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VOL. *2. AUGUSTA, GEO. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER I o' 1827 , ' * w .» NO.»3G. GEORGIA COURIER. S. Cr. IVrWHORTER AND HENRY MEALING, PUBLISHERS. Term/.—This Paper is published every Monday and i, at $5 00 Thursday afternoon, at $5 00 per annum, payable in ad vance, or to 00 at the expiration of the year. ' O' Advertisements not exceeding n square, inserted the fi rat time or 62 1-2 cents, and 43 3-4 cents for each con tinuance. Wake ebunty, Augusta 27 1827. To Messrs Lawrence & Lemay. Gentlemen—The incorrect impression ittempted to be made on the public mind jn relation to the proceedings of the Sen ate of the United States, on the nomina tion of the Honorable Henry Clay, as Secretary of State, in March, 1825, has placed me in the unpleasant dilemma of acquiescing in what every Senator present must know to be wrong, or submitting to a candid world the remarks, and (he only remarks that were made on that occasion. I have, therefore, determined to furnish them forthwiih for publication. I will on ly add, that several of the most distin guished Senators expressed a concurrence in the objections urged, and declared to roe that they were prepared to sustain them in the event of any member of tire Senate desiring further investigation. Respectfully vours, &.c. JNO BRANCH. Mr. President.--As I cannot, consistent with a sense of duty, give a silent vote on the present occasion, I must ask the in dulgence of the Senate for a few moments while I shall attempt, in a plain, frank and brief manner, to give them the rea sons why I am unwilling to advise and consent to this appointment. I am fully impressed with the momen tous duty we are about to perform, and the importance of the crisis, connected with the deep responsibility which attach es to each and every member; and thence my solicitude to arrive at truth by the best reflections which I have beest capable of bestowing on the subject. To guiue and direct us on this, as well as every other occasion, it may be well, first, to look to the commission under which and from which we derive all our powers, to wit: the Constitution of the U. States, which we have all taken a solemn oath to preserve, maintain and defend, not in the letter onlv, but according to its true intent and meaning. While I readily ad mit dint the letter and, perhaps, the rigid construction of that instrument, does not imperatively forbid the confirmation of this nomination ; yet I hazard nothing in having tiiat every reason which cotdd have operated on the Convention to induce them to insert the following clause, ap plies with increased force to influence the Senate to reject the distinguished individ ual, whose nomination we are now about to act upon. The clause is as follow.: “ No Senator or Representative shall, during the time for which he was elected, he appoint ed to anv civil officelunder the authority of the United Slates, which shall have been created, or the emoluments whereof shall have been increas ed during such time : and no person holding any oilice under theUnited States, shall be a member of either house during his continuance in office.” I v. ould .ask, why and wherefore is it that no member of either House is per mitted to hold an office which he has as sisted to create, or the emolument-' of which have been increased bv his vote?— Because, sir, it was wisely foreseen that he might be influenced to vote for the one or the other from mercenary or-interested motives. What is the present case/— Henry Clav, a member of the Hftnse of Representatives, has, made, or, if you please, has maibly contributed 'to ..make John Q. Adams President of these United States, and this President, thus made in opposition to the known will and wishes of the American people, and .under cir cumstances of an extraordinary character, has called upon the Senate of the United States to advise and consent that this efficient friend, a member of the very House that has conferred on him the Chief Magistracy of this republic,- should be made Secretary of State. I would res- pec'ifullv ask, whether, in sanctioning or confirming this nomination, we are not infringing on the obvious policy of the Constitution ? - For if a m mber may be supposed to vote to create an office, or to increase the. salarv, withja viewtohis in dividual gain, may he not with as much Propriety be suspected of voting from sordid or interested