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T II E COTJR IE R,
By J. G. M’ W h orter .
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The following bill is now before the
Senate, on its third reading; It is believed,
that it will pass inthat shape both branch
es of the General Assembly, and that the
Cherokess will be allowed, till December,
1836, to remove from the land they occu
py in Georgia.
A bill to be entitled, "An Act more, dis- 1
linctly to mark out (he period of' Occu
pancy of the Cherokee Indians on the.
Lands resreved for their use within the
boundaries of this Slate."
Whereas, the Legislature of Georgia,
while it has hitherto been directed to pro
mote the general good of its citizens, has
r.t the same lime kept constantly in view
the Indian tribes settled within ils char
tered limits; and whereas time and expe
rience have clearly demonstrated that the
habits and principles of the red man are
adverse to the progressive and enlightened
character of the present day, and tne long
er he is kept in the neighborhood, and the
oftner he is brought into contact with
civilized man, that he rapidly sinks into a
corresponding state of degradation; and
whereas the present executive of the Uni
ted States has, for years past, used the
most untiring efforts to transfer the remain
ing remnant of the Cherokee Indians to a
climate and soil beyond the Mississippi,
far more eligible for them than that they
at present occupy, with an offer of protec
tion and ample support during their remo
val and early settlement; they would have
beei> surrounded with comforts which are
withheld from (he yeomanry of our coun
try who emigrated to the west; to a coun
try to which other Indian tribes have vol
untarily gone, and in w hich the national
character and habits of the Cherokees
would remain unchanged. It is assumed
with confidence that the great mass of
these indians would long ago have acce
ded to these humane and benevolent offers,
but for the intriguing and selfish motives
of their chiefs, in w hom, by old custom,
they h ive hitherto confided their destinies.
And whereas a crisis has arrived when
necessity demands that the past policy of
the State, in relation to this tribe of Indi
ans,should be carried out, to wit, securing
to these aborigines a distant establishment
where they can enjoy their old established
habits and peculiar modes of government,
and thereby keep up their identity as a
•eparute people; toplace our citizens in
tiie possession of undisturbed lands, which
have long been withheld from them, the
occupation and cultivation of which would
strengthen the Stale and add to the sum of
human happiness. And whereas recent
and melancholy experience has proven
beyond doubt that a while population, and
a dense Indian one, cannot with safety in
termingle in the same region of country,
especially in the Cherokee counties, in
many of which the Indians predominate,
whose minds are uninformed or influenced
by moral principles, and whose habitsand
ferocious customs make them insensible
to the effects of penal sanctions ; thereoy
placing our citizens, their wives and chil
dren, and all that is dear to them, al the
mercy of the savage, stimulated by his
vindictive passions—And whereas, from
a knowledge of the Indian character and
the present feelings o* these Indians, it is
confidently believed that the right of oc
cupancy of the lands in their posssssibn
••should be withdrawn, that it would be a
strong inducement to them to treat with
the general government and consent to a
removal to the west —And whereas the
presentLegisiatu re openly avow that their
primary object in the measures intended
to be pursued are founded on real human
ity to these Indians, and with a view in a
distant region to perpetuate them with
their old identity of chitacter, under the
paternal care of the government of the U
nited States; at the same time frankly
disavowing any selfish or sinister motives
towardsthein inthair present legislation—-
Be it therefore enacted by the Senate
and House-of Representatives in General
Assembly met. That all lots of land drawn
in the late land lotteries of the Cherokee 1
country, and by law reserved for the use ;
of the Indians, shall and may be immedi
ately granted to the persons who have
drawn the same; but on the express condi
tion and proviso, that the fortunate draw
ers of said lots, whether in the land or
gold lotteries, shall not pretend or oiler t u
take possessioii of the same, until the In
dian or Indians in the occupation of the
same shall voluntarily abandon the same,
by removing out of the Stat; ; and in case
any fortunate drawer, or other person,
claiming under him, shall attempt, or ac
tually dispossess any Indian of his pos
sessions or occupation of the land reset v
• ed to him, then and in such case, the said
lot or lots of land, whether gold or land,
shall become forfeited to the State, and
■be sold under the authority of the same
and the proceeds of such sale shall be kept
as a separate fund and paid over to the
general government, to the said Indian
occupants so dispossessed or their repre
sentatives. •
And be it further enacted bv the author
ity aforesaid. That the said Cherokee In
dians shall be allowed until— day of
~ to remove from the lands now occu
pied by them, in the State of Georgia;
and should the said Cherokee Indians re
fuse to treat, and again reject the offers of
the President of the United States, and thus
evidently determining to remain on the
aforesaid land, then and in such case bis
excellency the Governor is hereby au
thorised and empowered to use the means
of the State lor the removal of ail the a
foresaid Indian occupants beyond the lim
its of Georgia.
