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THE CO U KIE K,
By J. G. M’Wharter.
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From the Standard of Union.
Spring Place, Murray county, )
May 9 th, 1835. )
An article has appeared over the sig
nature of “Spencer Riley,” in the Geor
gia Journal of the 7th of April, and bear
ing date 11th of March, which has since
been published in most if not all the Nul
lifying papers in the state; and from the
importance they seem to attach to said ar
ticle, it demands some attention from me.
I regret that the character of this depraved
and worthless wretch and the transaction
whose incidents he pretends to detail,
were not generally known, for if they
were, I should be spared the necessity of
any reply to his outrageous falsehoods
and vile slanders.
The pure, the honorable and high
minded Editor, Mr. Prince, introduced
Mr. Riley and his reputed article to the
Public with a great flourish, and an en
dorsement for his standing and respecta
bility What else could be expected from
that Editor who has within the last twelve
months evinced on so many occasions, a
total disregard for truth—of that Editor
•whose conduct has placed him too low to
bean object of contempt ?
But that the public may form its own
estimate of the character of this celebrated
Riley, I must be permitted to refer to some
of his acts iu the Cherokee country. —
Some time duringthe month of June last,
the following advertisement appeared in
the Miners Recorder, to wit:
NOTICE.
“ Circumstances compel me to believe
that Spencer Riley has come into posses
si in of some executions against me with
out the knowledge of the legal holders,
which have already been satisfied; two
of which are Win, G. Macon vs. J. R.
Bennett, and Josiah Jordon vs. the same.
1 hereby caution all persons from trading
for them, and request any officer in whose
hands any executions against me may
have been placed by said Riley, that he
will inform me of the same, and that said
Riley is not the owner or legal holder of
any executions against me. 1 call on him
for an explanation of the circumstances
under which he came in possession of
them, and without a satisfactory one, he
must rest under the charge of hayingacted
unjustly or feloniously towards me.
(Signed) J. R. BENNETT.
June 2d, 1834.
To this publication Riley never made
any reply as I have understood Bennett
had drawn a lot of land, and Riley had
gotten the fi fas with the view of having it
Sold without the knowledge of Bennett,
with the hope of haring it purchased for
a trifling consideration, believing no doubt
the paper in which the Sheriffs of the
Cherokee circuit published their sales,
having but a limited circulation in the
lower part of (he State, it was scarcely
possible for Bennett to know' anything
until he Lad been swindled out of hi*
land.
In the month of February last, Spencer
Riley, bargained, and actually sold to
Eli Bolin Esq. of the county of Murray,
a lot of land in that county, tor which he
was to have, received the only Negro
owned by Mr. Bolin. He represented
himself to be the agent of one Roger
McCarthy, and when asked for his power,
said it was in the Clerk’s office of Cass
county for recoid. Mr. Bolin was ad
monished by Riley’s many attempts to
swindle, and was advised before he gave
up his Negro, to go to Cassville and ex
amine the clerk’s office for the power. He
did so, and found the whole of Riley’s!
statements to be fabrications and utterly
untrue. The clerk gave a certificate that
no such power was there, nor had ever
been in his office.
VV hen he returned, Riley finding out
he was detected, without any attempt at
explanation, proposed to pay Mr. Bolin
for his trouble and expenses in going to
Cassville, cancel the papers and°get out
of the difficulty. *
At the October election past, in Cass
county,Spencer Riley betand putin stake,
note.; to the amount of some two hundred
dollars, which there is every reason to
believe he became possessed of by some
improper scheme: be this as it may, upon
the ascertainment of the loss of the notes,
he commenced action against the holders
jer the recovery of the notes. This man
Riley, the very veracious Mr.
Prince says, was a justice of the Peace
of Cass county, and this is the same Spen
cer Riley who once presided in thatcoun
ty at a precinct election where he was
himself a candidate. Al this precinct an
individual voted, whose name was not en
tered upon the list of names until Riley
brought the return to the court house,
where this piece of perfidy was detected.
Riley said he had forgotten to enter the
name. When the name was entered up
on the Poll Book, there was a disagree
ment between it and the tally sheet, being
one more vote received than was counted
out. - This is the man who in the execu
tion of one of the highest official duties,
disregarded his official duty for the pur
pose of advancing his own, and the inter
est of his party—forth-r rf *?ntleman whose
vote he suppressed was known to be op
posed to him.
