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country has been expunged— that the only bar
rier of our rights has been obliterated, and th
only fortification of our liberty has been de
stroyed! But we forbear. Would to God
that the last session of the twenty-fourth Con
gress could not only be expunged from the ar
chives of this Government, but could pass
from the memory of men ! VS e must refer
our readers to the proper head for the latest
news from Congress.
An Enemy in the Camp.
We have just been informed, upon the most
undoubted authority, that a man, travelling with
the Caravan of .Messrs. Ogden, Brown & Co.,
now in Georgia, is a Disciple of the Tappan
school; and on a late occasion, in Gainesville,
took occasion to introduce the subject of abo
lition to the slaves of that place.
We are not aware that the owners of this
Caravan, who have the appearance of gen
tlemen, are apprized that such a man belongs
to their Company.—ls so, they equally deserve
the execration of every Southern man.
If heretofore ignorant of the fact, which
we trust for their own honor they are.—it is a
duty they owe to themselves, as well as a
Southern public, to ferret out the villain and
discharge him from their employ, or hand him
over to the officers of the country to be dealt
with as his crimes merrit.
From the Chronicle Jp Sentinel.
Independence of the Press.
We take great pleasure in copying into our
columns, and calling the attention of our rea
ders to the manly and independent remarks of
the Miner’s Recorder, of Saturday last, upon
the subject of the appointment of Bishop to
the Tellership of the Central Bank. Many
persons thought our remarks about Bishop too
harsh, and that we applied epithets t*> him
which he did not deserve, but it will be seen
that Mr. Gathright, a Union man, speaks of
his “ atrocities,” and denounces hi n as a “con.
temner of the laws of his country” who “ will
meet the reward due to his infamous and dis
graceful conduct.” This course on the part of
the .Miner’s Recorder, is in the highest degree
honorable and manly compared with the skill
king and dodging course of Mr. Guieu, who
has played deaf and dumb upon the subject
ever since ihe appointment was made.
It will also be seen, by the following article
from the Miner’s Recorder of the same date,
that one of the unfortunate individuals who
was fired upon by Bishop and his clan, in Jan
uary last, has since died of his wounds! Is
not this too bad? Is it not too bad, that such
a villain has become the piotege of the Gov
ernor of our State, and of the Directors of
the Central Bank? If ever there was a time
for reforming such men out of power, u.m is
that time. They cannot plead ignorance of
Bishop’s character, for it has been painted to
them by frie*.d and foe.
Cur Murder!
In our paper of the 14thult. we gave a ve
ry brief notice of a difficulty that occurred
between WILLIAM N. BISHOP, and some
fifteen or twenty citizens of Murray cou ity, at
Spring Place, on the 6th of January last; and
mentioned that four of the citizens fir -d up
on by Bishop and his company qmiiicL’d.
one, it was said mortally, and th it’.
derstand, from a citizen of Mur/ffJ*?, * < ■'•
died a few days since of the
ed on that occasion. For the sake of
neck, if no more, we sincerely hope it is not
so, but our informant says it is ce tainly true.
Miner’s Recorder.
From the Miner’s Recorder, Feb. 11.
William N. Slash p.
The report of the elevation of this peculiar
ly fortunate bully to the office of Teller of ihe
Central B ink of Georgia, which has so jus Iy
called forth a universal expression of indigna
tion throughout the whole up country, is con
firmed by the Standard of U ion of the 31s
ult. We look upo i it, let others think of it
as they may, as a signally unfortunate step, not
only to those who conferred the appointment,
be their motives however pure or impure, but
also to the Union party, thousands of whose
members, from an honest convict on of their
minds, have battled it with them in the hotly
contested field of strife in the maintenance of
those sacred principles upon which they reli
giously believe our admirable form of Govern
ment was established, and can alone be sus
tained and perpetuated. Politicians, and even
parties, now-a-days are not judged by their
principles, but by their conduct. And. there
fore, whatever censure is justly attached to
this appointment, will fall, with equal force
upon the heads of the Union party as well as
ot thoso who conferred it. They cannot jus
tify the act under the plea of ignorance of
Bishop’s moral character, or the many crimes
with which he then and now stands charged
in the Superior Cou; tof Murray county, 'be
cause they have repeatedly been prom dgated,
without exageration, to the world. If thev
have been nrs-led, as we verily believe they
have been, by a little peculiarly selfish dynasty,
linked together by selfish and sordi I motives,
then it betrays an imbecility and a credulity
wholly incompatible with the high anil respo t
sible station they occupy. But if from other
causes, then indeed may the people begin to
tremble for the safety of the institution in
which the whole of their public funds are de
posited. In either case, the act calls loudly fur
reform, short of which the people cannot,
ought not, nor will not be satisfied. If our
anticipations are verified, as we honestly and
conscientiously believe they ought and will be,
they cannot say you did not warn us; we did
warn you, but you heeded not; the fault is
yours and not ours, and therefore be the con
sequences upon your skirts and not ours.
The pubic may, or it may not believe the
statements made with regard to the attrocities
of that man. But the day is comi g, when
that contemner of the laws of his country, will
meet the reward due his infamous and dis
graceful conduct.
From the U. S. Telegraph.
Cron. Wingfield Scott.
''rhe Court of Inquiry which has been, for
name months, in session in the city of Fred
erick, has, as our readers are aware, honor;’-
bjy acquitted Gen. Scott of the charges which
have been for some time suspended over him,
in relation to the failures in the Florida cam
paign. It will also have been seen that the
Executive has expressed his disapproval of the
course adopted by the Court, and sent back the
matter for its further consideration. We
have laid aside the defence of Gen. Scott, un
der the hope that we should have been vble to
find room for it in our columns before this, but
the proceedings of Congress have not allowed
us space. We hope, however, ii a short time
to be able to spread it before our readers.
The course of Geuerl Jackson in this mat
ter will surprise no one, 'File odio in longu.m
jacens qua reconderel, auclaquc promerel
marks his character as eminently us t did that
otTimerus. He will destroy Gen. Scott if he
can. His vindictiveness of character is abso
lutely frightful, and his heart hoardsup its far
things of hate with the penurious:*,ess es ami j
•icr, and Moats over them with tun horrid *ap
ture of if fiend. His rancou;, therefore, will
produce no surprise.