A/ttZ be it further enacted by the au
thority aforesaid, That in case the Pres
ident of the United' States shall succeed
in entering into a treaty with the said
Cherokee Indians, and it should be found
necessary to give them a longer time than
that before specified, to prepare for their
final removal from the territorial limits of
this Sate, then and in such case his excel
lency the Governor shall have full power
and authority, by bis proclamation, to ex
tend the time, so as to correspond and co
incide with the provisions of such treaty,
made as aforesaid, which shall be binding
on those who have taken out grants un
der the first section oi this act.
And be it further enacted by the author
ity aforesaid. That all laws and parts of
laws'which may militate with this act and
its provisions shall be and they are here
by repealed.
A bill entitled? "An, Act to abolish Capi
tal P unishment in this Slate for all
crimes committed by a free white per
son, with the exception of treason,"
Whereas the punishment of death has
fallen short of the object designed by its
insiitutioi?, the prevention and lessening of
crimes, it becomes an enlightened people
to seek some other mode by which to se
cure these desirable objects. Within the
wide field of experiment there appear ma
ny means which may be resorted to, all
offering some, though none as many ad
vantages as the one proposed. Viewing
this subject, freed from the contracted pre
judices of past ages, it offers to the patri
otic and philanthropic mind, new benefits
not yet received, new laurels not yet gath
ered, to be acquired in a field not vet fought
for. The crumbling remains of antiquity
are notjust models ofan age of utility and
improvement—the naked gladiator, ex
piring with wounds, is not a scene to be
witnessed with pleasure by the present
generation, enlightened by education and
softened by Christianity ; we claim a high
er destiny for the one and nobler purpos
es for the other.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State of
Georgia in General Assembly met, and it
is hereby enacted by the same, That from
and after the first day of June eighteen
hundred and thirty six, any free white
person, found guilty of the crime of mur
der, shall be punished by solitary confine
ment in the penitentiary, at hard labor, for
and during the term of their natural life.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted by the au
thority aforesaid,, That from and after
the first day of June, eighteen hundred
and thirty-six, any free white person found
guilty of the crime of arson, by setting
fire to a house in a city or town, punished
by the laws of this State with death, shall
be punished by solitary confinement in
thepenitentiary, at hard labor, for and dur
ing the term of their natural life.
Sec. 3. And be it enacted by the author
ity aforesaid, That from and after the first
day of June, eighteen hundred and thirty
six, any free white person found guilty
of the crime of falsely swearing away the
life of another, punishable by the laws of
this State with death, shall be punished by
solitary confinement in the penitentiary,
at hard labor, for and during the term ol
their natural life.
See. 4. And, be it enacted by the au
thority aforesaid, That from and after the
first day of June, eighteen hundred and
thirty-six, any free white person found
guilty ot the crime of castrating another,
shall be punished by confinement in the
penitentiary, at hard labor, for and during
the term of their natural life.
Sec. 5. AntZ be. it enacted by the au
thority aforesaid, That any person found
guilty and punished under this law, shall
be considered, and held as dead : the wife
or husband of such person or persons
found guilty shall, immediately upon the
conviction of such person or persons, be
released and discharged from all marriage
able obligations, and be at full liberty to
enter into marriage again without the
form ofa divorce; guardians shall be ap
pointed for their children, and their prop
erty shall vest in their legal heirs, in the
same manner as though the person so
convicted was actually dead. And there
shall be no communication allowed to ex
ist between such person and the rest of the
world; but in all cases such persons shall
be permitted to have a bible to read. And
should it be necessary to call in medical
assistance to such person, the physician
so called in shall, previousto his admit
tance to the call of such person, take an
oath to communicate nothing, andatiswer
nor ask any questions but such as are con
nected with the disease.
