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stitulioD, relative lo tlio apportidnment
tind equalization of the members ol the
General Assembly. nffih a vu w to « re
duction of the - numbers, it would bo ex
pedient to amondj the day* on which it
would ho advisable to hold an elechou
of delegates, and for anid delogulo* lo as-
soluble lor the purposo Of making said
amendments; designating in amd report,
l| l0 most suitable apportionment of dele
gate* emong the several cdiimiea of tlitf
Stale, and the manner of holding elec
tions for the same.
Agreoubly to this resolution, the fol
lowing gsfflletncn wuro appointed mcm-
bets of tUcr commiiteo:—Major Craw
ford, of Hancock, Judgo Llinar, of Bald
win, Judge Dooghoriy, of Clark, L. A
ducive to an nusjiicioda result-
While the undersigned are deeply een-
sible of the nunorbus defects of the
present Consti»dtioh, aod. of the evils
engendered by its provisions, ado also of
the absolute necessity of presiding a
speedy and efficient remedy fbr them—
while too, they believe, in common with
many of their fellow eifizens, thut the
oulv remedy for these evils, is lobe fouud
ill 'the redeeming virtues of the people,
assembled by ilieir Delegates in Conven-
i ion: These delegates acting, as they
would doubtless act, with a single pur
pose to advance (ho prosperity and exalt j
lie character of the State, aid at the
same time secure to you and your chil
dren, the invaluable blessings of civil and
Win. Judge uoegnoriy, ui u. n. ---- e ,
Nisbet E*q. of Morgan, Col. Win. C. I religious liberty, would not fail ;o present
I vniaii of Wilkes, Dr. S. Harlow, of | for your final sanction and adoption, u
Burke Gen. E. Beall, of Monroe, Irby (revised Constitution, remodelled and ti-
Iludson. Esq. of Putnam, Col. S. Rock- fdapted to your present situatitn, every
" — . . . ....... si... ..f tlm nli'ir'jnfiie lit tr:i.
■ wall, of Baldwin.
The meeting then adjourned to9 o’clock
to morrow morning.
May 8.
Agreeably to adjournment, the delc-
ir>te», with the members of the Centrul
Committee, met.
The minutes of the proceedings of yes
terday were read at*! approved.
CokwWm. Jones, h dcidgnto from tho
county of Lincoln, and Jamas Mikw*.
Esq. a delegate from the county of Rich
mond, allended, presented their creden
tials, which wore read by tho Socrotury,
and took their seals.
Col. Rockwell, from the committee ap
pointed to enquire uud report what Sec
tions and clauses ol the Constitution, re
lative to the apportionment aod equaliza
tion of tho members of the General As-
tsembly, with a view to n reduction of ihe
number, it would be expedient to amend,
■Jfcc. reported a set of resolutions and an
address to the people of Georgia. The
reports were read, and, on motiou, the
resolutions wore laken up by paiagruplis,
and adopted, with the prejpble, to road
os follows I—
Tho Committee to whom was referred
the duly of ascertaining end reporting
“wliat sections and clauses of the Con
stitution, relative to the apportionment
and equalization of the members of the
Gnueral Assembly, with a view to a re
duction of ihe number, it would be ex
pedient to amend ; the day upon which it
would be advisable for the people to hold
tlioir elections for delegates io meet in
convention, tor the purposu of making
said amendments ; the day upon which
said convention shall assemble ; tie- num
ber of delegates to be elected from each
county, and the manner of holding the
elections for such delegates," ruspecilullv
aiibmit for their report in part, the follow
ing resolutions;
Resolved, That tho sovorul counties
of this Stute be, mid they uro hereby re
spectfully recommended, to elect dele
gates to tho Convontiou to bo hold for the
purposo of reducing and oqualizuig rite re
presentation of the people iu the UOneral
Assembly, in number canal tu the number
of representatives in the most numorous
branch of the General Assembly, at the
time of the elertiou of tho delegates.