I could refer to many other cases as
weir as those enumerated, clearly ex
hibiting this man Spencer Riley to be
one of the most depraved and abandon
ed of the human family. I truly re
gret that circumstances constrain me to
use this language in a Newspaper about
any individual whatever. But the man
ner in which my character has been
assailed upon the bare and unsupported
statements of this crafty and accomplish
ed villain, has compelled me to perform a
task so truly unpleasant; but Riley is
not the only personage connected with
this assault upon truth. This tissue of
falsehoods and defamation. I feel war
ranted in saying, from various circum
stanc • together with the certificate of
Mr. John K. Mears, whose respectabil
ity and veracity none acquainted with
him will doubt, that Samuel Rockwell,
assisted in concocting said piece, that
the whole was prepared if not fully
written by him. Him I consider the
hidden mover of the wires, in spread
ing before the public a paper which he
knew contained egregious falsehoods—
a paper which sought to suppress all
the material truths connected with a
transaction which he pretended to nar
rate without having the courage or
magnanimity to assail me himself. He
has employed one as a tool who is as
worthless as he is contemptible, and one
which I can assure him, never will be
noticed by me after the close of this reply.
It will be remembered that this is the
same Samuel Rockwell who went into
extacies on the election of Gov. Lump
kin over Mr. Gilmer—he who was offi
cious in having the cannon discharged
in commemoration of the event, and he
who on the occasion, committed many
other acts of equal indecorum and indeli
cacy. This is the same Samuel Rock
well, who imprudently and rudely at
tempted to control Gov. Lumpkin in his
Executive appointments,and as soon as he
found the Governor was made of materi
als too inflexible to be bent to his purpos
es, became his bitter reviler, and he has
permitted no occasion s nee, to pass, with
out slandering and abusing him. This
is the same Samuel Rockwell who was
amongst the first to condemn Judge Hoop
er for granting those bills of injunction
which have acquired so much celebrity.
This is the man who was giddy enough
to boast of his ability to convince the
Judge of his error. But because the
Indians estimated his services more high
ly than the whites, and gave him the lar
gest fee, deserted the one and enlisted in
the cause of the other. And this same
Samuel Rockwell was with the advice
and approbation of Judge Underwood ta
ken into the service of the Indians; he
who has been the secret and insidious
cause of alienating their affections from
this their first and oldest counsel—the
adder who repayed with a sting, the
kindness of a benefactor. This is the
man who has the audacity to say, that
1 am rcstrainedby no principle and bound
by no obligation in the accomplishment
of my purposes.
This is the man, who, when in my
presence crouches like a Spaniel, and
when behind my back, snarls and defames
me. In my presence my best friend, and
out of my presence, my bitterest reviler;
he whose professional knowledge has
been employed in harrassingandperplex
inga lar«,e portion of the citizens of the
Cherokee country —since his admission
into the service. Having now particular
ly disposed ofthis notable pair, I will pro
ceed to reply to the article which has
spread such a panic in the ranks of
the Nullifiers, and so completely over
whelmed them with consternation and
dismay.
The declaration of Rockwell and Riley
that Joe Vann had not forfeited his right
of occupancy under the laws of Georgia,
they both well knew to be false. Vann is
an Indian of tolerable education and of or
dinary intelligence. He was well ac
quainted with the act whose provisions
he had knowingly and wilfully violated,
as he retained his overseer untill his
death, which was some time in the Spring.
He also] retained his miller until after
our March court in 1834, and still inten
ded to do so, but from the circumstance
of the drawer taking possession of the
same. Many other persons were employ
ed by him to my knowledge (being a
near neighbour) during the year, as assis
tants in Agriculture, which was well
known to others. But by the certificates
of some of our oldest and most respecta
ble citizens accompanying this reply, that
matter is fully put at rest—and further,
had he not known himself to be excluded
by our laws, would not he have entered an
appeal from the decision which I made
against him? Most certainly he would
as many had been entered in some of the
counties before and since. The declara
tion by Rockwell that Bullock’s sci fa
had the preference, he also full well knew
to be false. It is true, it was the first fil
ed in Cherokee Superior Court, but not
having been transferrrd within tbe time
law, it had lost the prefer
ence, and so the judge had determined to
my understanding; and I doubt not will
so again determine. With this important
fact, Rockwell was well acquainted while
he sedulously concealed it. It is further
true that Bullock’s, sci fa has been kept in
court by some secret under handed man
agement which can and will be exposed if
necessary.
