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limy be ascertained al some future enu- Mr. Harrison, from the military com-j the alterations and amendments made
miration that the greatest represpnta* mitlce, reported and recommended;the j at the session of the General Assembly
live population is in some other county adoption of the following resolutions : J in and to the 3d and 7th sections of the
than that which now forms a district of Resolved by the Senate and House of\ 1st article of the Constitution of this
iisclt; and that such county. must he Representatives in General ^Assembly met. State, assented to on the 23d da}' of
>i e.4--^g' ^rhat tr*. v.i, 11 * ^ * 1 * - ^* —
1 a hr
Mr. Kendall: T«
an act entitled an act
censing uf physicians in this State, to
prevent a|K>thecaries from vending anti
exposing to sale within this Slate drugs
and medicines without a license from
the Board of Physicians, aud to prevent
merchants, shoj»-keP|KTS, anti all other
persons from compounding anti prepar-
drngs anti medicines, or either, ap-
^scarisutJtcd Frmrrtfic^icCvhh^vhjth-ji. Thai His Excellency the Governor be j December, 1343.
is now associated, and Chatham con- , re'coiritncn'ded and earnestly requested j Mr. McWhorter: To regulate the ex-
nccted wiili one of the counties contigu- to take the necessary steps to ascertain ecution of interrogatories and deposit
ous to it. from the colonels commanding the tlif- lions.
The answer is that at the time tbelferonl regiments of the militia of this j Mr. Worrell: For the relief of securi-
Coiisliiuiion wns amended, Chatham * State, the condition of flits several vo!un- ties,
was known, from the last enumeration, leer companies within their commands
to have the largest representative popu- that have drawn arms from the State,
lation. and if the framers ami enactors'the condition of those arms; and incase
of the amendment could have overlook- where such companies have dissolved
rd the importance to that county, (con-1 nr ceased to use the arms entrusted to
sulcring the diversified interests there-! them, that his Excellency he requested
in) of a separate representation in the in cause said arms to be gathered to-
Sennle, they cannot he considered as geiher ami pul in order, and proceed as
guilty of the folly of requiring the bteak- the law directs against such persons and
lug op nnd reorganizing of a large nura- j their securities as have failed to take: „ 0
tier of the districts, after every euumer- j proper care of such arms as have been ' proved. Dec. 24,182-5.
niion,for the purpose of providing for entrusted to them. 1 Mr. Harris. To require trustees to
one county. It is not *0 expressed, and : Mr.Phillips: Toaltcrand amend an net make annual returns to the Court ofOr-
such fully is nut to be presumed. More-j to organise the Lunatic Asylum of the j dinary, to declare the manner in which
over, even if it be so, Chatham yet Ims Slate of Georgia, and to provide for the j the same shall he done, and to define
the largest representative population— government of the same, and appropri-! their liability for failing or refusing to
nnd there can lie no ground for the • ate a sunt of money for the same, as-1 comply with this act.
change of districts proposed, until some ! sented to Dec. 10th, 1841. 150 copiesI The House look up the unfinished bu-
other county have out-stripped pher in j ordered to he piintcd. j siuess of yesterday, which was the
population and this he shown by sep-| Also, to provide for a geological sur-j amendment offered by Mr. Jones, by
tenntal enumeration; and whatever j V ev of the State. j way of an additional section to the hill
changes may he made in other districts, I Mr. Mintz : To reduce the pay of the supplemental to the general tax bill,
should only he such as are necessarily members of tin: present Legislature on
connected with the transfer of Senator*!- jland after the 1st day of Feb. next,
nl influence from Chatham to the more j Mr. Manning: To niter and amend
fortunate county. But the hill docs ! nn act entitled an act to authorize and
not propose to interfere with Chatham j empower executors and administrators
and thcretbic is without even the Jfioi.ii/ j u> make titles to land in certsi’
support upon which it may he supposed
to rest.
The undersigned have spoken brief
ly and plainly, because they desire to
he undersiMwl, when they oppose a
measure which they consider violative
c.ftho Constitution.
AxdcEw J. Miller,
Blount C. Ferrell,
Peter. E. Love.
Resolved, That the refusal, on the part
of the non-slaveholding States, to deliv
er up fugitive slaves,*' who have escaped
to said States, upon proper demand be
ing made therefor, is a plain and palpa
ble violation of the letter of the Consti
tution, and an intolerable outrage upon
Soul hern rights.
Mr. Jenkins moved the following a-
mendmeni:
“And that it is the imperative duty
and amend [ofCongress to pass laws providing for
ulale the li- the enforcement of this provision of the
Constitution, l>y federal, judicial and
isterial officers, responsible to the
3 ! The Search for Sir John Frmikiin.