Resolved, That thncouutios of this State
are respectfully recommended to hold their
elections for delegates to the Convention
on the Brit Monday iu November next,
that said elections be held, superintended
way worthy of the character o' its fra
mers, mid acceptable to yourselves. Yet
tho undersigned have felt themselves
obliged to abstain from recommending n
revision of ttiai instrument bdyitud a re
duction aud equalization of aio numbur
composing the General Asseinlly. They
did nor deem themselves at liberty to go
farther. To tliut object therifore, their
enquiries have been limited.
The time of the election of Delegates,
und fbr amending ihe Constitution, isj
truly auspicious. The cloud thnt lowered !
upon our political horizon, lias passed
away. Tho -missile aimed at our sove
reignty by the - Federal Judiciary, has
failed to ucliievo its purpose. There
exists no political excitement, to call into
action tho fever of party strife; nothing
indeed to impede the onward courso of
public action, prevent tho exercise of the
public judgement, or tu retard the progress
uf this great work.
This, fellow 'citizens, is no party mea
sure. It is believed, that all reflecting
men, ’of whatever purly, who sincetely
desire the prosperity of Georgia and the
happiness of her people, ate deeply im
pressed with the existence of the evils
which have grown out of the apportion
ment of tlio members of tho General As
sembly, under the present Constitution ;
of their progressive increase ; of the on
erous expenses incurred fur the support
of government; uf the unequal distribution
of power in the Senatorial bpatirii of (lie
Legislature ; of the inequality of luxation,
und of the utter linptdesauess of provi
ding a- remedy for these evils In any other
way, than thut now recotnmemied for
i your approval.
The plan of enumeration established
by tho present system, increases the
General Assembly at the next session,
to 250 tuenibois, includiug 80 Senators.
Tho siluutiou, soil and climate of the
Cherokee country, will no doubt invite a
vast puptil.tiiun. It is reasonable to an
ticipate that this country will compose
flout 15 lo 17 counties, which will in all
probability iiicreuso the number of mem
bers iu the Legislature, in u short time
to upwur.ls of OOO—-VVliat briieltciat or
corresponding good cun arise from su nu
merous u body of legislators ? Will their
measures be characterized by prudence
or wisdom 1 Nay, hits nut past experi
ence rather shown you, that tho gaud,
which they, for tho lust few jeers have
accomplished, is by no means commensu
rate with the per diem allowance which
To put this blanch of tho subject lit a
dear .point of view, two’ez_a«Bples,Hre%c
lected from the documents already ud-
verted to. The representative popula
tion of Chatham ts 11.800. that of Wayne
is 818, yet in the distribution of power
In the Sena.e, Way tie is as fully repre
sented as Chatham. Take another ex
ample—Wilkes has a representative pop
ulation of 10,607, that of Randolph is 884,
yet tlnv two counties in rtptSsonrative
power tire equal in the Sedate. Is this
equality of repersentotion? is it just that
the small counties should exact such a
vast sucufice from the larger onesl Ought
not such an apportionment, rather to be
stricken from tlio Constitution, Hnd en
tirely repudiated as the grossest of all po
litical heresies. This branch of the sub
ject can bo futther illustrated, by con
trasting the takes paid into Treasury by
these small counties, with the sums annu
ally drawn out for the pay of their repre
sentatives. The taxes paid in 1880, by
Appling were $ 90, tho representatives of
that county received in 1831, $ 516!—
Baker paid taxes $ 100, the representa
tives received $190—Irwin paid taxes
$ G5, the representatives received $ 480
—Marion paid $ 50, tho representatives
received $470—Randolph paid $75, the
the representatives received $522,—Ware
' paid tuxes $50, tint representatives re
ceived® 502.
( Tho foregoing, follow-citizens, are some
of the evils which it is proposed to reme
dy, by recommending to you to elect
Delegatus to meet in Convention, for tho
purpose already expressed. The efforts
to accomplish it purpose so rcpleto with
bciutfici.'.i results lo the people, while
they would ennoble tho fliglits ot the high
est genius, should meet in this instance,
with respect, though coming from the
humblest intellect.
Tlio science of government is'jvogres-
sive; but experience is belter than any the
ory. Virginia and New-York have set
MlljCliUtANGOUB.