considerations, when ho makes an officer, who, in turn, gives him an office ? I will not trespass on the time of the Senate, by any further effort to illustrate aud^ enforce the coincidence <? J the reasonsln the> two cases. They triust be apparent to every intelligent mind. Again; 'waving all objections which manifestly result from the forego ing considerations, I 7 would ask, whether trojn a decent respect to public sentiment we ought not tp put our veto on this nom ination ? I am not prepared to assert pos- 'ft -ely that corruption has mingled with this transaction ; but this much I feel au- should not be suspected. Let us view things as they eaist in practical life. —The Senate was prudently designed to act as a check oii the appointing power not, I admit, to be exercised capriciously, but fearlessly and independently when the public good requires. How often have we eulogised and boasted of our republi can institutions; our happy distribution of the powers of the government; the sal-- utary checks & balances to be found in our Constitution ; andthe effectual barriers which have been provided to prevent the encroachment ofyitherupon- the powers of the other, and the consequent protec tion to all- clashes aud interests ? Bat if these things .are only to be founded in the theory of our government, I would not give a fig for them. The <lifierent depart ments should in S'-me respect be consid ered as rivals, each watching every op portunity, to strengthen itself and weaken its rival. Let us therefore be vigilant in the exercise of our constitutional powers, guarded as well against open assault as covert, insidious encroachment. For however lofty and high sounding may be the sentiment which we sometimes hear uttered of independence of the people, the people, the legitimate proprietors of this government; yet this independence, con nected with a dependence on the dispen sing power, is fraught with the most alarm ing consequences to the liberties of the people ; for, as we recede from the one we imperceptibly glide into the deadly emhrace of the other. From' a retrospect of the past, lessons of wisdom may often be extracted. We see somereceive'their douceur promptly, others, perhaps ten times the number, are kept in a state cf expectancy, and many have their hop£s a'nd fears operated ou, who, like the san guine Irishman,wire calculated on drawing a prize, when, forsooth, he had not a ticket in the lottery. It is time to pause and look the mischief full in the face. Has it come to this, that nothing but proof pos itive of corruption will justify the Senate in arresting an appointment! If so, we are more degenerate than I had imagined. What are the facts of this case, as general ly admitted to be true to which we are not at liberty to turn a deaf ear? We see two political opponents, neither having confidence in the other, at a critical mo ment, when the loaves and fishes are a- bout to be divided, the one, in opposition to the well ascertained wishes of the peo ple of his State, fly into each others arms and cordially embrace, without aughi appearing to the world of reconcilation and adjustment of former differences, By which mcabs and by which alone, the, one is enabled to grasp the Presidential Chair in violation of the sovereignity of the people, with a salary of $25,000 per year, and the Senate of the United-States is called upon to aid this President thus made, to confer on the other the State Department, with a salary of $6,000, and thereby making him the heir apparent to the Presidency. Comment would bo superfluous to a body as enlightened as the one I am addressing. Why was the concurrence of the Senate required by the patriotic and wise framers of our Constitu tion, if we have nothing more to do than to register the edicts of the President? In this case the exalted standing of the in dividuals makes it more imperiously our duty to act firmly, Therefore I cannot— I will not advise and consent to this ap pointment. associated throughout this hemisphere with that great and glorious boon to seven rising nations than that of Henry Clay. Equally seasonable, and bold were his exertions in favor of domestic industry; and it is but just to say, that he has done more for it than any other man living.