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From the Boston Pearl. *
THE WHITE HORSEMAN.
BY A SOLDIER OF THE REVOLUTION.
“The cry is still.—‘They come!’ ” — Shakspcare
The heavy tramp of the regulars as
their solid columns moved amid the dark
ness towards Concord, was heard with in
dignation by the wfiking inhabitants of
the country. The hardy yeoman, as he
leapt from his pallet and glared through
the window at the passing show, was first
at a loss to conjecture on what errand
these well trained warriors had been sent:
but instantly recollecting that there was a
depositoiy of arms and provisions at Con
cord, which the Americans had, at much
trouble, .collected together, he made no
doubt that this strong det chment of the
British army had been commissioned to
take possession of them. There was some
thing provokingly cruel, in the eyes- of
the Americans, in thus depriving them ol
the very humble means of defence which
they had beenableto procure; and, altiio
they did not immediately form the resolu
tion ofdrawing blood of these incendiaries,
yet the murmur of disapprobation, run
from house to house, until the whole of
the surrounding country had been arous
ed from their pillows, and anxiously a
wuited the result of their movemejits. It
was in a large building, a few miles be
low Lexington, that a family, who had
been early made ac'qtfainted with the
approach of the British hirelings, re
sided. They were up aud doing long be
fore the arrival ofthetroops. The giYls as
sisted their brothers in putting on their
equipments, and the old man saddled the
horses for his sons. As these lads were
about starting forthe purpose of watching
the career of the regulars when -they
should arrive at Concord, a young man
drove swiftly up to the door, and bade the
volunteers good morning. “Captain Roe! 1 ’
burst from the lipsrofall present, save one
young and glooming lass, who Ijung her
head and sighed deeply. This young
man was, apparently 30 years of age—of
middling stature, and eyes, which
now gleamed with fire-. He spoke a few
hasty words, in an undertone, to the arm
ed peasant boys, to which thej’ replied by
grasping the fire lock and hastily mount
ing their steeds. “Not one word has he
spoken to me,” sighed the pensive girl.
Quick as thought the young captain
sprang to the ground, and giving her a
hearty embrace, promised to be with her
in a few hours.—No answer was returned
by the desponding tafr one. but she clench
ed her hands and raised her pallid face
to heaven, as ifengaged in inward prayer.
There she stood, in statuelike silence, un
til the sounds had died away: then .turn
ing to her mother, who had remained at
her side, she softly said, “1 shall‘never
see him!”
“Foolish girl,” answered the oi l lady
in a tone that troubled while it chid, "do
you suppose that Captain Roe intends to
attack the' British army with a hand
ful of ploughboys? There will be no
fighting, depend upon it.”
But the sound of approaching horsemen
driving swiftly along the by-paths and
the mainroad, convinced the trembling
girl that the number was not small who
were already tip in arms for the defence
of the their rights, their hearth stones,
and their liberties. The two .females
shrank into the house, oppressed by feel
ings strange and new.
The young men with Captain Roe
at their head, drove off towards Ijexington
and halted at a barn on the road, side, at
the distance of two miles from that village.
Here were already assembled about for
ty youths, whose lack of equipments and
untnilitarybearing were compensated by
sturdy limbs, hard, embrowned visage,
and sinewy arms.
“Now, my dear fellows,” said Roe, in
n hasty but not an agitated tone, we are
strong enough to march. We shall be
joined by others. The (Jambridge boys
are wide awake, and have gone to Con
cord already: and I have seen some-old
men giilloping out to enjoy the morning
air. Ihe country is rising all around
us.”