But it is now well known and admitted
by the candid, so far as I have been able
to learn, that Hargrove’s sci fa now has,
and had at the same time possession was
taken, a preference, of which he cannot
in my opinion be legally deprived. I ad
mit that Thomas Turley drew the lot re
ferred to, and it is notorious to every per
son acquainted with the case, that the
draw is an illegal one. He caused his
name to bo returued as entitled to a
under a misapprehension of the rights
which he supposed the law had given to
him, and he has to many, publicly, frank
ly, and honestly, communicated the whole
circumstances; and indeed it was under
stood, that he had abandoned any hope of
the case, and expressed his determination
to make no further efforts to retain theland.
With a full and perfect knowledge of all
these facts, I considered it my duty to give
the possession to Hargrove upon the pro
duction of the Grant. lam well aware
that the case does not fall within the strict
letter of the law, yet I felt myselfjustified
and sustained by the whole of its reason
ing, spirit and intention. Hargrove had
a secondary right which for all the ration
al purposes of the act, I considered equiv
alent to a title. Ido not conceive it ne
cessary to enter into a detailed defence of
the law under which I am acting or the
object for which it was enacted, and were
I to do so, I should expose myself to a
nother volley of vituperation therefor both
in and out of the Legislature, is open and
undisguised; and this is one amongst a
number of circumstances to be added,
of their having espoused the canse of
the Indians in opposition to the inter
est, the policy and the rights of the State.
On the 23d of Febuary I had placed Mr.
Holder, who was the authorized Agent of
Hargrove, and who produced to me the
grant, into possession of the house occupi
ed by Vann, and who was from home at
the time. It was not the design of Mr.
Holder to unnecessarily disturb or incom
mode his family in his absence, and he
only took possession of one of the rooms,
and told Mrs. Vann that she could
occupy the residue of the house until the
return of Vann, or for six days longer at
any rate. With this she appeared en
tirely satisfied. We were making pre
parations for departing, when Riley came
to the entry door, seemingly almost fran
tic with rage, and declared with an oath
that he would kill me or any other person
who should persist in any endeavor to
keep possession of the house, and instant
ly armed himself with a Rifle.
I, in very mild terms, informed him, I
had already placed Mr. Holder in the
possession of the House, but that Vann
had permission through his wife to re
main untill some time in the first of
March, at which time I had understood
•from Mr. Holder, be wished complete
possession, and moreover if Vann or any
other person was injured by my official
acts if they had legal rights the law would
afford them ample remedy, Riley then
stated he had claims on that property; 1
• eplied to him, I was unapprised of that
fact, and enquired of whom he derived
those rights? He said, from Maj. Bul
loch. I then requested him to exhibit his
title, and if I considered it a legal one, I
would then desist from any further action
and went further to appease him and con
vince him of my entire disposition to res
pect any legal title, to say I would respect
the written, authority of any person who
ivas a white man authorising him to hold
said premises. He still persisted in
swearing that he would kill me if I came
to the house at the appointed time. I again
demanded of him his authority for an in
terference which I could but consider
as gr ituious and unauthorized, and de
sired him to produce his claim or title if
he had any. Withan air of defiance he
prepared to dischaage his rifle at me and
said he had no evidence of his claim, nor
did he wantany other than he had. A
reference to the certificate of Messrs Rod
gers and Lumpkin will more fully show
what took place at that time—The vera
city of those gentlemen dare not be doubt
ed by any—l remarked to him that his
threats could not a'arm me from the dis
charge of what I considered my duty, and
if he interfered further with me, that he
would have none but himselfto blame for
the consequences. We then left the place
On the day appointed, I went to the
house, of Vann, at the request of Mr.
Holder. By this time it was notorious
throughout the village and neighborhood
that Riley had converted one of the up
per rooms into a sort of arsenal and fort,
having two Rifles, a large double barrel
led shot gun—three pistols—a rfirZ: and
fotnaAawA:. The number and quality of
his arms, his situation and his threats,
were told to many, and his arms shown
by himself no doubt for the purpose of de
terring me from the discharge of my
duty.
