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J. G. M’WHORTUtl
AND
HENRY MEALING,
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LAWS OF GEORGIA.
ACT to ate-ml tlierenl laws of this State.
Sec. 1. Be il enacted by the Senate and
n >nse of Ilep’escntaiives of the Stare of
Georgia, That from and after the passing
of tliis act it shall and may be lawful, upon
the expiration of any lease, or lime, for
tvhicb lands have been rented, which are
vious to his death, within twelve months af
ter the passage of this act; Provided that
nothing herein contained shall be so con
structed as to require mortages whichhavo
already been recorded to be again record
ed but the same shall he held and deemed
to be legally recorded and admitted in ev
idence tinder the laws now in force in this
State, And provided also, that if the wit
nesses to any mortage are dead or removed
from the county, then the same may be
recorded upon the affidavit of one or more
persons who are acquainted with their
hand writing;
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted , by
the authority aforesaid. That all deeds
of mortgage upon real property herafter to
be made, shall he proved in the same way
as is above required by the first section of
tilts ac , for the proving of mortages of
real estate, aud shall be recorded in the
Clerks office of the Superior court of the |
now in existence, or have already expired, j c,l "".' y j: ' ' vhitil s,lcil real es!:i?p sh ' ll! ,ie ’'
....... . - ‘ - u..i* 1...i .t.r^,. 1,0 f rt ,m the date of
CONGRESS.
or which shall hereafter exist, where the I tllrc<; mon,hs
tenant, ..t his sub-tenant, holds over, and j s,,cl ’ dee<1 ’ :1 '" 1 ! l,at a!1 (iyCs ot m<,rt ? 3 ?°
hereafter to be
he same manner
as is provided by the first section of this
act. for the proving of like deeds hereto-
tvhere the owner of the rented property, i u i 30 " P Prson:, l property he
- Ar his agent, or representative, shall have j m ‘. ’ s ,a J? proved in tne
possession of the same to demand the ten
ant or tenants the possession of the ret t-
■ C;d properly; and in case of refusal • >n part
of the tenant, or omission on his, her or
their part,.to deliver possesion, it ‘•Iiajl
and mav be lawful for the owner thereof,
>T by lias or her agent, or representative,
to go before i|ie Judge of the Superior
point, or anv Justice of the inferior court,
or Justice of the Peace, and make on h
that the le »se or term of time for which
the land was rented has expired, and that
the tenan’ refuses, omits, or neglects to
give possesion, it shall be the duty of the
person before whom the oath is made fn
issue or grant warrant or process, directed
to the sheriff or his deputy, requiring and
Commanding him to deliver to the owner,
his agent or representative, peaceable, full,
and quiet possession of the rented premi
ses, removing the tenants, with his pro
perlv found thereon belonging to such ten
ant or tenants therefrom.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That
where >he tenant shall declare on oath
that h is lease, whether written or verbal,
i? not expired, nr that he does not hold
the prenf sps pither hv lpase or rPnt from
thp said person who Ins made the said
Oa*h, or by anv one holding under h’m or
them, hv rent or lease, he shall not he
Removed from ’bo possession of the said
premises, hut the sheriff shall reiurn the
proceedings to tlip npxt Suoer’or court of
the countv where flip land lies, and the
fact he tlipre tried; and if determined
against the tenant or tenants, he sh ill pav
d uihle ’he rent reserved, and the pprson
making the said oath shall then he en’i-
tled to a writ of possession, to he issued
from and under ’he direction of the s dd
Superior court, directed to ’hp sheriff or
his deputy, who shall mve possession of
the nremises, as prescribed in the frs’
Section of this act.
Spc.3. And he it further enacted, 'T’ha?
the qhe' 'IT.for execiiimg die process nfore-
Sn*d. chall ho albov»d t}, P sorn of three
(JnlHrs, wfiich amount shall he paid hv
the tenant, and his goods levied on for that
purpose.
fore made, and shall
Clerks office of tin
hi* recorded in th
Superior court of
the county in which the mortgagor resided
at the time of die execution of the said
mortgage, within three months after the
date .of such mortgage.