The rude volunteers gave three-loud
cheers, and at once formed-in marching
order. The little band struck out in the
high road, but before they had reached
Lexington -were obliged to turn into abv
way, as the rapid advance of the British
endangered their safety. Having arriv
ed at Lexington Captain Roe called a
halt, and besought them sooner to sell
their lives than be driven from the position
they had taken. This charge appeared
needless, as they had no intention of
firing upon the enemy, and it was not
to be expected that the regular troops
would assault unoffending men. While
that little company was resting behind
the village church, many squads of
Americans dashed by them, on their
way -to Concord; but Captain Roe
maintained his position, with a view of
harassing the enemy if they should at
attempt any violenceto the- village. Just
as the morning dawned, the hasty tramp of
men was heard by the little band, and in
a moment afterwards the British comman
der wheeled his steed upon the plain where
they stood, and waving his sword, com
manded them to throw down their arms
and disperse. The Americans were
not fast in acknowledging the author
ity ofthe epauletted catiff, and in an in
stant a shower of British balls cut down
nearly halfofthe little company and put
the rest to flight. Captain Roe was among
the slain. The women and children of
Lexington fled from their homes over the
hills, filling the air with their screams.
Therq w r as one old man, by the the name
of Hezekiah Wyman, the window of
whose house overlooked the ground where
these murders were committed; ajul no
sooner did he see his brave countrymen
fall, than he inwardly devoted himself to
revenge the unhallowed slaughter.
“Wife,” said he, “is there not an old
gun-barrel somewhere in the garret?’
“I believe there was,” said she; “but
prav what do you want with it!”
“I should like to see if it is fit for ser
vice,” replied he, “if I am not mistaken it
is good enough to drill a hole through a
rig’lar.”
“Mercy on me, hhsband! are you going
mad? An-old man like you sixty last
November—to talk of going to war! I
should think you had seen enough of
fighting the British already. There, is
poor Captain Roe and his men bleeding
on the grass before your eyes. What
could you do with a gun?”
The old man made no reply, but as
cended the stairs, and soon returned with
a rusty gun barrel in his hands. In spite
of his wife’s incessant din, he went to the
shopanl made a stock for it; and put it in
complete order for use. He then saddled a
strong white horse, and mounted, him. Ele
gave the steed the rein, and directed his
course towards Concord. He met the
British troops returning, and was not
long ,n perceiving that there was a wasp’s
nest about their ears. He dashed so close
ly upon the flank of the enemy that his
horse’s neck was drenched with the spout
ingblood ofthd wounded soldiers. Then'
reining back his snorting steed to reload,
he dealt a second death upon the* ranks
with his neverf.tiling bullet. The tall,
gaunt form of the assailant, his grey locks
floating on the breeze, and the color, of his
steed, soon distinguished’him from the rest
ofthe Americans and the regulars"gave
him the name of ‘Death on the Pale
Horse.’ A dozen bullets whizzed by his
head Yvhen he made the first assault, but,
undismayed, the. old patriot continued to
prance his gay steed over the heads ofthe
foot soldiers, to do his own business faith
fully—in the belief theft, because others
did wrong by firing at him, it would be no
excuse for him to do wrong by sparing
the hireling bullets ofatyramcal govern
ment. At Lngth a furious charge ofthe*
bayonet drove the old man and the party
with which he was acting far from the
main body ofthe British. Hezekiah was
also out of ammunition and was compel
led to pick up some on the road before he
could return to the charge. He then came
pn again, and picked offan officer by send
ing a slug through his loyal brains, before
he was again driven off. But ever and
anon, through the smoke thatcurled about
the flanks ofthe detachment, could be seen
the Yvhite horse of the veteran for a mo
ment, the report of his piece was heard,
and the sacred person of one of his majes
ty’s faithful subjects was sure to measure
his length on th& rebel ground. Thus
did Hezekiah and his neighbors continue
to harrass the retreating foe, until the Earl
Percy appeared with two thousand fresh
troops from Boston.—The two detach
ments ofthe British were now’ one'thou
sand strong, and they kept off the Ameri
cans with their artillery while they took n
’hasty meal. No sooner had they again
•commenced their march, than the power
ful white horse was seen careering at full
speed over the hills, with the dauntless eld
Yankee on his back.
“ Ha!” cried the soldiers, “ there comes
that old fellow again on the white horse!