Senators and Kepresentative%in Cnn-; the purpose of defraying ll>e Mpenccs . ■ „ p | c . n .: i yr
i h. has
^chehord moved to amend hy 1 ^ *** ^ ^ "’H
inserting after the word Stales,” ex- "On motion of Mr. Worrell, the cnm-| >" die ptoce c ^' n S' * r a'lW Silent-
cept the Slates of Vermont and Con- milee arose and reported the additional j •*.' “ " ‘ ‘» »• ^p or ,1*. tea-nn
nccticut, which was reeeivedV-the reso-: section hack to the House, without 1 lent ion « ‘ I * . ,
I it tion as amended was agreed to. i amendment. J W ° luiee of our
The House took up the further spe-j The report, as amended, was agreed »r« ^ lhe President was
cial order of thedav. which was the re- to. I l,,e ''IV . \*. . „r p„, l<T «, a r ,
port on the hill to authorize and require 1 Mr. Lawton moved to recommit the »“« able, in.'.he recess of C ngr»**, fur
the Governor nf iliis State .« call .L bill, "..t m ."her the , ■" -i. waa, ..I < » ■«««**,,■^7™?“
vention rd the periplenf this State. the prnvisiims nf the bdl as amended .ipphr a tie In i <* J ■ 'J ,
Mr. M. D.mgald moved to take up the -which prevailed. The hill was read e Xp r <?«.. by h‘.n thrnugh
■ the 3d time, and nn the the Secretary of State m reply to the
ou,... I this hill now pass*” the touching letter of Lad} Franklin.) he
vests ami , ays were required to here- has let no lime elapse since the organ.-
V ..« a * ioG tmv* za,ioM l ^ u lwo Houses was accom-
tier the follow- |disltcd in presenting the subject to
We do not doubt the disposition
Condone! front (lie Southern Recorder'll Report
SENATE.—Monday, Jan. 21,
The Senate took up the special on
of the day—the resolutions in relation
the Hon. T. B. King, which, on mot
ofMr. Wiell, were made the special
der of the day for Monday, the 4th of
February next.
Rill Passed.
To authorize the appointment of a Di
rector of the Central Bank.
Hills of House Passed.
To curtail und simplify civil plead
ings.
To proleci the people of this Stat
from vexatious prosecutions in case
where grand juries may hereafter fail to
find true hills.
Rills Reported.
By Mr. J. It. Smith: To regulate the
weighing nml marking of c»U»n by the
several Kail I tom I Companies of this
Elate, nnd to prevent charges for re
weighing.
Oa motion of Mr. Clark, the Senate
passed a resolution resolving not to re
ceive any new matter, unless hy-the con
sent of two-thirds, after the 22d inst.
'I’lie Senate also, on motion of Mr. A.
J. Miller, passed a resolution resolving
to adjourn on Friday, the 8th February,
or sooner, if practicable.
A number of hills were read the se
cond ,tiine—others considered and post
poned indefinitely.
Tuesday, Jan. 22.
Rills Reported.
By Mr. Stell: A (till to authorize all
persons whatever to establish ferries
und erect bridges across water courses
or streams on their own land.
To authorize the Judges of the Supe
rior Courts of this Slate to draw a less
number than forty-eight petit jurors.
Mr. Stell, front the committee on en
rolment, reported as enrolled and sign
ed hy the Speaker, a number of bills—
others were rend the second time—af-
cases,
pproved February 15. 1799.
Mr. Jones of Paulding : To strengtli-
u the military arms, and to provide
for the defence of the State.
Mr. Jenkins : To make penal the cut-
ig and carrying away of wood from
the premises of the owner from whose
land the same is cut or carried away.
Mr. Ramsey laid on the table the fol
lowing resolution :—
Resolved, That after Wednesday next
i new matter shall he introduced into
this branch of the Legislature, unless
hy a vole of two-thirds of the members
present—taken up ami agreed to.
Mr. Howard, from the Joint Commit
tee on the State of the Republic, to
whom was referred certain resolutions
of the members of the Legislature of
the State of South Carolina, and other
resolutions introduced in the House of
Representatives of this General As
sembly, relative to a proposed conven
tion of the people of the slaveholding
Stales, recommended the adoption of the
following Resolutions;
1. Resolved, That this General As
sembly regards most favorably the re
commendation emanating from tin; peo
ple of Mississippi, that the people
the slaveholding Slates meet in cnnve
tion at Nashville, on the first Monday
June next, as eminently conducive to
harmonious and efficient action among
them in defence of the institution of
slavery nml all the rights incident there
to, guarantied hy the letter ami l»}’ the
spirit of the Constitution.
