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—7 , ol h e v have heU connected with the object of their appointment. P°" S being read, . -> ir Torrance proposed the following as a substitute, in lieu of the first resolution, r •' )Lved, That a committee of elections and appointments be now appointed to en- J ' ■"j the right of .any member to hold his seat whenever the same shall be contest qj and report the facts to the Convention. C ’\fter debate had on the said original resolutions, and the proposed substitute, ‘f r Haynes moved an adjounment of the Convention, which was not carried: * g’jje president announced the appointment of the following gentlemen, as the r ” mittee.of Twenty One Delegates, under the Resolution proposed by Mr. Ttr ,!o>oa yesterday: Messrs. Blapkshear, Berrien, Forsyth, Cumming, Clayton, Cuthbert, Gamble, and Spald-ing, Tait, Rockwell, Beall ol Bihb, Taylor of Burke, Bailey, Warner, n son, Haynes, Gordon of Putnam, Clarkof Henry, Janes and Harris. ' 'V Convention then adjourned until to-morrow evening 3 o’clock. Wednesday, Nov. 14. T Convention met according to adjournment, and after calling the names of dele (f ‘“r ea dinghe proceedings of the previous'evening, and the rules and regulations p nh3 House. ° V “communication was received, protesting against the credentials of the delegates Ah hi tosh, which was laid on the table. Air. Rockwell introduced a resolution which was agreed to, providing seats for the r ve-nor, Pres, of Senate, Speaker of the 11. of Rep. the Judiciary, the delegates from V .'t --Carolina, anil Editors, and Reporters. ’ unfinished business of yesterday, on Mr. Forsyth’s resolutions, was then taken up. \I Beiuuen, —in reference to previous remarks, made by him the previous evening, •. t'i'e subject of the Resolutions respecting the credentials of delegates, said, that those ° a (icntials were in the reach of every member, am! if any reasonable objection cculil be Cr r p t l the members urging it was at liberty to test them. A reference to the Executive odl e for the purpose of ascertaining the authenticity of credentials, he thought a refer ° ce of such incertitude, that it could not be justly, or correctly appealed to. After further [ j i|r :- s h e proposed the following amendment. To strike out the following : “ The resolutions, if any, under which the election in each county was i!' l the notice given ot tli£ time of the election, the manner of holding it ; the number of votes giv. it the election and the number of voters in the county”—and insert in lieu thereof the words, “ and f tiie re port of the said committee, when approved by this Convention, shall be attached to the re. port of the proceedings of this body, to be submitted to the people of Georgia, for their approbation Uf After much debate on Jfr. Bcrrions amendment, the Convention adjourned, without a de cision. Thursday, Nov. loth 3 o’clock, P. M. 1832. The Convention met pursuant to adjournment. The President laid before the Convention communications from the Hon. David Johnson and Chancellor Horper of South Carolina, which were severally read, and reported to the Committee of Twenty One. On the motion of Mr. Forsyth, the further consideration of the resolution submitted liv him on Tuesday last, together with the proposed amendment, were postponed until to-morrow. The Convention then adjourned until to-morrow morning 10 oclock, to meet at the Methodist Church. Friday, 16th Nov. 10 o’clock, a. m. 1832- The Convention met pursuant to adjournment. The President laid before the Convention a Protest against the proprity of the sit t .i > delegate from Heard county, retaining his seat—which was read and ordered to lie on the table. 