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THE HERALD:
The original Jai Dowrino, ha wrinrn a vi
Talita hiaiory of tha lair trying and UrrribWchampaijn
on lhr Maine Boundary. The Philadelphia (faitllr
promise* a world of laughter from It. Th* people of
Maine, Howttrer, arc likely la laugh ralhrr aourly
over any joke* at the eaprnat of their lau anil “log
rolling’’ cacrumenl
The trial of Maraaud and Raymond, of the ahtp
AU aandre, on the charge of murd'rin;the captain
and aerrn other a and Monisualy taken tha raaael to ;
the United Staten, and commenced at Breat, and had
been going on Iwo day when thrlaei account* reach
ed Pari* Maraaud had made a full confeaaion, *l
--ging, however, that ha took no part in the murder,
and that Raymond waa the inatigator and projector
of the crime.
After bur dayeofineghriual endeavor at Albany
totmpannal a Jury bribe trial of Recior *erued of
murder, th* attempt wa* abandoned The numher
of juror* iworn wa* 2K, of which B*l were rejected
a* haring formed an opinion aa to the guilt or inno
< nee of the accuaed 13 were proemptorlly challen-
and 10 wore received aa juror*. He will now be
tried inaomeother county.
According tuib* laat number of ilie Imnraater (New
Hampshire.) Kgia, theanow i* yet two feet deep, or
thereabout*, in that neighliorhnnd.
Lixca or thl United Bt*t —General Dearborn,
in hi* admiral letter* from the weal, pttMiahed in th*
Boaton Courier, atate* the remarkable fact that there
are no l.iltea, large r.or email, on the nothern conti
nent of A i erica, amiih of forty-one degree* of lati
tude, except in Florid*. Thoae in Florida, and aom*
we believe in Alabama and Louiaiana, are rather
bayou*, or lagoons, rnmnmnirating with the era or
e vpetition* of atagnanl river*, which alao theinaelve*
have mostly *ubtaranean communication with the
oecan. Such are found in all aecondary formation*
amular lo the iwamp and alluvial region* of the del
ta of the Mcaaiaaippi, and alao our coaata and ialand’a
Ike Florida, Cub* and the Bahama*. In the laat,
though inaiillalcd, they hove tide*, and, no doubt,
there r*i*t* aulmtarine arcade* and tunnel* of the
coral reef*, throngh which the ocean find* egre**
and ingress.—Cuba, however, i* marginated by pre
cipitant reef* of coral rock on the north, end exten
airc white and banka of the. aame animal material
on it* nouth eoa*t. Yet Culm ha* primitive moun
tain* of great bright*, which appear to be the uncleua
of it* bur
SKETCHES or THE HISTORY and MAN
NKHN oe the NKMINOLKS
/'root nn unpublished manutrripl of a recent
reeiilent in Florida.
The following relation of the death and bu
rial ol a beautiful squaw, I had from an intelli
gent young lady who panned a winter at Volu
sia, upon thcßt. John’a river, and waa an eye
witneaa lo some of the act-ties I have hore de
acrihed.
There iaa doal of romanre in the history of
this Katalikee, a wild fawn of ihe Hcminolea.
She waa by birth a Kucher, but had married a
Neminola warrior. A young .S'anopof her own
tritie had early imbibed an ardent attachment
for tha young Princess: ho had breathed out
his fervent love to her In all the glowing lan
guage of Ilia nitive longue: she received his
protestations in silence, without a look of grat
itude. lie had pressed hia anil long and unre
mittingly ; she received his attentions with
carelessness and indifference.
Many a beautifiil night when the moon was
riding high in the heavens, and flinging its sil
very light over the lake and woods in the vi
cinity other dwelling, had he repaired toiler
cottage, and urged the young fawn to walk
with him to neighboring dells and there pour
rd forth hia whole soul, with ail Ihe masterly
and passionate eloquence, for which the wari
er is so distinguished, in thought almost irre
sistible, yet dulcet strains into the ear of this
wild girl. But all to no purpose, her dark
gazelle eye softened not at hia impassioned el
oquence, and her soft slender hand sent back
no electrical thrill to the nervous pressings of
his own.
It was not that she loved another, it waa not
that her heart was unexceptibie ; she was pos
sessed of a soul capable of experiencing affec
tion of the deepest and holliest character ; but
the young warrior had not about him that un
accountable 11 Je ne gait 91*01'”— that miateri
mti something, which the heart of civilized
woman always delights to throw around the
object of her affections, and which is absolute
necessary to atvuken the sentiment of love in
these children of the forest.
