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From the Southern Centinel.
IN the Augurta Chronicle of the 30th ult. I faw,
(for the firif time) sundry affidavits, taken before
the celebrated Inquisition Committee of the house
of representatives, among which was one made by
a certain Henry G. Caldwell, now one of the
solicitors general of this state, relative to a con
veriation between the said Caldwell, and general
Gunn, concerning myfelf, ami which I am told
has operated unfavorably towards myfelf as well
as the general, againll whom it appeals to be par
ticulatly levelled,
In order to determine what degree of credit ought
Co be given to that affidavit, or to any others taken
on that occasion; the honell, impartial man, will
refled, that they were taken in private, be
fore a set of men, prepared to believe the word,
and predetermined to hear, and report only such
matter as would bed answer the end proposed:
Those who were to be devoted victims to legisla
tive malice, either in point of reputation, or pro
perty, were not permitted to defend either tame
or fortune, but were tried in a corner, and con
demned without a hearing, in direct and open vi
olation of all those rights, which have heretofore
been held sacred among freemen. Had either ge
neral Gunn or myfelf been confronted with this
man, on his examination, and have been permitted
to have interrogated him I have on doubt, but his
testimony would have worn a very different afped;
indeed, if that had been the case or had the exami
nations been taken in the fair face of day, I think
it highly probable that Mr. Caldwell would not
have been a wirnefs.
I am sorry, fir, to occupy so much of yoorufeful
paper with the foregoing observations, I trust,
however that the occasion will be my excufe:—
-I feel myfelf called on explicitly to deny the fads
Hated in Caldwell’s affidavit, so far as they regard
myfelf: With refped to the part I took in influ
encing the legislature to dispose of a part of the
weflern territory, I refer those who are curious
to know, to the members composing that session,
and (hall content myfelf with faying, that I never
made use of any indired, or improper means to
influence the vote of a (ingle member. My opi
nions at that time, and on that (übjed were pub
licly delivered, and were such as I had entertained
for many years, and in which the sale of the un
located land, either to individuals or companies was
only a fecondarv policy : it was however the po
licy adopted by the legislature, and the policy
which I believe the members met prepared to adopt
and having no doubt of their right to fell, I felt
myfelf perfedly juftifiable in becoming a purchaser.
And with refped to the contrad which Caldwell
talks of, between general Gunn and myfelf (hall
only fay that I never had, either diredly or indi
*' redly any contrad with general Gunn on that or
any other account in my life, nor did I ever receive
from him either indrafts, money or oiher things
on account of any contrad the amount of a An
gle cent, nor do I believe that he ever had the
conversation with Caldwell which he states in his
affidavit.
Mr. M*Allifter, of Savannah, was a witness to
the only contrad I made on account of my inte
rest in the purchasing companies, that contrad was
made on the evening before I left Augufla, and in
which my influence with the legislature was no
part of the confldcration.
W. STITH. jun.
Mayfield , gth May , 1796.
()Cf“ The several Printers who have publijhed
Caldwell’s will be pleased to do me the
jujlice to publifi the foregoing. If* $,
Mr. Smith,
A PERVERSION of things, since the late
flood, have appeared in the Southern Centi
nel—part of the trinity, Tim Sharp , and Another
is Necejfary , both in one. What a rigmarole story
those two thirds of the old order have endeavoured
to impress on the mind of the public; “ that the
governor took the liberty of making use of his
neighbour Harrison’s money for a day or two,” &c.
Well Mr. Sharp (as you are the person I (hall ad
dress throughout) will you be candid enough, in
your next, to acknowledge the receipt of cliants
money which you have had the use of for years,
and not yet accounted for? Being one of the an
cient (oiks, you ought to have difeovered the
mote in your own eye, and though the governor’s
past condud may be cenfurabie (which by the bye I
believe to be honed and flridly upright) that does
not juflify your malignant attack on almofl every
officer in the government, when you, Sir, are far
more cenfurabie than anyone, or in fad the whole.