4 . . __ ( The Committee .of Twenty One not being, preparred to report, the Convention adjourned to 3 o’clock, P. M. to meet in the Representative Hall. Friday Evening, l6th Nov. 3 o’clock, 1832. The Convention met in the Representative Hall, pursuant to adjournment. Mr. Blackshear from the Committee of Twenty One to which had been assigned the duty to report resolutions, expressive of the sense of the Convention, in relation to the efficient mode of obtaining relief from the evils of that system, made a Report, which was amended, and as adopted will he found in an adjoining column. On motion of Mr. Keith, it was resolved that the same be printed, and each dele gate be furnished with a copy. Ou motion of Mr. Forsyth, the Convention resumed the consideration of the un finished business, and took up the lust rcsolutson proposed by Mr. Forsyth on Tues day List, and the amendment proposed thereto by Mr. Berrien; and on motion to agree to the amendment, it was determined in the affirmative, on Avhich the yeas and nays being called, they Were as follows : t AYES—All’ord, Allen of Elbert, Alien of Baker, Allen of Laurens, Alexander, Barron, B all of Bibb, Beall of Monro Bailey, Berrien, Blaclyshear, Cart ledge, Cabcniss. Clayton, i'iiitoa, Crows, Collins of Columbia, Davis, Dawson, Dozier, Flournoy, Fitzpatrick, Gam !>!<•, Gordon of Monroe, Gordon of Putnam, Greer, Guerry, Hughes, Hudson, Janes, Jcf frii , Jones, Kcnnon, Keith, Lunar, Lnwhon, L unlio, Lewis of Jones, Leonard, Lockhart of Warren, Ligon, Mus.i.i, Mathews, Mooro of dark, Moore of Oglethorpe, Park of Jack son, Powers, Rams :y, Robertson of .Upson, Rockwell, Ryals, Siituns, Spalding, Stokes, Stnor?, T.ite, Tillman, Torrance, Troup, Vinson, Vvade, Williams, \\ i t —63. MAYS—Bracewcl!, Brown, Campbell of Houston, Clark of Dekalb, Clark of IL-nry, Coker, Cr.well, Collins of Bibb, Cumming, Cuthb;*:, Dauie l , Dupree, Ector, Farris, For syth, Garrison, Gibson, Hargrove, Harris, Haynes, Hill, Holland, Holt, Hull, Kenan, Kid <ioo, Key, King of Richmond, Lawson, Lewis of Burke, Lewis of Hancock, Lockhart of Bullock, Long, Maltbie, Martin, McAtee, McMullin, Moore of Henry, Moseley, Morton, Oliver. Park of Gwinnett, Peabody, Philips, Powell, Pitman, Remson, Rees, Robertson of Washington. S oin, Stroud, Taylor, Underwood Warner, lFar.l, Watsi n.—56 The Resolution being amended to read as follows, was then agreed to : Resolved, That a committee of five i>c appointed by the President to examine and report to this body, at its next meeting the authority of the persons assembled as de legates from the different counties of the state to represent the people of their respec tive counties, and that the report of the said committee when approved by this coven lion shall he attached to the report of the proceedings of this body, to be submitted to tlie people ofeCeorgia for their approbation or rejection. On motion, the further consideration of Mr. Forsyth’s second resolution, was inde finitely postponed. Mr. Forsyth’s resolutions being defeated, he, after paying his respects to the conven tion seceded from the body, and was followed by the individuals whose names are attached the Protest, viz: PROTEST Bi the Delegates who seceded from the Convention, and who refused to act as De legates of the People of Georgia. , ihe undersigned, who have been appointed Delegates to a State Convention to he held at Milledgeville, hereby declare their secession from the body, which is now sitting, under that title, for the following reasons: first— More than twenty counties are unrepresented in the Convention. The ab sencc oi so large a part of a perfect representation would, in any case, make it pro a ,l,c > tmd in the present instance renders it almost certain, that every important vote 'the majority of the Convention will be, in cflcct,a vote of the minority of the people. Second—Not only have more than twenty counties plainly indicated that they disapprove the Conventioh, by declining to elect Delegates, but many of those which arc represented, made appointments, not because they approved of the convention, but ). lut their delegates might endeavor to avert the evils which they anticipated from me meeting, anil in the expectation that those delegates would withdraw, whenever a course should be adopted inconsistent with the rights of their constituents. t , 1 bird—Wc conceive that a course has been adopted, inconsistent not only with j"'’ fights ofour constituents, but with justice to the whole People. Avery great ij-"portion of those sitting as delegates have produced no sufficient evidence, that I'T' "re duly authorised to appear in behalf of those counties which they nominally ; and the majority ol the convention has refused to institute and enforce i a scrutiny as is indispensable to the investigation of this essential fact, uder these circumstances, we deem it an imparative duty to secede—at the same ‘‘ic entering a solemn protest against any authority or influence, which maybe banned for the acts of the body which We have left, as acts of a convention repre • ■*' mg the People of Georgia. . . iilledgevillo* NoVenTber 10, 1832. A. m Forsyth, of Richmond county. | Cummirtg, do Jhomas W. Harris, Walton, 1 -aynes, Hancock, '• H. Underwood, Ilall, orown, Washington, : Crowell, Crawford, -im Warner, do ,JS. Rowell, Talbot, 1 R. Hargrove, Cherokee, ' vis .1. Dupree, DeKalb, . ’oh Lawson, Houston, o r!row R. IVJjoore, Ilenry, '■ H. Ivenary Coweta, • A. 