Sec. 3. And lie it further enacted by j
the authority afor -said. That every deed !
of conveyance or mortgage of either re d !
or personal property hereafter to be made j
P*
f-N ACT to facilitate the recovery of personal
property in re tain cases.
WherAns, >t frequently happens that
Suits in the d ffi.ron* courts of law and
Oqu'tv in 'his State, for personal property,
continue for a numherof years, and *hat
fifterthe commencement, and before end
of the said suits, the property in dispute
increases or has issue, which cannot be
recovered in anv other wav ’hap hv re.
Sorting to a new action:—For rente lv
whereof,
Re it enacted bv the Sena'e and If uise
.Of Renresentative of the 15 'nfe ofGeo gia
in General assembly met and it is here
by enacted bv the authority of dm same,
loaf where anv suit or action is now
pending, or mav he eaf-er h ■ Mis’ifut
in anv cnnrf of law or equity in tins State
fi r personal prooer, the issue of sold two.
perty horn, or to be horn after the mm-
menr"ment of said suit nr action, sh .p m,d
mav he recovered in the said suit or ac
tion, and it shall he the duty of die court
to allow the declaration or hill
amended a? anv stao- P 0 f the sail
Redon, so as to includp the said
hn^ oi to he born : anv law, usage or
practice to the contrary notwithstanding.
to he
suit nr
Lssnp so
AN ACT to provide for the recordinc of deeds of
martff'C'’ upon real and personal nmnerfy
tvithin t'-is q tnfe. and to d fine the 1 en of the
Samp ; and also to ampnd an art. entitled “an
ftet to ad nit certain deeds to record, a .,d to
authorise the s me. r c . n ; fS thereof; to 'e
read in evidence, rnd also the „ D ; PS of certain
Other deeds anil for other purposes.
Whereas i f is d-pli'ed if he e he anv
law of force *n h'S S*a f e "oq’iiriee deeds
of mortgage to hn -peorded ; and whereas
Such a law is highly necessary for (be pre
vention of frauds and oppression, for rem
edy whereof.
Sec. I. Be it enae'ed by the S-rnate
arid House of Representatives of the Slate
of Georgia in General assembly met, and
it Is hereby enae'ed by ihe Senate and
may upon being executed in tli
of, &nt.es!ed bv a Notary Ptibl
of die Stipeiior couri, justice if tlx
rior court orjustice of the peace, (and in
! cases of rea! property by one other witness
be admitted to record and made evidence
in the different courts of law and equity in
ibis State, ns though the same ha ! been
executed, proved, or attested, as hereto
fore required hv the laws of this State, in
case of deeds of real property.
Sec. 4. And he it further enacted, That
upon failure to record any mortgage as
hereinbefore required, within the time
or times hereinbesore specified for
recording the same, that then, and.in such
case, all judgements obtained before the
foreclosure of the said mortgage, and also
any mortgage executed after the same,
and duly recorded, shall take lein on the
said mortgaged property in preference to
the said mortgage.
Sec. 5. And whereas personal proper-;
ty is frequently mor'aged while beyond
flie li .fits of this State, which property
mortaged is afterwords brought within the
limits of this State, before the debt for
which the same was pledged is satisfied—
be it therefore enacted, That in case of
mortages of personal property executed
whenthe property so mortgaged wasbeyond
the 1' ii'ts ofthis Sta'e, and which property
shall be a forwards brought within die lim
its of this State,such mortgages.shall here
corded within s : x rn >nths after the said
property shall be Vo brought in, in the of
fice of the Clerk of the Supetior court of
the county where the person so bringing
the said properly, shall establish his resi
lience.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted,That
if (he holderof any mortgage of prjpery
so brought into the State, shall fail to re
cord his mortgage at ihe place, and .within
'he time specified in the proceeding sec
tion,for ihe recording the same, then, <fc in
such rasp, any A; alljudgments which shall
have been dul\ obtained against the said
marfgager, before t lie foreclosure of such
mortgage shall be entitled to take lien on
he said mortgaged property prior to the
said mortgage: Provided,’ That if the
said mottgagee or his assignee, or the le
gal representatives of such mortgagee or j
assignee shall, on foreclosure of the said j
mortgage, make affidavit before the Judge
or Justice granting such foreclosure, that
he was the holder of the said
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT.