On Tuesday morning last, the Geor
gia Guards, of Milledgeville, comman
ded by Capt. Cuthbe'rt, und the Monroe
Musketeers, from Forsyth,'commanded
by Capt, Cabiness, arrived and were es
corted by the Macon Volunteers, Capt.
Newcomb, 10 a camp, previously pre
pared, about one and a fourth miles be
low'this place. From that time'till yes
terday evening, they continued to perform
regular Camp duty, and receive. Batallion
and Company Drill. The appearance cf
the different Corps, und tho exactness
witlt which all their evolutions were per-
fotmed, was highly creditable lo the Offi
cers and Privates, and all that could be
expected of citizeu-soldiers. A camp of
thirty tents in this vicinity, (which hereto- .
lore was often occupied by thousands) is ding occupied about 100 feet on Cliff
now quite a novelty, and attracted much I street, mid 75 upon T ullon. Two thirds
From the New York Com. Advertiser. j Alderman.Harper., opposite, and ahoiff)
OREADFUL CATASTROPHE AND LOS8 six o’clock this morning, was sent to tho
Of LIVES. hospital dreadfully mangled. As near as
’ Nrw Yomc Mav 5. I we could ascertain, he is named Thomas
Rarely does it fall to our lot’to record a ' Hawkcs We saw the deadI body ol mi;
more afflictive and unexpected calamity, othOr colored man taken from the runts
than on the present occasion. At a quar-! 11 * 9 0 c,ock , *" 8 morning,
ter before six o'clock yesterday after- The gentleman who have thus been *d
noon, the largo new s.ruc.t.re, belonging •U^etdy cut off, wort, highly «*«■"*“
to l'helps and Peck, on tho corner of “"d beloved. Mr Goddard ts wel keown
Cliff and Fulton streets, mid occupied us *» theedthor of hrs system of hqok-keep
counting rooms and-a warehouse for the \’•’S- Mr. Stokes wueayougB ■
very extensive business of that firm, sud- of great worth, son of our eiceHent e
dettly fell in with .. startling and tremdn-1 '° w «•«»». Mr. Thomas Stokes, and the
dens crash, causing the foundations of the' confidential cletk of Mr. te p . •
buildings in the whole neighbourhood to Seymour has been in tho employ ot
tremble. The edifice was uf brick, six
stories high, resting upon a granite base
ment of upright blocks or pilasters, oT the
description ordinarily in use. The buil-
curiosity and attention. It was visited by
itonrly all our citizens, the fair not except
ed, who received the welcome and hospi
tality of the officers. On Thursday, the
Corps were reviewed by Major General
Elias Beall, and Brig. Geu’l. B. II. Ruth-
brford, attended by their staff. We are
glad to see, that great harmony of feeling
prevailed throughout the eqcampmettt.—
On several occasions our citizens exten
ded to them marks of attention und hospi
tality, creditable to themselves, and due
to tho corps, as guests ot this community.
Mac. Mess. Sat. 12tk inst.
Moskly Baker.— Considerable amounts
of money, it is said, have been dratvn
front the Slate Bank by fictitious notes, with
forged recommendations. Tlio discovery
was recently made, and while some of the
Bank officers wure endeavoring Vo collect
fuller information on the subject, Mr. B i
ker, who was supposed to have perpetra
ted tho fraud, left Montgomery for Mo
bile. Ho was pursued by Dr. Tindall,
When D
, President of the B.u>k. When Dr. Tin-
the example in remodelling their govern-! rtl ,i| arrived at Mobile, Baker had gone to
.items—they have benefiltetl liy the light j pj uw Orloutis; hut Dr. Tindall continued
ot experience, and are now enjojjug the j fi, 0 pursuit, and overlook Iqui in that city.