'loose, Jasper,. U" well W. Braccwell, Pulaski, •i.ihew' Phillips, Jasper, John G. Pitman, Jackson, Walter L. Campbell, Houston, Gibson Clark, llenry, James Coker, do Alfred Cuthbert, Jasper, John R. Daniel, Emanuel, Hugh W. Ector, Mcrriwethcr, Samuel Paris, Rabun, Thomas •Gibson, Warren Bcnj; Holland, Randolph, Jas. G. Lewis, Hancock, Thos. Long, of Madison, Barklev Martin, Harris, Win. M. M’Affeo, Hall, 11. T. Mosley, Rabun, John G. Park, Gwinnett, N. Garrison, llall, THE MACON AW®RTISER. Win. M. Morton, Madison, Samuel Robinson, Washington, Win. Sloan, Irwin, Orion Stroud, Walton, David Taylor, jr. Burke, R. Remson, Lincoln, Samuel Lockhart, Bulloch, Thos. Watson, Coweta, John P. King, Richmond, After the secedershad retired, massrS. Claytofi, Torrance, Jones, Alford, and Flournoy, were appointed a fcommittee under the resolution, as agreed to, to examine and report on tiie election and appointments o< the delegates present. The Convention then adjourned to 10 o’Vook, a. in. Saturday, morning—lo o’clock; November !7t?s ISJ2. I lie Convention met at the Methodist Church, pursuant to adjournment. Chi motion ol Mr. llolt, the Protest of a meeting of the Citizens of Cherokee count v, against the propriety bf the sitting delegates from said-bounty, (Z. B. Hargrove and' Wm. W. Williamson,) retaining their seats as such, was read, and ordered to lie on the table. Mr. Clayton, from the committee appointed to examine the credentials of the sit members ot this Convention, and report thereon, &e., made the followin' l, report which was read and agreed to, viz. ° 1 ’ Counties. | Dki.kqates. | Mode oe Ai-i'oixtuext. ‘ Apphng Malcolm Morrison By election certified l7y two magistrates! ilurke D. Taylor, J. Lewis, Edward Hughs, “ as appears by returns. Bullock J. Lockhart, “ certified by 3 magistrates. • Baldwin Wm. H. Torrance, Samuel Rockwell, “ “ 3 • Baker Young Allen, ........ “ as appears by returns g lo ® Robert A. Beall, Robert Collins, “ certified by 3 magistrates Camden H. R. Ward, J. Hull resolution of a meeting, cert, by senator Cherokee Z. B. Hargrove, William Williamson, “ as ceft. by cl’k. of inferior court C' ar k A. S. ClaytorT, John Ligon, Thos. Moore, “ certified by 3 magistrates Columbia J. Ramsay, Wm. Collins, J. Cartledge,.... “ “ 3 Crawford 11. Warner, Henry Crowell, “ “ 3 Decatur Drury Fort, John W. Keith, *• “ 5 DeKalb Lewis J. Dupree, David Kiddoo, O. Clark, “ “ 2 Dooly Thomas 11. Key, “ “ 3 Effingham Clemon Powers, “ <1 3 Elbert J. N. Davis, Beverly Allen, J. M. Tait,... “ “ 4 Emanuel Jno. R. Daniell, : “ >* 3 Cwinnetf Jno. G. Park, liines Holt, Jr. T. McMul ett lcn> w Maltbie Greene W.E. Dawson,W. Greer,G W. Matthews, “ . * 3 Glynn Thos. B. King, resolution of county meeting* Heard Rene litz Patrick, election certified by 1 magistrate ]j u ][ W. Underwood J. McAfee, B. Sanford, N. Garrison, <l 4 Hancock I. Haynes, T. Vinson, J. Lewis, resolution of county meeting Harris J- M. Guerry, B. Martin, •:... election certified by 3 magistrates Henry A. It. Moore,G. Clark,.!. Johnson..!. Coker, “ “ 2 \ Houston W. L. Campbell, 11. Lawson, C. Welborn, “ “ 2 Irwin 11 Wm, Sloan, ; •* 2 mag. lind 2 freeholders Jackson D, Witt, John Park, J. Pitman resolution of county meeting Jasper A. Cuthbert, D. A. Reese and M. Philips, “ certified by 5 magistrates Jefferson * It. L- Gamble, T. Lemlie, “ “ 3 Jones Wm. S. C. Reid, J. L-Lewis,T. G. Barron, “ “ 8 Laurens D. Blackshear, Eason Allen, “ “ by a com. public meeting Lpe John G. Oliver, t “ “ 2 magistrates. Lincohi Peter Lamar, Rem Remson, “ * 3 Madison Thos. Long, Wm. M. Xforeton, , •< 3 Mem wether 11. W. Ector, W. D. Alexander, 0* “ 1 mag. and 2 freeholders Mclntosh .Thos. Spalding, James Troup, 1* u 1 a j .. .1. M. Jjcrricn, E. G. Cabincss, G. W. Gor lonr°e don, T. N. Beall, :.... .. ll magistrates Marion Wiley Williams, << 3 Montgomery Joseph Ryals, <1 • Morgan W. S. Stokes, Van Leonard, C. Campbell, “ << 3 Muscogee Lawhon, A, S. Clifton, .