The bill for abolishing imprisonment
for debt, as formely amended, came up as
the special order of the day.
Mr. M’KINLEY was, he said, favora
ble to the principle of the bill, but submit
ted to the Senate whether the 5th section
was not ai war with the principle of the
bill. He, himself, could see no reason
why a preference should be given to
judgements recovered in another State;
and he moved, therefore, to strike out the
following section, to wit;
“ Sec. 5. And be it further enacted,
That, in all actions brought upon a judge
ment recovered in another State, it shall
be lawful to require bail on mesne process,
and the plaintiff may have his execution
against the body of the defendant or de
fendant.', as if this act had not passed.
Mr. JOHNSON, of Kentucky, would
not oppose the motion foi striking out this
section. lie was never partial to it, and
ho had assented to its adoption only in
compliance with the expressed wishes of
some members of the the Senate.
The amendment was then agreed to.
On motion of Mr. BERRIEN, seve
ral verbal amendments we e .adopted.
Mr. JOHNSON, of Kentucky, rose, I
and said, rha* an opportunity was now of
fered to those opposed t» the h.U to pre
sent their views; and he wouid be gra;i-
fied if his respered f iend, the Senator j P rft dicatea the alteration upon their belief
from Smith Carolina, would now give his| wail? of power to alter the remedial to
reasons against die passage of the hill. ! existing contracts. If they should place
Mr. SMITH, of Snouth Carolina, ob-- r,n ground of expediency, and not
ic, -> edg* I served that, however-much he might be ; <’ : ‘ , nst it uf tonality, he should feel but I.t-
great suffering and misery can be avoided.
He referred the practice of the States du
ring the lase war. There was not, he
believed, one of them that did not, during
that period, soften the rigor of its remedial
system. And he insisted that much dis
tress had been avoided by the exercise of
th is power during that period ; and who
said he, then contended that those alter
ations were unconstitutional-»that they
impaired the obligation of contracts ? Mr
President, said Mr. R. we are very much
influenced by the force of circumstances.
If this erroneons sentiment were even
adopted iq peaceful and prosperous times
it would be rejected in times of great pub
lic calamity. But it is only in times of
public calamity, that the remedial laws,
which had been accommodated to times of
prosperity, would be thought righteous.—
It is only then that they would require to
be so changed, as to suit the changed con
dition of society. The wisdom of all le
gislation consists in suiting the laws to the
condition of the People—when that con
dition shall be altered, the laws ought to
be so altered as to fit the change. This
power of altering the remedial laws’ upon
great emergencies, was so essential to the
States and to the prosperity and happiness
of their citizens, that he was unwilling to
see it questioned even by implication.—
He hoped, therefore, that the advocates of
the prospective operation of this law had
been influence by what they considered
reason or expediency. That thev had not
i disposed, on other occasions, to gratify
i h'S honorable friend, the Senator from
Kentucky, he was not now willing to go
into the discussion of the question. Ten
years ago, whpn this subject was before
the Senate, lie had joined in its discussion ;
and he was willing again to give it an ex
amination, hut was sorrv he could not this
dav have the pleasure of gratifying bis
friend front Kentucky.