Were you to ad above board, I should attribute
your finefl'e to better motives than I now can or
ever (hall hereafter. Have you not deceitfully
avowed to influential charaders in the back coun
ties, that you had no (hare, nor bore no part in
the fpoiiations committed on our Yazoo pig; and
is it not known that you were in the councils pre
vious to the meeting of the legislature, who nafled
the law under which it was fold and that you had
the pretmfeofa large part, provided the sale could
berffirded? But poor the close of your
eledion proved ruinous to your anticipated re
foutces; the companies finding that to be the case,
and that you would ha\c no voice in the grand
councils abroad, your (hates v.cic curtailed and
brought to the size ©f those of common associates,
which ought to be fufikieut; those Glares, toge
ther with the sandy uncomatabie barren in the
moon, will enable you to keep up your stock in
trade, and probably, render it unneceflary to dis
compose your fpec-ulative brain in poring over the
mothy volmnns of BlackGon, which I have always
under Good your genius is illy suited to.
This Mr. Tim you have brought on yonrfelfby
your extreme officioufnefs, and misrepresentation
of characters in office. When you were in office
(which God forbid yon ever fnould again) was not
your vote the means of preventing eleven, or twelve
hundred troops from being Gationed on cur fron
tier, which would have brought millions of dollars
into circulation, and perfc&ly secured our defence
lefs citizens, who have Gnce fallen vidirns to sa
vage barbarity ? Can you answer, there was no
corruption in your condud at that time?—
My fellow citizens, this man Sharp was born in
iniquity, matured in.deceit, and growing faton the
spoils of his fellow men; he probably, will be a
candidate to represent this Gate in congress—mark
liis condud, and then treat him accordingly. Were
a question of the firft moment to the welfare of
Georgia in agitation; and he had a speculation in
train; poor Georgia would be negleded, and oblig
ed to give way to felf intcreG.
Mr. Sharp, I now take my leave of you, though
I could give more than
ANOTHER IE NECESSARY.
WILL BE SOLD,
On the firft Tuefday in July next, in the town of
Waynelborough,
ALL that trail or parcel of land, containing 2go
acres, more or less, lying and being in the coun
ty of Jeff erf on, within three miles of Louisville, ad
joining lands of John Shetman, Esq. and lands sur
veyed for Hugh Ross, and on all other jides by vacant
lands at the time of survey; supposed to be equal in
quality to any lands in Jefjerjon county j originally
granted to Anthony Stokes .
Also, 400 acres of land lying in the county of
Burke, jour miles below Waynefborovgh, on the head
of the Beaver dams, adjoining lands of Francis
Jenkins; originally granted to Greenwood and
Higgen/on. *
Likewifc, 400 acres of land lying in the county
of Camden, originally granted to Jermyn IFright,
bounded on the north-wcjl, fouth-wejt and north-tajl
parts by Crooked river.
7 he above lands will be fold on a credit of f even
years, by giving bond and approved security for the
payment of the money, and the annual interejl as it
becomes due thereupon, and ajo a mortgage on the
premises.
John Whitehead, 1 .
Alexander Carter, [2 s'
Joseph Way, ! | 3
John Mitchell, j
Thomas Yarbrough, j §IS
William Wynn, j Cj
May 4, 1796.
C O L L E CTO R’s SALES.
On Tuefday the 7th day of June next, at the
court-house in Wilkes countv,
WILL BE SOLD,
For the tax of the year 1795.
KTFTY acres of land the property of Lajley Coats,
JL in Wilkes county, on the waters of Rocky creek,
joining lands of Rickard Worjham and others, it
being a part of a tract of land whereon said Coats
lives.
Also, 175 acres of land in said county, on the
waters of Kettle creek, joining Subtrine and Bank-
Jlon, the property of Weaver Cotton.
J. Hardin Foster, T. C. IV. C.
May 7, 1796.
THE partnerlhip of John Mac Iver
and Co. is this day diflolved by
mutual consent.
JOHN MAC IVER,
DAVID REID.
Au guff a, April 15, 1796.
N. B. All persons indebted to them
or having claims against them, will
please apply to John Mac Iver.
PHE fubferiber is removing to that
A new improved Lot, at the upper end of
Broad- Greer,oppofite to Mr. Watkins’s brick heufe,
where he intends keeping a large fupplv of Dry
Goods and Groceries, among the latter are, Ja
maica Sugar, Coffee, Melaffes, Sherry Wine and
Engliih bottled Porter of the beG quality.
JOHN MAC IVER.
EIGHT DOLL AR S
WILL be given to any person that wM deli
ver the fubferiber his sorrel herfe with four
white feet, a star in his forehead and a small white
spot behind one of his ears, long tail and not bran
ded when he went away, which was about the
middle of February laG.