* “ “ secretary ex. department ewton t has. S. P. Stairs, R. L, Sims,... “ “ 2 magistrates Oglethorpe George R. Gilmer. John Moore, “ 3 Pulaski B. W. Bracewell, < •< 3 Putnam K W. Hudson, C. P. Gordon, W. Mason, ** “ 2 mag. and 1 freeholder Rabun Samuel Paris, 11. T. Mosely, *> “ 4 magistrates Randolph Benj. Holland, “ “ 3 Richmond J. Forsyth, Wm. Gumming 1 , John P. King, “ , ’4 Scriven A. S. Jones, P. L. Wade, •< “ 5 Talbot N. B. Powell, S. W. Flournoy *< 3 Taliaferro A. Janes, S. 1. Jellrics, ** ** j and 2 freeholders Tattnall Jos. Tillman, 11 • 3 Thomas Wm. Reynolds, A. J. Dozier, *1 <* 3 Troup Sami. A. Bailey, J. C. Alford,. •* •* Upson R. J. Crews, John Robinson, i *< 4 Walton O. Stroud, P. J. Hill, T. W. Harri 5,....... <* 2 Washington S. Robinson, J. Peabody, M. Brown, ** <1 3 Warren Thomas Gibson, 11. Lockhart, <• i 3 On motion the Convention then resolved itself into committee of the whole, Mr. Blackshearin the Chair, on the Report of the Committee of Twenty One, and having spent some time in debate thereon, The President of the Convention resumed the Chair, and Mr. Elackshear from the Committee, reported progress, and asked leave to eifagain. The Convention took- up, and agreed to the report, and then adjourned. Bo’clodi, P. m. The Convention met pursuant to adjournment, And again went into Committee of the whole,-Mr. Blackshea'r in the Chair, on the report of the committee of Twenty One, and having spent some time in debate there on, the President resumed the Chair, and j\lr. Blackshcar reported that they had agreed to said report, with amendments. The following is the report as amended and agreed to. REPORT F2EO.TI TIDE COJIMSTTLE OF 'TWENTY-ONE. Whereas divers portions of the People of Georgia have assembled in Convention for live purpose of taking into consideration the grievances under which they labor from the Pro tective System, and to devise the most efficient and preper means cf relief, at. which the following persons have attended as Delegates from the counties annexed to their respective names, viz : Beit therefore Resolved by the Delegates of the people of Georgia in said Convention assembled, That the Federal Government is a confederacy formed by the States composing the same, for the specific purposes expressed in the Constitution, and lor those alone. 2. That every exercise by the federal government, or by any department thereof, of pow’ers not granted by the Constitution, notwithstanding it may be under the forms of law, is, in relation to the constituent States, a mere usurpation. 3. That a government of limited powers can have no constitutional right, to judge in the last resort, of its own use, or abuse, of the powers conferred upon it, since that would be to substitute foe the limitations of the constitutional charter, the judgment of the agents who were employed to carry it into effect—to annihilate those limitations, by a power derived from the same instrument which created them. 4 That the Federal Government, is a Government, the powers of which arc ex pressly limited by the Constitution which created it, and can therefore have no Con stitutional rightto judge in the last resor-t of the use or abuse of those powers. 5. That it is essential to a confederated Government, the powers of which are expressly limited by the Constitution which creates it, that there should exist some where a power authoritatively t 6 interpret that instrument to decide in the last re sort, on the use or abuse of the authority, which it confers upon the common agent of the confederating States: that such a power cannot belong to the agent, since that would be to substitute his judgment for the constitutional limitation, and that in the ab sence of a common arbiter expressly designated by the Constitution for this purpose, each state as such for itself, and in virtue of its sovereignty is necessarily remitted to the exercise of that right. ' G. That the several States composing this Union were, at the adoption of the Fede ral Constitution, free, sovereign and independent States : that they have not divested themselves of this character, by the rfeliriquishment of certain powers to the Federal Government, having associated with their sister states for purposes entirely compati ble with the continued existence of their own original freedom, sovereignty and inde pendence. 