clerks in the State Depart ment. We did not at first think proper to refute or allude to this attroeious story, but, observing that an allusion to it has crept into our advertising columns, we deem it proper to state that the foul fabrication has been refuted, in all its length and breadth, by the solemn oaths of Mr. Webster and lof every Clerk in his Department. The j attention of Mr. Webster was called to the black charge by [lon. C. A. Wickliffe, Postmaster General, at whose suggestion it was thus formally and solemnly refuted; and the affidavits will first appear in the Louisville Journal, where the foul slander j originated. We doubt not that Mr. Pren tice will retract it utterly, and expose its malignant author to universal abhorrence. Late from Mexico — Arrival of Young Coombs. TlieN. O. Crescent City of the 15th inst. says :—We had the pleasure of conversing with Mr. Franklin Coombs, son of General Leslie Coombs, of Lexington, Ky., who ar rived here yesterday from the City of Mex ico, who was one of the unfortunate prison ers of the Santa Fc expedition. He states that the Texian prisoners were still in chains, and compelled to work in the streets, and were suffering daily outra ges. Lubbock and Mature (who had es caped) were still at large. Kendall had not arrived, but was expected on the Ist of February He had been heard from, and was in good health. The second di vision had suffered very much in conse quence of wet weather and miserable food. The small pox had broken out amongst them, several had already died of it, and some fifty were left on the road in conse quence of being unable to travel. The first division, in which Mr. Coombs arrived, had fared much better; as the weather was dry and pleasant ; and the foreigners and females on the road had supplied their wants, as far as it was in their power. — The British minister demanded that Mr. Falconer, who is a British subject, should be given up. Santa Anna immediately gave orders for his instant liberation, upon his arrival in the city, Young Coombs was imprisoned in a dungeon, or in chains upon his arrival, and in consequenceoftlie damp ness of it, had lost his hearing—and was kept for thirty days, although our minister had applied for his liberation on the day ot his arrival. So much for British and Amer ican influence in Mexico! Mr. Coombs states that he has frequent ly seen Kendall’s passport, which was written in Spanish. He also saw Kendall, when he was taken out to he shot with some others at San Miguel, show it to some Mex ican officers, who refused to notice it. until one of them snatched it from him, tore it in pieces and trampled it underfoot. Mr. C. left the city of Mexico on ‘.lie 28th of last month. He met Mr. Mcßae, the! bearer of despatches to our minister in Mexico, and Mr. Lawrence at the castle of Pc rote. From A era Cruz, he came pas senger in the Solway. She left on the 7th inst. and stopped her engine and lay too off tin South West Pass, she fired 20 guns, hut being so far from land and the weather be inl1 ’ foggy, no boat was sent for the, mail.— He was then put on board of a French ves sel bound out, tho Solway leaving for Ha vana. In a few hours he was accidentally taken on board of a Tow Boat, and was thus enabled to reach the Balize. Whilst the Solway was lying at anchor in the port of Vera Cruz, and visited by a number of ladies and gentlemen, a man of war was seen, under the American (lag. bearing down upon the Mexican schooner Preciora, which had just sailed with a val uable cargo for Tampico. As soon as she j was within gunshot, the Texian flag was ! run up, and three guns were fired at her. j In a short time she was taken in tow by the j gallant Texians, who disappeared with her. [Quere. Was it not Commodore Moore.] i As soon as the visiters on board the Solway perceived the Texian vessel, they (led pre cipitately to the shore, in the greatest con sternation, crying “ the Texians.” Ihe inhabitants at Vera Cruz are in the utmost dread, lest Commodore Moore should bloc- kade that port. Mr. Coombs brought despatches from M r. Packenham, the English Minister in Mex ico, to the English Consulate in this city, announcing to him that Mr. Falconer would be liberated upon his arrival in that city. THE SMALL POX. This disease has ceased tomlarm our cit izens. The patients at the Hospital, we learn, are all getting well, and wc feel war rented in saying, that but little or no dan- ; ger need be apprehended by any one desi- ; fr, ojjr city. Gcorriz r 7 Railroad Liabilities. —A young soil of j Signor Ostinelli, leader at the ‘Fremont Theatre, was severely injured by a collis- I sion of two trains on the Worcester Rail . road of June 17th, 1841. for which his fu tile.’ brought a suit against the Company at Boston ta" 1 week. It seems that the acci- j dent occurred .between Grafton and West boro’—sixteen niilea apart. Grafton was the place at which the mis** obliged the train to pass and each train was to wait tot the other twenty minutes. On this oc casion—there being a great Convention at Worcester—Warren, the engineer of the train which first reached Grafton, being in great haste did not stop at all and a terrible collision was the result by which young Ostinelli was rendered a cripple for life.