Sec. 5. And be it enacted by the. au
thority aforesaid, That when any person
found guilty and punished tinder this law
shall be recommended to mercy by the
jury, the persons so recommended shall
be permitted to dispose of his or her prop
erty by will, provided it be done within
one month alter conviction; and the wife
or husband ol such persons so found guil
ty and recommend to mercy by the jury,
shall not necessarily become divorced, but
in all such cases, upon application to the
Superior Court, it shall be granted at the
first term of the court at which the appli
cation is made; and the wife, husband and
children of such person so convicted and
recommended to mercy shall once every
year, in the presence of the keeper of the
penitentiary, be permitted to see his or her
wife, husband and children.
Sec. 7. And be. it enacted by the au
thority aforesaid, That when the Legis
lature shall release or pardon any person
sentenced under this law, on the grounds
of innocency or false conviction, the prop
erty of the person so convicted shall vest
again m him or her, provided it has not
changed hands, or is not in the possession
ofa purchaser for a valuable considera
tion ; but in no case shall it vest in him or
her where the Legislature pardons on
other considerations. And in no case
shall such pardon extend to the annulling
of the marriage which such husband or
wife may have entered into during the
confinement of such husband and wife,
by the party not so confined; but where
the pardon is based upon the innocency
of such person, it shall be a good ground
fora divorce—the first husband and wife
both concurring in the application.
Sec. 8. And be it enacted by the au
thority aforesaid, ThaUall laws and parts
of laws militating against this act, be and
the same are, hereby repealed.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
At a meeting of the Union Democratic
party of Montgomery Count}”, held on the
9th day of November, 1835, in pursuance
of the resolution of the meeting held on
17th ultimo, —On motion, the Hon. Al
win A. M’VVhorter was appointed Presi
■ dent, and Joseph Coffe and Geo. J. For
! rest Esq’s. Sectaries.
James E. BeJser, Esq. onleave g’ven,
introduced the following Preamble and
resolutions, to wit:
PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS.
This meeting composed of a portion
of the citizens of Alabama, earnestly at
tached to the principles of the Republican
party—ardently devoted to that important
charter of our liberties, which conse
crates and upholds them, and anxious to
co-operate with their Democratic friends
throughout the Union, have on this occa
sion assembled together, to take into con
sideration the eusuing election of Presi
dent of the United States.
If we are permitted to judge from pres
ent appearances, never before since the
formation oi our government, has it ex
hibited such a spectacle to the world, as
we now witness. In past times, our
Statemen have divided on principle, but
recently, alliances the most unnatural and
most unexpected, have been formed, with
no other view, than to prostrate the friends
of the Administration, and to place in
their stead, the leadersofa rancorous op
position, having no common ligament tb
bind then together—distinguished only
for their recklessness of character—and
wholly unqualified to administer the
government, on just and equitable princi
ples.
It is with pain and deep mortification
that the members of this meeting, have
seen these politicians, who are as widely
separated from each other on every other
question, as it is possible to imagine, en
deavoring by all means within their pow
er to concentrate their scattered forces up
on Judge White for the Presidency of
the Union, a man who, until very recent
ly, stood high with his parly, hope
ing thereby, to divide our strength, and if
possible carry the election into the House
of Representatives.
With elections of ('resident by the
House of Representatatives, the American
people are perfectly conversant. No one
the least acquainted with the political his
tory of the country since 18UU, can thus
soon have forgotten that ever memorable
contest,in which thetraitorßurr wasb.(Hot
ted for six and thirty times with the patri
ot Jefferson; or that other more fresh in
his recollection,in which through intrigue
and management, Mr. Adams, though not
the “people’s choice,” succeeded over him
who has since done so much to “preserve
the Federal Union,” and to elevate the
character of our Country, in the eyes of
the civilized world.
In order, therefore, to co-operate with
our Democratic friends throughout this
Slate and Union,to preserve the ascendan
cy of our principles, and to guard against
an election by the House of Representa
tives.—
Be it Resolved, That in the opinion of
this meeting, theelection ofnext President
of the United States, is a measure ot incal
culable importance to the people of this
State and Union, and that we are ready to
go “hand in hand,” with our Democratic
brethren, in the support ofthe strongest
man of our party,whether he be a citizen
ofthe South, North, East or West.