In the Senate, on Frid iy, Mr. Preston call
ed up hi* resolutio i requiri ig til ■ President to
commu lie te the proceed! igs ot the Comt to
that bodv, upo which he ha I pass d jn la
ment. The call led to a debate ot soni • h ug;h,
during which some things were s o ! tout must
grate har.'hiy on royal ears. .Mr. Presto >, in
his rcmaiks. alluded to the letter ol Gen. s
sup addressed to F. P. Biair, of this city, up
on which G t). Scott, at tire* tim his supetioi
in command, was virtually arrested and put
upon his trial, while his accuser was i >’> -st ”, ,
with his command. He spoke of such con
duct in terms of severe reprelumsio:), a d
pointed out the i justice which had b-c i don
to Gem Scott. The reader wdl observ ■ that
this letter of General Jessup to the Kitchen
Cabinet man, which has so much sir k his
character in public eslimatio . was, i.i fact, lire
cause ofthe virtual arrest of Gen. Scott a,d
it was because the Court of Inquiry had. in ita
judgment of acquittal, referred to this letter,
that Jackson reverses its judgment and ref r
the case back for further proceedings. Ihe
object is obviously to protect the accuser, at
the sacrifice of the accused; and wi ll might
Mr. Preston say that, had General Scott writ
ten a letter to the plenipotentiary of the lower
Cabinet, he might have passed free and with
out censure. To such a miserable condition
has every department ofthe Government been
reduced, that no man is safe who does not
court, the favor of the understrappers of th
crown. But what imports it to a man who
seeks to regulate his conduct by a high sense
of duty, and lays the foundation of his fame in
noble and virtuous actions? Who would not
rather be the subject of the high and glowing
eulogy of Preston, than the mendican. protegee
of the infamous Kitchen Cabinet?
It is not necessary for us to siv that the
will ofthe President in regard to the resolution
of Mr. Preston was obeyed by the Senate.
Opinion es the President.
On the proceedings of the Court of Inquiry or
dered to investigate ths causes of the delay
in the campaign against the Creek Indians.
The President has carefully examined the
proceedings ofthe Court of Inquiry recently
held at the ’ity of Frederick, by virtue of or
ders No. 65 and 68, so far as the same relate
to the causes of the delay in opening and pros
ecuting the campaign in Georgia and Alabam
a, against the hostile Creek Indians, i th-: year
1836; and maturely considered the opinion of
the court on this part of the subject referred
to it.
The order Constituting the Court directs it,
among other things, “to inquire and examine
into the causes of ihe delay in openi :g and
prosecuting the campaign in georgia and Ala
bama, against the hostile Creek Indians, in the
jye r 1836, and into every subject connected
I with the military operations in the campaign
aforesaid; and after fully investigating the
I same, to report the facts, together with its
i opinion on the whole subject, for the informa
tion of the President.”
It appears, from the proceedings, that after
the testimony of nine witnesses had been re
ceived by the court, and alter more than one
I hundred documents, bearing on the subj cts.
j had also been produced in evidence, and after
i Major G moral Scott had addressed the court
joa the subject, the court proceeded to pro
nounce its opinion, as follows:
HMKtana Careful exami itition of the abtri
taken in the foregoing cas *,
opinion that no delay, which it
have avoided, w.is ma!
iby Maj”r G . Scott i.i one dog the cammiig i
i against th Grek I idians. On the contrary,
j i appears, th it he took the earliest measures
t*> provide arms, ammunitio is, and proviso is
for his forces, uhn were found, almost whmlv
destitute; and as sou i as arms could be put i i
to the hands of the volu iteers, they were, in
[ succession, detach :d and placed in position,
I to prevent the e icmy from retiring upon Flor
j ida; a id whence they could move against the
main body of the enemy, as soon as equipped
for offe isive operations.
“From the t stim my of th ■ Governor of
Georgia, of Major General S i..ford, comman
der of the Georgia Volu teers. and manv oth
e. witness s of high r<u k and st a mi g, who
were acquainted with th.) topography ofthe
country, and the position and strength of the
enemy, the court is of opi non th it the plan of
.campaig i adopted by Jl/.ijor Gen. Scot*, was
well calculat: d to lead to successful results,
and that it was prosecut d bv him, as far as
practicable, with zeal a .d abi ily, until recall
ed from the command, upon representations
made by M.jor General Jessup, his second in
command, from Fort Mitchell, in a letter bear
ing date ihe 20th of June 1835, addressed to
F. I’. Blair, Esq. at Washington, marked
“private,” contaimeg a request that it bo shown
to the President, w hich letter was exposed and
brought to light by the dignified and magnan
imous act of ho I’rosident, in causing it to bn
placedia the Department of War, as an official
document, and which forms part of these pro
ceedtngs (s:e document No. 214.) (’o id-ict
so extraordinary and inexplicable on the part,
of Major G merit! Jessup, in reference to th'
character of said letter, should in the opinion
I of the court, be investigated.”
| The forgoing opinion is not accompanied
I by' any report ofthe facts in the case, as re
quired by the order constituting the court; on
the contrary, the facts are left to be gathered
from the mass of oral and documentary evi
j dence contained in the proceedings; mid thus
a most important part ofthe the duty assigned
to the court rem tins unexecuted. Had the
court stated the facts ofthe case, as establish
ed to its satisfaction by the evidence before it,
the President on comparing such state of facts
found by the court, with its opinion, ivould
have distinctly understood the views entertain
ed by the court, in respect to the degree of
promptitude and energy which ought to be dis
played in a campaign ngai ist Indians—-a point
manifestly indispensable to a correct appreciu
of the opinion, and one which th : I’resi lout’s
examination ot the evidence has m>t supplied,
inasmuch as lie bis no moa s of knowing
whether the conclusions drawn by him from
the evidence agree with those of the court. , J
1 he opinion ot the court is also argume®B@
tive, and wanting in ri-ouh i;
much as it states that ' ifchich it wu?s
(■ r.n-ti w .i > I > .tn l>\ U.,.
jor General Sc'■ittp ngn a
gai.ist tlm Cre> kV g- " , i j.ithu' leav
ing it to b.: ■ '. v ‘i ’ding,
that there w.is S'lf-*** was
made by some p ‘ Maj. Gen
Scott; without such delay
consisted, w hen it occurred, how long it con
tinned, nor by whom it was occasioned. Had
! the court found a state of facts as required by
! the orderconstitutii'g it, the uncertainty now
existii.' r in this part, ofthe opinion would have
been obviated, and the justice of the opinion
itself readily determined.