— The trial occupied about a week. The Judge’s charge was very full and explicit concerning the liabilities of Railroad Corpo rations. The Jury returned a verdict of $12,000 for the son and SI,OOO for the fa- \ tiler. Hon. Lyman Law, an eminent Counsel- j lor, died at New London on Thursday mor- | ning last, aged 71. He was a gentleman i of the old school, and served in Congress | with ability and honor during the Admin istration of President Jefferson. Mr. Law was not only a man of talents and learning but a great humorist. It was he who made the witty reply to Willis Allstori of N. C. | respecting the drove of mules on their way | to the South, which has been attributed to the late Senator Tracy of Connecticut. — The incideut was this: One day as Allston and Law were conversing by a window, a drove of mules came in sight. “ Here, Law,” said Allston, “ are a drove of your constituents —where are they going ?” ‘To North Carolina, as schoolmasters,” was the ready reply. The celebrated Mr. Giles of Virginia and Mr. Law were associates! upon one of the Committees of the House, j “ Law,” said Giles one day, when chatting | sociably together, “ your Connecticut poo- j pic arc tile greatest democrats when at j home, of any in the United States, but when you get here you are the greatest aristo-j crats.” “ The case is exactly the reverse ; with you Virginians,” replied Law; “at home you are the greatest aristocrats in the < world, and it is here only that you play the j democrat!” Mr. Law, in his manners, i was kind and affable ; beloved by his fam ily end friends ; and now that lie is no more i mourned by all.— Commercial. Amos Kendall has bought a farm of a- I bout a hundred acres near Washington, j built a cottage upon it, and ‘turned farmer.’ 51 A K R I E 1) , Oil ilie evening of the 2“d inst, la* the Rev Mr. I ’el rie. Doctor J. J. ROBERTS N to Miss ELIZABETH F. (5. HAY, all of this place. On the 10th inst. bv the Rev. William A. Cal laway, Mr. HENRY j. PORE, of ties place, to Miss'ELIZABETH A. I) • YIS,oi .McDonough, Henry county, Georgia. n ii: !> , In Stewart county, on the evening of th’ 3d instant. FRANCES GABRIELLA. and CAR OLINE VIRGINIA, daughters ot James B. j and Caroline Simpson ; the former aged seven j years and seven months, the latter three years i and three months. I Never has the writer of this wit no.- soil so mel ancholy a dispensation of Providence as that by 1 which these interesting children were called from time to eternity. About 7 o’clock in the evening,a tornado passed over the plantation ot Mr. Simpson, and before the family were aware that a storm was approaching, every house on the premises was razed to tho ground. These j uvo children were killed—and so great was the ‘ destruction, that if. required some two hours’ la- 1 I bor to remove the fallen timbers from off their. 1 Mrs. Simpson was severely wounded, and sever- i I al negroes seriously injured, together with the almost total destruction of every thing on the ; place. Mr. Simpson had left koine that morning ! for the Bay. A messenger, however, was des patched, and overtook b in with the sad t dings i ilis feelings, on returning to his desolate J home, | mav he better imagined than described. i ■■ i iiiiiiroßHCgirrrrrrta-'Bifffnidk :}wyraT'-T%r‘.fT<.: THE DEVIL AM9NS THE TAILORS, A N 1) NO MONOPOLY! : ran HE Subscriber begs leave to inform the * public and his former customers, tiiat in | consequence of the present 1 lard Times, he will make up Work in a Super.or Style of Pashm ■. at a reduced price lor Cash, Hog-meat, Lard, Meal, Flour, or Irish Potatoes. Persons wish ing to patronize a TAILOR that is willing to comply w itli the Tillies can do so by applying to the Subscriber. WILLIAM F. SOIIAN. February 21, 1842. 26 Tiailorisig Prices Pro porflosiaL vjlllF, Subscribers having associated llinut “ selves together for the purpose ol carrying on the above business in all its various Brandi es, and believing from their experience in busi -1 ness that they will be enabled to render general satisfaction, would respectfully submit to their! friends and the public the following prices for Work, by which they expect to be governed 1 hereafter: Fine Corded Coats, Dress 4* Brock, $9 50 : Plain do. do. do. 8 50 Plain Coatees, 8 99 j Thin Coals of Bombazine and Corded, 7 50 j Plain do. do. 7 00 j White or Brown Linen Coats, 1 00 j • Gaitor Pantaloons, 3 00 ‘ | Plain do. 250 j Double-breasted Vests, 3 00 j Plain do. or Rolling Collar, 250 ! Over Cauls and Cloaks, each, 11 00 They will continue at the Shop formerly oc- J cupied by J. T. Palmer, East side of tho Court- \ House Square. o ir REPAIRING and CUTTING done j promptly, and on reasonable terms. JOHN T. PALMER. HECTOR McMII.LAN. February 21, 1842. 2H Straffed or Stolen* ■— A Nolc given by me to Mark ; Tgb-L A. Lane, for about Twenty-five or Thirty Dollars. This is to give Notice, that if it rows back to nv (tvs'll any bigger than it went oil. I won’t j I M n a y it—if] do, dang mv liver. E. A. DOZIER Tebnrrv “1. 