Iiuiis of thoir exortiotts; while this fight to | u 0 hud i,j m taken aw j p | ac0l ) j„ col) f,„ e .
and conducted according to tho umitncr j they have luken from j’our treasury. It
pointed out by law for the election of has been justly said, (hat in numerous ns-
members to the Legislature.
| semhlius, of whatever character composed,
Resolved, That it is expedient, that J passion never fails to wrest the sceptie
the delegates elected shall convuue iu the j from reason. Had every Athenian citi-
State’ House in the town of Milledgeville, !*«n. boon a Socrates, every Athenian as-
on the first Monday ol February, 1833, j senility would still have been u mob. A
for the purposo of altering and amending numerous assembly of Legislator* never
the Constitution of Georgia, iu relation vet boat-fitted themselves, or ot hots, by
to tho reduction und eqitalittlion of tlie re- | their deliberations. Tbe laws enacted by
prosuntution in'ilie Legislature,and that that
day be and is hereby respectfully uunted
and rocoromqnded as the time for the
meeting of the contemplated convention
Resolved, That such articles, sections
and clauses of (ho Constitution of Geor
gia, as rol.kto to tho orgunizatiou of the
Legislature, require amendment; that tlio
amvndman’s, alterations or additions to ho
made, should bo confined to the reduction
ol tho numbur of tlio General Assembly,
and lo an equalization ot tho representa
tion uf tho prnplo tu both brunches of- tlm
Legislature; and that wo recommend thut
Ihe diiieinlinents, alterations, und additions,
thus to be made, be submitted to tlio peo
ple, for their confirmation or rejection.
Resolved, That it bo recommended
that the several delegates elocted to tho
Convention, bo tho bearers to that body
of tho election returns from tlioir respect
ive counties—the Convention, as ull such
bodies do, exercising tho right of detor-
.mining on tho sufficiency of such returns.
Retailed, That the address herewith
presented, bo received as part of the re
port of ibia committee, he signed by the
thorn are usually inconsistent wills each
other, uncurtain in tlteir provisions mid
obscure iu tlioir language, defying alike
jurist ami the judgo, to present a ra
tional translation of their meaning. The
progressive increase of legislative enact
ments for the last few years, seem to rise
in geometrical progression—this is tou no
torious to require proof of the fact ; jet
it such proof should bn required, turn to
our Digests, and the fact is demonstrated
beyond all dispute. But these ate miner
uvtls, in comparison with others which u
numerous legislature Inis entailed upon you.
The burtheusome and prodigal drafts u-
pon your treasury, are well calculated tu
excite the most lively anxieties for the
future. Turn to your coffers—behold
them noarly exhausted 1 Ask your Treasu
rer for an exhibition of the stute of your
exchequer—ho will tell you that the ap
propriations tor the current yenr uro up
wards of $ 278,000, and (lie pay-roll of
your legislature a fraction above $55,000,
making $333,000. To pay this sum, on
die Is 1 of April last, there was in the
Treasury $ 204,000.!! These, fellow
them is like tho polar star, to guide them
into snfo and seenro moorings, Idtall it
prove to you only a beacon light, which
gives warning of the course to be shunned,
hut does not point out that which should
be pursued.
Tlio foregoing considerations are sub
mitted to you, follow-citizens, with pure
motives, and with a (rankness which tho
subject demanded. A confidence isitt-
dulged, that you will notfothoario act in
this ninttor, iu a spirit becoming freemen,
who have called upon their Representa
tives in tho Legislature, in vaiu to per
form that which it is hoped you aru now
resolved lo perform for yourselves. Har
ken not lo tlio voice that tolls you the
measure proposed und recommended to
your consideration, is novel in its incep
tion, or impracticable in its results. With
you ulone rests tho success of the inter■<,
(•rise, and you ure the first recipients of its
beiiehts*
D. li. Mitchell, Chairman.
Lucius Q. C. Lamar,
S. Boykin.
Samuel Rockwell,
James M. Chambers,
John II. Howard,
Parish Carter,
J. Crawfonl,
Williams Rutherford,
William //. Torrance,
Seaton Grant land, of Baldwin,
John Lamar, of Bibb,
S. Harlow, of Bnrko,
C. Dougherty, of Clark,
Simmors Crawford, ol Columbia,
J. V Harris, of Elbert,
William C. Dawson, of Greene,
Hints Holt, Jr. of Gwinnett,
James Thomas, of Hancock.