That part of the opinion ofthe court which,
animadverts on the letter addressed by Major
Ge .oral Jessup to F. I’. Biair, Esq. bearing
ihe dale ofthe 2(h.h of Jn >e, 1836, and which
•iresentsthe same as a subject demmdi ;g in
vestimation, appe rs to tho President, to be
whodv u lauthoriz d by the ord. r cottstimting
the court, and hv which its juris itctio.i was
coati xdtoa.:. enquiry into the causes of delay
in opening and proscculi.’g the campaign a-’
rainst thehos’iic Creeks, audio such subjects
as were co nected with th” military operations
that c imji iign. Tile cans s ol th ) recall
of M ijor G ii.Til Scott from th : comm.i.id,
i and the propriety or improp ieiv of Gen. Jes
sup, ofthe conduct i i wr;ii ig the letter relbr
, red to, were not su'imilte.i Io the C >urt as sub
jects of i qmry. ine Court itself appears r.o
ii ivc bce i of tliis opinio ■, inasmuch as no no
lice was given to G :n. Jessup of the pendency
of the proceedings, nor had he any cpp .rtu.n
ty to cross-examine and i tterrogite the wit
icsscs, nor to he heard in respect to hi* con
duct in the muttrr rem irk.:d on bv the Court.
Forth 1 several re asons above assigned, tit”
iPr sident disapproves th-opi no i ofthe Court,
and lemitst ■ tt the proceedings in question, to
the end that th • Court may resume the consid
eration ot the evidence; and from the same,
and from such further evidence tis shall h
taken, (in cave the Court shall deem it. ecus
sary tc take further evidence,) may ascertai i
'iid repo t, with disti ictnessa id precisio )—:-s
---as to time, places, distances, a 1 o h r
circum.-.tances, ail the sac s toiichi >g th;* ope
i ig ami prosecuting of th ■ campaign i.i G -or
gia and Alaham i,ag instth • hostil ■ Creek i i
dians ill the year 1833, and the m lit.irv oper
a’io is n the said camp ug i; and touehi ig th •
delay,>f any there was, in the ope.ii. gor pros
ecu ing of said campaign, and the causes of
such delay; and to the end also, that the court,
whilst confining its opinion to the subject mat
ters submitted to it, may fully and distinctly
express its opinion ot those matters, for the
information ofthe Presideiu.
Ih Secretary ot War, ad interim, will
c mse the proceedings ofthe court on the Sub
ject of the campaign ugairmt the Creek I tidians
with the documentary evidence referred to
therein, and a copy ofthe foregoing opinion, to
I be trans nitted to Mai. Gm. Alexander Ma
! comb, President of the court, tor the proper
' action thereon.
i ANDREW JACKSON.
; Washington, Feb. 11, 1837.
1 he Report to the Senate, by its Committee
of Foreign Affairs, upon the Message ofthe
President concerning our Relations with Mex
ico, will be found in the foregoing columns,
among the Proceedings of that body on Satur
day last.
The committee of that body is so constituted
I ti.at its judgment upon the question presented
I bv the Message may reasonably be presumed
'o be in accord with the prevailing sentiment
in both Houses of Congress on the subject.—
The Report is decidedly against the measure
of Reprisals, under present circumstances.—
'File committee prefer the more reasonable and
politic course of awaiting the result of a due
representation ofthe several alleged grievances
with the proofs thereof, to the Cover mient of
! Mexico, as provided for by the existing Treat v
bei.ween the two countries. IVe presume that
j the conclusions ofthe Report will receive the
j sanction ot the Senate, and, generally, the ap
probation ol the country.
To the statement ofthe case embraced in the
Report, if we were disposed to cavil, we might,
perhaps, take some exception. But we ar
too well satisfied with its generally pacific and
manly character, to indulge any disposition to
j raise a discussion upon it. Fortunate will it
i be f>r our cou itry. if. in future time, upon th
introduction ofexciti; g quest io s upon our For
eign Relations, there be always found in its L”
gis! itive councils wisdom and deliberation to
r- stnii i th : propensity to rush t > arms as a. re
medy lor grievances, which imicablc measures
are better ad ipt d to redress, with honor to
tile nation. — National Intelligencer.
C it
From 'he Columbus Enquirer, Feb. 16.
Lumpkin, Stewart C>.G i. ?
Febru try 1537. )
M'ssrs Editors—For the informatiou ol
. the public, and to prevent mv reee t act with
j the Indians from being you
j will please publish tfia fo'lowing.
() t Sunday. 29th January, I received bv
J express, inteliige ice ofthe battl t, b twee i G i.j.
Wm. Wellborn a.id a party ol hostil • I ndia is.
i i.i winch I was called uno i bv the citiz ins o
! Alabama, to iid t i pntti >g down further h>s
■ tiiities. I immediately called upon th.: cit.
j ze is to assemble; aud organize a company,
< which was done, and the company ho lore i
me with the command, assisted by Lieut. Tnos.
jJ. Stell and Joo. D. Pitts. Arra.igements
j were made for subsistence, and on Wed.ics
day Ist lost, the company crossed the Chatta
: ho c'ice River at Fi ireace, and <narch ■ I io
j the residence ofthe R -v. J. E. Gl ’.m, wiiom
I foil din a Fort. Thursd iy the 21, I m irch
i ed through the swamps of Cowiga, io Gen,
Wellborn’s quarters, at Battle’s pl mttition, and
i learned that he bad marched t> Martin’s, near
j his battle ground, at which place I j lined the
I companies of Gen. W., and Capt. Morris of
I Franklin, Ga. The lines of march was tak” ’.
up for the battle ground, and from its peculiar
location, I m ist add that nothing but mlitary
skill and bravery which has ever charact -rizetl
Gen. W., caused him to escape without, the
loss ;f every man, he not having sufficient
fo r ce to break their lines. We continued to
scout until near sunset, and discovered a
fresh pony track, coming in a direction to the
b.ittl ■ ground, and soot) discovered that we had
been, seen, and the course ot tho pony hid
changed about, from whence it came. We
had not proceeded far, when we discovered a
large number of foot tracks, lately made, which
like the pony, faced-about. It soon became
too dark to trail them, and we encamped.—
Next morning, we pursued ihetfaii, whi h led
i.i a direction for the supposed friendly camp
of Indiansi on Swamp Creek, i t etiarge of
L'. Sloan of ihe U. S. Army. We fd'owed
them about 12 miles, u itil ail were Satisfied
that they h id either go le into the cam;), or
were lurking around it to sen e > themselves
from that punishment which thev justly mer
ited. A council of officers was called, and de
termined to go to the Camp, audit possible,
arrest the offenders, and remove ihe camp
from the dense swamps which surround it.