Mr. JOHNSON expressed a wish tha
the hill wool I now be ordered to a third
reading and that Monday might be assign
or? for its discussion and decision
Mr. SMITH said, that the Senate was
now very thin, and thought it proper that
a certain day should be assigned for the
discussion ; he should then take occasion
to express his objections to the bill-
Mr. ROWLAND proposed to amend
the bill by striking out that portion of the
first sec'ion which makes the operation
of the Bill entirely prospective. The
bill, lie said, in its original shape, embra
ced all cases of imprisonment for debt.—
Tt provided for the abolition of imprison
ment in all cases, without reference to the
date of the contract, upon which suit had
been instituted, or to the period when the
judgment was obtained. The Judical
Gommiffeehad so amended it, as to con
fine its opera'inn to suits instituted, and
judgments nhta>ned, upon c'-ntracfs outer-
info after the 4’h dav of July next. II
feared, he said, that the restriction of i|i<>
operation of the bill to future contracts,
would inflict a greater evil than the one
which *he h'il Was intended to remedy.—
T he restrir'ion h iring been nvd-* hv tb<
Judicial Committee, might : m >1 v tha' in
’be opinion *if that very enlightened orman
u thi« bodv, *here >ras no disf’nc*ion he-
tween r'ght aud cemedv—.hetween the
law of the contract, ant? the law r.f the
Forum ; or rv'i'>r ) that thp remedial sys
tem, which r xlsfc-l at f},p
tie concern for the success of the amend
ment ; which he had proposed rather to
Committee,
For his own part, though warmly io fa
vor of the principle of the bill, be would
not vote for it, if it was to operate on ex
isting contracts.
Mr. KANE rose in support ofife the
amendment. He thought with the Sena
tor from Kentucky, that the restriction
ought to be done away with, it was
due to to the consistency and impartiality
of this body, to render the law uniform in
its operation upon all contracts, whenever
and wherever made. Congress, he de
clared, never established the law of im
prisonment for debt. The process acts of
1789, and 1792, provided that the United
States Courts should use the process of
the several States, subject to alteration
whenever occasion required. In some of
the States a debtor cannot be held in pri
son ; in other States he can. This renders
the United States’ process different in dif
ferent States. A uniform rule, should,; in
his opinion, be established. There was
no limitation to the power of Congress
over contracts; nor did he think, with the
gentleman from Georgia, that it was inex
pedient to exercise the power vested in us
over the subject.
Mr. ROWAN agreed with the member
from Georgia, that Congress had no pow
er to alter the laws of the States. His
dea was this—that the moral power of a
law of Congress would often induce the
State Legislatures to concur in an opinion j
expressed in that Jaw as to a constitution
al point, See.
through that officious gentlemen Vf
£ art S r , Bever| y. *» not true. V ^
£23r“ , "" d ■*■■■•
2d. They prove that the afo
charge was not elicited, for the fi rP!a ^
fas intimated by General Jacksonj "‘b
sequence of the modest reequst n r Cf ‘ n '
Beverly; but that the Gen. h-rT 5 *"*
years before, made it the subject of’
lie declamation and denunciation s', Pu ^
Mr. Clay. " a S a “>s:
3d. They prove that Mr. Qlav i
previously to, and in the earl v ^ art( ; f
sesston of 1824—5, avowed to’ 11,6
person,, (Gen. Ln Fnyeue » mo 'j*
res?,) his preference of Mr. Ad.im<T •
his determination not to vote for q',.- ^
Jackson. ‘ c ' i ncra l
4th. Tim
They prove, as far a...
can be proved, that there were net’
overtures nor persuasions held out bv V ‘
Adams or his friends, to Mr. Cl;n | r *
friends,at any time, though both peVsu •.?
and intimidation were resorted to hi ‘l 3
friends of General Jackson to obtain '
votes of Mr. Clay’s friends for the
ral.
5th. That Mr. Kro mer , in v hose nanu
the charge was originally made, disavow!
all (belief in it?!! [Mem. Mr. k.7iT2
wnte the letter which contained lh ;
.charge, and which appeared in the (• ’
| lumbian Observer, under his signature"
j the authorship is charged by Mr. Cl,v7
« r r .. , - Gen. Eaton, (ihe “friendand biorrat iipr'i
After some further remarks from Messrs) of Gen Jackson J wh . ,l„„ „ , 7 1 r
[? AMPH an A -UrtWAv M. D . L - 1 1 J,ICKS0,, >; •*nr t donv,,!