— Ever free and untiring in the cause of America and of map, he united with our Webster in sending across the Atlantic the voice of comfort and encouragement to the Greeks. In 1825, Mr. Adams was elevated to the elective seat; and to the illustrious lawyer, legislator and states man of the west, he did no less than each of his two immediate predecessors had done, he offered .him a seat in the Cabi net, which Mr. Clay, new ripe in years and in fame, accepted. And when the bitter resentment of baffled cupidity and disappointed ambition shall fcave passed away, the whole peuple will, as-we be lieve a majority does now, recognise the justiceofa remark of the good Lafayette: “ It will be a subject of congratulation to the friends of liberty in both hemispheres that Henry Clay is placed first in the Ca binet of North America.” Mr. Clay in every situation has stood pre-eminent.— He bears the clearest insignia of nature nobility. In any countryr, or in any time, lie would have been a character for bis tory, or as Napoleon expressed it, “ one of Plutarch’s men.” In Greece he would have been a Themistocles; in Rome Camillus; or in Great Britain a Chatham Northern Star. Wells Ki&e, Take this oppor tunity of informing our Friends in the t?ity and Country, that owing to our being burnt out on the nighbof the 2d of July, that we have removed to p ® u ‘^‘ n £* formerly occupied as the 1 ost-Office, between Broad-street and the Man sion House, where we' continue our business as drapers & tailors, In all its various brandies. We haveen hand, Goods of all descriptions, such as will suit the lovers of fashion with any article of genteel Dress. * Augusta, Aug. 27 -*-r% — 9 OAK GROVE, FOR SALE. /IN HE undersigned.offers for sa'e, the place On .A wl ich he now resides, about three miles from Augusta, on the road leading to Savannah, containiug 100 acres of Land, of which about one half (including a large Peach and Apple orchard) is under cultivation—the residue afford- » of Fifewood and Fencing j TO REN Ml Two convenient Dwell: Houses on the Soutii sk 32 tf STORAGE AND Commission Business. f 11 HE Subscribers beg leave to tender to their friends and the public, a continuance of their services in the above-mentioned line, at their old stand. They offer to their patrons the homage of sin cere gratitude for past favors, and the assurance of unremitted exertion to deserve future patron age. A. SLAUGHTER Si C. LABLJZAN. Sept. 4 ^35 7tp THE SUBSCRIBER CONTINUES AT THE Lately erected by JOSEPH WHEELER, Esq near Wheeler's Buildings, and just bdme the upper Market House, Broad-street, and near the Planters' Hvtcl, Augusta, H E feels thankful for past favors, and begs to renew the offer of his services to his friends with the assurance that strict regard shall he paid to all orders he may receive, and proper care takei) of all property committed to his charge, and punctuality shall be observed in all transactions of business in future. Liberal advances will be made on Cotton stor ed for sale, in Cash, or Goods, at cash rates, and on terms as accommodating as other Ware-house keepeis offer. thorised to say & believe, that the circum- ected with tbei® recent P resi stances connected dential election and this nomination are | sufficient to fix on the public mind the Wrongest suspicionst that they have been | Seated out of their rights by corruption I ‘tud intrigue, and inasmuch as our govern- toent is based on publi'c confidence, it is ! very last importance that our foun dation be well guarded. The administra- ’ 10 n of the government shouldrint only be ttre, but its parity, as far as'practicable HENRY CLAY. Henry Clay was the son of a Baptist minister, and was born in Hanover coun ty, Virginia, on the 12th April, 1777. He inherited nothing but the inestimable pri vileges of an American citizen. At an early age he was placed in the office of Mr. Tinsley, clerk of the high court of chancery. In this situation he gave such proofs of uncommon capacity, that he ac quired the friendship and patronage of chancellor Wythe and of Gov. Brooke; and by their advice he studied law. Im mediately after his admission to the bar, he proceeded to Kentucky, spent some further time in study, and then opened an office. He was soon in full practice; and he went into the Kentucky convention for forming a new constitution, and ex erted himself both in and out of it, to pro cure the abolition of slavery. In a few years he became speaker of the House of Representatives in the Legislature of Kentucky; and to his experience in that office, he and his couotry were indebted for his unexampled success as Speaker of the House of Representatives m