Resolved, That we approve of the pro
position fora Convention, to be holden at
Tuscaloosa, on the first Monday in De
cember next, and believe it to be a meas
ure in strict accordance with republican
usage, and well calculated to secure “ti
nny of sentiment and concert of action,”
among the Republicans of this State.
Resolved, That the President of this
Meeting appoint a Committee of fifteen
now present, to select and forthwith report
a number ofdelegates, not exceeding sev
en, to represent the Democratic party of
this County in the proposed Conven
tion.
Resolved, That we most heartily ap
prove of the nomination of Martin Van
I Buren of New York, for the Presidency
—that we look upon him as the strongest
■ man of our party—as the individual most
. likely to keep the election out of the
House of liopresentalivus, and to tread
j generally in the footsteps of President
iJackson.
; Resolved, That we deprecate to the
fullest extent, the efforts that are now ma
king to create sectional feeling in the elec
tion of President—that “our patriotism is
not bounded by lines of latitude or longi
tude,” and that the only requirements
which we ask of the Candidate, is that he
shall be an American citizen, and posses
sed of the necessary qualifications to dis
charge with zeal and ability the duties of
such an important trust.
Resolved, That we deem it unmanly
and unbecoming, for the political oppo
nents of Mr. Van Buren, to attempt to con
nect him with the Abolitionists of the
North, after his repeated denunciations of
their diabolical schemes, and that we re-
cognize in him a long tried friend of the
Republican party and an open advocate of
Southern interests.
Resolved, That we will support for the
Vice Presidency any individual that may
be recommended for that office, by the
Convention to be bolden al Tuscaloosa,
on the first Monday in December next.
Resolved, That our Democratic friends
throughout the State, who are opposed to
a division of the Republican party.be re
quested to hold similar meetings in their
respective counties, and to meet their re
publican brethren in the proposed Con
vention.
On motion—the Preamble and Resolu
tions having been read, were adopted un
animously
Pursuant to the third resolution, the,
President appointed John Martin, John
■ Gaffey,George J. Forrest, Reuben Ander-
■ son John A. Campbell, Jesse, H. Mosely
; Joseph Harper, James E. Belser. Nim
' rod E. Benson, J. Norman, Jno. G. Ash-
I ley, Robert Harwell, Samuel Q,. Hale,
■ James M. Newman, and James Tarleton,
I said Committee.
That Committee, after a short recess,
by its Chairman, Nimrod E. Benson, re
ported the following persons as Delegates
, to represent the Democratic Party of this
| County, in the proposed Convention, to
j wit: William M’Lemore, Thomas Mastin
I James E. Belser, Albert T. Pickett, Ash
l ley Parker, James M. Newman, and Jo
, seph Harper.
> Which report, on motion was unanim
' ously adopted.
On motion— Resolved, unanimously,
That the President of this meeting be ad
ded tosaid Delegation.
Resolved, That said Delegation have
power to fill any vacancies that may oc
cur in their body, from sickness or other
cause, should they deem it necessary.
Resolved, That the proceedings of this
meeting be signed by the President and
Secretaries, and published in all the De
mocratic papers of this State, and in the
Globe, at Washington City.
The Meeting then adjourned.
ALWIN A. McWHORTER, Prest.
Joseph Goffe, > Secretaries.
George J. Forrest, }
From the Sunday News.
The. origin of the word fools-cap paper.
—lt is well known that Charles I. of
England, granted numerous monopolies
for the support of his Government. A
mong others was the privilege of manufac
luring paper. The water mark on the
finer sort of paper was the royal arms of
England. The consumption of this arti
cle was great, at this time, and large for
tunes were made by those who had pur
chased the exclusive right to make and
vend it. This among other monopolies,
was set aside by the Parliament that
brought Charles to the scaffold, and by
way of showing their contempt for the
King, they ordered the royal arms to be*
taken from the paper, and a fool, with his'
cap and bells, to be substituted. This was
done in 1649. And I have seen old man
uscripts, written between that period and
1660, bearing a distinct water mark—a 1
fool wearing his dress; he is described as j
appearing in andabout the courts of Brit- j
ish Monarchs.—Cromwell, when securein ;
his power, changed the water mark by '
substituting a dragon graspingin his hand I
arrows of fire, and afterwards by putting
his own coat of arms in its place. When I
Charles 11. came to the throne, he restor- j
ed the royal arms to paper, and enlarged ,
the size of the sheet. It is now no more
than an hundred and seventy-five years
since the fool’s cap and bells were taken
from paper, but still, paper of the size
which the rump parliament ordered for
their journals, bears the name of the wa
ter mark then ordered as an indignity to
Charles. HISTORICUS.