Look out for yourselves, for or.e of us
has got to die, in spite of fate,” and one of
them did die, for Hezekiah’s aim was true,
and his principles of economy did not ad
mit of his wasting powder or ball.
Throughout the. whole of that bloody road
between Lexington and Cambridge, the
fatal approaches of the white horseman
were dreaded by the trained troops of Bri
tain, and every wound inflicted by Hezeki
ah needed no repeating. But on reaching
Cambridge the regulars, greatly to their
comfort, missed the old man and his horse.
They comforted themselves by the con
jecture that he had, at length, paid the for
feit of his temerity, and that his steed had
gone home with a bloody brible and an
empty saddle. Not so: Hezekiah had
only lingered for a moment, to aid in a
plot which had been laid by Anni (’utter,
lor taking the baggage wagons and their
guards. Anni had planted about fifty old
rusty muskets under a stone wall, with
their muzzles directed towards the road
As the wagons arrived oppos te this batte
ry the muskets were discharged, and eight
horses, together with some soldiers, were
sent out of existence. The party of sol
diers who had the baggage in charge ran
to a pond, and plunging their muskets into
the water, surrendered themselves to an
old woman, called Mother Barberick, who
was at that lime digging roots in an adja
cent held.
A party of Americans re-capt.ured.the
gallant Englishmen from Mother Barbe
nck, and placed them in safe keepino-.
1 he-captiyes w ere exceedingly astonished
at the suddenness of the attack, and de
clared that the Yankees would rise up like
Musquetoes out of a marsh and kill them
This Chief rP<Puvre having concluded the
harrassed soldiers were again amazed by
the appearance of Hezekiah, whose white
horse was conspicuous among the now
countless assailants that sprang from every
hill and ringing dell, copse and wood,
thiough whicl) the bleeding regiments
like a wounded snake, held their toilsome
" a .V* His fatal aim was taken, and a
soldier fell at every report of his piece.
Even after the worried troops had entered
Charlestown, there was no escape for them
from the deadly bullets of the restless vete
ran. The appalling white Horse would
suddenly and unexpectedly dash out from
a brake, or from behind a rdek, and the
whizzing of his bullet was the precursor,
of death. He followed the enemy to" their
very boats, and then’turning his horse’s
head, returned unharmed to his household.
“ Where have you been, husband?”
“Picking Cherries,” replied Hezekiah;
but he forgot to say that he had first made
Cherries of the red coats, by putting the
pits into them
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
IN SENATE.
Monday, Nov. 9.
Bills reported and read the first time:
By Mr. Wood of M’lntosh. To mark
.more distinctly the period of occupancy of
the Cherokee Indians on the lands reserv
ed fortheir use. ,
By Mr. King of Glyn To incorpo
rate the Brunswick aud Florida Rail
Road company’.
By’ Mr. Fans. To divide the county of
Walker into two counties.
By Mr. Reese. To authorize Henry
Crowell, to errect a toll bridge across
Flint River, in Crawford county.
By Mr. M’Allister. To compensate
magistrates and constables in cage’s unpro
vided for by law.
By Mr. M’Allister. To amend the 29th
section of an act passed the 10th May,
1770.3 '
By Mr. Powers. To amend the ottfh
administered at elections.
By Mr. Sellers. Tq divorce Mary
Moonaham from William Moonaham, her
husband.
Several bills were read a second time,
and referred to a committee of the whole.
The resolution for abolishing the 12th
rule of Senate, being under consideration,
Mr. Safibld moved as substitute therefor,
a rule authorizing any senator wishingto
introduce a bill to rise and address the
chair, and report the same instanter] these
reports to hold the place of reports from
committees ; which was agreed to.
Mr. Swain, from the. committee on peti
tions, made and unfavorable report on the
petition to add a part of the county of
M’lnfosh to the county of Liberty, which
was agreed to.
Bills reported and read the first time:
By Mr. Steelman. To repeal the act
restraining the circulation of small bills.