A orfalk Herald. ‘
BRANCH and ROWAN, Mr. R. at the
solicitation of his colleague, withdrew his
amendment, and
The Senate adjourned.
cticit the sentiment of the
than on account of anv great concesn
b"Mt its import. He was, he said, in favor
ofithe obligation of imprisonment for debt
—btit he did not believe tha! much would
be gained by the passage of this bill.
He stated that the abolition should bp
bv the States, and that the execution laws
of the States should be theExecmion laws
of the United States; that the only law
which Congress ought to pass upon the
subject of executions, should be a law o-
dopting those of the States ; that the U-
nited States should have no execution laws
peculiar to i’self, except those wh : ch rela
ted exclusively to its revenue. The ca
ses, he said, which this law, if it is passed
in either aspect, could embrace, would he
comparatively so few, that lie telt concern- !
ed only about the moral
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passage would have upon the public mind
He repeated again that flie execution
laws of the country must be enacted bv
'Iip States, and adopted, so far as needed,
by the United States.
Mr. BERRIEN said, in reply, thattho
object of the amendment was to render
the provisions of the section retrospective.
As the bill stood, they were limite i to
contracts which should he en’ered into, or
causes of action which sh *uld originate,
fter the fourth of July next. The amend
ment would extend them to all contracts
and causes of action, whenever they ori-
"mated, or mav originate.
Hie viewsof iho Senator from Kentuc
ky, ii appeared to him, were erroneous in
wo particulars. No doubt can exist that
here is a clear and well-settled distinc-
toti between the power ot legislation over
•■xisting laws which affect the contract,
'tni those which merely regulate the rem-
■v. Bat th tt question does not arise
here. So far as
of th
one a contract i acre. So tar as he understood the sec-
mado^ entered into and forced a oart j i‘>n, in its present form, was adopted not
contract: and. of course, 'hat If j from want of power, but of will, to make
mild not he aherer!
ith
the obligation <> r thp rontra , ’f.
rvnion, coming ?*rom so high
fend ; o strengthen the
j nolioils, which were pronngated
of the ^'uIps hv those who wp-p
to weaken 'be
t . . ... , . , m, ' r i rights of rbc
at the tune ot the removal oi the said pro- | strf , npt j IPn .^rm n
TJo cfafpr]
I source
'-ronpous
»M Some
disposed
perty into this State, and that he did not
lower,
S'-i'es,
know before the expiration of the time
fixed as aforesaid, for recording such mort-
men?.
rights
and
■fthe S*".<
and Furnish the
In the v’pv to
General Govern-
that he h- ,: ««.-pd ihe
and the r : eb‘s, liberti
.i , * k. j ** ii*ha Dei ness, of * ho F nonle
gages,that the said mortgaged property
liad been removed within this State; or if j t | ]0 natural
the said deht he nor due, and the inert
gagee-or Ins legal repre-entaiives
signees, shall make a like affidavit hefuie
, , . j one which h
a Judge or Justice as aforesaid and place ! t.
'es
maintaining
natural d'stinetinn he'wepn r'glit
^ and remedy—a distinction which ex ; strd
; most obviously in the nature of thinrs, and
the said mortgage and affidavit together
n record,iu the proper office hereinbe
fore specified, then, and in such case, die
id mortgage shall be considered and
taken from that time, to have and he enti
tled to the same lien, as if the same had
been duly recorded.
d, until, ?a*e?v, boon recog-
n'soft hv a;i jurists. Thu new doctrine i
which had lately been established hv the I
mu tiring j h R provision retrospective. In the opin-
Suctj an I t°» of the Committee, it was expedient
to leave the remedy on existing contracts,
old other causes of action, to the regula-
■ ju of the laws under which they origina
t’d. The inference which the Senator
iiom Kentucky apprehended, could not
therefore, lie thought, be deduced from the
orovtsions of the bill as reported bv the
Committee. But if this were so, the ar
gument in support of the amendment al
iened to such an implied concession hv
tuts Hmisp, an importance which did not
b long to it. Tlie States, in the exercise
of Legislative power, cannot bn controlled
by the acts or concessions of this House.