How to get your paper.— When you
call at the office for your paper, and the
postmaster very promptly tells you, he
has no paper for you, request hirn’to look
over his files; and when he has carefully
glanced over them once, and says there
is no paper, ask him to be so good as to
look again—it may be he has overlooked
it.—And when he shall have examined
carefully and reports no pa per,it is a close
question, but ask him if he recollects to
whom be loaned it? And if he has no
recollection of having loaned it, inquire if
any of his idle customers (for country
post offices are frequently kept in stores')
have been lounging about his counting
room that morning. Ifhe has been visit
ed by any of them, inquire if any of the
children have been about the office since
the mails were opened. And if you can
not get on trail, go to your neighbor who
takes the same paper, and ask him ff he
has received his? And ifhe has not, you
may conclude the mail has failed, or that
all is not as it should be with the printer,
or some intermediate postmaster has not
done his duty. But if your neighbor has
received his, go back and tell the postmas
ter that your paper must be in his office
if he has not loaned it out. And after dil
igent search, it inay be found in some
dark nook.
These remarks are not applicable to all
offices. There are many diligent post
masters who discharge their duties punc
tually. They have the thanks of the
whole community, and especially of the
printers. — Nat. Free Trader.
The Revenue.— lt seems there will bea
surplus in the treasury this year of about
fifteen millions of dollars and how to dis
pose of it, as well as future excesses, will
form a grave question. We still adhere
to the opinion, though now somewhat out
of fashion, that the surplus revenue could
not be more profitably expended than in
the construction of works of internal im
provement —but, as there is, at present, no
prospect of obtaining such an application
ofthe funds by the direct appropriation of
Government, the distribution among the
States ofthe amount received from the sale
of public lands, should be earnestly press
ed at the approaching session of Congress.
We have no doubt that Mr. Clay will
promptly call the attention of the Senate
to the subject, and that his bill will pass
that body. Should this be the case, it
would be well for the Legislatures of the
States to request their representatives to
give it their support. — Balt. Chronicle.
From the New Orleans Bulletin. •
latest from Texas.
XV e are indebted to a friend, arrived
last evening from Nacogdoches, for the
latest information from Texas. He in
forms us that Gen. Houston left San Fe
lippe about the 22d ult., with a considera
ble reinforcement of troops, to join the
commander in chief, Austin, near San
Antonia. Our informant also states that I
he met a company of 80 men from the I
neighborhood of Nacogdoches; an other ’
of 33, and another of 25 from the same
settlement; and the company of about 60
which went from this place, who were to
be joined at Nacogdoches by an addition
al corps—all of whom were in high
health and spirits, and marching on to
San Antonia. A fine cavalry company
of 16 men, from the neighborhood of
Natchez, were also met on their way. On
the 25th ult. a letter was received from
Labadie, stating that a Lieutenant had
captured a Mexican from whom he learn
ed that , there was a reinforcement of Mex
icans, ofabout 400, coming on to join Gen.
Cos, whose army consisted of 17 hundred
men.
POSTSCRIPT.
A letter just received from Gen. Aus
tin, dated the 20th irist, informs us that a
division of the army bad advanced and ta
ken up a position at Salado, within five
miles of San Antonia, in doing which
they had come in contact with the advanc
ed guard of the enemy, who still contin
ues in sight, on the hill between our
troops and San Antonia. —Gen. Austin
continues to urge reinforcements to hasten
as fast as possible.
Still Later. — We leam from a gentle
man, that has just arrived, by land, from
Texas, that the Texians had been able to
I surround Gen. Cos and his small army of
' 1700 men, and that all chance of escape
j was shut out from him. The Texians
I speak confidently of any easy victory.