1842. 1* Presentments, WILKES SUPERIOR COURT, t February Term, 1842. S We, the Grand Jurv, cmpanirelled and sworn for the present Term, hog leave to i make the following Presentments: We have faithfully discharged all the j duties obligatory upon us as Jurors to tho host of our abilities. The very few instances of crime com quitted since the fast T ern, that have been made known to this body, induce us to be lieve that .Society is improving, and that good ordei, virtue, and sobriety, are till ad vancing in our community. The Grand Jury have had under consid eration the Law against Change Bills, giv on us in charge by his Honor. It is a sub ject of regret to us, that such a Law should have passed tho Legislature —but we will enter into no labored argument against it. We cannot, however, forbear expressing our opinions, that it is inexpedient and op pressive, and that the Legislature has been | guilty of a great inconsistency in making. I tho issuing and paying out oi Change ; Bills, criminal in the people, while it has authorized and sanctioned their issue by the “Central Bank.” What is criminal in the one is criminal in the otlier, and we know of no valid reason why the Central Bank should enjoy a monopoly in crime. ! This Law, we believe, is odious to the whole community, and none such can be effectually enforced. We would therefore recommend its repeal by the next Legisla ture. The universal agreement of all classes of our citizens, not to receive or pay out Change Bills, is the best and only way in our opinion, of doing away tlit; evil. Laws against them are of no avail, if the means prescribed by those Laws, are not seconded by the action of the people. We are happy to have it in our power lo ! state that no offence against this Law, lias j come to our notice, in the discharge of our j present service. We present the bad condition of the 1 Roads, generally, in our county, and urge | upon the Commissioners a prompt compli j anee with the Road Laws. As Jurors, we deplore the existence of ! Grog-shops in our community. Surely a ! traffic which entails upon us nothing but Heart-burnings and disorder, should be j frowned upon by all good citizens. We also present as a grievance, the practice of permitting Slaves to hire their j own time. We have examined, through our Com mittees. the Records of the Superior and j Inferior Courts, and find them kept ill a manner that reflects the highest credit up on (heir respective functionaries. We have examined the County Jail, and find it unsafe, and urge the Justices ot the Interior Court to have it speedily repaired. Upon an examination of the County Treasurer’s Books, we ascertain the fol low jug results : Cash on hand, S(it>o ..1 cts. Amount due from Williamson, former Tax Collector, 8 108 9">. Amount due from Irvin & Pope, for Rent, 850. Amount due from R. H. Vickers, for Rent, 850. We most respectfully recommend to the Justi ces of the Inferior Cou rt to adopt such mea sures as will insure the collection of ail monies duo the County. We recommend to the Inferior Court to levy an extra tax, not to exceed 20 per ci lit, upon the General Tax, for County purposes. We allow the Tax Collector on his Insol vent List for 1539, Bt> 43 cents; we also allow him on his Insolvent List for 1841. 8104 52 cents. In taking leave ot his Honor Judge An drews, we cannot forbear congratulating the citizens of'.lie Northern Circuit in being favored wit!) his administration of the Law lor the period of his term of service. We also tender to Alexander Pope, Jr. Solicitor-General, our thanks for his cour tesy to tiiis body. We request that these Presentments be | published in the “ News & Planters’Ga ’ zette.” G. [,. RAKESTRAW, Foreman. Gilbert H. Woollen, F. G. Win!’field, J. M. Jackson, James 11. Dubose, Stephen H. Willis, Samuel T. Burns, Gideon Cooper, B. !\I. Fortson, Woodson Callaway, Luke Williams. Henry F. Ellington, John R. Srmmc.s. Benjamin 1 Wallace, \loses Arnold, Jesse Callaway, Peter Gullatt, Benjamin Powell, William Slaton. On motion of Alexander Pope, Jr., Soli citor-General, Ordered that the Present ments of the Grand Jury be published as requested by them. True copy from the Minutes, JOHN 11. DYSON, Clerk. ■7l OUR months afterdate, application will be i made to the Honorable the Inferior ( our’ i oi Oglethorpe county, while sitting as a f ourt ot Ordinary, for leave to soil three t racts ot Law. 1 a Og.eniorpa county, and one House and Lot r.i I ;ho Town ci Elbcrton, Elbert county, w.th thirty i Acres of Land attached thereto, belonging to j the estate ot /- Reid, deceased. REBECCA REID, Adm’x. LINDSAY 11. SMITH, Adm’r. February 24,1842. mint 28 tVTOTICE —All persons having claims a gainst the Estate ot /.. Reid, late of Ogle thorpe county, deceased, will present them prop orly attested"according to law, and all those in debted to said Estate are requester! to make im mediate pavment to the Administrator. ’ REBECCA REII), Adm’x. LINDSAY H. SMITH, Adm’r. February 24,1842 ® COTTING & BI TLER, vrrouMEs, HAVE taken an OFFICE o\cr Cozart & Woods Story. 1 January, LIT 2b