By Mr. Freeman. To authorize the
governor to draw his warrant on the treas
ury, in favor of the trusteess of Franklin
University, ior such dibidends as may,be
due said institution.
, By* Mr. Walthall .To add a part of the
counties of Carroll and Campbell, to the
counties of Cobb and Paulding.
By Mr. Steelman. To regulate sheriff s
sales. »
* Resolutions agreed to:
For printing the report on the investi
gation of the affairs of the Farmers’ Bank
of Chattahoochie.
By Mr. Reese. Fox appointing a com
mittee to examine the condition of the go
vernment house in Milledgeville, and re
port on the propriety of repairing, re
building or disposing of it.
Resolutions disagreed to.
From the Elouse of Representatives.
Requiring the standing committees to ap
point their clerks from their own body.
• From the House of Representatives.
For the appointment of the usual joint
standing committees.
Mr. Hemphill presented.the petition of
sundry citizens of the counties of Floyd
and Walker, praying the formation of a
new county ; which was read and- refer
red.
Resolutions agreed to. •
To request the governor .to lay before
the senate a statement of the aggregate ex
pense of the Cherokee Guard.
By Mr. Dawson. To refer so much of
Qovernor Lumpkins’ annual communica
tion, as relates to the Cherokee Indians
residing in •he state', and the armed force
called the Cherokee Guard, with the ac
companying documents, to a select com
mittee.
By Mr. Wood of M’lntosh. Requi
ring the president and directors of the
Central Bank to make a statement forth
with, to the senate, on the following points,
viz: What fs the amount ot interest receiv
ed on the .capitol of said bank annually;
what is the annual amount of its expendi
tures; what are the actual losses sustained
by said bank since its incorporation ; and
what will be the cost ahd arfnual expense
of maintaining six Branches.
Bills reported and read the first time:
( By Mr. Nisbet.. For the benefit of the
Georgia Rail Road Company.
By Mr. Alford. To incorporate the
Western Rail Road Company, to lead
from Forsyth in Monroe, to West Point it\
Troup county.
• By Mr. O’Bar. To amend the eighth
section of the sixth division of the penal
code. •
By Mr. Cooper. To compel The Chero
kee Indians to work ©n public roads
By Mr. Liddel. To amend the seventh
section of the second article of the consti
tution.
H.OUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Monday, Nov. 9.
Bills read first time:
Mr. Rogers: To amend the fourth and
eighth sections of the first article of the
constitution.
Mr. Holcombe: To alter the Judicia
ry, so as to reduce the number of the Jus
tices of the Inferior Courts in each coun
ty, from five to ofle.
Mr, Flournoy: To abolish capital pun
ishment in this State, for all crimes, with
the exception of treason; committed by a
free white person..
Mr. Merriwether: To prevent the cir
culation of Bank bills within this State,
under the denomination of ten dollars.
Mr. Schley. To authorize the Presi.
dent, Directors and Company ofthe Bank '
of Augusta, to establish offices of Dis
count and Deposite, and to increase the
capital stock of said Bank.
Mr. Millen: To extend Jurisdiction of
Justices of the Peace in the city of Sav
annah : also, to repeal the second section
of an act passed Dec. 1832, to make Banks
and other corporations, subject to garnish
ment, &c.
Mr. Ezzard : To repeal the first and se
cond sections of an act passed the 22d of
Dec. 1831, entitled an act to alter and a
mend an act, to impose an additional tax
on pedlars and other itinerant traders,
passed 9th Dec. 1834, and to punish such
traders with slaves.
Mr. Kenan reported a bill to incorpor
ate the Bank of Georgia located at Mil
ledgeville.
Mr. Shick reported a bill to alter and a
mend’the 2d and 4th sections of an act en
titled <ui act, to give to Masons and Car
penters an incumbrance for debts due on
account of work done, and materials fur
nished in building or repairing houses, on
such houses and the premises to which
they may be attached, and* to repeal all
laws on this subject, so far as relates to
the counties of Richmond and Mc’lntosh
and in.the cities of Savannah, Macon and
Columbus.