v\ itlim the limits of tbeir constitutional
charters, the whole array of Federal
legislation is incompetent to such
,f<hn S-
Courts in Kentucky, both Sta'es and Fed-I P"sc*; and whenever, in the exercise of
ere?, (that the legal obligation of a ccn-j'heir respective powers, in their applica
fracf consists alonr* In tho remedv,) if it j
should be acquiesced in bv Congress, and
the States, it would produce consolid i-
tion iu its worst aspect. If such was ’he
Soc. 7. And lie it fenl.er ennee,t, Tim,, „f , he Slalesmen of this count,v.
all deeds of land which may have been
rec -rded on (lie oath of one or
more of the subscribing witnesses, or
if subscribed by two or more witnesses,
one of whom attested the same as a Judge
f the Superior court, Justice of the Infe
rior Court, Justice of the Peace, or Nota
ry Public, shall have been recorded on
their attestation, such deeds though not
recorded within the time prescribed by
law, shall he admitted in evidence in the
same manner as deeds which have been
House of Representatives of the State of : duly recorded, and where the orginals of
Gemma in General Assembly mot, and ! SUf h deeds are lost or destroyed, and that
it is hereby enacted hv the authotity of j ? acl > s m ade known to the court,the copies
the same. That all deeds of mortgage up- j of such deeds, taken from the record and
on rpal property, which have been here- ! duly attested by the person having custo-
•ofore executed, shall a fter having been ■ dy of the same, may be read in evidence
promd, as in case of deeds of real proper- before any court of law or equity in this
tv, he recorded in the Clerks office of the
Sunetior court of the county in which such
real property may lie, within twelve
months after the passing of this act ; an 1
tha’ a’l deeds nf mortage upon personal
property which have deen heretofore ex
ecuted, shall he proved by the affidavit of! this act.
the subscribing witness, and recorded in
the Clerks office of'he Supreme Court of
the county in which the mortgager shall
have resided at the time of the making of
the same^ „ r .f he behead, in the county
when* ms lepat represpntatires reside at
the t'm“ of recording the same, of if there
te no legal representatives in the county
where tne satd mortagor last reside^ pre-
I
State.
Sec. 8. And he it further enacted, That
all deeds other than mortgages execu’ed
and proven, as stated in the preceeding
section, but not recorded, may he record
ed witliirr twelve months from the passage
IRBY HUDSON,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS STOCKS.
President of the Senate.
Assented to, Dec. 26, 1827.
> JOHN IORSYTH, Govenor
BLANKS
Xeztip vxttvted at this Ojfice,
ir could not be too soon known. It would
be said, supersede the necessity of guard
ing against encroachments by the Gener
al Government, upon the rights and pow
ers of the States, in relation to other mat
ters, about which there had been much
sensibility displayed. That clause in the
Constitution, which provides, that no
State should pass any law impairing the
obligation of contracts, would if it were
once concealed that the remedial laws of
a State enter into and form a part of the
obligation of contracts, throw the States
inextricably into the power of the Gen.
eral Government. It would leave them
no power worth exercising. It wouid not
be in the power ofany State, whose cit
izens might be fighting the battles of their
country, to save, by a modification of the
remedial laws, the property of those citi
zens from sacrifice by the Sheriff, in their
absence—to save their families from be
ing unhoused and reduced to the extrem-
est want. Mr. R. insisted that ihe great
object of the State Legislatures vas to
mitigate the evils inflicled upon the Peo
ple, by great and unforseen changes in *he
state of tilings. That, while a State
would be restrained by its wisdom
from changing its remedial svstera
upon light or ordinary occurrences, it
ought to possess this power, and will ex
ercise it, whenever its interests and its
happiness will be promoted bv its exer
cise, er rather, whenever, by its exercise (
•ion to individuals, a difference of opinion
i.. to the extent of those powers shall oc
cur, there is a common arbiter to which
such controversy must be referred. lie
resisted the amendment, therefore be
cause it was founded on views not justi
fied by the provision to which it was ap
plied ; and because the argument urged in
its supporr seemed to him to attach an un
due importance to the acts or declarations
of this House, in their supposed influence
on the Constitutional powers of legislation
What they do at Washington, when
they have nothing to do, our readers m .v
ascertain by the following extract of a
letter, from the senior editor of the Bos
ton C urier. We had when we saw him
on the way to the bunks of the Tiber ex
claimed,
“ Et qua? tanta fuit Ronnm tibi vidrndi causa
But we now perceive; and perhaps it may
be as well occasionally to report, not only
the proceedings of Congress, but also the
want of proceedings.