And he it further enacted, That the
increased capital of the Georgia Rail
Road he and the same is hereby taxed
thirty-cne nnd a quarter cents on every
one hundred dollars worth, which was
agreed to—yeas Go,
Federal Government,’’ which'was re-; bill by sections which prevailed,
ceived. The resolution and amendment i The preamble being read which is as
was agreed to. } follows :
The Sth resolution being read, which j Whereas, for a series of years there
is as follows: j has been displayed a manifest disposi-
Rcsofced, That in the event of the pas- .tion on the part of the non-staveholding
sage of the W-lmol- Proviso by Con- i States of the Union, to interfere with
cress, the abolition of slavery in the : the Institution of Slavery in site South, j and
District of Columbia, the admission of ; hy such aggressive measures ofinmler- j of Gi
California as a State, in its present pre- \ mice as to render it no longer a ques-
tended organization, or the continued j lion of doubt that the Federal Legisla-
refusal of the non-slaveholding-Stales,, lure will soon adopt such restrictive
to deliver up fugitive slaves as provided j mensuresagainst the InstitutionofSiuve-
in the Constitution, it will become the ; ry. as to trammel, fetter, and confine it
immediate nnd imperative duty of the ’ within certain Territorial limits, never
people of this State to meet in Conven- ’ contemplated hy the original parties to
tion, to take into consideration the mode • the Constitutional compact; And
and measure of redress. j whereas. Geo gia in her sovereign ca-
Mr. Jenkins offered the following as a ] pacify as a State, has delegated no oth-
suhstitute for the resolution : [er power to the Federal Government
Resolved, That should it become ne-j than those found in the Constitution of
cessary to resist any ofthe above enume-j the United States; and believing that
rated or any other encroachments of the ! her best interest and her honor as a
Congress of the United States, concert, sovereign and independent Government
of action among the slaveholding States j requires that she should meet all on-
corded.
So the hill passed
A bill m be entitled nn act If) nuilwrize of Congress to respond tn tins appeal to
be Gove.-nnr of the Stale dieir humanity, by enabling I be Presi-
, „ Convention of the dent to carry out the views expressed
people o'l Ibis Stale, and to appropriate hy him some months ago. which, al the
money for .be same. j Q "'l" 7r
, . . applauded :—Nat. Intelligencer.
Protest. MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT.
We, the undersigned, beg leave *°, To the Senate and House of Representatives?—
spread upon the Journal of ibis House,-? of the United States :
the f(lowing dissent from the action of . . . . r
• • authorizing and I herewith submit to you crqnes of a.
of the Slate of cnrrespomlenee will, the Lady ol Sir
ilionof the peo- * rattklin, relative to the well-
known expedition under his command,
to the Ar« lic regions, for the discovery of
L-iptof
majority «
l the Go
pie of this State, and I
money therefor,*’ by wa
to one of the events there
caln
The fifth section being read, which is J will he desirable, and may be hopefully ■ croachments
follows: | anticipated from the action of the pro-j spirit of resists!
And be it further enacted. That the posed Convention at Nashville, after the | Mr. Jones moved to strike out the
President of the Macon & Western Rail, adjournment of which it will be proper j following: “ Whi
ed. The e
inerated in
her of w
called, are !
1st. The
law prohd
i appropriate
s, , ,,s
i conteinplat-
s there has been displayed a ti
test disposition on the part of the.
slaveholding States of this Union t
lerfere,” and
following:
*■ Whereas, lhe
States have for a set
veringly interfered
which motion prevai
Mr. McDougald n
Road shall, on oath, on or before the 31st j for the hcople of Georg
lay cf December, 1849, pay into the . vent ion, tor the purpose of considering
Treasury of this State $15,000, as tax j their recommendations and the subjects
the capital stock. Railroad and its' to which they refer,
appurtenances and furniture, under the j Mr. Kenan moved to amend the sub
penalty of a double lax, to be collected j stitute thus :
hy execution to he issued by the Treas- { Resolved, That we have confidence in
urer, provided the Treasurer be anti he i the fidelity of President Taylor to the
is hereby directed to remit $9,000 of said i Constitution of the United States in his
last mentioned tax, if the President of j mnintuinance of the rights of the South,
said Macon & Western Railroad will I Mr. Wofford moved ter amend the the word ** Territ<
oblige himself hy bond under the com-j original resolution by inserting, instead j lieu thereof the word “
pany’s seal to conform his fare to the j ol the words “ Wilmot Proviso by Con- j which prevailed,
fare charged on other roads in this Slate j gress,” the following: “over territory Mr. Jenkins offered
and his time to the time of the Central i south of thirty-six degrees, thirty min- j amendment to come it
Railroad, so that the mail and travelers j utes. known as the Missouri compromise i the preamble :
shall not he detained more than two line;” which amendment was rejected! “ After having sought a conference
hours in Macon. | by a vote of nays SI, yeas 42. j with her Slaveholding confederates in a
Mr. Carlton moved to strike out the The question then recurred upon the j convention proposed lor that purpose,”
resolution as amended. j which was rejected.