Robert S. Hardaway, of Harris,
D. Jameson, of Houston,
William E Jones, of Jackson,
John Hill, ot Jasper,
Iverson II. Jones, of Jones,
Elias Beall, of Monroo,
li. .4. Nisbet, of Morgan,
(icorge II. Young, of Oglethorpe,
Irby Hudson, of Pulliam,
.4. O. Janes, of Tall a’erro,
II m. Dougherty, of Troup, '
George IK. lit tele, of Twiggs,
Hines Holt, Sen. of Walton,
John Peabody, of Washington,
William C. Lyman, of Wilkes,
William Jones, of Lincoln,
James McLaws, of R ichmond.
Attest, P. C. Guiku, Secretary.
The following resolutions were ununi
niottsly adopted:
Resolved, That tlio thanks of this as
sembly bo presented to Gen. D. B. Mitch
tnent. Since Dr. Tindall’s return, indi
viduals have been sent, properly author
ized by the Governor, to bring Baker to
this place, that the charge made against
him may bo judicially investigated. These
general facts it is proper to notice, as
lot tiling part of tho news of tho day; but
it would bo improper, under existing cir
cumstances, to state the particulars which
tvu have heard reported.
Tus. Sp, of Age.
members of this Convention, and be pub- citizens, ure stubborn facts, proved by the
• Jtvlied end transmitted to tlio people of | documents unnexed to this address. Com-
Public Lands.— Tlio following is the
official statement of tlio amount pf mo
ney which has been paid by tho United
Slates for the title m tho public lands,
including the payments made under the
Louisiana and Florida treaties; the com
pact with' Georgia ; tlio settlement with
the Yazoo claimants; the contracts with
file Severn! Indian tribes, and the expett-
riiturM for rampeitsut inn to commission*
ers, clerks, surveyots, and other officers
employed by tlio United States for the
management und sale of the western
domain ; also, the gross amount of mopev
received at file public treasury, as the
proceeds of salo of public lands: stated
in pursuance of the resolution of file
House of Representatives of file 25fit of
January, 1832.
l’uymentou tlio account of Ihe purchase of I.ou
jxianu:
Principal, $14,984,872 28
Interop! on
$ 11,250,000, 8.520,353 43
$23,614,225 71
Payment on account of tho pur-
chase of Florida:
Principal, $4,966,599 82
Interest to gOtll
Sept. 1831, 1.205.415 07
of the pile, comprising the whole front u-
pon Cliff, and say fifty lee! upon Fulton
street, wtps severed perpcndiculai ly from
lop to bottom, and foil at once into a heap
of broken ruins. So sudden was the giv
ing atvay, and (he fall, limt at gentleman,
who was at the instant passing on the op
posite side, in Cliff street, saw file granite
blocks us it were start out front the wall.
JIo supposed it lo he an optical illusion oc
casioned by the glancing of the eye; but
in the same instant, looking upward, the
whole edifice was simultaneously tumb
ling down, and his agility alone euubied
him to escape.
The whole building to the topmost loft
was filled with goods of great weight and
intrinsic value. Tho lower stories were
stored with iron and tin, and file three tip
per lofts crammed lo their utmost capacity
with cotton. The loss of property, inde
pendently of the building, will be very
great. But litis loss tvqighs as the dust
only in the balance, in comparison with
the loss of life which is at this moment
tvr ng'iig so many bosojns with anguish,
and the unspeakable agonies of the man
gled though not lifeless bodies, that have
been taker, from the-ruins. The number
of lives lost by this distressing evenly is
not yet known. At tho time of its oc
currence, we were on tho way to meet a
Committee,*o( which Mr. 1’helps was one.
He had left his counting room a short
(into before, and was at tltc moment of
the catastrophe in attendance at the
monthly meeting of the Board of Public
Schools. Tlio oilier pntlner Mr. Pock is
in the country.
Mr. Thomas II. Goddard, the book
keeper. and Mr. Joseph Stokes, the con
fidential Clerk, were in the counting
room on the second floor engaged in wri
ting at tlteir desks, at the linto of tho fall;
and Mr. Allred K. Seymour, another
cletk, was in the couuting room on the
first floor. All three were whelmed in
the ruins, and crushed lo death. Mr. Pit
kin, also a clerk, was standing at the front
door, on Cliff-street, unit suyed himself
by jumping one side the moment he heard
the eruckine, and running across the street.