The march was continued to Stones’ Creek
Stmid, on the Federal Road, at. winch place
jHy.jcauiped,7 miles from the landia i camp.
sent a message to Ll. Sloan, to visit our
Kamp, which he did, acconi a.iied hv 3 India is
and a negro interpreter. Io council, be ii.
formed us that, th re was then, about 60 war
riors in his camp, th it 42 who refused to give
up their arms, had quit the camp, and thev
had not returned to ins knowledge. We in
formed him ot the course ofthe trial, and our
earnest belief th d. the Indians wb > had fought
Gen. Wellborn were at, or near the camp,
and consulted him, (the Lieuteaut,) upon the
imporiaiit necessity ot removing the camp to
eome elevated loc itimr, whereby all commu i
eaiiou with hostile and supposed Iri u h I
• fians; might D * cm off) to .vlfich In-most
stienuous<y eted, s yi g he had every cou
li leiice in those nt nis camp, ; nd knew them
tube friendly and harmless, a id from his op.
position, G. W,, thought b.-st to take two of
the Indians a <1 repair to his quarters at B ittle’s
pl.t talimi. ;-,Jy coißipany,and the cmupanv of
Cap;. Morris. Was jm ed tins evem gbv a
company oi citizen eoldii-rs of Rnss<-1 c mity,
Al-i., under the command of Cap). Park, who
with aloud voice, said th ; camp of I tin ans
u der its present matiagem ait, was much to
■ the aimoj i. i c and greatly -DNcited the fears ol
19uUerti &S&t $♦
| the citizens. A council of officers was called,
i and agreed to visit the c mi . next morning and
’ disarm and rem w..- ihe I di ma A mo io
•vas m id..-and agreed to, orga .z ■tn ■. i!ir.-<
compaii s into a battalion, aft. r which I was
called to the comma d.
*' i xt day, I ordered a march to the camp,
and having learned the locality, I divid M mv
battallion, so as to surround th • camp, a d
move the Indians to Lt. Sloans’ q iarters, with
orders to each officer to t ffi.-ct the work 11 a
manner least calculated to excite th :ir fears,
and prevent their escape, and the result was fa
vocable--some few attempted to take th ■
swamp, but w-.’i’c arrested, and a general march
ifom all quarters to th > ceiitr..-.--Th” officer,
i ■ charge, seemed much excited, and r.-mo i
strated against the course pursue I, which was
received by the citizens as no mark of his
friendship towards them.
i I ordered a search lor arms and ammunition,
j a id not withstanding the report of their being
j dis timed. I foil d upwards of 40 gu ts, i i the
; possession of Indians, and a good supply of
, unmu iitiou, all ot which, tog*nher with about
30 gu is, i i pose.-sst-m of Lt. Sloan, was
hr eight to my quarters st ike.l, dints taken out,
;■ d put ua er ii’-I. The camp was surround
ed until next mm- i ig, when I assembled ilia
warriors and explained to them, the object was
to keep them under guard until they were re
moved to Arkansas; and tmtwit.hstmidi ig th ;
report of Lt. Sloan, saying ( her > was but about
60 Warriors, at his camp, I marched 92 •:fiac
tive men and boys, besides leaving 8 or 10 n eed
and infirm men, who were not able to stand the
travel. I moved them, ami their arms, to
: Cant. Young’s camp on the Tuske.gee Rond,
at which place, I left them, in ch irge of Capt.
Morris and Park.
I immediately repaired to Fort Mitchell, and
j informed Capt. Page, of v-. fiat had been done,
and whatever may be the feeling of othei
officers towards me, who have the management,
of Indians, I ant happy to say, that Capt. P.ige
approved of my act.
The course I have taken, has but obeyed the
voice of a suffering, community, and should
the warriors return from Florida to our borders,
witn privilege to piss through the country in
arms, the same voice will be beat d, and nothi ig
short of their being immediately disarmed ami
a speedy removal; will quiet the f'-ars and
restrain the movements of that suffering com
munity.
IIE NRY W. JE R NIG AN.
Major Com. Volunteers.
[ The hostile Creeks, it appears, have beta
ken themselves to the country around Pea Ri
' ver, on the Florida line. The M >..tgonrery
< Advertiser states that at least six hundred men
j are in pursuit of th-in. A skirmish t ;ok place
between a party of them and some ofthe set
tlers in that region on the 12,11 inst. in which
it. is said six Indians were killed. The inde
fatigable Gen. Wellborn and his command are
s fid to be m the oursuit.
We understand that the settlers on the I i
| lian lands have come to ihe determination to
; remove the (so calle',) fiiendlv Indians into
I he interior ot the Slate, where they will be
j surrounded by the whites, and wh -re their
| sense of prompt pu ishm*tt will deter then
j from the commission of crime.— Columbus
: enlinel, Feb. 23.
From the Savannah Georgian, Feb. 20.
The Charleston Couri.o- of Tuesday' i i de
some ii>tel!ii><.- ,c” ti-orn Florida, recciv
•d from Col. 11. Stanton, late Adiufa .t Gen
eral ofthe Army' of the Sou’ll, on his wav to
Washington, with despatch.*.*, and Cols. P; re
ind Freeman, U. S. A. and whi<*h is i i sub
dance, what we published on Saturday, fur
ashes the following paragraph:
“It is lb;) general b di. f that a Ii nil r mi-iv il
f the Indians wdl now be effected, withoit
further bloodshed. They hive been mi<h
h arassed by the est.nb ishm ■ it of our depots
and the movements of our troops, and ar.: i
gieat want of com, havi g raised little o’
lone the past season. 'Fhe Lidi i s who cam
in with th ll.ig of truce, assert tint Osceol
s left with bm few fiiliowers, h ■ h <vi g b;
come very ii tpopiilar widi them, on accou .t .>!'
ot bei ui witling to conform strictly to th -it
mode of warfare. H * refused Iqs coimte ■
i ice to tile massacre of priso lers, itnd to th
murdering of women ami children, and tils
eo idem ied the practice of burnina- and layinp
waste plantations, declari >g that he fought lb
* ms home, aim was d, sirous ol fighting fairly."