Mr. Nesbit moved further to amend i The first section being read which is
hy striking out the Words “ the adinis- j as follows:
sion of California as a State in its pre-j Sec. 1st. Be it therefore reenacted
tended organization.” t by the Senate and House of Rrprescu-
Pending the discussion thereon, a mo-1 tatives of the State of Gergia in Gener-
lion for adjournment prevailed. al Assembly met, That should t fie
Friday, Jan. 25. | Congress of the United States pass any
The House resumed the unfinished ! law prohibiting slavery or involuntary
btisiness of yesterday, which was the j servitude in any territory of the United
motion of Mr. Nishet to strike out the States, or any law aholr 1 ■
in lieu thereof the
non-slaveholding
ies of years perse-
most wrongfully,”
led.
toved to strike out
J “ Geographical,”
close of
•ed to strike out the
words $15,000 and $9,000, which mo
tion prevailed.
Mr. Worrell moved to fill the blank
with a tax of two per cent, on the nett
amount of its annual income.
Mr. Shackelford offered lhe following
as a substitute for the amendment:
“ A tax of thirty-one and a quarter
cents on the one hundred dollars.”
Mr. Worrell moved to amend the
amendment by adding the words “ac
tually paid in,” which was received.
The subject as amended was then re
ceived in lieu of Mr. Worrell’s atnend-
counlies to
uuuty s
ter which the bill to authorize the South
western Railroad Company to conduct J district delegates to the Nashville
its Railroad through the public reserve! ? ' ‘ ' ‘
adjoining the corporate limits of the city |
of Macon, wns taken up, which consum
ed the residue of the day without com
ing to n final decision on it, various
amendments being proposed.
Wednesday, Jan. 23.
Mr. Stell moved to lay the unfinished
business of yesterday on the table for
the present, to wit: the report ol the
committee of the whole on the kill of the
House of Representatives “ to author*
ize the Southwestern Railroad Compa
ny to construct its railroad through the
public reserve adjoining the corporate
limits of the city of Macon, and to grant
to said Company the use of a part of
said reserve lor a depot," which
agreed to.
Bill Reported.
Mr. Spu’dock: To provide for the
lection and safe keeping of the revenues
of the Western and Atlantic Railroad
2. Resolved, That for the purpose of; ment nml agreed t°-
securing to the State of Georgia a rep- I ” r * Worrell moved further to amend
rcsenlalion ill said convcnlion, n ,*.! by Mriking nul 18*9 and inserting I860,
commend to the people of the several i was :, g re *'“ *°>
assemble nl their respective I rh ? tr l™l ** amended was then
s on the first Tuesday in °S reet * ,rt * >ne bill was read the third
April next and appoint delegates to a | time and passed,
convention to be held in Millcdgeville i . Bills Passed.
on the first Monday in May next; each j T .° »»cwporaie the Dahlonega and
county having two representatives in ^ :l rietta turnpike and plank road cont-
the popular branch of the Legislature, .
to send lour, and each other county two „ a , a P orU °u of the county of
deleoatcs. Hall to the county of Lumpkin.
2. 3 Resolved, That the delegates soap- ^ To r «*«l"<-e the fees of the clerk of the
pointed he empowered in general ses- C“ ,,r l ° f Ordinary lor issuing marriage
sion to appoint four delegates to said j bee rises.
Nashville convention, for the State at . . .T H ^[ l ' D l AY * , n * r ^‘
large; ami in separate sessions of the 7 lot,on Tucker, the House
delegates coming from each congression- \ rc wi«idered so much of the journal of
al district two delegates to said Nash- J jwierday a* relates to the bill to alter
villc convention for such district. an “ amend the Gib sec. and 3d art. ol
. n . , m. , ,|,_. ___ *heConstitution of ihe State*.
4. Resolved, J bat the names ol the, n»» u .1 .1 • , ,
‘ i he House took up the special order
w * 1 1 _ _ 1", • j of the day, which was the report
canon S o pppoinied. be reported toche j Joil „ c ,„i milled the rt ,h,e of:!.e Re-
i in 111 1 * • lhe
, - • • «-f|, a ... ; Joint Committee on the Stale of the ]
I general convention in Millcdgeville, ., r ,
. q . ... . 0 t public to whom was referred those por-
aml that thereupon a certificate or cer- '• c.ir> •
... n r 1 • . . lions of the Governor s message nnd the
tiicaes as well of the appointment of , ,... , , .
the District as of the Stale delegates to i “ Ver "‘. b ‘ ' S ?" d reSolu "" ,,S relalln S >"
Nashville, signed hy the President and j ,he „. Sub J“ l , of f l: ' ve O'-
Secretary, be issued as their credentials., 1 ho billowing preamble and resolu-
5. Resolved, That in the selection of; lhcn '* ke * °P ?* etl
delegates to the convention, we would 1 1 1 1 r AS * a, , G P e .°P e 0 ie n,,,, 1
recommend that the same be done hy S ^re ^rsSin^iJ'Tn «eTXn-
theeleciimi of an equal number from c roach ment upon the Constitution nnd
each political party tn the several eoun-|, h(J ri hls ion lhe o le „ r
ties 111 this btatc. .• o’ .. , ' . . , . ,.l 1 .