Mr. Calhoun reported a bill to incorpo
rate a banking company under the name
ofthe Planter’s Bank of Columbus.
Mr. Harris of Warren : To revise, ad
just, alter and amend, the patrol laws of
this State.
Mr. Schley: to provide a fund for the
use and benefit of the Medical College of
Georgia.
Mr. Whitfiejd:-to revise the commis
sions pf tax receivers and collectors in
the several counties in this State.
Mr. Harrison of Carroll: to prevent
the employment of negroes, mulattoes, or
free persons of color in druggist stores of
this State.
Mr. Millen: to amend the several acts
regulating pilotage.
Mr. Moore of Clarke: to require the
several Insurance Banks in this State, in
their senrt-anndal reports already required
to be made to specify, the respective
amounts insured by each.
Mr. Barnes : To amend an act, passed
21st Dec 1833, to incorporate the Geor
gia Rail Road Company, &c.
Mr. Lewis of Jones: for the punish
ment of all slaves and free persons of col
or, for the breaking of jails in certain
cases.
M. Calhoun : to authorize certain com
missioners to establish a lottery for the
purpose of raising twenty-five thousand
dollars, to build a Masonic and City Hall
in Columbus; alsq, to incorporate the
Columbus wharf.company. *
Mr, Whitefield: to regulate lawful
interest in the State of Georgia.
Mr. Easly : to authorize the organiza
tion of a board of Botanic or Thomsonian
Physicians of this State, under the name
and style of the Board of Botanic Phy
sicians ofthe State of Georgia, and to em
power said Board to grant license to prac
tise Medicine under certain restric
tions, and to define the punishment for vi
olating said festrictions, and to repeal all
laws and partsof laws so far as they con
travene the intentions of this act.
Mr. Bradford: to alter and amend an act
passed 23d Dec. 1822, to exempt from
sale,for debts contracted after a given time,
certain articles, chiefly necessary forthe
subsistence of the debtors family,, so far
as to extend the same privileges and bene
fits to widows and thfeir families during
their widowhood, as are extended to debt
ors familes in«said before recited act.
LATEST FROM TEXAS.
By the arrival of the Schr. Pearl, 8
days from Matamoras, we are put in pos
session of a few days later intelligence,
than heretofore received. We obtain no
papers; but we are informed by a passen
ger in the Pearl, that several skirmishes
I had taken place, which had resulted uni
! formly in favor of the Texeans. A report
1 that was prevalent some weeks since, that
, the Camanche Indians would join the
, Mexican* forces is totally unfounded, for
!an engagement had taken place between
; the Indians and Mexican soldiers, and
! like many great battles-we read of in mod
j ern history, victory was claimed by both
sides; be this as it may, oar informant
says that he saw.on the field of battle sev
eral dead horses and Indians. Our infor
• mant furthermore states, that the Texeans
had resolved to have Santa Anna, or his
head, and to that effect, were about put
ting the Mexican ports in a state of block
ade, and the moment that the Dictator
entered the province of Texas, to establish
such a force on their frontier, as to make
escape hopeless. It it wds in our place
we should be too glad, in case the fortune
of war so willbd it, that the Mexican ar
my would htfveto make a retrogade move
ment, that 4St. Anna, and his followers
could find a loop hole to get out, “for a
bayed stag,” &c. But as our informant
did not statd how these desirable objects
were to be effected, “we will wait for
further information.”
Lieut. Harby, of the Custer Ingham, in
honor to the Mexitan Schr. Montezuma;
fired one. gun, which the Schr. returned by
pouring a broadside into the Cutter, occa
sioning great fright but no damage. At
this interesting crisis we are obliged to
stop, for we cart hear no further particu
lars. We give the whole, merely as a
report. —N. O. Union.
Georgia, Richmond County.
WHEREAS Robert Clarke Administrator
on theEstateof Daniel Clarke deceased,
applies for letters Dismissory.
These are therefore to cite and admonish all ■
persons concerned to be and appear at my office ,
within the time prescribed bylaw, to show cause !