From the Savannah Georgian, Feb. 21.
Still later from E’SnraS.a.
Another Rattle— Captain Mellon killed!
The steam packet Ci ci inati, Cap!.. Curry,
arrived last evening from Garey’s Ferry. To
Capt. Gale we are i -.debteii f, r th? Jackson
ville Courier of'Fliursday l ist, from which we
extract, the tbllowi -g i .t.dligence. 'File life
of auotli- r gall int officer has b -eu yielded as
a sacrifice to retrieve the honor of 'his coim
ti'v’sarms—and 'he S>-mmole still stalks over
the desolation of Florida, without the puni-di
ment he deserves. We cimuot believe that
the war is at an end, W ■ f.-.*r that the truce
with Jessup is but th” prelude to re. owed hos
tilities. B.it— we shall see.
From the Jacksonville Courier, IQlh inst.
Bgack Cheek, Feb. 14,1837.
To the F.dilor:
**tt’— Ihe steamboat John Stoney arrived at
; this place this mor ing, in which Lieut. Col.
. Farming a.,,1 Capt Piercy, of th • U. 8. Navy
i c.rme passengers. They report that a b-.t ie
■ took place o i the mm-iiieg- of the Sth at En
campmci t. Monroe, at tile head ot' Lake Mon-
I roe. This post was attacked at 5 o’clock in
: the morning, and a brisk firing kept up bv both
1 parti,-.-.I Until S o'clock, wh ■ i the 1 alia s r.-tir-
■ ed. Col. Fan. Jug was i t command of about
250 regulars a id Capt. Pi rcy i.i command of
■39 frimidly I idians. ( apt. .Mello,i. I’. S.
i Army was killed. Lt. J. i. M .-L uigh i:; and
j 14 privates were w.m idcd. Tim hostlies were
I estimated at 3 <>r 490 strong. Wlv-ii th” In
dians retire'!, the frie idly Indians yeil-d at
and taunted them al! they could to m.ik them
renew the attack—but not u syllable or gnu
was heard from them. This account as far
as it goes, you may dep : d upon. I had it
from Capt. Piercy.
[ haste, yours, &c.
Th ■ above ioti ilige -co is co ii, .| n tfi..
arrival at this place on i'qesdav .ht 1 st, of
the steamer Cincinnati. Capt. Cur.v. Tho
attack on Fort Melloii(E campme.ii .do .roes
ial Lake Monroe.) was made, it is sttppos, d,
by Pailip atm his gang, 'i h? battle was furi
ously contested. 3'llo loss on the side of the
bo- tiles is not. known.
The Santee was lyi g off on the I, ike not.
f,r from the Fort. I i wait f r the eaibarkiLj.io'
ofthe troops to tratisporl them to Volusia, i
obedience to mi order of Gee. J.-ssup. 1,..
Timinas left the Post dmi.tg th ■ wigagomei)',
and succecdi ig in getting on hoard the Sa itee,
played upon lb” lmstii”s the six poumtei from
th” boat, with ;■ re.;t eff’ ■•!.
This aciio i must h ive taken place before
the i. formatin' oi the truce could have boei.
r ceived l:y those I <li ias who mad.«- the at
tack. I.if a-matioii ot it had not b. -.:n tii -a re
ceived by Col. Fanm'ig.
The forces at Fort Mellon returned to Vo
lusia on the 11th. No Indians having bee
seen -about the Fort, from the Sth no to th- 11th.
It is the general opinion that the ub >ve af
fair will not break up the truce now existing,
or have any effect on the Course the Indians
will pursue tn relation to closing the war by
. ielding themselves up lor removal.
We have been favored with the following |
extract of a letter, received by yesterday’s mail j
iud dated Black Creek, Fell. 15 1-t, 1837.
Savannah Georgian, Feb. 23.
“1 have but a few hours since had the plea- j
sure of conversing ith Paddy Carr, the Chief |
or the friendly Creeks, who assured me that
.othi ig could be more certain th in a speedy
termination of tho difficulties originating out
ofthe hostilities ofthe Semiimles, as no doubt
could be entertained that they arc already
handsomely beaten, and are wiling to sign a
treaty which will be lasting. They had a b .t
--iie on the Sth i .st. at L ike Monroe, where no !
doubt there must have berm a vast numb r i
killed, as the trie div Indians under the gu de i
of’h ir i idefatigablc a.d h roic Chi -I, discov- '
ered m th- sand the trail where til y h.d drawn
72 dead from tim battle groun I, and it is th
belief of all who were in til ■ skirmish, that the
number of wounded must be great.”
Later from Texas— By the New Orleans
Bulletin of Monday we learn that dates to tim
10th instant from Columbia had been received I
there, which bring little news of importance,;
except the resignation of Gen. Rusk, ot the i
State Secretaryship. Gen. J. P. Henderson
had been appointed in his place. The ill health
of Gen. Rusk is said to have rendered this step
necessarily on his part. Col. Peter VV. Gray
son has been appointed Attorney Geiitral.
In reference to the Mexican forces and the
prospect of auotlmr campaign i.i I’exa.s, we ■
make the following extract from the Texas ;
Telegraph.
We learn from a gentleman who has just I
arrived from Bexar, that a Mr. Navarro had ;
reached that place u few days before he left. !
Mr, Navarro is represented as being decidedlv i
friendly to our cause, and one whose siate
m nts are entitled to credit. He states th. t ,
tim M xican forces d :s>i ied for Texas, con ;
sisted ofone thousand troops at Monterey;;
two thousand at Saltillo; two thousand at Mat- j
amoras ; and about one hundred at Laredo ; j
—that they are in a state of insubordination, j
badly clothed and worse fed, many of whom
are in irons,and the remainder say they will '
stay there and fight the Texiaiis if they invade
Mexico : butthat they will not nor cannot h '
forced into Texas. He further stales that .