0. lhsohcd, That his Excellency the lh,S . C-'dedcracy. xvluch ts al.Ue unjust
.Governor he requested to a | ^11^'
tivsw of ettcli s^velmldiitg*State^lrT^be! % ! he Sena'P “"^torv south of thirty-six degress thirty
T • | ° c . i o. ! House of Representatives of the State
laid before the Legislature of such State. p an „ t a,. k .„
The House uJ op the order|
laws and
meiiti'
the admission of Cnlift
State in its present pretended organiza
tion,” in the Sth resolution of the report
of the Committee on the State of the. Re
public, and after considerable discus
sion, in which Messrs. Wofford, Jones
of Paulding, Nisbct, Jenkins, Stephens,
Gartrell, Kenan nnd Howard participa
ted, the House adjourned til] 7 o’clock.
The House met at 7 o’clock and pass
ed a number of local hills.
Saturday, Jan. 26.
The House resumed the unfinished
business of yesterday, which was the
consideration of the motion of Mr. Nis-
het to strikeout the words “ the admis
sion of California ns a Slate in its pres
ent pretended organization.” in the fol
lowing resolution reported l»v the Com
mittee on the State of the Republic :
Resolved, That in the event of the
passage ol the Wilmot Proviso hv Con
gress. the abolition of Slavery in the
District of Columbia, the admission of
California as a Slate, in its present
pretended organization, or the continu
ed refusal of the non-slaveholding
States to deliver up fugitive slaves ns
provided in the Constitution, it will be
come the immediate and imperative
duty of the people of this State to meet
in Convention to take into consideration
the mode and measure of redress.
Upon the motion to strike out. upon
the call nf Mr. Nelson, seconded hv Mr.
Nisbct, the yens and nays were requir
ed to be recorded, and were yeas 45.
nnvs 72.
Mr. Tucker moved a further amend
ment, hy inserting after the word
“present pretended organization” the
words “ provided it includes any terri-
i Sin
this
hi- bill, on the happen
. her first let!
ships en
!!iy e sl!
■ilized i
hiring the aid of the
ment in a search lor
.. to be *be
ccinctly the following: i P r,se Y* .
nactmeut by Congress of / s,,, *‘ 11
ing slaverv in any territo- ! affording lli;
v....ied Slates. ' vented Iroin
J 2,’i. Th^eiiMcnncnt of a law In ahol- I'" 11 <" vi ;' w consoquoovoof iho waal
sh slavery in )ho Dlslricl of Colombia, "f veswl* suiiahlr to . ovoantcr the pe-
3,1. A law to ,,rohil.il tho slave tra.lo n|* "f ” proper cxplora the lateness
between the States whete slavery now *h u season, tool the want of an ap-
j,., I propriation by Congress to enable m<
4th* Should the Governor of this !«° furnish aud equip an efficicni squad-
plishi.
: slat
r slaves ha>
sfactory evideo
t lbut
cl. a Slav
this Sint
and that
refused to lie gi
owner hy the a
in which the fugilm
he found.
And lastly, shouh
into the United State:
Confederacy lhe exu
t peopled territory
ew Mexico.
We believe that tl
,-slavcliolding Stale,
ii up to the proper
horities of the Suite
ive or fugitives may
object. All that I could do
npliance with a request which I
: was deeply anxious to gratify, was to
cause the advertisements of reward,
promulgetl by the British Government,
and the best inforiiialinii I could obtain
as to the menus of finding the vessels
under the command of Sir John Frank
lin widely circulated among our whalers
this
lid .era lit i
v hose
lerpiise might lead them t«* she infos]
vhere that In
office
for lhe heiiefii of the
11V des
igl.ts.
ihev shall or inav
pa hie violations
spirit of the Con
Stales, and din
equal political
Stales and wanton
sacred rights ol om
owners of property
of lhe biH in its fivor.
lest against the fifth or 1
to wit: “Or should C«.
to the United States, as
Confederacy, the extern
ly populated territorie
and Nev
, who periled
f science and
rid. were sup-
iinmng the ice-
desert shore.