The night before last, Mr. John Dono
van of this city and his lady, having had
occasion to remain late from home on a
visit, left their two young children in
charge of a servant who was directed to
give the children, in case they were rest
less, a small quantity ol paregoric. The
case occurred; but instead of paregoric,
the servants mistook the vial, and gave
them laudanum, the effects of which were
fatal to both of them. No comment is
needed—let parents take warning: and
throw away not only the laudanum, but
the paregoric also, if they have any in
their houses.— True American.
Vermont—The Contest Ended.— At
the 63rd ballot for Governor in the joint
committee of the Vermont Legislature on
the 9th inst. the vote stood for Palmer 102 ;
Bradley 63; Paine 40; Jennison 8. On
the 63d ballot, Mr. Brewster moved to
adjourn the committee until Tuesday,
but the motion was withdrawn at the re
quest of Mr. Fitch, who moved that the
committee be dissolved. The motion to
dissolve prevailed; ayes 113, noes 100.
So Mr. Jennison is likely to remain for
some time yet in the Gubernatorial chair.
[Charleston Patriot.
Boundary War. —We regret to learn
that blood has been shed in New Hamp
shire, in a disputed boundary question.
The Boston Gazette says: “At the last
session of the Legislature of New Hamp
shire, a tract of country called the Indi
an Stream Settlement, on the borders of
Canada,between two branches of Connec
ticut river, was by law annexed to the ju
risdiction of New Hampshire. The New
buryport Herald publishes a letter dated
Columbia N. H. Nov. 4, which states that
a conflict had taken place between the
sheriff of the the county with a party of
militia who united to assist the service of
a civil process on one of their number.
In the contest threeofthe inhabitants were
killed and five wounded, and several of
the militia were wounded, some mortally.
It is to be regretted that this question of
boundary has never been settled by the
Government, instead of being left to be a
subject of angry controversy with the ig
norant inhabitants.”
We learn that John Norvell and Lucius
Lynn have been elected to the United
States Senate by the Legislature of Mich
igan. Mr. Norvell formerly resided in
this city—was for a number of years con
nected with the Philadelphia press—and
at present Postmaster of Detroit, He is
a gentleman ofa high order of intellect,
and has many warm friends in Philadel
phia, who will rejoice at his election to
so distinguished a station. He will no
doubt prove an able and faithful represen
sentative of Michigan. It should be re
membered, however,that this Territory, is
yet to be admitted into the Union.— Phil.
Enq.
Agreed, as to the qualifications of Mr.
Norvell. But we have not yet been able
to comprehend how the People of Michi
gan have thought themselves entitled to
I choose Senators and a Representative in
I Congress. If neither the Senators nor the
Representative can take their seats as such
. we do not see what purpose, beneficial to
the Territory, or auspicous to the destin
ies of the embryo State,can be effected, by
this permature action. It appears to be
hardly respectful to the People and Con
gress of the U. States It is taking time
by the. forelock, if it be not, to use the fig
' ore of contemporary, taking Congress by
the nape of the ucck.
AUGUSTA,
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20.
We have no alteration to make in our quota
tions, of Wednesday last, for Cotton.
The Rev. W>l J. Hard, of Charleston, S. C.
has accepted a call to the Pastoral charge of the
Baptist Church in this city.
We learn, that John Ross, Principal Chief
of the Cherokees, has been arrested and is inf
the custody ofthe Georgia Guards.
The Sentinel keeps barking away at the heels
of the party, which he has not yet, it seems, tra
duced enough. Let hint snarl and snap awav
no one is afraid of his biting.
The rain of Tuesday last has again given us
a boating river. On its swell, the new boat
Oglethorpe, belonging to Messrs Harpers of this
city, paid our wharves her first visit on yester
day.
We learn, that the bill, which we copy to-day,-
proposing to abolish capita] punishments, has
been laid on the table of the House for the re
mainder ot the session—yeas 46; nays 42.
obseived, about sun-down last evening,
a number of small birds issuing from the Mar
ket cupola, through the Venetian slats.. On.
going nearer, we discovered, that they, were.
A’aZs. Not less than one hundred at least came ?
out during the few moments we spent in looking
at them.