Congress. While yet a young man, he was twice chosen to serve for short periods in the Senate of the U. States. In the chair of the House of Representatives, Mr. Clav did net excuse himself from the investiga tion and discussion of every great ques tion. In 1814 he was withdrawn from Congress to a new station, that of foreign minister ; and he borq an important and honorable • part in the prudent and able negociation of peace at Ghent, and sub sequently in the formation of a commer cial convention with Great Britain. On his return to the United States, he was offered by Mr. Madison the Mission to Russia, and a seat ip the Cabinet; both of which he successively declined. Mr. Monroe offered him a Department, and the Mission to Great Britain, which he also declined. He still preferred that great theatre ofkis .triumphs, the popular assembly of the nation, and as be once expressed himself, “to draw somewhat longer in the traces of the profession.”— He came fopprard early and fearlessly as the advocate foi* the recognition of South American independence; and there are few namds more intimately and happily (Cr* Those persons indebted to the late firm of HOLT Si WARE, and to the sub scriber on former transactions, will please come forward early this Fall and pay their debts, as longer delay cannot be allowed. JOHN S. HOLT. Sept. 6 35 tf 1500 SADDLES, IT: Doctor Griffin W. Holland, respect fully tenders his profes sional services to the ci- . . . . tizens of Augusta, and its vicinity. He may be found at all times, except When engaged in the duties of Kis profession, at the Office of Dr. Win. Savage, or the Mansion House. August 20 nig an ample sopph Timber for the place. The improvements are sufficient to accommodate a family comfortably, and the supply of good water is both abundant and convenient. Persons disposed to purchase, will please to call and examine the premises,— And for terms, apply to A. CAMFJELD. Sept. 6 v 35 3t W, of Broad-Street near the lower end of the Market,. one at present occupied by Mr. B. E. Cfieshfre ' and the other, lately by Mr. Charles Wilson, the Kitchen of the latter is prepared for mouldin'* L audios, aud the dwelling has a convenient stort on Broad-street. Possession siren on 1st Octo ber. Apply to •I. G. ^’WIIORTm. July!? 1 21 win. 30 fitp advertisement. P ersons having busi ness in the following Conn ties, (to wit:) Bibb, Mon „ „ roe > P'ke, Upson, Butts, Henry Newton, Crawford, Houston, Fayette, De Kalb, Coweta, Carroll, Troup, Muscogee. Lee, Twiggs and Jones, can have it promptly attended to by the undersigned, by leaving the papers in the hands of Wm. Longstreet, Esq. who is authorized to receipt for the same. PRINCE Si FOE, of Macon. Augusta, 23d Aug. 1827. 31 w3m Mrs. Adam Hutchi son begs leave, respectful ly, to inform her friends and the public, that her School for the instruction of young Ladies and Children, will be open iu Augusta, on the first Monday of October next. August 27 32 tO NOTICE. Having leased a tract of Land for a term of years, situate on each side of Mc- Bean, at the junction with Savannah river, con taining 250 acres, originally granted to Zaclmri- ah Tenn, in 1763—I hereby farwarn all persons that have been in the hi bit of trespassing upon said land, by using it for navigable purposes, overflowiug rafters, or cutting timber, to desist from like trespassing in future. W. A. RUGG. Sept. 6 . 35 wlm During my absence from the City, Mr. Tho’s G. Casey, and my broth er, Frederick Harris, will attend to any business in which I am interested. WILLIAM HARRIS. August 9 07 t o NOTICE. All persons hav business with the subscribers, 51 please call on Messrs. R- B G. Haviland, who are duly authorized to give receipts, and act as our agents during our ab- TO RENT, A comfortable new Dwelling, on Ellis-street, situated immediately in the rear of Mrs. Sera’s Millinery store, on Broad-street. Enquire at the Branch Bank. Sept. 6 35 tO TO RENT, A very commodious Counting Room or Cotton Office, situated on Jackson street, near the corner of Rcynolds- street. Possession given on the first of October proximo. Apply to Mr. James Har rison. Sept. 6 IHlB s TO RENT, The House and Lot, nt present or cqpied by William A. Bugg, Esq-, situ ated on Green-street, nearly opposite the Methodist Church. Possessio. - will be given tiie 1st October. Apply to JOHN \\\ WILDE. August 30 33 wto Mi TO RENT, upper Tenements of the Store' nt occupied bv Mr. G. Lot. (No. 312,) south side ofBroad-street; also, the House at present occupied by Mr. Nelson, situated on the north side of Broad-street, below the market, a very conveui ent situation for a private family. For terms ap ply at the store of A. SIBLEY. August 27 ’ 32 wif 35 tf H.; TO RENT, From the first of October next, an up-stairs room in Mrs. White’s Brick house, on Broad-street, suitable for an office or sleeping room. ALSO, To hire, a Negro man, young and active. WM. LONGSTREET. Sept 6 35 3t TO RENT, The two story Brick Building, or.