(if any) why said letters should not be granted, I
Given under my hand at office, this the 14th j
day of October, 1835.
geo: m. walker, c. c. o. ,
Qct 11 • 122
AUGUSTA,
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16.
The Murder, mentioned in the Constitution- ‘
alist of this morning, as having been committed
near the Bridge, occurred on the Milledgeville
Road, about six miles from town. The name
of the perpetrator, we understand is Hiram
White. The story is, that a wagoner and Rail
Road man got into a quarrel and fight, when a
third person, we believe, also belonging to the
Rail Road line, ran the wagoner through the
body with a sword cane. The Sheriff and civil
officers went in pursuit—they have returned
without success.
rj- We have barely time to say, that the Jury
have just returned a verdict of Guilty in the
case of the State vs Katy, a slave, indicted for
poisoning. Amy, for the same offence, to be
tried this evening. We shall report the cases
on Wednesday.
JAIL BREAKING.
About sun-rise this morning, the Jailor sent a
runner to the Market informing the City Offi-I
cers that two men, Cwwmuigs and Leslie, in ;
prison for negro arid horse stealing, had broken I
Jail. The City Marshall succeeded in over-1
taking and securing Cummings, but Leslie is
still at large. They broke through the I
Jail doors, liberating two others, who, after■
coming out into the passage, faltered in their j
purpose and returned. When the Marshall I
overtook Cummings, he asked him if he had j
seen two men going in that direction. He '
promptly answered no; but that he had observ- i
ed two men crossing the Commons in that di-.
rection, pointing in an opposite course. The
Marshall, though surprised, that he had not ob
served them, rode off, nearly a half mile, in the
direction indicated; but seeing nothing of them,
and having observed that Cummings had but
one shoe on, he returned, and again or’ertaking
Cummings in Course’s (now Winter’s) Woods,
ordered him to stop. After roughly demand
ing what the Marshall wanted with him, Cum
mings acknowledged that he was one of the fu
gitives. The other, he said, outran him.
Since writing theabove,we learn, that they
had picked nearly through the brick wall under
the window of their room, bnt coming in con
tact with some iron bars, their progress was
stopped in that quarter. They then turned in
I and succeeded in picking lour locks, and, wait
ing till the Turnkey unlocked the last and only
one that barred their egress, they rushed upon
him and knocking him down, escaped into the
street.
The Jockey Club Race, four mile heats, for
iftlOOO over the Union Course on the 6th inst.
was taken by Mr. Robert Tillotson’s Post Boy,
in two heats; beating Bay Maria, Black Heath,
and Juliana, with case, and making very good
time.— Advocate.
The first mob case.— The Baltimore Gazette
of the Gth inst. says. —■“ The first trial resulting
from the riots in August last took place yester
day in Baltimore city Court. Joseph Walters,
Junior, was indicted for an assault and battery
on Charles F. Tensfield, on the night of the Sth
of August last. It appeared in evidence that
Mr. Tensfield in obedience to a call on the citi
zensby the Mayor to aid the Civil Authorities
in preserving the peace, and pro'ecting the prop
erty ofthe citizens was acting as a member of
a troop of horse voluntarily assembled under
the command of Col. E. L. Finley—that his
horse fell with him while the troop was passing
rapidly along the street —and in the fall Mr.
Tensfield lost his sword, that before he could
rise, he was surrounded by a crowd who beat
him severely and the traverser, Walters, took
up the sword, and with the naked point present
ed in a threatening manner over Tensfield—
then lying on the street--asked whether he
should run it through him—he was prevented
however, by some of the bystanders from wound
ing Mr. T. with the sword. The jury found
the Traverser guilty, and the Court sentenced
him to pay a fine of one hundred dollars—to be
imprisoned six months—and to give security in
five hundred dollars to keep the peace.”
The Nashville Branch is now the only wes
tern Branch of the Bank of the United States
that remains to be closed.
PUBLIC MEETING.