1 lie father is as warm as summer heat/
1 he wintei suits, which many put on, at the
commencement of cold weather so early in Oc- **
tober, are uncomfortable. The cabbages, that
are headed hard, are rotting from the heat’ and
many trees look as it their buds would burst
into blossoms- Indeed we, two weeks since,-
saw the second bloom of the Honeysuckle, and
on Friday last, a Dogwood (Cornus Flotilla)
blossom, fully expanded, between Milledgeville
and Sparta. Therinometcrjabout 80.
We thought the matter proposed by “Equity”
in the Constitutionalist, was already settled by
the action of the Legislature. We have not at
bond the means of ascertaining the fact; but
think the execution of Mrs. Lubbock’s woman
furnished occasion for the proposition ofa law,
paying owners the value ol slaves executed for
crimes. In South Carolina, if our recollection
serves us correctly, the owner gets half the esti
mated value. We fully concur with “ Equity"
in h;s general views on this subject. Perhaps,
the arrangement in South Carolina, as impo
sing proper restraint on the passions of an un
principled master, would be the best.
Mr. Henry Lyons has sold out the Wetumpka
Times to Mr. Solomon Child, who will con
duct in, in future, under the name oi the Ala
bama Argus.
The steamboat Gen. Tacon from New York
at Charleston, has brought no later foreign
news. She left New York on Saturday morn
ing. The Gen. Tacon is intended as a regular
packet between Havana and Malanzas and put
into Charleston for fuel. Nor did she bring
any domestic news of consequence. Mr, Eve
rett’s majority for Governor of Massachusetts
will be about 12,000. Hull is expected to be
chosen Lieut. Governor by about 2,500
Duelling.— The grand jury of St. Louis hare
found a bill of indictment against Col. Strother,
for having sent a challenge to Col. T. H. Ben
ton.
Union Course Races, L. I.—Last bay.— On
Saturday, the parse of S3OO, three mile heats
was won in 2 heats, by Mr. Botts’ ch. c. Veto
by Gohanna, 3 years old, beating Col. Johnson’s
Shark; Mt. Ro. Stevens’Mark Moore; Mr.
Scott s Sydney, and Mr. Gibson’s Merry Gold.
Time, 6. 6, 6. 15—raining and track very hea
vy.
Tcaas.—The New York Daily Advertiser
says—We understand that the District Attor
ns}' ot this District, has received Instructions
from the State Department, to keep a sharp look
out in his district, on the course of things tend
ing to interfere with the friendly relations now
existing between this Government and Mexico.
United States and Mexico.— The New York
Daily Advertiser says: “Il we countenance in
terference between the District or State ol Tex
as and the Government of Mexico, (or integral
part thereof,) will not the same “cup” be presen
ted to us in the event hereafter, (and may it ne
ver occur) when a State or States, differing with
the rest ofthe United States, may ask foreign
interference? Let us not establish an unsafe
precedent. We have no ill will to Texas, but
let us look to the United States.”
Oar Milledgeville Correspondent informs us
of the loss, in the Senate, of Col. Dawson’s res
olution to survey, at -.he expence of the State,
the route, as far as Georgia is concerned, for the
projected Rail Road from Cincinnati to a sea
port in South Carolina or Georgia.—This rcso
, lution was determined to be reconsidered next
day. Its fate in the first instance has been as
cribed to local jealousies, we know not how
truly. The projected work is one of such ex
tensive, not to say national interest, that we
should like to see the whole route surveyed by
United States Engineers— to whose impartiality
no one could have any good reasons tc object, if
there lay any against that of the Engineer of the
Union Rail Road. We are confident, survey
it who will, that Georgia will be found to pre
sent the best outlet to the ocean.
A bill has been introduced into the House of
Representatives to incorporate the Western
Bard: of the City of Augusta, capital $500,000,
with the privilege to increase it to 51,000,000.
The bill of last session, abolishing property
qualifications in the members of the Legisla
ture, has again passed the House of Representa
tives—yeas 11C; nays 29.
And a bill is before the Legislature, to abol
ish capital punishment for all crimes commit
ted by free white persons, except treason. The
bill changes our criminal justice so much that
we copy it.
The Governor on the 12th, transmitted an ac
count of changes in our laws, recommended by
Judges Andrews and J. G. Polhill. One defect
in the penal code is pointed out in the 53rd sec
tion 14th division, with regard to declaring the
punishment. Another regards the wantofpow
er in some department of the government to
change the venue in capital and other highly
penal cases.