- cupied at present by Doctor Dacostu and Mr. Washburn. The stands are ■ well calculated, for a Grocery or Dry Goods business, being situated in a commercial part of the citv. j«fc- Mil. ALSO, The Dwelling occupied by Dr. Fickling. in r healthy and pleasant part of this place. Posses sion given on the first October next. For terms apply to WM. P. DEARMOND. August 20 30 wtO TO RENT, And possession given first October, Three Dwellings, Nos. I, 51, and 60, fcroad-street; or cither of them would be s#U, or exchanged for Negroes o* landed property, in this or the adjoining comities, if not more than 30 or 35 miles from town. ANDREW MACLEAN. August 9 27 4tw ft: TO RENT. ft TO RENT, rjIHAT valuable Establishment, known as the Mansion House, in the City of Augusta, situated on Green-street, and at present occupied by Mr. M’Kecn. The accommodations are ex tensive and good. The situation is considered one of the most eligible tor a Public House in the city. Possession given on the li^j^ctoher t- For terms apply at the sta. une 7 ’uhlic: House ir c taittfotohei FROM the first day of October next, the Brick Storenearthp Market at present occupied by Messrs. Fick ling & Glenn. The Brick Store next below \\ m. Smith, Junr. at present occupied by Mr C. Smith, and The Dwelling House on Rey- nold-Street, near the Eagle Tavcin, at present oc cupied by Mr. R. Malone. JOHN PHJNIZY. July 1 ip wtf jDrawing Announced. sence from this State. WASSON Si NICHOLS. Augusta, Geo. June 27,1827 , 16 3m We are authorised to announce Robert Dillon, Esq. a candidate for the Representative Branch of the Legislature at the next election. August 2 24 tf FOR SALE, At the old stand ofBostwick, Gilbert, Si Co. some of which are of a very superior quality. —ALSO— ADDLP TREES, Hogskins, Skirting, Bri- die and Harness Leather, Plated, Brass, and Japand Saddlery Ware, Harness Mountin'', Whips, Spurs, Sic. together with every other ar ticle, usually kept in the SADDLERY LINZ, all of which will be sold at the very lowest pri ces. S. KITTREDGE, Ho. 301£ Broad-Street, Augusta, Geo. July 19 21 tf We have appointed Mr .55S5 7 B. F. Verderv, our'lawfii Attorney, during our absence. J. L. ANDERSON, Si Co. June 11 11 tf , Dr. George A. Buck- lin, offers his services to the inhabitants of Augusta and its vicinity, in the professions of Medicine and Surgery, His office is in the adjoining building to Mr. Lafitt’s boarding house, on Mackintosh-Street. June 11 ]] tf NOTICE. j|ga=> John P. King, Esq. will tF*®* transact business for me in mv absence. SILAS BRONSON. " June 25, 1827 15 tf A. A TO RENT, The House and Lot, on Bridge- Street, at present occupied bv Mr- Jarncs Murray. ALSO, The House and Lot, on Bridge. Street, at present occupied by Messrs J Si R. Kirkpatrick. ALSO, .if 1 Hr Four Houses a>id Lots, in the lower end of town, on Green and Ellis Streets.— Possession given on the first of October next. Apply E. BUGG. August 27 32 tf TO RENT, From 1st October next, a Dwelling on Reypold-street, in rear of the one on Broad-street, occupied by the sub scriber—a yery comfortable house for a small family. WM. T. GOULD. July 26 23 tf H. AUCTION coBxansszoir business. f 11 HE subscriber continues to transact the AUCTION Si COMMISSION BUSINESS, and solicits a share of patronage from his friends and the public. 1 he strictest punctuality may be relied on in rendering sales, with proceeds, as soon as effected. LATHAM HULL, Auctioneer, No. 210 Broad-slree, August 30 33 w -6t Notice is hereby given, that application will be made to the Bank ot the State of Georgia, for the pay ment of the right hand half of a note for $100 Letter E. No, 369, dated December 1825, and made payable to S. H.-le, at the Branch Bank at Augusta—which hcllf note was endorsed L. Good win fc Co. and has been lost or stolen from the mail between Marion, in Georgia, and Cliailes- ton, Sonth Carolina. Jun 7 L. GOODWIN & C 10 90do. FINAL NOTICE. Those indebted toVh I Estate of James S. Wal_ ceased, are again requested to make payiucui.