7. That the act laying duties on imposts, passed in July, 1832, as well as the seve ral acts of which that act is amendatory, in so far as it transcends the purposes of re venue, and is intended to operate, and does operate substantively for the protection of manufactures, is an exercise of powers, not granted by the Constitution, but a plain, a:J palpable violation of the true intent, meaning and spirit thereof; that the said acts cannot be justified under the power of regulating commerce with foreign nations, since to regulate is not to destroy ; and the principle of a substantive protection to domestic manufactures assumes, and in some instances, exerts the power of imposing a duty, which effectually prohibits the importation of foreign fabrics of like kind with those which are thus protected, and to this extent destroys foreign commerce, instead of regulating it. That they cannot be supported under the power to lay and collect duties, since this power was given solely for the purpose of enabling the government to raise a revenue, which should be adequate to its wants, and the amount of revenue which is raised by these protective duties, very far exceeds the legitimate wants of the Government—and that the attempt to vindicate the exercise of a power to impose a burthen on the labor and industry of one portion of the people of the United States forthe benefit of another portion of the same people, under the power to pro vide for the common defence and general welfare of the United States, is even more a- the direct ref"’*- r, ~ --stem itself, h'-'***'’*"' that is to ascribe to Con- David Kiddoo, DeKalb, Oliver Clarke, * do Thcophilus J. Hill, Walton, Thomas 11. Key, Dooly, John G. Oliver,’Lee, Jesse Johnson, Henry, Horace R. Ward, Camden, Joseph Hull, do Stuart McMullen, Gwinnett, Wm. Maltbie, do gross a power to do whatever in their judgment may conduce to the common defence and general welfare, and thus to invest the National Legislature with unlimited, (be cause merely discretionary) power over the rights and liberties of the people 01 Georgia. 8 That the people of Georgia arc sincerely attached to the Federal Constitution, and to the union of these States, Which it creates & guarantees —that they consider it as a precious inheritance received from their fathers, which it is the duty of patrio tism to maintain and defend, and estimate it above all price, save that of liberty: tl at j they are ever ready to peril their fortunes &■ their lives in its defence, 6c would deeply 1 deplore its dissolution,as ail event alike inauspicious to themselves, and to the cause of (civil liberty throughout the world. That actuated by these feelings,and even amid the difficulties which beset them, not despairing of the Republic, they will still persevere in the use of every proper and efficient means for the peaceful adjustment ot Hus un happy controversy, which may be within their power as one of the sovereign mem bers of this confederacy, or which may result from consultation and conference with their sister States, having a common interest with them in this matter. That ta king the payment of the national debt, as the period after w hich the present tariff of duties, so far as it transcends the purposes of revenue, and is designed for the pro tection of domestic manufactures, can find no plausible pretext in our constitutional charter,they arc willing to wait until Congress shall have full iirne deliberately to de termine whether they will reduce and equalize the duties on foreign imports, so as to bring the income of the Government within the limits of revenue, and to collect the contributions of our citizens on the principles of just taxation. That having regard to the interests of those whose capital has been invested in manufactures, during the progress of that course of legislation of which they complain, they arc willing ihat tne reduction and equalization of duties which they ask should be prospective and gradual, and fearfully admonished, as they have been by experience of the. fallacy of their past hopes for relief from the evils under which they suffer, they will still look to the justice and patriotism-of their brethren of the manufacturing States. 