At one time he hoped hit devotion and tin*
wearned attenion had began to win upon her
heart, ind in one of her rambles while seated
upon the grass, and amusing Rata.'ika by some
tale of hiaow n prow ess, lie a entered to unbind
her raven hair—he pressed his slim, tawny,
but yet delicate and well turned lingers through
her flowing tresses, and commenced cautious
ly anointing them with the marrow of the deer
the strongest token of Indian regard She
perceived this, sprang upon her fert,and telling
him in her heart’s own unequivocal language,
she did not, could not love him—bounded away
to her mother. Never again did she listen to
his professions of regard ; fr* m that day forth,
never did he visit her wigwam ; and the fawn
gambolled no more in the woods, unless it was
known that the young Kuehec had gone upon
a long burning excursion.
Not many moons had tv axed and w aned, af
ter the incident just related had transpired,
when a tall athletic and manly figure might
have been seen at the dusk of evening, Mealing
with a light, elastic, and almost noiseless foot
step through a dense hammock near which
was situated a neat Indian wigwanu ; the in
dividual paused at intervals and listened as if
in expectation himsely of hearing footsteps ;
not far distant to the right might have heen
seen lltc outlines of a ul! slender form, recli
ning against an old tree itt the attitude of
breathless attention ; the figure walked slow
ly on in the direction of this tree; no sooner
were footsteps heard, than the form beneath
it glided forward, and in a moment Estalika
was in the arms of the stranger.
Tales of the prowess of Sulka, a warrior of j
ihe Semi.iiiles, who had lately come among
them, had long preceded his arrival; he was i
► bow n a the ehifof lion hear* and eagle eye. !
and the dark-eyed Kuchee maiden's hearts
heat more rapidly at every roup dt'otil which
the elegant stranger cast upon them. Hut he
waa indifferent to all save th* maiden whoee
melancholy fate 1 have commenced to relate. ,
The flrat tine Kataiika exchanged glances
with Nulka, aha felt that he war a being she
could love.—His tall and manly frame, his
breadth of cheat, anil eagle eye, were not to be
resorted by e squaw, faatideous even as Katali
ka. Many times had they already met by .
| stealth in this sequestered spot; he had won
her love and received as proof of it all which
woman has to give, and was now coming lo
meet her for the last lime, before he removed
her to the hunting grounds of the Scminoles.
Preparations for departure were made this eve
ning and on the morrow at dawn of day, the
Indian lover, and she who was now his wife,
might be aeeu vending their way on a serpen
tine trail, through the wild forests.
In a few days they where at Hulks’* home,
’ and the confiding young Kuchee, found the
! warrior ahe loved, all that the most exacting
squaw rould desire.
Eleven moons of uninterrupted happiness
had glided rapidly away, and Kstaiika had be
come the mother of a beautiful boy—the idol
of his father; not an unkind look or w ord had
ever escaped from Sulks to his wife—if after a
toilsome chase he returned without surces*,
she soothed his angry spirit with gentle words,
and made him forget in the rapture of his only
iuvs, the chagrin which had added a frown to
his tawny brow; she was all tenderness and
affection—she believed him the superior war
rior of his tribe, and loved him with the devo
tion of woman’s first, and only love, and they
were happy.
This was the state of feelings existing in his
wigwarm, when one evening a strange Indian
who had been lurking all day in the woods
near by, was seen just as the last rays of twi
light died away, to rise from the mossy couch
where he had thrown himself, and creep along
in a half bent posture, to the edge the thicket
near the wigwam ; a (ire was burning in the
enclosure of the house, and a few gourds and
rude dishes were laying upon the ground near
which sat our happy couple; the stranger,
unseen, might hsve been observed narrowly
watching the movements of both, while they
enjoyed under the open sky their frugal
repast. After watching them for a time he
turned, and accidentally stumbling against a
sapling tree, caused the foliage to rustle. Es
talika looking enquiringly at her unconcerned
husband, lo know what caused it, but he did
not look up, and (he noise not being repeated
was forgotten—meanwhile the unknown had
glided into the forest and disappeared.
Kstaiika retired to rest at her usual hour,
rose on the morrow, and prepared her morn
ing repast. The food was taken: soon after
she began to complain of sickness and a strange
burning sensation on the brain. Hulkj. not
unacquainted with the symptoms, hastily en
quired ifany stranger had been around their
camp? No waa the reply of the. wife, but 1
thought I saw adark figure like a man near that
thicket last evening ; leaving her for a moment
he hastened there —prints of moccasins remain
ed in the sand, someone had been there, and lie
divined at once who it was. and the cause of
his w ife’s illness.