Bravo had reached Saltillo to take tho c an- ,
tnand, but finding the army i.i such a dtsorg m- j
izad condition, and no mo ev provided for
th’ ir pay, he had returned to M:xico in disgust .
.Mr. Nav. fro thinks there is ;.o danger of an j
invasion this year.
BE it ordained by the Commissioners of the ■
Town of Athens, that the Marshal be in- .
structed to call upon the citizens of Athens be- ;
tween the Ist of March, and the Ist of May, for ;
the purpose of collecting the Tax for the year
1837, which shall be assessed in the following
manner:
1. On each and every male white citizen, be
tween the ages of 21 and 60 years, <sl 00
2. On all free persons of color, 1 00
3- On slaves, fur each hundred dol
lars value, 121-2
4. Town Lots, Houses, &.c. on each
hundred dollars’ worth, 12 1-2
5. .Stock in Trade, on each hundred
dollars’ worth, 12 1-2
6. On e-ach hundred dollars’ worth
of Stock in Trade, f.rought into town
■ t t the Ist day of May, bv persons
vv o ave hot previously given in their
<mx, ‘ 12 1-2
7. On all goods brought into the
Town of Athens to be sold at Auction,
on each hundred dollars’ worth, 50
8. Each and every Bank or Branch
in the Town cf Athens, shall pay, oti
each hundred, dollars of capital inves
ted therein. 121-2
9. On all Carriages, Gigs, Buggies,
Grouches, Sulkies, Tilberies, and o
ther Measure carriages, on each hun
dred dollars’ worth, 12 1-2
10. Oil each pi vising Lnwver, 2 00
11. On each practising Physician 200
12. On Caravans of W iid ktiimals,
Wax Figures, Circuses and Theatri
cal Exhibitions, each, per dav, 10 00
13. On Puppet Shows, Sleight of
Hand; Rope Dancing, and <m a|l other
public exhibitions for money, 5 00
On each and every Dog, 25
All persons giving in property to the Marshal
or his Deputy; for assessment, are required to
doit under oath, and in reference to th.* largest
amount tn actual possession, between tin- Ist
day ot January mid tl e Ist day oi' May, and
which property is designed to be used by the
owner within t ! <* cor 'orate limits ofthe Town.
STE I NS THO?,lAS,Chair’n.
Howell Cobb, Sec’y.
March 4, —44—2 t
raw
npHE subscriber begs leave respectfully, to
■ inform his friends and the public gener
ally, that he I'-is removed his Stock of Goods
from Fenn’s Bridge to Athens, and has opened
a store in the house formerly oeciini' d by Thom
as Hancock, & Co. fronting the North-West
side of the Methodist Church, where he has on
hand a good assortment of
Spring, iSammsr, ZFali, and
ter G-©ods,
Consisting of
I>rj- Goods. Es;»r«lxirare, Caulcry, Ready
Piiid® Hats, Nisoes and Jfoois. ’
Saddlery, Crockery-Ware Groceries,
and most other articles usually kept in a retail
store.
Tim subscriber will also be in New York
several weeks during the month of March, at
which time he intends selecting an assortment
ol goods, which in addition to his present stock,
will form one ofthe most complete and general
assortments that has ever been offered to the .
puiilic in the up country of Georgia
He further begs leave to inform the public
that lie has engaged the services of John .1.
Cheatham, Esq. who will manage the busm -s<
and act as his agent at all times) He therefore i
respectfully invites all persons wishing to pur- ’
chase goods to call ano examine his slock, and
hopes by the inducements offered, and a strict
attention to business, to share a portion ofthe
public patronage.
JOHN 11. NEWTON.
All lens, March Ist 1-37.
John .1. Cheatham takes this method to in
form the public, and his friends and acquaint
ances generally that lie has engaged to attend
to the above busim- s, and pledges hitiis. it’ to
leave notiimg uu <.;ie t > .1; se .nd accommo
date tiiose that may ftivo. l.'tn with a cal! He
therefore r< speetihily solicits tlietr patronage
and influence.
March 4—4l—tf.
A i»O! T 211(1 \cres of good farming Land, with
about 55 or 60 Acres cleared, and in good j
order for cultivation, on Curreys Creek about I
12 or 13 mites from Athens, joining Orr and
Shackelford, <kc.; also three or four first rate
Cows with young Calves.
HENRY 11. SUTTON.
OUR months alter date, application will be
jls. made to the Honorable the Interior Court
of (.’lark county, while sitting for ordinary pur
poses, lor leave to sell the Negroes and Land
be’ougii'g to the estate of Thomas B. Thompson
late oi stud Gountv deceased.
ANDERSON W. SMITH, Adm’r.
’’.larch 1, —44—Im
VALUABLE LANDS FOR SALE.
rgiHE Subscriber offers for sale Thirty-om
thousand lores of Land, situated in th
Counties of Baker. Early, Lee, Stewart, Sump
ter and Randolph.
These Lands 1 te in bodies ofsool< ■ 3000 Acres;
! the largest and most valuable partofthem have
■ been selected by the best.judges, and are situated
;in the second District of Baker county. Per
sons desirous of purchasing, can ascertain the
j quality and location ofthe lands by applying to’
. the subscribers —to John Williams, Hsq. and
; (’ok IL R. Ward of Milledgeville, Col. !!. H.
Tarver of Twiggs county, or to John Rawls
Esq. of Hawkinsville.
Mr. Win. Dennard is authorized to sell and
make titles to the above lands; his residence is
in the second district of Baker county, and hi*
will be ready at all timee to shew them.
J. COWLES.
Macon, March 4, —14—ts
liOSTI
A Note of hand made by Obadiah Echols pay
able to A. Prim or bearer, for Three Hun
dred Dollars,dates riot recollected, but was giv
en some time in the year 1835. With a credit
thereon of nine Dollars, dated 27th Sept. 1836.
All persons are cautioned against trading for
said note as the maker has been notified ol its
JOSEPH M. HARPER.
March 4,—44— 4tp
I WArtTEO.
G'SAHE Georgia Rail Road and Banking com
pany des re to purchase Fifty or Sixty
likely young negroes, for which liberal prices
will be given. Apply to Wm. M. Morton, at the
company’s office, Athens.