My friends knowing ofthose formida
ble preparations for battle generously and
voluntarily stepped forward and proposed
to accompany me. Not knowing what
exigency might arise, several of them a
amed themselves, but nothing like half
the number represented by Rockwell
and Riley—notwithstanding a report was
putin circulation that a large number of
armed men were with him in his fort.
When we arrived at the house I informed
Vann of my busi ess, who without any
resistance or murmur surrendered to Mr-
Holden the entire possession of the prem
ises, I then enquired if he had any armed
force in the house for the purpose of resis
tance? he stated not, and then informed us
that this fellow Riley was up stairs, that
he was armed thad his rifle and thgt fie
had endeavored to get it from him, and
observed he had demanded it before wit
nesses, and he would not give it up, and
that he did not wish me to blame him,
for he did not approve of Riley’s conduct.
About this time I heard Riley walking
towards the head ofthe stairs and we star?
ted up the stairs. Mr. Winters, one of my
friends, planted himself by my side. We
had ascended but four or five steps, when
Riley discharged both the barrels of a
shot gun at us. Mr. Winters fell, and I
for the moment, thought was dead; but
very soon he recovered his feet and dis
charged his gun at Riley,—and nearly
at the sqme instant I fired my pistol at
him, but owing to the perfect security of
his position, without effect, as we then,
and still believed, Mr. Winters was con
siderably wounded in the head, myself
slightly in the arms, and mouth. This
is a free and unvanished statement of the
manner in which Riley commenced the
assault. Nevertheless this brazen fronted
scoundrel has the impudence and effronte
ry to charge Mr. Winters and myself
with having fired first. Almost immedi
ately after Riley discharged his double
barrelled gun, he presented another and
then stated he would kill any person who
came to him—after being repeatedly told .
the arresting officer was there with a 1
warrant, he swore repeatedly that he
wmuld kill the first person attempting to
come to him, he being concealed from
our view, and keeping his Rifle presented
immediately in the direction we had to
pass in making an effort to get to him.
The barrel of his rifle while presented,
was fired at, and as was expected, the ball
glanced up the barrel and wounded him
in the forhead At this, he fled to his room
re-loaded, and again attempted to fire in
the crowd below, and he was again met
by a fire from one ot my friends, where
he made a precipitate, retreat to his fort
and bauled out he gave up. He was
thus arrested by the SherifTHumphreys —
upon the warrant for forcible entry and
detainer, who after he had arrested him
from ignorance or some other cause, turn
ed him loose and refused to take further
charge of him. He was then arrested by
Mr. Smith and baliffl upon a warrant ta
ken out by Winters for assault and intent
to murder.
There is scarcely one solitary word of
truth in all the statements made by Rock
well <J-Riley as will appear from the cer
tificates appended to thisarticle in rela
tion to the whole transaction. The alle
gation about his money, is one of the most
malignant falsehoods which was ever ut
tered by man. I was not in the room at
the time the scheduleofthe property levied
on was taken, but which is shewn from
the testimony of many respectable persons
who have nothing to lose by a comparis
on of character with any citizens in the
State, much less, with Rockwell and Ri
ley,—as he repeatedly stated he had no
money but the two dollars and twenty
two cents spoken of in the certificate on
that subject, as he had sent what small
amount of money he had to Walker Sales,
with Knowling, to purchase a tract of
land that day, and I have not the most dis
tant conception that he lost any; neither
has any candid person in this community.
After Riley had been arrested, he was
guarded by humane and kind men, until
the next day. - He was then taken before
a magistrate in the customary mode, which
magistrate he stated was under my control,
but which is false, as the magistrate is
too honorable and highminded to be un
der the control ofany person, and is ful
ly capable of meting out justice to all. 1
give a certified copy of the testimony ta
ken before him to repel the foul slander
circuited against him by Rockwell and
Riley. After the trial, Riley had every op
portunity of giving Bail if he had been a
ble to do so, but could not, consequently
he was committed to Cass Jail,there being
no jail in our County. What occurred
on the road I know not,but those whohad
him in custody are incapable of mistreat
ing a prisoner—as they are highminded
honorable men. He charges me with de
signating the particular houses at which
thej' were to stop. I did advise them to
stop with-my friend Mr. Kirkum at New
Echota and Mr. Anderson at Cassville;
they both being very respectable,and keep
ing excellent houses; and what harm could
there possibly have been in advising them
where to stop? They gave the most un
qualified contradiction to his declaration a
bout his treatment while going to Cass
ville.