Since the day the Kuchee had decn rejected
by Kstaiika he had meditated revenge ; when
the Seminole bore her from the wigwam ofher
mother, he was still more wounded in pride,
and apent many an hour in devising means to
put his oft conceived, and as frequently aban
doned achemes in execution.
The stranger who stood in that thicket the
night before was the Kuchee warrior ; he had
been stealing around at the hour of their even
ing meal, to ascertain the gourd which was
used by Kstaiika—he had learned it—and at the
still hour of midnight had infused therein the
poisonousjuice ofanherb ho knew was deadly, 1
and his revenge was satiated.
Kvery thing which the most tender affection
and the akiii of the sagrst Doctors of the tribe j
could suggest would not avail to save her. j
The tide of life was ebbing slowly away, and J
the bold Sulka, with a tearless eye, hutacoun- 1
tenanre expressive of the most intense anguish,!
leaned over his dying wife, uttering audibly at
iutervuls, “ Upiift, lepust,” the breath is going, j
ihe breath is going. An old crone of the tribe ‘
held the infant boy over the dying mother, to
receive her parting spirit, as it is supposed to ‘•
linger foratime with its children, and impart
instructions which ate to exert an influence ■
upon all their future destiny.
When it became evident that life was extinct,
those around began to place the body in as
compact a posture as possible; the arms were
bent nl the elbows so that each had lay back
against each shoulder; the legs were doubled
at the knees, and then brought up against the 1
stomach, the body being now in a sitting pos
ture : the head was inclined forward, and the
whole frame compressed together and tied up
in a large blanket like a bundle, but the body
still retaining the sitting posture.
These rites performed, the fire in and around
the wigwam was extinguished, the blankets.
Ac, mustered together, and two Indians pat
sing a pole through the bundle containing the
corpse, shouldered it and marched off to anew ■
camp; they always remove their camps when
ever a friend dies.
Having selected anew camp ground, the
fires were again kindied. Now commenced
the ceremonies preliminary to burying the
dead. A fast was hckl for three days, and the
body placed in the open air, had a large fire
enkindledaround it which burnt for the same
period. At the expiration of this time the
I body was removed for buiial. As no such
, ready made mausoleum as a hollow tree was I
near, the friends proceeded to construct an In- j
; dian tomb; it was when finished a pen built
, cob-house fashion, of sapling pines of sufficient
| height to receive the body in a sitting posture.
I Here they placed her, and then tumbled in her :
tin pans and pots, w ith beads,belt*, and a small
supply of poultry and provisions. A few In
dun girl* who had followed in the train, pluck-!
ggsket rnmmstXt&*
cd wild flowara and strewed them round the
copse—fit emblems of her own fragile and
and ahort lived exiaience. Hhe had ahed a
momentary fragranca around ll>e path of Sulka,
, and had faded.
Now commenced the wailing for the dead,
such a weeping and howling, auch noises and
gesturei a* beggar ail description.
If pandemonium had broken loose with alt
it* host, it appeared as though they could not
have produced greater commotion. Thu*ter
minated the last sad rites over the unfortunate
and beautiful Kstaiika. There is scope in the
history of this interesting Indian girl, for a
| beautiful tale; in the hands of an able novelist,
| it might receive a thrilling interest.
Pardons — Reprieves, etc. —The custom of
pardoning for capital offences, on the part of
our Legislature, his become a positive evil,
i It is scarcely possible sny longer for a white
man to suffer the penalty of the law. We well
remember that, during the last session of the
| legislature, much time was consumed, and
j many very pathetic speeches were made, to
| secure the pardon of John Gray, who was un
der sentence of death for a murdercominitted
: in a house of ill fame in the city of Augusta.
The sympathies of the members were effec-
I tually reached, and he was released. At the
j late session of Lincoln Superior Court, this
same individual was convicted on two indict
ments for larceny, and sentenced lo the pen
itentiary for ten years. There is much said
by mistaken philanthropists relative to the
extension of mercy to criminals; would it
not be well for them to remember that the
virtuous portion of the community have at
least equal claims upon their sympathies?
