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e thr Committee was then amended, by Cl*! 00 motion of M Chapped* a further compensation of w Hollars per day, to the Secretary era c - to assist the Electoral College, whilst service of said College, which was con- CU S)UTH-CAR° lina convention. Tie following Message was received from Governor, and referred to the Committee *nVc State of the Republic : Executive Department, Ga. > Milledgeville Dec. sth, 1832. \ At the request of Governor Hamilton of South Carolina, I herewith lay before the General Assembly, a copy of the proceedings I of the late Convention of the State, which he desires should be laid before both branches of the Legislature of this State. Having so recently submitted to the Le ulature mv general views, in relation to the fubieetsconnected with these proceedings, j forbear at this time, intruding upon the Le gislature such reflections as have forced upon L mind upon reading these proceedings; em anating as they do, from one of the enlight ened States of this Confederacy. For the Present, let it suffice for me to remind you of the closing" adv ice of our venerable Washing ton. “Interwoven as is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts, no recommen dation of mine is necessary to fortify or con firm the attachment. “The unity of government which consti tutes you one people, is also now dear to you. Jt is justly so; for it is a main pillar in the ed ifice ofyour real independence; the support ofvour tranquility at borne, your peace a broad; of your safety; ofyour posterity; of that very liberty which you so highly prise. But, as it is easy to foresee, that from differ ent causes and from different quarters, much ruins will be taken, many artifices employed |o weaken in your minds the conviction of ins (ruth —as this is the point of your politic pi fortress against which the batteries of in- Icrnal and external enemies will he most lonstantly and actively, (though often cov rtly and insidiously) directed; it is of infin fe moment that you should properly estimate he immense value of your national union, to our collective and individual happiness; I hat you should cherish a cordial, habitual, I ind immoveable attachment to it; accustom- I ng yourselves to think and speak of it as the I lalladium of your political safety and pros perity: watching for its preservation with zeal ■u- anxiety ; discountenancing whatever mav ■ugliest or suspicion that it can in any event Be abandoned; and indignantly frowning up- Intlie first dawning of every attempt to alien Iny portion of our country from the rest, or jo enfeeble the sacred ties which now link jogetber the various parts.” WILSON LUMPKIN. The Senate then adjourned. Thursday, 6th Dec. BILLS REPORTED. To relieve certain persons, and to vest I chain powers in the Governor, in rela ionto the drawing of the Gold and Land I iOtteries. io form anew Brigade out of the coun- and Carroll. | PUBLIC PRINTING. I The Senate took up the Report of the I phi Committee on printing; and the same ! pa? read as follows : ' That in conformity with the duties |'-.v were appointed to perform they issu-' tproposals to the several Printers of lilledgeville, and such other persons as ;s understood might wish to offer for r‘ printing of the State for the present Non; and after receiving and compar t’five different proposals made them, all I which are herewith submitted, and l>ich they beg may he accepted as a riot this report. They recommend to ‘ Legislature the adoption of the follow- I resolution ; Resolved, that the Legislature accept ■ proposals of M. D. J. Slade, to eSe te the Job Printing for the present ses a. upon the following terms, viz : or each pamphlet sheet of eight octavo OS| cents —for each job, or pamphlet P'ng one sheet, or less, 9 cents per sheet— ■ c figure work double those rates— ■ure work, price and one half. ■j ’ ,hat thc proposals of Messrs. Prince Iwgland, to print the Laws and Journals of Ipresent Session, be accepted upon the ►wng terms,viz; E ne an mills, per copy sheet of Pt octavo pages, and figure and rule work |"™ se P nces The whole to he finish s ' from the time the contract is pummated.” ►me debate then ensued, after which Mr. ■ er proposed the following resolution, Jen was agreed to; IS*., * Lat the Report of the Printing IJt bc rccom,nitt ed; and that they he I G„ C l!