— Those to whom the estate is Indebted, it is pre sumed have exhibited their claims. The affairs of the estate will be closed as soon as the law will admit. ' J. HUTCHINSON, Adiq’r. August 27 32 w6t JXTST RECEIVED. A Splendid Dicky Seat Coach. Also a new supply ofNorthem Gigs. Also, a complete assortment of Coach and Gig Harness, which will be-sold on terms to suit purchasers. ON HAND, * Light Coaches, Gigs and Sulkeys. Gigs, Car riages and Sulkeys built to order. Repairing at snort notice. July 16 THOMAS G. HALL. 20 wtf Blanks of ail Descriptions, Printed, and for Sale at this IT. DR. M’WHORTER will continue his Professional Services in the City and its immediate neighborhood. May 24 6 Q?* Mr. Abner Washburn, jr. is my authorized Agent, during my absence from this City. # F. S. WARNER. August 30 33 tf NOTICE. M ESSRS. A. I. Si G. W. HUNTINGTON will act as our attorney, during our absence from the State. June 28 TAMPLET & ROWAND. 9 16 g TO RENT, From the first of October next, the Dwelling House on Reynold-street, opposite tha Episcopal Church, occu pied by M. Roff Esq. The Dwelling, on the ally, in the rear of the subscriber’s grocery store, and now occupied by James Oliver, E$q. - The Store, on Broad-street, occupied by Mr. A. S. Turpin, an excellent stand for business.— For terms enquire of BENJAMIN HALL. July 19- 21 tf Hj TO RENT, From the first of October next, the Building, No. 161 Broad-street, owned and occupied by the subscribers — The stand for business is desirable, he store for pleasantness and convenience not equalled by any in the city, and is ad- irably calculated for an extensive Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods business. The dwelling contains four spacious rooms, pleasant and con- venieht for a family. JEWETT, ABELL fcCo. June 26 16 tf The following very Splendid Lottery will Ire drawn in the City of Baltimore, on Wednesday, the 17th day of October next—Adi m One Day. ■ Mar,/land Literalmc Lottery,. 1. This Lottery^ the Adit; brilliant in the United States, containing, 7 besides the Capitals of $20,000 and $r0'000, no less than Ten Prises ■ of $2,000 each. is $20,000 1 10,000 is 10,000 10 2,000 is 20,000 10 1,000 is 10,000 10 500 is 5,000 20 200 is 4,000 20 100 is 2.000 40 50 is r 2,000 100 26 is 1,000 150 10 is 1;500 300 5 is 1,500 9,000 4 is 36,000 9,662 Prizes, 20,448 Blanks, $114,000 30,000 Tickets. TO RENT, AaA Two convenient Stores, with Dwel- lings, Nos. 9 and 10 Bridge-row. ele- |f|H stands tor business, being convc- •■•^^"nient to the market. Also, a Store House, in Hamburg, S. C. opposite the Ware house of Mr. Cobb, with ten unimproved Lots, which would be let for a term of years, for improv ing, and one house can be furnished on one of the lots at a little "eipense, by moving it on one of the ten. Apply for immediate possession to ’ * WALTON KNIGHT. August 20 j 30 tf m. To Rent, A Store No. 136, Broad Street, noxt above E. Wood k Co.—Applv on the premises or to J. N. Philpot. August 2Q 80 4iw (LT > MODE OF DRAW!NO.—The numbers, will be put into one Wheel as usual—and in the other will be putthe prizes above the denomination cfFive Dollars, jand the'drawing to progress in the usual manner. The 9,000 prizes ofFont Dollars to be awarded to the tickets the numbers of whiefc end with the terminating figure of either of the Three first draum. numbers of different ter minations. The Five Dollar prizes vsill be a- warded to the lidkets having the two last figures corresponding with the twalast figures of such number of the next'dtaww'of different termina- A ticket drawing a superior prize will not be restricted from drawing an inferior one also. Tickets $5, Halves t 25, Quarters 1 25: Orders for Tickets in the above, and all re spectable Lotteries, will be promptly attended to ; and when reqnested, adventurers will be advised of the fate of their Tickets, immediately after the receipt of the Drawing. tCFThe Cash can be had at BEERS’ for all Prizes obtained at his Office. O'All commanicatious must be post paid, and addresed to J. S. BEERS’, Augusta. August 27 32 w JUST PRINTED, and for sale at the office op the GEORSXA^OTnUEft, D eclarations, * BLANK POWERS OF ATTORNEY, MAGISTRATES SUMMONS’, NOTICES OF INSOLVENT DEBTORS, rraim «n\ns *• CLAIM BONDS, FF’S TITLES. SHERIFF* MAG IS. RATE’S- EXECUTIONS, NOTARY’S NOTICES, LAND DEEDS. , RECOGNIZANCES. MILIT1 A' EXECUTIONS, Sic. Sue. v July 26 28