The certainly of punishment I* vastly more
effectual than its severity. In our Georgia
courts a conviction is rapidly becoming little
1 else than a solemn mockery. It is in many
instances treated with sheer contempt as the
j criminal relics with confidence upon the mercy
of the executive for a reprieve, and upon the
ignorance and false sympathies of the Legis
lature for an ultimate pardon.
Columbus Enquirer.
Among the passengersin Ihe Great Western,
which sailed for Bristol on the 22d lilt, were
M. Pound* Minister of France to the United
Slates, Mr. Cowell, Agent of the Hankof Kng
land, Mr. Jackson, late representative in Con
gress from Georgia, Dr. Foltz, Hospital Hur
gcon of the U. 8. Navy for the Mediterranean,
und Mayor Van Buren, late Secretary to the
President.
The Ente Duel in North-Carolina. —The
Norfolk Hracon, noticing the report which
reached Baltimore that the report of the duel
between Mr. Jones, :>f North-Carolina, and Mr.
Wilson, ofN. Y. was a hoax, says: “We wish
such were the case, but the only ground cf the
rumor w*s that Hie dead body of Mr. Wilson
| had not been seen by those who were in the
way of seeing it. We w ould only add that our
i account of the unhappy affair was obtained
| form one who had 100 good reason* to know
the particulars, and that since the rumor was
afloat we have aeeu a letter from the best att
| thorny, slating that the body of the unfortunate
W ilson, was buried near Currituck Court
I House. Other letter* corroborate the burial
of the body as just stated.’’
The N. O. lice, of the Bth inat says:—“Mai.
Gcnl. M’Combe and Gen. Wool, of the U. 8.
Army, have arrived in this city from Florida.
W'e understand that they have concluded a
treaty with the Hemtnolcs; the exact terms of
which have not yet transpired—but the Indians
are to keep possession of the ‘disputed terri
tory.”
The same papersays:—“Col. Barnard K. Bee,
Toxian minister plenipotentiary to Mexico,
1 left this rtty on Saturday in the Woodbury for
Mexico. We understand he bears the olive
branch of peace; the object of his mission being
to obtain the recognition of Tcxiuti indepen
dence on the part of Mexico, and to form a
treaty of peace, amity and commerce with that
republic.”
The Committee appointed by the New
York Legislature to enquire into the abuses
said to exist in the Sing-BingJPrison, have
reported, and it makes the blood run cold
‘ to read the barbarous treatment of the
prisoners. For the last two yeais they have
been deprived of a sufficiency of good and
wholesome food, which rendered them un
able to labour, and if a full day’s work was
not dou a flogging was the consequence, as
also if they made any complaint. The
regulations of the prison require meat lor
their dinner, but the keepers substituted j
peas or codfish a great portion of the time.;
One of the underkeepers testifies that pria
! oners have received from 85 to 200 stripes, ]
the end of the ropes with which they were ,
punished not (infrequently would with wire
: —that prisoners have committed suicide
from excessive punishment—that the coro- ■
1 nor was seldom called at the death of a
prisoner, although the law requires it in
every instance, and that whenever the In
spectors, or any public functionary were
l expected, the keepers would give them
good and wholesome provisions, such as
j the law requires.—Gov. Seward has nom
inated anew list of Keepers, but a majori
ty of the Senators do not see propper to
concur. A year’s residence and tuition at
Sing-Sing would make them sing’ a differ
ent tune.— Jersey man.—
In the case of the Commonwealth agai
nst A. G. Sage, the editor of the Lehigh
Patriot, for an alleged liblrupon Governor
Porter, in regard to the Stonebrcakcr affair,
the jury, we understand from a correspon
dent at Allentown, brought in a verdict of
guilty. Gov. Porter was present at the
trial as a witness.— Pkilad. Ledger.
Newspaper Borrowing.— The borrow “.g 0 f
newspapers is, very unfair, and hardly „n honor
able practice. Suppose the principle should
be extended, and that people should take it into
their heads to borrow the wares of tradesmen,
instead of purchasing them, what a pretty pass
would things come to. How would a shoema
ker stare, if one should ask him for the ioan
of a pair of shoes, saying that be only wanted;
to Irene them! Yet people borrow anew spa- ’
per—they only want to read it!
A Mctk’s answer.— A gentleman visiting a
deaf and dumb institution, asked one of the
pupils. “What is eternity I” and received for
answer; “It is the lifetime of the Almighty 1”
!
Very Aments.—A fanner going to “get
his grist ground’’ at a mill, borrowed a bag of
one of his neighbors. The poor man was
somehow or other knocked into the water by
[ the water-wheel, and thebag went with him.