JOSEPH HUTCHINSON.
AuguGa, April i, 1796,
COLLECTORS sales.
On the Jifi day of May next, at the court-house
in Montgomery county,
WILL BE SOLD,
The following trafls of land, for the taxes due
thereon up to the year 1796, inclusive, viz.
acres on the waters of the Alar a,
maha river, surveyed in the name of Wm. Kelly.
287 1-2 acres, in the name of j of. Cobb, joining
the above.
287 I*2 acres, in the name of David Shaw, join .
ing Kelly and Lipham’s land.
287 1-2 name Moses Lipham, joining Shaw’s
land.
287 1-2, John Bugg’s, on Ohocpie.
575 name Samuel Stirk.
575 name Charles Odingfells, Ohoopee, vacant
on ail sides.
287 1-2 acres, in the name of Ezekiel Cobb, 0-
gechee.
287 2-1 name George Powell, joining Cobb’s land.
287 1-2 acres, name of Thomas Brown, vacant
land on all sides.
287 1-2 acres, name of Henry Wood.
287 1-2 name Jo pah Powell,
gqg acres, name Nicholas Miller, waters Willi,
anifon’s swamp.
287 1-2 acres, name William More, Ogechee,
joining Cone and Henry Hartle’s land.
287 1-2 acres, waters Ogechee, joining Cones*
land.
287 1-2 acres, name William Mitchell, joining
More’s land.
287 1-2 name William Cone, joining Garrett’s
and vacant land. f
James York 287 1-2 acres, joining the above.
287 1-2 acres, name Benjamin Dat/is, joining
the above.
287 1-2 acres, name John Garrett. And
287 1-2 acres in the name of James Rocquemore,
joining Garrett and Cone’s land.
SAMUEL SANDFORD, T. C. M. C.
April 25, 1795.
SHER IF F’s SALE.
On the prfl Tuefday in June next, at the court-house
in Franklin county, between the hours of ten and
two o’clock,
IV I L L BE SOLD,
70,000 acres of land in said county,
lying on the waters of Oconee river, executed as
the property of John Dimond, to fatisfy an exe
cution of Richard Wilson, formerly executed by
George Hening, Esq. the then (heriff of Franklin
county, and advertiled for sale by him the said
Hening, and poGponed by affidavit of Philip Mo
ses, and adjudged to be fold by the laG Superior
Court held in Franklin county. Terms Cafli.
MAL. JONES, S. F. C.
Abril ig, 1796.
S H ER I F F’s SALES*
On the firG Tuefday in June next, at the couit
houle in Columbia county,
WILL BE SOLD,
The following property ;
FIVE hundred and twenty-eight acres of land ,
prfl quality, Columbia county, on Green brier,
joining lands of Thomas Cobbs and Jones, whereon
John Cobbs, junior now lives ; taken as the proper
ty of said John Cobbs, junior, at the infiance of the
executors of B. Andrews, by execution.
200 acres in Columbia county, joining the place
whereon William Barnett nozo lives ; geo acres in
Richmond county, joining lands of Anderson Craw
ford ; taken by execution as the property of said
Barnett, at the inflance of the executors of J. Mor
ton and John Talbott, & Co.
Also, one negro wench named Sarah; taken by
execution as the property of Joseph M ( Connick, at
the inflance of the executors of B. Andrews.
200 acres in Columbia county, whereon John
Collier now lives, joining lands of Waif oat and
Wcreal, on Savannah river, with gord improve
ments ; taken by execution as the property of said
Collier , at the inflance of John Foster.
200 acres in Columbia county, whereon Richard
P. White now lives ; also 100 acres near the fame
place, joining lands of Robert Flournoy and Ri
chard Meriwether, on the the waters of Lloyd’s
creek; taken by execution as the property of said
Richard P. White, to fatisfy Samuel Crafton and
John Talbott, surviving co-partners of James Barnes
id Co.
Conditions cash .
W. Dranc, S. C. C.
May 7, 1796.
jft 13 ROUGHT to Burke jail, the
feet high, appears to be between.
20 and go years of age, has a par
on his bread a id one vn his fore-
head, he fays his name is SEF*
TEMBER, and belongs to a man wnom he calls
Bentooda, but cannot f peak English so as to be un
der jlcoJ.
Daniel Boatwright, Jailer .
Wcynefborough, May 12, 1796.