Augusta, Nov. 14, 1835.
The Citizens of Augusta having convened
on this day, at the City Hall, in conformity
with a request from the City Council, Samuel
Hale, Esq. Mayor, was called to the Chair, and
William C. Micou appointed Secretary.
The Chairman having slated the object of
the meeting, the following Preamble and Reso
lutions were offered by Col. William Cumming,
and unanimously adopted.
The Citizens of Cincinnati having manifest
ed a disposition to connect their flourishing ci
ty with some point on the coast of the Atlantic,
nearly in our latitude, we hail with the most
cordial welcome a design so noble in itself —so
worthy of the enterprizing people by whom it
was conceived. Such a work, whether it con
duces to our immediate advantage or not, can
not fail to advance the general prosperity ofour
country and to confirm the stability of our po- i
litical Union, by adding new ties of social and I
commercial intercourse. We have neither the ■
I power nor the wish to divert so great an under- ■
taking from its proper course. Let it take that|
direction which may best promote the interests |
of the greater number. A topographical exam- i
ination, however, we are led to believe, will
demonstrate that the most eligible route must 1
pass through our own city.—A rail road from I
this place to Athens is now in progress of execu-;
tion, and will doubtless, ere long, be completed. |
A road from Cincinnati io Athens would be i
much shorter and far less costly than one to I
any point on the coast. The commodities of!
the West would meet a demand almost at their :
very entrance into our State ; when arrived at I
Augusta, they will not only have the benefit of
our own extensive market, but enjoy the dou
ble advantage of the Charleston rail road, and .
of the still cheaper transportation by water to
Savannah and to Charleston itself. Deeply im
pressed bj- these considerations, it becomes our
duty, so far as our ability extends, to assume an
active part in this magnificent enterprize.—
Therefore,
Resolved, That a committee of— be appoint
ed to correspond with the committee of Cincin
nati, and all the committees which have been
or may be appointed elsewhere, with reference
to the above mentioned design, for the purpose
of determining the best mode of attaining our
common object.
ZteWced, That the said committee correspond
also With the Board of Directors of the Geor
gia Rail Road Company, on the expediency of.
making surveys, to assertain the most eligible
comrnuiri’tation between that road and the main'
road to Cincinnati.
Resolved, That the said committee from time
totime,ropvYt the result of their correspondence,
ab circumstances may require, either to a pub
lic meeting called for that purpose, or to the ci
ty Council of Affgusta; and in the latter case,
said council is hereby requested to act thereon
in the mode whftlr it may deem most beneficial
to the - community, defraying all necessary ex
penses out of the public treasury.
Resolved, That if there should hereafter be a 1
convention Rrdeliberate on the subjeet- of the
proposed rail road, a town meetihg shall be
called, for the purpose of c’hoosiiig delegales'ld’'
thesame.
Reso/rerf, That we do'Ca’m&stly recomniend"
to the attention of the Legislature, a work
which may be rendered so Creditable and ad
vantageous to the State.
It was then Resolved, that tbecbmthlttee con
! sist of five, to be appointed by tire Chairman,*
' who accordingly appointed.
Col. WILLIAM CUMMING.
RICHARD TUBMAN, Esq.
ROBERT CAMPBELL, Esq.
CHARLES J. JENKINS, Esq'.
JAMES W. DAVIS, Esq.
On motion of Edward F. Campbell, Esq. the
name ofthe Chairman, was added, by the meet
ing, to the committee.
On motion of Col. Wm. Cumming, it was
Resolved, That the Secretary of this meeting
be requested to act as the Secretary ofthe com
mittee.
It was then, on motion of A. J. Miller, Esq.
Resol red, That the proceedings of the meeting
oe published in the papers of the city.
Alter which, the meeting adjourned.
SAMTEL HALE, Chairman.
Wm. C. Micou, Sec’ry.
[from our correspondent.]
MILLEDGEVILLE, NOV. 12.