He was drowned; and when the melancholy
news was brought to his wife, she exclaimed
“My gracious! what a fuss thera’ll be now
adout that huy
From Milled Seville.
GUBERNATORIAL CONVENTION.
Milledugvillc, May 6th, 1839.
In pursuance of a recommendation of a
Convention of the State Rights party, held in
Millr-dgeviiie on the 22d day of December.
1838, that a Convention of said party should
be held in this city on this day, for the pur
pose of nominating a candidate for the office
of Governor of this Htatc.
On motion of Mr. Wimberly, of Twiggs,
Thomas Mitciiel, a delegate from the coun
ty of Clark, was called to Ihe Chair.
Wiley Williams and Petterhos Tiiwcatt,
Jr., were appointed Secretaries.
On motion of Mr. Jones, of Muscogee, Thom
as Mitchell, K*q., was chosen President of
the Convention.
On motion of Mr. Hudson, of Putnam.
Resulted, That each county represented in
this Convention, w hether by one or more dele
gates, shall be entitled to as many votes as it
has members ir. the General Assembly.
On motion, it was
Resolved, That any citizen present from
! rounties not represented in this Convention,
be invited lo join this body.
The Convention then adjourned until to
morrow evening, at half past 7 o’clock.
Tuesday, May 7, 1830.
Tile States Rights Convention met pursuant
to adjournment.
Mr. Jenkins, of Richmond, offered the fol
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That in the opinion of this Con
j venlion, the conduct of George R. Gilmer,
in the discharge of the duties of the Executive
Chair, has been eminently distinguished by
patriotism and intelligence, and by a firm
manly and unwavering adherence to the prin
ciples of the Stale Rights party of Georgia, by
which he has maintained and promoted Ihe
best interests of the State;
j Tiiat this Convention tender to Governor
Gilmer this acknowledgement of his public
services, and accompany it with the expression
of their regret, that circumstances should in
Ills view- render it necessary that he should de
-1 dine a renomination for the Executive Chain
That the President of this Convention be
requested to transmit a copy of their resolution
lo Governor Gilmer—
Which passed unanimously.
On motion of Mr. Meriwether, it was
Resolved, That this Convention do now pro
ceed to the nomination of a candidate for the
office of Governor, without the announcement
of any name, aud that two-thirds of the votes
i present be necessary to a choice.
WhereupoitheConvention proceeded lo the
i nomination, by bullot of a candidate for the
J officer of Governor of the Stale of Georgia.
7 HTrrrnjWiTi counting oiiT Ihe bailoil, it appeared
! that the Hon. Charles Dougherty, of the coun
ty of Clark, was nominated for that office.
On motion of Mr. Hull, of Clark,
Resolv and, That a committee of three be ap
; pointed to notify Mr. Dougherty of his nom
ination, Mu request his acceptance.
Whereupon the President appointed Mr.
Hull. Mr. Floyd, of Morgan, and Mr. Harde
’ man, of Oglethorpe, as that rommittce.
On motion, it was ordered that the proeeed
j mgs of this Convention be signed by the Presi
dent, countersigned by the secretaries.
Further resolved, That Ihe thanks of this
Convention be tendered to the President for
theableand dignified manner in which he has
presided over its deliberation, and also to the
Secretaries for the ability and fidelity with
which they have discharged their duty.
On motion, the Convention adjourned sine
die.
THOS. MITCHELL, Prcs’t,
Wiley Williams, i s<.cr'vs
Peterson Thweatt, Jr. $ -
Reduction Convention.
Monday, May 6th 1839.
Under the provision of an act of the Gen
eral Assembly, passed 26th of December,
’ IS3S, “to proviilefor the call for a Conven
: ttorf to reduce the number of the General
i Assembly of the State of Georgia, and for
! other purposes therein named,’’ the dele
gates returned from the several counties in
the State, met, and proceeded to organize,
by calling Joseph Day, Esq. a delegate
from the county of Jones, to the Chair, and
appointing F. H. Sanford, Esq. Secretary,
pro. tern.
In conformity with a resolution offered
by Thomas Stock, Esq. a delegate from the
county of Greene, a message was received
from the Governor, transmitted his Proc
lamation, declaring the persons elected del
egates to this Convention.
Mr. Gray, a delegate from the county of
Jones, offered the following resolution .
Resolved, That the delegates now pro
ceed lo take the oath prescribed by the Gen
eral Assembly calling this Convention.