He was twice offered tbe liberty to
warm himself, which he obstinately re
fused, for no other reason that can be im
agined than because he knew or believed
that theownersofthe houses were mem
bers ofthe Union party.
I most unequivocally declare that at
the time I was requested io give posses
sion, that it was not at all contemplated
for my brother to occupy the house, hav
ing an entirely different arrangement then
on foot for his residence and employment
this present season, which lean fully es
tsblish if necessary. His occupying those
improvements is the result of an arrange
ment afterwards entered into between him
and Hargrove, and in the accomplishment
of which,l had no sort of participation,not
even having a knowledge of his intention
to do so until after the contract was con
summated between them.
I most solemnly aver,that I have now !
placed the facts of the case fairly before
the public. Throughoutthe whole trans- I
action I know no incident with, or for !
which 1 can reproach myself. What I '
have done I would again do under the
same circumstances.
And it is worthy of remark, that a bill
of indictment was prefered against me at
last Murray Court formal practice in of- j
fice, founded upon this identical case; and
although a partial Sheriff,whom the Nulli
fiers had purchased put ot the principles
he professed, and which led to his election j
—had partly packed a Grand Jury upon
me, and of which I informed the court
when about to be empanneled, seating to •
him I was prepared to prove that the Sher- i
iff had stated thaf he would summons such
talismenas he knew would find frills a *
gainst me in this particular case. This
1 publicly stated in the Court’ House, and
which the Sheriff did not pretend to deny;
yet strange to tell, the Judge decided that
this was a new case and one in which he
could not interfere; turning loose those
vile, detestable, and most malignant pas
sions ofthe Sheriff to destroy the liberties
and characters of the citizens.—ln addi
tion to all this,they decided that Joe Vann
an Indian was legal testimony against me
in this particular case. These decisions
were made by Judge Hooper.—After all
their efforts to reach me which is precise
ly stated above, and to the correctness of
which statements the members of the bar
and many other respectable men will tea* I
tify,—thia Jury returned upon the biHof
indictment, “No bill.” All this Rock
well well knew when he proposed and
had written and published his catalogue
of falsehood and slander.—l regret the
length to which this vindication has ne
cessarily extended itself. I hope it will
prove satisfactory to my friends, —iq£ en
[mies I neither desire, or expert to please
iMy humble exertions in the (fause of a
party upon whose permanent success I
believe hangs the safety ofour institutions
has marked me as an object of therrmal*
ignant hatred. I have been persecuted
in all the variety of modes which ingenu*
ity and destitution of principle could in
ivent, and this scoundrel Riley was heard
ito declare, when about to move to Mur
ray that “he would be damned if he did
! not put me down.” But amongst the
most trying scenes of adversity I have
been sustained by my friends with a firm
ness and generosity that fills me with gra
titude and thankfulness. It is their gcod
opinion and confidence for which I strug
gle, and am proud to know, that my ene
mies have failed to deprive me of eith-
i er '
This man Rilywasa bully for his par
ty. His violence and rancour was the on
ly passport to the favor and countenance
ofthe Nullifiers.
It is not impossible but what they may
endeavor to bolster up his character, for
•it is known to be a cardinal point in the
policy of the party never to permit any
man to fall, having the power or ability
to serve them. This remark is applica
ble to the party generally,but by no means
to the whole of its members individually.
For lam happy to know, that amongst
them I have some warm friends, and no
doubt there are many worthy and honora
ble men. I now bid adieu to this subject
and I hope forever; assuring this deputy
Judge ofthe Cherokee Circuit, Samuel
Rockwell, that his cat’s paw and tool.Spen
cer Riley, is now’ taken the last notice of
by me that he ever will be—that here
after things must be called by their right
names and matters placed between the
right persons.
My friends I trust will excuse me for
the many harsh terms I have been con
strained to employ. My apology is to be
found in the unparalleled and unprovoked
attack which has been made upon my
character and reputation.
WILLIAM BISHOP,
Os Murray county, Ga.
P. S. This piece woctld have long
since appeared,but for the circumstance
ofthe absence of an individual whose cer
tificate I deemed important to have pub
lished.-! hope all Editors who have pub
lished Rockwell and Riley’s piece will
publish this also.
All Union papers in this State are res
pectfully invited to-give it a place in their
columns.
W. N. B.
[Certificates in onr Next.]