At twelve o’clock, orafew minutes in
anticipation of that precise point of time
the Speaker goes behind the clerk’s desk
and gives a slight rap on the desk, at
wniclt all persons then present in the hall
uncover their heads. The chaplain then
effect which its j ascendes to the speaker’s chair, and re
po !s his daily prayer, wliicli service ordi
narily occupies about two minutes. The
speaker then takes the chair, and the
members return to the employment which
had teen interrupted by the recurrence
of the morning devotion. This emplov-
mun’ is, the writing of letters, each mem
ber at his own desk, or directing, per mail,
to whomsoever lie pleases to distinguish
with this mark of his respect, packages,
previously sealed up bv the pages of the
house, containing public documents, and
laid upon the members’desk' respectively.
Tliejournal of the proceeding day is read,
the speaker announces that peti ions or
memorials are in order, and calls over the
states, beginning at Maine, the members
from each rising in thei-respective places
as the grates are called, if they have anv
papers to offer. These petitions and
memorials are seldom read, the member
presenting them moving that the reading
ho dispensed with, and the paper, what
ever it bo, referred to the proper standing
committee. The motion ^announced bv
the speaker, who also, without asking fot
a vote, declares it to be so referred.—
When these documents are all thus dispo
sed of,the speaker announces that reports
of standing committees are in order. If
anv are ready, they are then presented- if
bills are reported,-they are read bv the
clerk, then, on motion read a second time
by their title and ’hen referred, usually to
a committee of the whole house, and made
the order of tiie day for some assigned
day. The speaker then announces that i
reports of select committees are in order I
and if any are made, they take a similar j
course. Lastly, the speaker announces
that resolutions are in order, and then are j
offered the variety of resolutions for di
vers purposes, which make up so large a
portion of the daily journals of the house
as published in the newspapers of the city
of Washington. It is rare that anv discus
sion takes place upon petitions or resolu
tions when they are first offered ; it being
considered that common curtesity and
common usage require that they should be
referred to committees, as requested bv
the members presenting. When this
routine is completed, the house adjourns.
Its sittings, hitherto, have rarely occupied
more than an hour each day—sometimes
less, and in one or two instances, about
double that time. During the transaction
of the business, as we have stated it, no
one seems to pay the slightest attention
AUGUSTA.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, i S » s .
We thank our
neighbor over the wav
for the honors, of which he thinks ns de
serving. It will be the first public honor
either civil or military, that we ever en
joyed, it the Secretary of State should
see proper to grant us the one proposed,
of Surgeon General to the two •''obscure'
individuals, whose conduct in South Ame
rica has attracted so great a portion of in
attention of the Constitutionalist. We
had not thought ourselves that our neigh
bor had viewed this matter in a more se
rious light than his “ State Rights,” “P a
nama bubbles,” “ Hectoring Georgia,’’
&c. but as it appears he does, and hv
called iri our instrumentality, in repairing
the ills which, lie forebodes, we think it
our duty, as it certainly is our pleasure,to
allay his fears on the subject : for it i*
unreasonable to believe that two such
obscure individuals could possibly involve
their country in any serious dangers. A*
to themselves, if they are worth think A?
about at all, whv, let them fight, if the',
are so inclined; but it is our belief, that
there will be as little necessity for a Sur
geon, or Surgeon General in their cam,
as there has been hi anv of the affairs cf
honor, in which onr neighbor himself h.p
been heretofore engaged.