9. That the people of Georgia cannot submit to the permanent protection of domes tic manufactures by duties imposed for that purpose on the importation of foreign manufactures and especially on such as are among the necessaries of life:— that they cannot ‘ submit to the adoption of the principle on which such duties are imposed, as a permanent principle of federal policy—but will feel bound to resist the same by the exercise of all their rights as one of the sovereign members of this con federacy—and by consultation and concert with their sister 1 states, having like in terest with them selves,and disposed to unite with them in resistance to this principle. 10. That it be respectfully recommended to the several Southern States, having a common interest with us in the removal of the grievances under which we labor, frbm the protective system, to assemble in convention by delegates from the respective states, corresponding, to the number of their senators and representatives in congress, to confer together on the subject of these grievances, and to recommend to the people of their respective States such measures as may best conduce to the removal of the same—and that the time and place of such meeting be determined by correspondence between the Delegates elected to said Convention. 11. That a committee of superintendants to consist of five persons for earh coun ty in this State, be appointed by the President, whose duty it shall be to take the sense of the people of their respective counties, expressive of their approbation or disapprobation of the proceedings of this Convention, —that, vacancies in the said committees may be supplied by the remaining members—that polls shall he opened in tlie usual form in each county under the direction of the superintending commit tee, on the 14th day of Dec. next, and be kept open until the 2d Monday in Febru ary thereafter, for the convenience of the people and with the view to obtain n full expression of public opinion it shall be the duty of the superintending committee, to attend at the court-house in the county and at the several election precincts within the same, and in particular at the election to be held on the Ist Monday in Janua ry next ibr county officers, to take the votes of the people, expressive of their ap probation or disapprobation of the proceedings of this Convention. 12. That at the expiration' of the time of receiving the votes of the citizens in the several counties it shall be the duly of the superintending committee breach county to give public notice of that fact in said county, and to invite the citizens of the same to elect by general ticket on the 4th Monday in March thereafter delegates to rep resent this State in the proposed convention of States. 13. That when this convention adjourns, it adjourns to meet at the representative chamber in this place on the Ist Monday in July next—that all vacancies occasion ed by death or resignation be filled by election, and that the counties not represent ed, or represented in any other way than by election, be respectfully requested to elect delegates. .* 14. That the President of this Convention do communicate the aforegoing resolu tions from 1 to 10 inclusive, to the governors ol'thc several southern states,havingcom mon interest with us in the removal of the grievances of which we complain, and ihe other states, at his discretion, asking them to give publicity to the same within their respective States, and earnestly requesting them to unite with us in Convention, ; as the sure, perhaps the only meansof preserving the peace of the Union. 13. That the committee of superintendence for the ocunty of Baldwin he denomi nated the Central Committee, and be authorised under the direction of the Presi dent to take all necessary steps for giving efl'cct to the measures of this convention. 16. That the superintending committee in each county bd requested to communi cate to the central committee of the county of Baldwin the result of the elections for delegates to the Convention of the Southern States, and that the said committee be authorized to announce the general result of the said election, and to give to the per sons elected certificates of their election. 