AUGUSTA,
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3l .
JTY The UNION PARTY are requested to
meet at rhe City Hadi, on Thursday, the 4th
instant, at 12’ o’clock, for the purpose of appoint
ing Delegates to the Convention at Milledge
ville on the Ist Wednesday in July, amd on
other business of importance;
We announce important news to-day.— The
Indemnity bill has passed the French Chambers
by a very large majority, and the Cotton Mar
ket is very animated. The latter is, to many,
the most important result—-of the former, we
have scarcely entertained, at any period, a
doubt. Every thing of importance to these mat
■ ters, will be found below. Th® news is brought
by the packet ship Napoleon at New York,
bringing Liverpool dates totbe 25th April.
THE QUESTION SETTLED.
By the packet ship Napoleon. Capt Smith,
from Liverpool, intelligence has been received
that, on Saturday, the 18th of April, the Indem
nity bill was carried, in the Chamber of Depu
ties, the decisive vote of 289 to 137 covering
amount due under tbe treaty—conditionally,
however, of an imicablc explanation in relation
to the President’s Message.
FRANCE AND AMERICA.
On Satuiday [April 18,] the members of the
Chamber of Deputies, at Paris closed the de
bate on the Atneri< * i Indemnity Bill. All the
amendments were rejected save one, to the ef
fect that the money should not be paid until a
pology or explanation be tendered, by the Uni
• ted States to’the French Government, for the
I harsh terms in which the American President
alluded to the non-fulfilment of the treaty. With
j the exception of this article inserted with the con
currence of the Ministry.— the bill remains ex
actly the same as it was presented by the com
mittee to the Chamber. The bill was carried
I by a far largermajority than even the Ministers
expected—there being 289 votes for and 237 a
gainst it. 1 believe it is pretty well ascertained
that upwards*of2oo deputies were pledged to
vote against it. As soon as the majority had
passed the bill—thereby deciding that the twen
ty, five millions be paid to America—two other
amendments were proposed: one, that the debt
should bear no interest, and the other, that the
interest should commence from the day on
which the bill was carried. The Chamber re
jected these “ amendments,” and there conse
quently remains something about 30 millionsol
francs to be paid, on account of this bill, by
France to America.
The London Times ofthe of April says
We do not blame the American Government
for having given -so complete and so prompt a
publication to Mr. Livingston’s letters: perhaps
it was demanded by the forms and practice o;
her institutions; but such a' publication mus
often have the effect of sacrificing individual
negotiators, it being impossible to require that
the negotiator who has spoken publicly ill of
the country to which he is accredited, should
continue to be well received by the people he
has offended. These are the reasons which in
duce us to look upon the longer stay of Mr.
Livingston in Paris as very difficult, and his
return as very uncertain,”
The same paper of the 22 says.- We' fr*ve re
ceived by express the only paper published in*
Paris on Monday last, the 20th.
The business done in the Chamber up t»-
the hour at which our reporter was obliged to
leave was of no importance; nor do we find a
mong the contents of the three papers before us
any domestic or foreign intelligence of interest.
The American Indemnity question still seemi'
to afford abundant matter for the columns of the
Paris Journals. It appears that Mr. Livingston’
the American Minister, intended remaining in*
Paris untill the passing of that bill into a law,,
after which he will leave France, taking Eng
land on his way back to the United Slates.—A
charge d’affaires will do the business of the le
gation during his absence, or untill the appoint
ment of a new Minister.
Friday evening, April 24,—The demand tor
contton during the week has continued very
good, and prices of American descriptions have
been fullsapported, whilst Brazils are }d per lb
higher. The public saie of surat this day went
off with spirit at extreme prices. The salesof
the week including 9000 American, 1300 Surat
300 Pernam,and 400 Bahia, taken on specula
tion, and 2500 American, 1100 Surat, 110 Ben
gal and 50 Smyrna, taken for export, amount to
33,600 bags. Imports 12,940 bagS;
You will perceive by this, that the present pri
ces much surpass those of last year, at the same
season. The imports are much larger at this
time—in 1834 the impors were 238,503 bags, and
now the amount to 338,503. At the same time
the stock are much the same; On the 24th A
pril, 1834, tbe stock was 153,480, and yesteter
day it was 157,220.