Mr. O’Neal, of Utica, a customer, was
asceudtng the first flight of sluirs at the
moment, und as it.were by a miracle es
caped with only u few slight bruises, hav
ing worked his way out of the ruins about
fitTeou minutes after tlio walls fell in. A
cartman, named Barney Jackson, who was
on the side-walk, was partially buried in
the ruins, but was fortunately rescued in a-
bout two hours, with only a broken arm,
and a few bruises. His horse was killed,
ns was also otto belonging to the city
corporation, which was standing in the
street.
It is impossible even yet to give an ac
curate account of this nioluitciioly occur
rence, in all its particulars. One or the
Phelps and Peck for five years, and was
deservedly esteemed; lit: was front the
neighbourhood of Utica. _ ~
At two o’clock this morning, tho bod
ies of tWo laborers were extricated from
the ruins—one of them was found in t>
sitting position, near the front, lifeless—-
lie is said to be a foreigner, named Pearsall,
from ilia appearance of the corpse-it was
supposed that Iteliyed some time after the
building fell.
In Cliff street, the sexrftnd door fronl
Phelps and Peck’s, h gentleman was con
fined to his sick bed, very low, who had
not for some timo been able to assist him
self io moving, yet, fire fright was so great
that he jumped from his bod and stood c-
rect on the chamber floor.
Iu the great anxiety to get to those who
were underneath the ruins, several per
sons wore injured by the falling of bales
of cotton, and other goods. About 9 o'
clock, John Hunter, a watchman, received
tlio force of a large bale on his breast,
which deprived him of the ability ot
spcaktngAftr some time. He however,
finally was able to speak, and when tvo
saw hint last, a physician was with hint,
who thought him not dancereusly injured.
The moment- news of the catastrophe
was received at the City Hall, Mr. Justice
Wyman sent a strong corps of the Police,
to preserve orde r , and prevent the des
truction of property. Alderman Sharpe
of tlte Second Ward, and Adorman Stc- >
veils of the Third, wore likewise prompt
ly on the ground, and were indefatlgnblu
iu tlteir labours until n vei.y lute hour.
During the night, the inhabitants in the
neighbourhood illuminated their windows,
which, with tho torches of tlte engines,
afforded sufficient light to the gentlemen
who were removing the goods, &c.—-
Wearied out b/ the labours they had
wrought, further efforts were discontinued
shortly after 2 o’clock this morning, but
were resumed again at an early hour—
tlio Mayor in person directing the Police.
The crowds of people collecting lo
view this scene of dnsttuction, which we
confess our inability adequately to de
scribe, have been very great. There
were probably ten thousand people crowd
ed into the several streets leading to tlio
spot, before seven o’clock last evening;
and (here could not have been less titan
that number at 8 o’clock this morning.
It is mentioned as a remarkable provi
dence, Mr. Phelps having left his coun
ting room but a short time before tlio
accident, thnt Ibis is file second instunco
within a year, thut tlio snmc merciful inter
position has preserved his valuable lifc,-
ilc had been prevented last year from
getting on board the steam boat Gen.
Jackson, at Peekskill, on his return to
this city, a few hours before her unfortu-.
ntito explosion, only bv the urgent and.
unusual solicitations of the Captain of a
sloop, who at length prevailed on him to
take a passage on board his vessel.
It is said also to be worthy of remark,
that a meeting of a numbur of our most
valuable citizens, which was lo itavo bo Jit
held at Mr. Phelps'counting room, com
mencing about an hour, previous to tlio
Payment of Compact with Geor-
, gia.
Payment of tlte settlement with
tlio Yazoo claimants.
Payment of contracts witlt the
several Indian tribes (all ex
penses on account of Indians,)
Payment of commissioners,
clerks und other officers em
ployed liy tlte United States
for the management und suto
of the western domain,
other of our firm was ot tho scene of the
6,251.015 49 ! calamity most of tlio night; and we have ! disaster, faired of being hold, in conso
j spent several hours there this morning; | quence of tlio non-attendance,or several
1,055,464 06 ; n ut such is still the coiif'istoi), and so great !’ (| f tl> B genfiera 'n invited *■ ->-*■ —
1 the unremoved piles of ruins, that the ex- L " * 1 1
lent of suffering and death is not yet ascer
tained.