Mr. Echols of Coweta, submitted resolu
tions relative to the oath prescribed for the
delegates of the Convention by the last Leg
islature.
The Convention next proceeded to the
election of President, whereupon James
M. Wayne, Esq. a delegate from the county
of Chatham, was elected w ithout opposi
tion.
Mr. Kcunan of Baldwin, offered the fol
lowing resolution, which was adopted.
Resolved, That a plurality of votes he
suflisient to elect the Secietary and other
officers.
On counting out the ballots for Secreta
ry, Lueicnt La Taste having received the
highest vote, was elected. L. La Taste re-.
ecived 135, F. H. Sanford 87, Griffin 42.
and B. H Robinson 24. T. R. Eidson,
was elected Door Keeper, and A. L. Rob
erson, Messenger.
Mr. Barely of Habersham, offered the
following resolution :
Resolved, That this Convention d'ravow
the authority of the Legislature to prescribe
the form of the oa£ lo bc administered to
them, h* believe,,g that it is the desire
of the people, that we be limited in our
powers, to the subjects of reduction and
equalization of representation, and not con
sidering the said oath objectionable other
than the source from which it emanates,
Resolved, That this Convention adopt
the same, and that it bc administered to
the members comprising it.
On motion of Mr. Stocks of Greene, a
. resolution was agreed to appointing a com
| mittee to wait upon the Clergy of.Millcdge
| villc, and request them to make such ar
rangements as would be agreeable to them
selves to open the daily meetings of the
Convention with praying.
On motion of Mr. Gray of Jones :
Resolved, That the Messenger be in
structed to provide seats and desks for
Printers and Editors of Newspapers for the
purpose of reporting the proceedings of the
Convention.
On motion of Mr. Berrien, of Chatham :
Resolved, That a committee to consist
of three members from each Judicial dis
trict be appointed by the President, whose
duty U shall be to prepair and report a plan
for the reduction of the number of members
in both branches of the Legislature, and
that said committee be announced at the
opening of the Convention to-morrow morn
ing.
The Convention then adjourned till 10
o'clock to morrow morning.
Tuesday, May 7,1839.
The President announced the following
Committee under a resolution of yesterday,
authorizing the President to appoint three
from each Judicial Circuit.
Eastern Circuit.—Messrs. Berrien, Peter
Cone, and Troup.
Middle Circuit.—Messrs. King, Gamble
and I.awson.
Northern Circuit.—Baxter, Hardeman
and Allen.
Western Circuit.—Hull, Wofford and
Hutchins.
Ormulgee Circuit. —Stocks, Burney and
Day.
Southern Circuit.—Crawford, Bostwick
and B. B. Smith.
Flint Circuit.—Kelly, Rivers and Bailey.
Chattahoochee Circuit. —Seaborn Jones,
Patterson and Gresham.
Cherokee Circuit.—McAffce, Bird and
Mays.
Coweta Circuit.—Springer, Dougherty
and Echols of Coweta.
Mr. Echols’ resolutions offered yesterday
were taken up, and on the motion lo adopt,
those offered by Mr. Barclay in lieu of the
same, the Yeas were 251, Nays 38.
On motion of Mr. Stocks, the phraseolo
gy of the oath prescribed by the act of the
Legislature was altered, so as io be admin
istered in the second person instead of the
first.
The Delegates then proceeded to make
the oath, w hich was administered by the
lion. John Schley, Judge of the Superior
Court of the Middle Circuit.
The Convention adjourned till 10 o'clock
to-morrow-morning.
Wednesday, May Bth, 1839.
Mr. Baldwin offered the following reso
lution, which was lost.
Resolved, That the President appoint a
committee of three to wait upon the Gov
ernor, and request him, as early as convcn
’ ient, to furnish a list of the rounties of this
State, with the amount of taxes paid by them
for the year 1837.
Thursday, May 9th. 1839.
As much of the Journals of yesterday as
relate to the rejection of Mr. Baldwin's
resolution, was reconsidered. The reso
lution was taken up, amended by striking
out the word “ Governor” and inserting
Comptroller General, and passed.