The State is generally attending to the appoint
ment of Delegates to the Union Convention at
Milledgeville in July nett. We remind our
readers of the Meeing of the Union Party of
Richmond County, on To-morrow at 12 o’clock,
at the City Hall, fir ;he same object.
Another case of Small-pox (the third) is an
nounced in Milledgevile, in the person of &
lady, Who imprudently visited the. gentleman
just recovered. It is a very mild one.
The Superior Court of Richmond County
commenced its June session on Monday last.
Present his Honor, Judge John Schley. The
Court was noto-ganized to do business till neat
2 o’clock, from the difficulty of getting Jurats,
the regular pannel being very deficient in both
boxes. The Sheriff has returned but little new
business at this term; but the old cases on dock
et wil' probably occupy its close attention for
the whole three weeks. The following gentle
men compose the Grand Jury for this Week,
nearly half of whom are talismen :
Pleasant Stovall Foreman.
Wm. Tutt, B. F. Chew,
R. J. Meigs, Wm Wright,
W. W. Montgomery, Jas. M’Eryde,
Jas. Harrison, P. H Mantz,
J. K. Kilburn, M. Frederick,
A. Boggs, Richard Allen,
Wm. M. A'Antignac, John Dreghorn,
Jacob Dill, C. Dickinson,
Alex. Cunningham.
The .Montgomery Advertiser says that it it
informed by a friend in Louisiana, that the
Rev. Mr. Shannon, now Professor of Languages
in the University of Georgia, has been elected
President of the CoHegfe located at Jackson,
Louisiana, and that he will enter Upon his du
ties in the fall-.
COURTS IN JUNE. • • '■
Superior Counts.— lst Monday, Ist, in Rich
mond and Dooly; 3d Monday, 15th,in Chatham.
inferior Courts.— lst Mohday, Ist, ih Cam
dten, Morgan, Lowndes, Laurens, Pike, Sumter',-
Muscogee, and Casa; 2d Mohday,Bth, in Glynn,
Liberty, Greetie, Gwinnett, Decatur, Monroe,
Harris Campbell, and Paulding; 3d Monday,
15th, in MTntosh, Columbia, Putnam, Appling,-
Fayette, Troup, and Cobb; 4th Monday, 22d,
in Bryan, Oglethorpe, Ware, Newton, and
Coweta.— Constitutionalist.
From the • onetitiaionalut of yertirday.
RECEIPTS OF COTTON
In Augusta and Hamburg from Ist October,
1834, to Ist June, 1835:
1R34-5 1833-*f
Stock on hand, Ist inst. £3,351 14,866
Ship’d from Oct, Ito Atne 1, 138,330 1
_ , ,
Deduct stock on hand Ist Oct. 2,728 8,286'
Total receipts, 148,953 243,903
Ded net receipts to May Ist, 138,569 130,941
Receipts of the month of May, 10-.384 12,962
STOCK OF" COTTON
In Augusta and Hamburg, on rhe Ist instant.
THIS YEAR. LAST TEA*.
In Augusta, H.IBO 14,866
On boaid boats, 462 00'
In Hamburg, 1,709 1,548
Total stock, 13,351 16,41 f
13,351'
Decrease, 3,063*
SHIPMENTS OF COTTON
From Augusta and Hamburg, to Charleston and
Savannah, from Ist October, 1834, to Ist June.
1835.
From Ist to 31st May, this year, last year.
Savannah, by boats, 12,274 21,409
Charleston, by boats, 322 3,745
Do. by rail road, 1,854 00
14,450 25,154
Shipped from Ist October
to Ist May, 123,880 112,169
Total shipments, 138,330 137,323
137,323
Increase this year, 1,007
Important and interesting Mission.—»
The Senate of the United States, at its
last sessions passed a resolution reqesting
the President to consider the expediency
of entering into negociation with the S.
American States, for the purpose of secu
ring for our commerce and people a safe
passage across ti e Ist h i.ns from the At
iant'c to the Pacific Ocean. In compli
ance with this recommendation of the Sen
ite, we understand the President has ap
pointed Col Charles Biddle, of Tennessee
to conduct the negotiation, and that he ia
about to visit the Southern Continent in
prosecution of the object in view.— Phil.
P ennsylvanian.
Lord Haddington, the new Viceroy of
Ireland, on his way to Dublin, observing
the mile stones marked G. P. 0., asked*
the meaning of it, when a wag told him
it was ‘God preserve O’Connell,’ which
much startled his lordship.