JAMES CAMAK, Cashier.
' March 4—44—ts.
i
Clark SherafFs Sale.
be sold at the Court House of Clark
v V county, on the first Tuesday in April next,
between the lawful hours of sale; the following
■ property to wit:
The eastern half of Lot No 53, fifty-three in
i the Town of Athens, containing one half acre
more or less; levied on as’the property of Wil
liam Verotiee by virtue of a fi. fit. issued on tlir
; foreclosure of a mortgage in favor of Elizur L.
j Newton and other ti. fas. vs William Verotiee.
One Negro man by the name of Peter, about
Fifty years of age; levied on as the property of
James Turner deceased, to satisfy sundry fi. fas.
; issued from a in favor of John
; Fambrough Adm’r. of Anderson Fambrough,
dec’d., vs. Elizabeth 'Turner Exr’x. of Janies
Turner deceased. Levy made and returned by
, a Constable.
JAMES HENDON, D. Sh’ff
March 4, 1837.
GRORGIA, CLARK CGUNt Y.
Robert Simonton Executor of
j * * Theophilus Simonton dec’d., applies for
Letters of Dismission on said estate. This is
I therefore to cite and admonish ail and singular
; the kindred and creditors of’said deceased, to be
I and appear at mv office within the time pre
! scribed bv law, to shew cause (if any they have)
’ why said letters should not be granted.
GREEN B. HAYGOOD, ». c. c. o.
March 4, —14—6m
G rdir si’s Salp.
be sold before the Court House door
V r in the Town of Jefferson, on the first.
; Tuesday in May next, a tract of Land ontaining
Three hundred Acres more or less, adjoining
Hays, W'ood, Shackelford and others. Said
Land will be sold in two parcels for the benefit
oflsaac R. Rawls Minor.
II WRACK RAWLS, Guar.
i March 4,—44—tds
R.. R. & BnSsjf.C >, )
Athens, February 21, 1837. y
THE Directors have this day declared divi
dends on the Stock of the Georgia Rail
Road & Bnkg. Co. as follows:
On all Stock held previous to the adoption of
I the amendment ofthe charter granting Banking
Privileges,
Ojte DalSinr as?*fl Fifty Cents
[ per share, out of the fund accruing previous to
' that time, from forfeited Stock and Interest.
On -all Stock held previous to the late sale on
, the 19tli January last,
Tw© BScShnrs and Fifty Cent l *
i per share, out ofthe fund arising,up to that day,
from discount, interest, and premium making
Fonr Doi Lars
per share on the original stock.
On all instillments paid in advance since the
regular call in October last, interest, nt the rate
of 8 per cent per annum, from the day ot pay
ment, up to the 19th January last.
Which said several sums will be paid at the
Company’s Office in Athens, on and after the
Ist day ot' Marell next, to those persons entitled
to receive them or their legal representatives.
By a resolution of the Board the surplus
j after paying these dividends' is declared to be
; the joint propertv of ail the present Stockhold-
J ers; and that, henceforth, there may be no dis-
I unction between old and new stock.
Bv order ofthe Board,
JAS. CAMAK, Cash’r.
Feb. 25,—43--2t
'S'S/TI'L be sold on Friday the third day of
• » March next at the late residence of Wil
liam Hodge, Esq., late oi’Madison county dec’d,
; all 'he personal property belonging to the estate
of said deceased, (not already disposed of bv the
Will,) consisting of Corn and Tedder, Shucks,
Oats, Straw, Iron and Steel and numbers of
' articles too tedious io mention. Terms on the
dtiy.
allUn l. dodge, Exr,
January 21—38—tits.
Admißisti’ator’s SAI©-
be sold on the first Tuesday in
V V March next, at the Court-house in Law-’
renceville, all the personal property oflsaac S ;
Lacy, dee'.!, consisting of one horse, one pair ;
; saddle bags, one bridle, and a variety of wearing
aimarel. Sold for the benefit of tin- creditors.
1 B. S. PENDLETON, Adm r.
Det, 17—33—tds
SHELLED Corn mav be purchased at my ,
plantation for seventy-five cents per bushel, ,
Oats at seventv-five P er himdred. and m
ditilrent fodder at one dollar per hundred. Ap. t
HA| . DEN !
Feb. 25,- —43 —*>t
date? will be
tl’ made to the Honorable Inferior Court ot .
Madison eoimti, when sitting forOrilinarv pur- ,
IHises, for leave to sell the real Estate of Robert I
Williams, Sen'r. late of said Comity deceased, j t
DAWSON WILLL-iMS, Adm’r. '■
Feb. 25, —13—Im
4 GREEABTE to an order of the Interior i
i Aeourtof J i. ason comity when sitting for
j ordinary purposes, will be sold on the first Tues- t
.lav in May next, within the legal hours of sal i
at the Court House door in Marietta, Cobb
i •oiiniy. Lot No. 431, m the 17th District origi- <
j na iy Cherokee, now Cobb county. <
j Also at the same time, will be sold before
! the Court House door in Rome. Fl jyd county, <
Lot, Afo. 170. in the 14th district originaliy;l
Cherokee, now Floyd county, sold as the prop ; •
erty of Washington B. Winters deceased, for!
the benefit of the creditors. Terms Cash.
GEORGESH \W. ?■ , . !
MUMFORD BENETT )
Feb. 25—43—-ids.
NOTICE.
ALL persons indebted to the estate
mgton B. Wirtei’s late of Jack.*; r.
deceased; are reqtn-sie 11 . to make imine < ,
ment, and those having demands :):■
estate wdl present tlieip tor pay luent -
t me j re-ci .bed by law.
<’L )'fGE SHAW. •
MUMFORD LENL'iT. j “
Feb. 2.7—43 Im.
t'ln Urdinance.
THE following Ordinanbes and Regt: 1 r -
ot’ the of the low :
Athens, passed by the present Board, are
hsljed for the information ot the public, by u
order of the Commissioners.
1. Bail ordained bii the Commissioners of the
town of Athens and it is ordained by the authority
of the same, That it shalFhe the duty of the Mar
shall and his Deputy to uSe every lawful means
id their power to discover every violation ol
those State laws referring to the selling oi
spirituous liquors to slaves and report the name
or names ol the offender or oli'endfer.", forth
with to the Board and also the name or names
of such person or persons aS may be summons
ed as witnesses.