pn.,u
’ aud expedic
"or fitting ou
cy of
the
xpe,
. appro-
I it ion to
Spir
idon four
of the Co
d Slat
St* l tO he ' CCCi, H j tllw OtlbllL ctllO i
if such Siai«T ! °f Hypresentatives of the State minutes, north latitude,” the Speaker
decided the motion out of order.
of the day, which was the hill and
stitute supplementary to the general »ax | ^^‘cnnnoV^iginftd^"eic^ise any «u-
'*”* n " <1 1° ,ax . <:er , l:, "' pr'ipcoy Hiere.n |hilli co ,T lerre / b y lhe Cons.l.u.ion
„.ae.l ami whlch has heretofore ^ Th , l , l | ie Conslila.inu
In punixh lhose who may auemnl lo ile- • licen cxeinpl from laxalion. , . „
thcrcin'e ollainH Hoase. inuo.lL.ion of slavery in.o'nymr-
theresn eoa.a.ne . Shackellor.l ,mro,locvd a b.ll ,o ao !,or-| ri|ory ; IO the U.Tiled Sales.
BMPawL ,,se all persons whatsoever 10 eslabl.sh 3d. R.so/rcdr That lhe several Slates
lo more efieeloally prov.de for «l.c ;■>">! ««« '>"<>,'"’'S c3 on 1 of .he Union acceded >o .he Confedera-j have asser.ed .he riih.s of Georgia .....
mainlemroce and pro.coon of w.dows own lands-rcad firs. lone. V upon .erms of perfeel eqoali.y, and no mo.e lhan her righls. Ye. for the
The question then recurred upon the
substitute offered by Mr. Jenkins for
the resolution as amended, which was
rejected. The question then recurred
upon agreeing to the resolution, which
was adopted by a vote of 92 to 2S.
Mr. Jones of Paulding, offered the amend the first section hy
following as an additional resolution
.That in the foregoing resolution
n the District of Columh
prohibiting the slave trade between the
fJtatcs where slavery may exist, or ad
mit into the United States a;
this Confederacy, the extensive a
peopled Territory of Californi
New Mexico, with a Constitute
bibbing slavery or "involuntary
lude: or should the. Governor
Slate receive at any time satisfiml'
evidence, that any slave or slaves h
ing escaped Irons this Slate to a n
slavehiding Slate, nnd that such si;
or slaves is or are refused to he given
up to the proper owner by the authori
ties of'the Stale in which such fugitive
or fugitives may be found, then or in
either of the foregoing events, it shall he
hereby made the duty ol the
of this State, within sixty days
thereafter, to issue his proclamation or
dering an election to be held in each
the people of this State, to convene at
the Seat of Government within twenty
days after said election.
Mr. Wofford offered to amend the
section by inserting after the words “in
any territory” the words “ South ol
thirty-six degrees, thirty minutes, known
as the Missouri compromise.”
Mr. McDougald moved to amend
further the first section by striking out
the words “extensive and unpeopled
territory,” the negative “ un” and in
serting “sparsely”—which was receiv
ed.
Mr. Lawton moved further to amend
the first section bv striking out after
the words “ New Mexico” the words
“ with a constitution prohibiting slavery
or involuntary servitude”—which was
received.
Mr. Jenkins moved farther to amend
the first section by striking out the
words “ or admit into the United States
ns a State of this confederacy, the ex
tensive and sparsely peopled territory
of California and New Mexico”—which ' the guarani,
was rejected. ! to trample up
the final pa
5 l” r
5 ships,
; with their officers and crews, is repect-
fuly submitted to your consideration.
Z. TAYLOR.
Washington, Jan. 4, IS50.
ss admit in-j £-j^“Tho Washington Republic and
.I this . Whig make very justifiable merriment
over the following curious paragraph,
which appeared, a few days since, in
the Washington Union :
urarv we “Let the ship hi
admitted P***. ™ a .V (k ‘
provided Bul ,hls '
a &
ive and sp
of Cali I
it shall or
ed bv us
•d ih.
for Ge
l able
a I Tavlo
| cnl.-iled to play the Pa I it
rlf-
:iilier ibis tem-
•y other breaker.
Tlie pilot has
r the ship. As
never was cal-
rns in the storm.
onfi-
auts
its totality, would It;
-he has not the cour-
tc to meet ton crisis before him.”
The identity here made out between
ie tempest and the breaker, and the
vsierioiis locality of ilie latter, arc
s. We feel assured that Cali- i-.ii
id New Mexico, as new States en
sooner or later will he admitted into lids B.i
Union. We demanded for lhe slave Pa
holding Stales, as our line the parallel in
ot 36 deg. 30 min. North Latitude, mi lie bn
Pacific Ocean, usually termed “ the qn
Missouri Compromise to this a major- tic
it y ofthis House W'ouhl not assent. This un
>dd
i all i
lo
» pen not vet dry from its
a General Taylor’s message,
ssie allusion to playing the
i the storm, is only surpassed.