Of the labourers at work iu tlio store,
three were taken out alive' before nine o’
1,830,808 04 j
11,852,182 55 j
Had it been
held as appointed, it probably would Ituve
continued until the fall of the building.
The cause of this painful disaster is
apparent ttx all who visit the ruins. Tlio
building was erected in tlio winter, am)
clock, one of whom it was reported died > there was little cohesion of hi irk and
'mortar. There is neither hair nor limn
, iu a few minutes, and the other two (col-
3,u()3,834 54 : ore d men) were taken into Mr. Simonson's j enough in the morler now generally used.
*48 077 v,i an ‘ H | u ggist shop, oil file corner of Fulton and In this vast structure there were neither
* . r * , .■ ™ n A y ...abi i.? it.. j-.i .. I ii- ?.. __ - i •*»? _
Amount or money reccMved at tho
Trensurv uh the proceeds of
public lands, to the 30th Sep
tember, 1*431. $37,272,713 31
Treasury Department,
Register’s Otfico. Feb. 7, 1832,
T. L. SMITII, Register.
A brush with the Indians, who were
removed last year front tlio S'nte of Illi
nois to (lie West side ol tho Mississippi,
"Georgia, with tho above resolutions, and
the documents accompanying tlio address.
Tho address was limn taken up, road
again, add adoptod as follows:
ADDRESS
mom upon them is unnecessary.
It is behoved to be a fundamental prin
ciple iu representative republics, that po
pulation and not torritory, should form
tlio basis of representation. Tbe inttil
Feilow-Citibiens,—The undersigned, [disregard of this salutary-principlo in the
' to whom worn confided the duty of re- i present system, ran only bo accounted
commending to you tho expediency of a for by the fact, that 34 years ago, when
’Convention of Delegates to’amend tlte
‘ Constitution, so as to secure a reduction
of the number at present coK>po>iug tlio
General Assembly; tlio selection of the
- day on whioh iMvmtld be advisable to elect
the Delegates; their number, nod the
«imc for the meeting of such Convention;
•"having discharged the trust reposed iu
limtn, they cannot fvrhe.n , iu presenting
tp V0U, the result of their delitv'Mlious,
to add for Tour rrSrrtioa, certain constd-
ilte Constitution was framed, there were
but 20 counties, and the House of Rep
roieutalives consisted of only 62 mem
bers ; but however expedient it might
have been deemed ai that time to have
constituted tho Senate on this basis, no
argument, it is conceived, can bo drawn
from this fuel, in favor of a continuance
of u system which is violutiv* of that
principle of equality in representation, so
esseutial to a perfect representative gov
' •cations, which m iy have a tendency to ernment, und upon which the stability
oroduce a concert in action, so desirable I and prosperity of every political fabric
* in thil tuomeutou* measure, and su-fou- must essentially depend.
his wounds being principally cor.fntcd to a
,, „ a hand and arm, which were a good deal
and wito have lately returned, in a'hostile cut and bruised. The shoulder of the
manner, to tlioir former residence, is anti- ( former was restored to its proper pluco by
... ciputed. Col. Atkinson, with the United ; D. S. and such other relief afforded as
clj tor I to vety s.i is actory manner m : States Troops under Itis command, from , could bo rendered tri tlio moment, after
~ i "‘ h hn h;,s ,,res,lJ,id ovor 1,s I Jefferson Barracks, reached Rock Island, ! which they were sent to the hospital. We
in the Mississippi, on tho 13th ult. and | understand they are brofiicis-in*law, and
Gov. Reynolds, of Illinois, hnd issued or- ! reside in Doltincy streot.
Burney Jackson, mentioned above, was
Gold streets, uud were kindlv attended tu. j party-walls, as iu so great a building
One ot tliein was found to bo very badly ! tlioir should have been, nor anchors, as
injured, Itis head being deeply cut and ! tin: iron for connecting tlte materials and
covered with blood, nnd otto of his shoul- j adding strength to tlio building, are
ders dislocated, besides other wounds, called. Worst of all, the beams of the
some of which appeared to ho internal.— | mass that has fallen, were not morticed
His case is believed to be extremely criti- j into the limbers of tho suction thnt temaius;
cal. The other was not so badly hurt, I and there appears to Itavo been a com-
wliich ho has presided ovor its delibera
tions.