The Committee of 30, appointed form
the ten Judicial Circuits, to recommend to
this Convention a plan reducing and equal
izing the representation in the Legislature,
made the following
REPORT:
The Committee to whom was referred
the resolution of the Convention, requiring
them to report a plan for the reduction of
the number of the Members of thcGeneral
Assembly of this Ntate, beg leave to report
the following as a substitute for the sev
enth section of the first article of the Con
stitution now in force:
The House of Representatives shall ho
composed of members from all the counties
which now are, or hereafter may bc inclu
ded within this State, according to their
respective numbers of free white persons,
and including three-fifths of all the people
of color, to be ascertained by an actual enu
meration, to bc made from time to time, at
intervals of 7 years, as now by law pro
vided. Each county shall he entitled to
one member. F.ach county having a rep
resentatives population as above specified
of five thousand persons, shall bc entitled
lo one additional member, and each
county having such representative popula
tion of twelve thousand persons, shall be
entitled to two additional members, but no
county shall have more than three mem
bers.
The number of members of which the
House of Representatives will bc composed
according to the aforesaid ratio, and the
last census, shall not hereafter be increased,
except when anew county is created : and
it shall be the duly of the Legislature, at
their session, to be holden next after the
enumeration provided for by law, so to reg
ulate the ratio of representation, as to pre
vent such increase.
The Representatives shall be chosen an
nually, on the first Monday of October, until
such day of election shall be altered by law.
The Committee report the following as a
subtitute for the third section of the first
at tide of the Constitution now in force.
The following shall be the Third Section of
the First Article of the Constitution of the State
of Georgia.
The Senate shall be elected annually on the
first Afonday in October, and shall be composed
of one member from each of the forty-six Sen
atorial Districts following:
1 Chatham and Kfiingham.
2 Striven and Burke.
3 Richmond and Columbia.
4 Lincoln and Wilkes.
5 Elbert and A/adison.
6 Habersham and Lumpkin.
7 I’ttion and Rebun.
8 Forsyth and Hall.
9 Jackson and Franklin.
10 Clarke and Oele'.horpc.
11 Greene and Putnam.
12 Talli^' u an( j Warren.
t3 Hancock and Baldwin.
14 W ashington and Jefferson.
15 Emanuel and Monlgomery.
10 Bullock and Bryon.
17 Talnall and Liberty.
18 Mclntosh and Glynn.
19 Camden and Wayne.
20 Ware and Lowndes.
21 Telfair and Appling.
22 Laurens and Wilkenson.
23 Pulaski and Twiggs.
24 Bibb and Crawford.
25 Jones and Jasper.
20 Butts and Monroe.
27 Morgan and Walteu.
28 Newton and Henry.
29 De Kalb arid Gwinnett.
30 Gilmer and Afurrav.
31 Cass and Cherokee.
32 Cobb and Campbell.
33 Coweta and Fayette.
34 Meriwether and Talbot.
35 Pike and Upson.
36 Houston and Macon.
37 Dooly and Irwin.
38 Thomas and Decatur.
39 Baker and Early.
40 Lee and Sumpter.
II Randolph and Stewart.
42 Muscogee and Marion.
13 Harris and Troup.
44 Heard and Carroll.
45 Paulding and Floyd.
46 Chattooga, Walker and Dade.
The rest of ihe day was employed in receiv
ing substitutes for the origwal report, all of
w hich having been ordered to be printed, the
Convention adjoined to 10 o’clock to-morrow
morning.
Friday, May 10th.
The Convention spent some time
ing additional substitutes for the report of the
committee of 30, after which it resolved itself
into a committee of the whole, Mr. Stocks in
the chair; having spent some time therein, the
committee rose, reported progress, asked and
obtained leave to sit again.
The Convention then adjourned to 9 o'clock
to-morrow morning.
.Saturday May 11th.
Nearly the whole of this day was spent in
committee of the whole, Mr. Stocks in the
chair, on the report of the eginmittee of 30.
Much animated and interesting debate ensued,
111 which Messsrs. Jenkins, Berrien, of Chat
ham. Hunter of Crawford, Jones, of Musco
gee, Wayne of Chatham, Davis, of Lee, Stark,
of Butts, Hopkins of Mclntosh, Spencer, of
Liberty, Harman, of t/onroc, Wofferd of Hate
ersnnm, Dawson, of Greene, and Gamble, of
Jefferson, participated.
The President having resumed the chair, the
committee asked and obtained leave tosit again,
when the Convention adjourned lo Monday
morning, 9 o’clock.
lUesf Chester, Pa. April 30.
The Honorable Isaac Darlington, died
at his residence in this borough, on Satur
day evening last, in the 58th year of his
age. He was interred in Friends, Burying
ground yesterday; his remains were fol
lowed by a numerous retinue of friends,
neighbors and relatives, the last sad icstr*
raony of their sense of their deep and irre
parable loss.