Is of authorship, by the cele-
the Richmond En-
d;n
ullie
, lo its de
use, because the South lias hitherto,
dtlioul tarnishing the honor of her
ree sons abided by it.
la conclusion we most solemnly pro-
irphans.
To amend and declare the intention
of mi act entitled au act to amend the
several judiciary nets now in force in
this State, so far ns relates to Justices*
, Courts, approved Dec* 14,1311*
To amend the. act passed at the last
session of the General Assembly, in re
lation to. the liability of Railroad Com
panies for injury to or destruction oflive
stock and other property hy the running
of cars or locomotives on their roads,
and for other purposes therein contained
- To alter and amend the. third section
of the first article ot the'constitution of;
this State. • - . . _ .1
... Tuesday, Jan. 22. j that the rights, privileges and imniuni-! sake of unanimity among ourselves and
Mr. Wilson moved to reconsider so ties secured by the Constitution, belong for the brotherly love we bear the whole
much of the journal of yesterday as re
lates to adopting a standing rule of the
House requiring two-thirds to lake up
any business out of Us regular order,
which prevailed.
alike to the people of each State.
4ih. Rmo/wo, That any and all terri
tory acquired by the United States,
whether by discovery, purchase or con
quest, belongs in common to the people
• i, , , uuesi, iiciiiiiga hi c.imiinm to utt* ijruinu
. * ke House look op the unfinished bn- j Q f eac h State, and thither the people of
smess of yesterday which was the hill each Slate ami every Slate have a com-
su,momentary to the general tax law, i OToa right to emigrate with any proper-
and after spending some t line in discus- j ( y ,(,ey may poss. ■ ■
•sion. hills were taken un for ihe tomml .i,:.
- - . . ... , j amL Aal any. je-
!.}}. !lk VG ^l“«fi!I^i , r;i^ l ^f eCOn * i s,ric,i ? n this riglu, which will op;
ti.. '* * crate in favor of the people of one sec
tion to the exclusion of those of another,
is unjust, oppressive; und unwarranted
by the Constitution.
Sth. Rewired, That slaves are recog
nized hy the Constitution as properly,
that the Wilmot Proviso, whether
reading the remainder of the day.
Wednesday, Jau. 23.
-,.‘c - < Bills Reported. ».
By Mr. Fish : To incorporate the Cen-
— 1 iral Horticultural Association of this
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, j State.
■_ ■ Monday, Jan. 21, • r | Mr. McDougald : To compel all per-
Bills Introduced., j sons laking-up runaway slaves to deliv- applied to any territory al any time
Mr. Harrison : To prevent Sheriffsler the same lo the jailor of the county • hereafter acquired, or which may br
holding the office of Constable. j where taken up. and to prohibit said per- j hereafter acquired, is unconstitutional.
Also, to.compensate physicians and I sons from retaining in their custody- . 6tb. Resolved,.-That Congress has n<
icons {nr po-t mortem examinations j such runaway slave or slaves for a lon-s power, either directly or indirectly, to
’ " ■■M ^iineriere with the .existence of slavery
in.-nlc fir the information of coroners or! ger. time.lhan four days, and for other
juries of inquiry for testifying in nuy j purposes therein named,
court of law upon matters of medicine Also, to revive and continue in force
or surgical knowledge. ; un act entitled an act to carry into effect
in the District of Columbia.
The 7ih'section being read, which is
as follows
South, we are^willing to abide .hv nnd
pport whatever action the Nashville
Convention may recommend, and
will advise the. people of Georgia to do
the same—-which was laid on the ta
ble.
The 9th.resolution being read, which
is as follows:
Resolved, That the people of Georgia
entertain an ardent leeling of devotion to
the Union of these States, and that
nothing short of a persistane'e in the
present system of encroachment upon
our .rights by the. non-slaveholding
Slates, can induce us to contemplate the
possibility of a disolution.
Upon agreeing to .the resolution hy
the call of Mr. McDougald nnd s ccnd-
ed by Mr Tucker, the yeas! and nays
were required to be recorded, anti were
yens 122, navs l.
The 10th resolution having been read,
■ wRirJv ^
- Resolved, That his Excellency’ the
Governor be requested to forward co
pies of these resolutions to each of -our
McDougald moved lorthnr to, pie of ihe Southern Stales to the
triki
the word
insertin'
s, that “ Llaunilml-like they
»«'•*! carry the war into Africa.” Pa-
liiiurus was, indeed, the pilot of the
ship which bore .‘Eneas, but I he most rc-
rnarkanh* event of his hisrory was his
falling asleep and falling into the sea.