A report hrs reached Neiv-York frntt»
Ilavanna, that Spam has acknowlegedtlic
independence of South America.
A meeting of'he friends of the Admiii-
ist-ation in Cheravv, So. Ca. and its neijlir-
borliood, was to have been held on thr
14lh. This would appear to be a very
useless meeting; for the editor of il.f
Cheraw Spectator savs, “ he verily be
lieves, on oath, that Andrew Jackson a ll
be our next President.” We have bear.!
of people’s being sworn into office, but ne
ver before in this manner.
a pur-
in the several States. The restriction in t0 vv ? ,at ’ s Passing but the speaker, the
the section did not concede a want of pow- i c ? ei 'k- s i and the members immediately con-
et , but resulted from a want of will on the | cerne d in 'he presentation of a petition or
pari of the committee to render the bill i report. The rpst are busy in sealing up
retrosphetive. It was in their view a mere and directing their favours, as aforsaid, or
question of expediency, and neither does i' n rea ding newspapers. The immense
nor can effect the legislative power of the ! number of these packages, the display of
States, or of the Union. He trusted, ■ letters and newspapers which each mem-
therefore, that the amendment would not j ber’s desk affords, and tho constant mov-
prevail. i ing and removing of them by the boys in
Mr. BRANCH said, that the inference ! attendance, give to this superb hall, an
which had alarmed the Senator from Ken- ! appearance not unlike the packing room
We often receive bv the Charleston
papers, particularly Sunday night’s mail,
the news from Savannah—while the Sa
vannah papers do noi reach us till Monday
li o’clock. Had we nut better improve
the intercourse Acre, undoubtedly the most
important in the State, and which is of
pressing consequence, rather than be eter
nally talking about Rail Roads to the Wil
derness, and Canals which will emplov
years in their construction, and when
done, are likelvtto be of doubtful efficien
cy'? The direct and speedy communica
tion between Augusta and Savannah, is a
matter of much mere consequence to the
Slate than the Presidential question, or
all its Legislative denunciations against
the Tariff.
tucky, was not justified. The States
were forbidden, by the Constitution, to
pass laws impairing the obligation of con
tracts; and no act of Congress could either
give that power to the States, or deprive
them of it. He did not conceive that the
power of the States could be, in anv wav
affected by our legislation. Tho means
of coercion which were placed in the
hands of the creditor was,he contended, a
part, and an essential part, ofthe contract
Rigln was not worth a stiver without a
remedy. Congress, he said, had undoubt
ed! v, the power to make this bill retro
spective. The question was, whether it
of an extensive newspaper establishment,
or the folding and stitching appartment of
a book binder. This description, it will
be perceived, is that of the House of Rep
resentatives. The hall of the Senate
presents a scene no‘ exactly the same, nor
so extensive, but not so dissimilar as to
require a seperate notice.
APPENDIX TO’MR. CLAY’S ADDRESS.
The evidence contained in these docu
ments cover we believe all the points of
accusation against Mr, Clay.
1st. They prove, inconteslibly, that
was expedient to exercise that power-.1 the charge of Geo. JacksoD, promulgEted
The National Council of the Creeks
has ratified, tho’ with great reluctance,
the arrangement entered into with Co!»
M’Kenney, for the cession of the land
West nf Bright’s Line in ihe chartered
limits of Georgia. Five thousand dolors
were added to the 42,591, previously sti
pulated, before their reluctance was finaV
iy overcome.
Joseph Kent has been re-elected Gc-
vernor of Maryland.
So great a change has occurred in Pene*
sylvania, on the subject ofthe fitness ol
the two Presidential Candidates, that se*
veral persons who were on jhe Jackso9
Electoral Ticket of 1824, were nomina
ted Adams Electors by tbe late Conven
tion at Harrisburg; and the gentleman
who presided on that occasion, was on*
of the Convention of 1824, who notniw*
ted Gen. Jackson?