17. That 20,000 copies of the proceedings of this Convention be printed and distrib uted under the direction of the Central Committee. On the question to agree thereto, it was determined in the aflermalive. Whereupon, the yeas and nays were Yeas 63~Nays G, AYES—Alford, Allen of Elbert, Allen of Baker, Allen of Laurens, Alexander, Barron, Beall of Bibb, Beall of Monroe, Bailey, Berrien, Blackshear, Cattledgo, Campbell of Mor gan, Caberiiss, Clayton, Crews,-Collins of Columbia, Davis, Dawson, Dofcirr, Fitzpatrick; Gamble, Gordon of Monroe, Gordon of Putnam, Greer, Hughes, Hudson, Janes, J< (Tries, Jones, Kennon, King of Glynn, Keith, Lamar, Lawlion, Lein lie, Lewis of Jones, Leonard, Lockhart of Warren, L eon, Mason, Mathews, Moore of Clark, Moore of Oglethorpe, Park of Jackson, Powers, Ilairisey, Reid, Robertson of Upson, Rockwell, Ryals, Spalding, Stokes,- Stoors, Tate, Tillman, Torrance, Troup, Vinson, Wade, Williamsbn, Williams, Witt. NAYS—Clifton, Flournoy, Holt, Lewis of Burke, Peabody. On motion the President appointed the following named gentlemen as a Central Committee, under tho loth resolution, contained in the report of the Committee of Twenty One, viz: Wm. 11. Torrance, Samuel Rockwell, John 11. Howard, Samuel Boykin, Jas. S. Calhoun. On motion by Mr. Berrien, it was Resolved, that a committee bo Appointed to consist of five persons, whose duty it shall ho to prepare an address to the people of Georgia illustrating the objects and proceedings of this Convention, which shall be attached to the Journal of the said proceedings. Whereupon the President appointed Messrs. Berrien, Clay ten, Gor don of Putnam, Beall of Bibb, and Torrance, that Committee. On motion of Mr. Berrien, it was Resolved, unanimously, That the thanks of this Convention be tendered to the President and Secretaries for tho able and faithful discharge of the duties of their re spective offices, and that expression of the thanks of the ‘Convention be also extend ed to the Trustees of the Methodist Church for the use of the same. There being no further business presented for consideration, On motion, the Convention adjourned until the first Monday in July next. Tilt: LATE COMMANDANTS OF TIIE GEOKCIA GUARD. The important services rendered by the Commandants of this Guard, to the State ot Georgia deserves the thanks of the whole South. At the hazard of their political pop ularity and personal safety, they ably advo cated, defended, and successfully supported the “sovereignty of the States and the rights of the States.” Although they have retired from the high and responsible command to which they were appointed, let not their tal ented and patriotic services be forgotten.— They it were, who practically brought to the issue, the question of the State’s jurisdiction, as it stood in relation to the arrogant assump tions of the Supremo Court of the U. States. I’he gentlemen to whom we allude are, Maj. Gen. John \V. Sanford, and Col. Charles Nel son—the former, it affords us pleasure to say, has already received the marked approbation of the Legislature in his election to the Divi sion which he now commands. I'lis compa triot inarms we hope, will not be 1 Bteuis of tla< Male; Co!ivc:ili'.>u, One of the Seoeders, previous to his r*- treat, moved that an armedguard be appoint ed t. cordon the convent ion. Another, also suggested that it became necessary, for his personal safety,(so we trans lated him,) to lake a “topographical svrtcy” of the auditory, that he might he ascertained of its character. Meaning thereby, we pre sume.. that the people who had assembled to gether, were- to he considered in no other light than that of a political banditti. Wh( n the gentleman made this allusion, the Galle ry of the Representahtfe Hall was ornamen ted with a display of Ladies of intelligence* fashion, and respectability. It is worthy of remark, that after the re treat of tire Scccdcrs, (from Southern rights,) the convi ntioncontinued, and closed its high ly important duties, uninterrupted by a soli tary departure from the dignity due to the occasion which called them together. To get in the Convention Proceedings, we hove bsen compelled to omit tho proceedings of the house vid much editorial-all w : " be in Fridays paper.