Gen. Taylor was certainly “ never cal
culated lo play lhe Palinnrus,” after that
dress, lhe inevitable tendency whereof fashion!—Richmond Times.
leads to lhe dissolution of this most;
“perfect Union,” formed and ordained; Correspondence of tlie JlaHimorc Sun.
hv the people of the United States in Washington, Jan. 30.
order to“ establish justice—ensure do- 1 Al the instance of lhe Hon. Thomas
inestic tranquility, provide for their H. Benton, a warrant was last evening
common defence, promote tin* general ’ SJIie d against Mr. Thomas M. Cole-
wellare and secure the blessings of lib- ,naa » proprieior of lhe “ Woolly Horse.”
erty to ourselves, and our posterity,*’ charging him with obtaining money un-
until such time as the action of Con- 1;, !se pretences, by exhihiliiig an
gross clearly indicates a deliberate animal said tn lie a nondescript, caught
intention hv the free Slates to disregard k .Y Colonel Fremont. The case came
•f the Constitution and M P l,,is morning, before Justice God-
the rights of the peo- * k, rd. Col. Bomon and II. H. Deni,
Fsq.. appeared for ihe pros«*eution, nnd
properly in slaves. Mr. Coleman was accompanied by sev-
any slave or’ slaves,” and I (Signed) ! era I frieiuls. After a full hearing of
! words “ any person held ■ Alexander McDougald, James A. Nisbct B,e <-'ase, ilie Justice retpiired lhe ac-
labor,” which was rejected. Edmund H. Worrell, Y. L. G. Harris, ‘ “» give hail in lhe sum of $500
The section as amended was then David Read
jreed to. |Jno. W. Yopp,
The 3d Section having been read Rolu. Grtggs,
hicli-wns as follows— Edward \V. Hodges
“ Sec. 3d. And lie it further enacted, M. M. Mintz,
That before entering upon ilie duties of Jos. G. Penick,
their office ps delegates, the* delegates A- T. Mclntire,
shall lake the following oath, which Jno. C. Wnldiwftir,
shall,he administered hy some judicial Joel W. Terrell,
officer ofthis State : I, do solemnly Wm L Blount,
swear, in the presence of Almighty Adam Jones,
God, that I will lo the best of my aliil- Henry Faver.
ity demean myself cs a delegate of the We, the undersigned, concur
people of this State, und act for the views expressed in the foregoing pfob
honor and interest of the people of but voted in the negative on ihe fii
Georgia”— { passage of lhe bill, cbiisi rained loth*
Mr! McDougald moved to amend it 'by the. «4>jeciions herein specified.-
hy sinking but the whole section "which i (Signed )
for hi
terra of
It. J.Fn
W. T. Wofford, »he Criminal Court.
W. G. Andrews, i *
John II. Johnson, i Mr. Hanxegan, Minister to Berlin
John Shaw, ] —Our readers an; aware that Mr. Han-
Tfios. Hmes, l negan, appointed Minister lo Berlin and
Joseph Duhignoii confirmed by ihe Senate, at the very
J. \V. Manning, heel of the last session—nnd even, as
E* B. Arnold, , some say, after the session was legally
J. R. Clark, [closed—has been recalled, or tas re
lied his place. Our correspondent
Harrison Riley.
Berlin, under date, of 7ih inst., says*
the “Mr. Hannegau has I wen for nearly
b’SV three months, confined to his room by
ia| rheumatism in one of hi* feet. All th»
so Americans have visited him. He ex-»
peels to leave to morrow, and will mako
to England previous lo his
W. H. Rnhiirsort, return to the United States.—Boston
James B. Neal. 'Traveller.
'Gress of the Age.—A man T.he latest accounts from Europe state,
l Gideon Williams, ol Noith Fun’- that Mr. Lawrence, Minister toRngland,
was agreed Hi. - ' IV. H- IVrkins,'
The.Housc ihen went into committee! T. F. Wooldridge,
of,the.whole, Mr. Arnold in the Chair.
on the following additional section, of-j
fered by Mr. AVoffiird as an amendment.! named Gideon Williams, <>l {V'»nli Frov- thal Mr. Lawrence. Minister toEngland,
to the .hill, to come in after the fourth ideuee, was fined last Wednesday, three who had been confined by illness al the
section:— . • 1 dollars and costs, ainoumii.g to six d»»l- country seat of Mr. Bates, ot the house
‘ fc Aud be it .fnriher enacted, That j Iars and fifty , cents, for neglecting u», of Bafiug& Co., was so far recovered
the sum of 'thirty thousand dollars be,-j return a borroiced umbrella when reqnir- as to he able shortly to return to his
and the same is hereby appropriated j ed so ii do—a cheering .evidence of;residence in London, nnd to resume
out of any money ■-in the'Treasury for'good morals in "that region. 1 hi« "nnh*ir* Hmw»:
1his pub’ic duties.