On motion, it was
Resolved, That the Editors of newspa-! ders to Brie. Gen. Neale, to taise a bat :
pers throughout the State, be requested lo j tu!ion ol 600 men, lo meet at Beurdstown ! carried into a neighbouring house, whore
publish in their papers, the entire proceud- j on the 22d ult. to assist in. driving Black | his wounds were examined by Dr. Car 1
Hawk and his parly boyottd tho limits of( roll,
ol tlio Stale. — Charleston Courier.
ings of this meeting.
On motion it was
Resolved, That tho thanks of this con
vention bo given to P. C. Gtticu, its Se-
Ho had supposed his arm was bro-
. ken in two places, but it was found ou ex
amination that such was not the fact. His
A letter from Havana, under date of A- j head nnd face wuro apparently much
cretary, for'tho valuable services ho has i pril 10, to a gentleman in Baltimore, men- 1 bruised, but it is believed, that with pro-
rendered this body during its session. i tiuns that a Spanish slaver, with 200 slaves I per attention ho will soon recover. He
The Chairman then adjourned tho meet- Jon board, Itncl been captured tlte day be- (was carried homo to Itis friends iu Delan-
ing sine die.
Tho tthtivq is a correct transcript qf
the proceedings of the meeting. Mill
edgeville, Mnv 3), 1832.
P» C. GUIEU, Socetary.
NOTICE.
A LL persons haring demands against thn Es
tate of James Boaworth, deceased, are re-
quested to present them iu terms of the law, and
thou indebted to said Estate are called upon fbr
immediate payment.
HENRY P.GARRISON, Adm'r:
May 10—52-0t
lore, by an English scltr. and brought into Icy street. IIo must ituve remained under
that port as a prize;—Charleston Cour.
Another Indian Treaty,—A Treaty
has been concluded between 'tho United
S. Government and the Wyaqdot Indians . . o
in Ohio, by which the latter cede to ncatli tho ruins, and grasping the pen,
tllO I I mtOfi SlillM (S nf ike... !.L t. ' L t,n linJ kn«t> meill.x 11 til
tlio ruins more tliun two hours, and re
marked that during this (into bo consider
ed himself, in effect, a dead man.
About half past 12 o’clock the hand of
Mr. Stokes was seen projecting, from be-
the United State* n tract of sixteen thou-; with which lie had been writing; it will
sand acres ol laud for the price of $1 25 be many hours before he can be removed:
j the body, from the weight on it, must
' havo been entirely crushed. ,
| A colored man was taken out about
| one o'clock, atnJ carried to tho house of
per acre.
The celebrated Spanish General Mo-
rillo, died on the 7fii March.
plolo breaking off, exactly as if the foun
dation of a part of the building had given
wav, and there was no connecting fix
tures botwcon the two portions of (ho
edifice, liy which the whole strength should
have been united.—The consequence was,
that the building has yielded to the pres
sure of tho enormous woiglu of iron, tin,
wire, cotton nnd other goods stored trl’U.
in it—tho balance not being evenly pru»
served. The store has been occupied
but throe or four weeks, and it is evident
that the laws of gravitation have only
preserve it so long. Any considerable
disarrangement of the equilibrium, would
Iwve produced the same result at an ear
lier day. But it is nor tlte moment for
iiidulgeing iu spoculntioiis as to tho causes
of tlio calamity, while so many hearts are
aching at Ihe effects— the most terrible of
which may even be yet unknowe.
Mr. Goddard, ono of the de
ceased, was a most estimable aqd worthy
mao. He was industrious, hut poor. Iio
has left u numerous and exrellett family,
in narrow circumstances. Subscriptions
for their relief will bo rt reived at this
office
POSTSCRIPT.—Half past i 2 0 *
deck—We have just returned from the
scene of death. Tltd body of poor God
dard hits been taken put. hi* Dead dow-