2. B it ord lined by the authority aforesaid, That
the Marshall or his deputy be authorized to call
upon the by-standers for their aid and assistance
tor the purpose of suppressing riots and other
disorderly conduct.
3. Be it further ordained by the authority rfi.re
said, That, the license for retailing Npiritous
Liquors, Wines, Cor-i.als, &,c. within the Cor
porate limits of the Town oi Athens, be fixed »t
the sum of tltirty-fi.e dollars per annum.
4. Be it further ordahuul by the authority afore
said, That it shall be the duty ot the Marshall
and his deputy to arrest and bring before the
Commissiouers all persons engaged in any ri
ot in the streets of Atliens, ai d the same shall
be fined or hound over' for his, her, or their ap
pearance at tiie next Superior Court to be held
thereafter i i this county.
5. Be it further ordained by ths authority afore
said; That it shall be discretionary with the
Marshall and his deputy to whip or confine, all,
negroes caught m the streets after the hour of
nine o’clock P. A'l. and the owners qfsUch slaves
as may be confined shall either pay the sum of
one dollar or the Marshall or his Deputy at tljeir
discretion shall whip such slave
6. Be it f urther ordained by the authority afore
said, That it shall be the duty of the marshal!
and fils deputy to prevent the assembling of ne
groes in squads' in the streets, side-walks, and
public piazzas of Athens on Sunday and on any
public day.
7. B- it further ordained by the dulhority afore
said, That it shall be the duty ofthe Marshall
and his deputy to whip every negro caught in
any retailing shop at. any time without a per
mit from his or her owner.
8. Be il farther ordained by the authority afore
said, That no negro shall be allowed to hire his
or her time and rent a house for the purpose of
selling cakes and beer within the corporate
limits of the town of Athens, or for any Other
purpose, Barber shops alone excepted.
9. Be it further ordained by the authority afore
said. That the Tax on Billiard tables within the
cor; irate limits ofthe town of Athens shall be
the sum ol one hundred dollars, and the Mar
shall be directed to call on the owners of such
Billiard tables for the. tax.
10. Be il further ordained by the authority afore
said, That a fine of twenty-five cents shall be
imposed on every person riding a horse or driv
ing a waggon or carriage ol any sort on the
side walks of the town,’ except in such eases
us it may ve necessary to cross in going into a
lot; provided that uo one shall be fined lor the
first offence.
A true extract from the minutes.
STEVENS THOMAS, Chairman
Howsul Cobh. Secretary.
Feb. 13—42—1 t.
M HOLE-SALE AA 0 RET L
F!
BOOT& ST
SV.n.'KL TEXSIO -V <■». woc.k. r , n<-
lice that t> ’v are now opening on ...1. g
Avenue, one door fro n Front street, ; g; ::
assortment of
ISIS® •
most of which are entirely new; and
they offer to tiie public upon'the most libi u
terms. Citizens. Country Merchants, and
Planters are respectfully invited to cail and ex
amine, as our stock is very large, emhrucing
more than fifty diuereiit kinds.
Also, for retail, a few cases of fashionable
Beaver, and Silk HATS, Loaf Sugars, Teas,
; Sperm and Tallow Candles, .S'oip, Vinegar,
Table Stilt, Raisins, Ahiionds, Prunes, &.c. itc.
Athens, Feb. 18—12—ts.
TO MECI-IAAICS.
THE undersigned will receive sealed pro
posals uiitu 5 o’clock, P. M. on Friday
the 17th of Mterch next; fpr the furnishing ma
\ terials and hufflimga house fora Female Acad
emy at Lawrenceville, Georgia, of the following
! descript ion, to wit:
Ffty feet lung and 35 feet, wide—single story
' 12 feet high, exclusive of the basement, whictt
lis to be two feet high. The hi use to contain?
J four rooms ol the size and shape as follows; a
! partition wall o run the whole length of the
house 20 feet from the front wall, making a
room twenty by tiity feet—the rear ptrrt to be
divided by two partition walls into three rooms;
i the rooms at each end to be fifteen feet square;
the center room to be fifteen by twenty ieet;
with a chimney and fire p! ce to each small
! room, and two (one at each end) to the largo
! room. The small rooms ertch to have a door
i communieiiting with the large room. The
I large room to have one door, and a
I portico in front to rest upon brick columas.
: The outse.’e walls to lie 16 inches thick—the
i partition walls 12 inches thick, Gi of good well
I burnt brick laid in lime mortar; the basement
!tobe of reek. The wood part ofthe house to
be of good heart pine. The shingles 18 inches
J mg, 4 wide and three quarters thick; the walls
to b<- phistered inside; the ceiling over head and
the other wood part of tiie house, except the
root, to be painted white. The Louse to hnvo’
16 windows, 18 lights, 10 by 12 glass, wuh
Venetian blinds painted green. The doors to‘
have paimel shutters, painted mahogany.
The building to he completed within tha pre
sent year. Each proposal will specify the time
within which it will be completed.
If desired, reasonable advances''Will be made
to the undertaker, he entering into a proper ob
ligation with security, to perform the work.
A VI'H \N If. HUTCHINS, )
JOHN M. THOMSON, ' Coin.
MATTHEW CRAWFORD. \
Lawrenceville, Feb. 7, 1837.
IO" The Constirmionalist, Augusta; the
Whig at Athens, mid Christian Index at Wash
ington, Ga. wdl insert the above three limes'
and forward their accounts for payment.
Feb. iß_42—3t.
J. AW*
THE undersigned has settled in Macon with'
the view ol practicing LAW—He will at
tend the courts of the adioiuitig counties, anil
may be found by application at the ofEco ol
Messrs. Poe & Nisbet for the preseat—
Office, not quite complete, is on the sec 'nd llu.
ofthe New Commercial Bank.
In winding up mv business in the Or: •
circuit, I have associated with me
Reese, Esq. of Madison. Our joi>>‘ -
will be applied tothat .
M ’vow., ,’a ”i '.'v 28 ——lot
The Smi;'. rn ?<•<•,>r<!er
-*<■•’! <*!, tl ’lu- '' 'll P’ - ? . *
w e?; ly a:>!:*} Ute Irrel o, .'lay