Ri’ H Rip Van Wirele. —Comrwrwd our lot
to North Carolina. The Standard says Beef
there is only six cents per pound, and eggs
only ten cents a dozen. The Butchers there
pay no 40J9 dollars Rent for Stalls; and every
issly sells Beef who wishes.
I rising an Appetite. — “Uncle Jemmy,” says
a waggish blade lo one of the best old m:*n wh o
ever lived or died, “I’m told von are very fond
of apple dumplings.”—“Why,” says the old
patriarrh, “when I lived in Virginia, I liked
them belter than anything in the world, and
could eat eighteen or nineteen at a time, but,
souicho vv.-stnee Lcanic in tinnyn, my appe
tite his failed me, for I never can eat more
than fourteen or fifteen, before them begin to
clog up on my stomach.”
Avery good ancc dote is related of Inman,
in connexion with the late President of the
Bank of the United St tea. —This distinguish
ed financier, as he was about to leave the sta
tion he had so ably filled for many years,
yielded to the solicitations of the Board of Di
rectors to have his portrait painted for their
room at the bank, and Inman was selected to
execute the work. “Well,” said a friend to
him one day while the picture was yet on the
case,, “how are you painting Nick, Inman ?
With an air of gaiety or an air of gravity ?
Hey ?’’ “Neither,” responded the painter,
“but with an air of— resignation /”
Like Insurance.— As illustrative of the
benefit of life insurance, we may mention
that the sum of five thousand dollars is to
be paid by the Pennsylvania Life Insitiatire
Company of this city, to the family of the
late Dr. Boyd, of the U. S. Navy, who died
iu New York a few days since, in the prime
of life, after a brief illness.
Anew claim against M. Bonazet, the late
contractor for the gambling house in Paris,
occupied the Tribunal du Premiere Instance
on Friday. In this ease the complnißent was
M Frcmyn, a notary, who demanded the res
titution of a sum of 58 (JOO fra. which had been
abstracted from him by a clerk with some oth
er moneys, und lost in one of the gaining
houses of Puns before theii abolition by law .
The amount of the loss was proved by the ca
eounta of the contractor, und it was likewise
given in evideuc • that the people at that house
knew the playor to be a notary’s clerk and yet
suffered him to play, contrary to the express
terms of the contract. The Tribunal decided
that M. Benazet should refund the whole of
the 58,000 frs. and pay all the costs of the suit.
A question was raised by M. Benazet, as in a
former case of a banker s clerk, reported by us
some time ago, on the liability of the city of
Paris to join in the repayment, having, in pur
suance of a condition in the contract, partici
pated in the winning; but the Tribunal again
declared itself incompetent to decide upon
this point.
An English Bank in New York.— The New
York Whig says:—“lt is now well understood
that English capitalists lire about to establish a
bank in this city. One of the Messrs, Joseph,
who failed in 1836, is spoken of as the agent,
and from his popular manners, and well known
integrity, a more judicious choice could not
be made. This is a step w hich we are surpri
sed has not been taken before, as the rate of
interest in England is only five per cent., while
in banking operations her at least eight per cent
may bc depended on.”
The Milford (Del.) Bard is a voluntary ten
ant of the Baltimore prison. His object is to
eradicate two inveterate habits to w hich he has
long been addicted.
nr
inc Columbia Spy gives the following as
the lettering of a sign in Adams county, Pa:
Chesnuts and Tobacco for saisktrasilhee
by pint or qart the Chesnuts anti Tfobaeco by
the ping sold heir by me..
W.M. T. Black.”
A rugged countenance often conceals the
warmest heart; as the richest pearl sleeps.iii
the roughest sheiL
Letter of the Laic. —A girl being tried for
stealing a pair of black silk stockings, but it
being proved ttpon evidence that they were
odd, sne was acquitted.
SiMrucmr.—A countryman giving evi
dence in court, was asked by the counsel if
he was born in wedlock ? No sir, answered
the man. I was born in Devonshire,
Remedy fora Lady's Sore Throat.—En
close it closely, yet tenderly, with a shirt
sleeve, and be sure you have an arm in t.
Dr. Chauncey, who was some time since
convicted of being accessory to the murder of
Eliza Sowers, was sentenced yesterday to fke
years imprisonment in the Cherry Hill P:ni
tentiary.
The Baptist Church in Macon. Gydasbeen
converted into a Theatre.