The bill creating a Court of Errors passed
the Senate to-day by a vote of 59 to 26. Tw»
thirds being required to alter the Constitution,
two or three votes more in the negative, would
have settled its destiny this session. There
were four Senators absent, three of whom would
have voted in the affirmative. Major Wood,
Gen. Walker, and Capt. Crowell addressed the
Senate in its favor, and there were no opposi
tion speeches. I regret to state, that the com
mon opinion is, that the bill will be lost in the
House of Representatives.
At 12 o’clock, the two Houses met and pro
ceeded to the election of State House officers.
Col. Wm. Tennille was re-elected Secretary of
State, without opposition. Col. Thomas Haynes
was again chosen Treasurer. T. Haynes 152,
Win. Beall of Carroll 97, blank 3. The follow
ing is the vote for Comptroller General:
12 3 4
John G. Parks, 47 62 104 133
Wm.W. Carnes, 59 65 77 80
Grey W. Smith, 38 58 52 31
Jos. Ligon, 58 51 dr. ‘*
Jas. G. Lewis, 20 14 7 ’*
blank, 1 14 6 3
For Surveyor General the ballotting was as
follows:
1234 5 6 7
C. Wellborn, 18 13 8 dr. " “ ■'
R. H. Ward, 12 II 10 8 2 “ "
T. Coleman, 15 31 32 37 48 95 108
J. Brewster, 37 48 50 64 85 82 116
J. V. Bethune, 58 dr. “ “ *• “ **
Jesse Coxe, 34 36 36 28 9 “ “
11. Gaither, 41 38 87 92 80 42 dr.
L.E. Thomas, 22 69 dr. “ “ “ “
J. Y. Gardner, 7 dr. “ “ “ “ "
blank, “ 3 5 2 2 " "
John Brewster, receiving a majority of all
the votes given in, was elee'ed >S*«rt’cyor Gener
al. These several ballottings kept the House
in session till 3 o’clock.
The select joint committee are preparing to
report on the Abolition fanaticism. I have
seen some of the reports proposed by the sub
committee. What is done on this subject, you
may rest satisfied, will be temperate and judici
ous—that matter is in good hands here, as well
as where its agitation originated. Nothing of
fensive to onr Northern brethren will find a place
in the repoit, and while we enact such laws as
the exigency of the case requires, we will confide
in the justice and patriotism of our Northern
fellow-citizens to adopt a course, just to us, and
due to themselves. You may shortly look for
the report.
Lexington, Ky. Oct. 30.
Gambling—Robbery—Conviction—
Punishment — We have already informed
I our readers of the commitment of Night
ingale, charged with robbing Mr. Haun
of $450 in money, a gold watch, a pair of
pantaloons, &c. As the Circuit Court
was still in session, though the grand jury
had been discharged, and as the coming
vacation is to be very long, even until
March, a special grand jury was impan
nelled for this young gentleman's benefit.
A true bill was found on Saturday; and,
the case was submitted to a petit jury on
Tuesday morning last. We were not
present in court, but we understand thai
the prisoner entered a plea of guilty, and
the task of the jury was narrowed down,
to the simple question ofthe length of time
for which his apprenticeship in the pen
itentiary shall continue, which was fixed
at tiro years, the shortest allowed by the
statute. He stated to the court that he
had money when he came here, but had
lost it gambling; and stole the money of
Mr. Elann to enable him to leave the
place. The court passed sentence on him,
in pursuance of the verdict, and he was
conducted back to the gaol. Arrived at
the prison door, he had a fancy for a foot
race, so suddenly breaking from the grasp
of those who had him in custody, he put
their fleetness to the test of experiment for
a few hundred yards, nor was his fugitive
course arrested, until he and his pursuers
had arrived near the city school house.
He is now ready to begin his apprentice
ship with Mr. Thebalds at the penitenti
ary, and it is to be hoped that he will learn
a good mechanical trade there, which will
henceforth be a means of livelihood for
him, superceding, as a last resort, the
practice of gambling, or the scarcely less
Honest or reputable one of stealing.