° "' ve not ' cc all the applicants I vJr' C P ri,ui,1 £) they make scaled |, * s for all the public printing, by a spe- I ui!'", 6 :. lhat tbe y s,ate the lowest prices I jc t they will do the printing, and that jp 1 K when made, be reported to the L BILLS REJECTED. ■ j." ■ etinte rejected the Bill to relieve Alt -1 Jdfceph Parker, securities of K I r "" >I ax Collector of Houston coun- Pij'the year 1828. P'h, Ac. concurred in. message was received from the House, uncing the concurrence of that body in j' 1 " fdn'ent of-Senate to tlie * o| itions providing compensation for ° r . So ‘ President artd 'V. President: K'lif a, ncndi , icnt hy way of substitute to Dl “ [or the relief of tfid Orphans of Win. "•dec : and, ’he amendment by way of substitute to ->o ution directing the Commissioners to ,*• 'er’liwith to the drawing of both nos. Adjourned. TI| R impeachment. J'mpeachmcnt of Shadrach Bogan, Esq. [IP , , ' ol fery Commissioners, has been until Thursday next, to give time or Persons and papers. the gold and land lotteries. I he drawing of these interesting Lotteries, which has been stopped in consequence of the circumstances growing out of the late im peachment, will it is presumed be recom mended early the ensuing week. house of representatives. Thursday, Not. 29. Committee were appointed agreeably to notice. The Preamble and Resolutions offered bv Mr. Ryan, a few days since, upon the subject ot a Southern Convention, and made the or der of the day for to-day, was taken up, and with an amendment, by wav of an additional resolution abhorring Nullification, adopted by a vote of 97 to 58. The House concurred in the Resolution from the Senate, permitting the Commission ers of the Gold and Land Lotteries, to sus pend the drawing until the examination into the all edged frauds of the Commissioners is completed. Friday, 30th Nov. Mr. Neal of Newton, moved to reconsider so much of the Journal of yesterday as re lates to the adoption of the Resolutions offer cd by Mr. Ryan. After an interesting debate of several hours, the motion was lost bv a vote of 91 to 52. Saturday, Dec. 1. The bill from Senate to compel the Treas urer and Inferior Courts of the several coun ties in this State to receive of Tax Collectors, Bills of the Macon Bank in certain cases, was read the third time and passed. A Resolution fixing the pay of the Elec tors of President and Vice President at eight dollars day, and allowing four dollars for eve ry twenty miles coming to, and returning from the Seat of Government, was agreed to. Mr. King of Greene, reported a bill to au thorize the Surveyor General to employ a competent Clerk and to provide for the pay ment of the same, which was read the first time. Monday, Dec. 3. Mr. Starke laid on the table a preamble and resolutions, proposing an amendment of the Federal Constitution, by a Federal Con vention, which was read and made the order of the day for Thursday next. BILLS REPORTED. To define the fees of Clerks of the Supe rior Courts of this State in cases of equity and injunction. To amend an act assented to 23d Decem ber, 1829, more effectually to define the du ties of the Trustees of the Poor School Fund in the respective counties of this State. To regulate the intercourse between the | Banks of this State, and other institutions and i Brokers. To require Banks to make monthly,as well ns annual reports. Mr. Pace gave notice for the appointment of a committee to prepare and report a bill, to authorize the Surveyor General to record j the names of all persons who may hereafter take out grants, in a hook to be kept for that purpose. The bill to amend the Road laws of this State, passed December 19, 1818, was reject ed by the House. Several bills were read a second time, and ordered for committee of the Whole. The bill to provide for digesting and pub lishing the common law, was laid on the table for the balance of the Session. The hill to make it a penal offence for any President, Directors or any other officer of either of the chartered Banks of this State, to exceed or violate the provisions of their re spective charters by fraud, mismanagement, &c* was read the third time and passed. Tuesday, December 4. Committee appointed to prepare and re port a hill to apportion the public hands a mongst the several counties of this State, and to place them under the charge of the Inferi or Court of said counties. BILLS REPORTED To authorize the Governor to correct abus es in the drawing of the Gold and Land Lot teries, and to prescribe the oath of the Clerks and Commissioners, &c.' The House took up the amendments of Senate to the bill for the relief of the Or phans Win. Bond, &c. and (to require the gold and land lottery Commissioners and Clerks to take and subscrioe an oath and to require the Commissioners to give bond and security before they enter upon the duties of their appointment, amended the same, and directed the Clerk to carry it forthwith to the Senate. The bill to amend the first section of an act, to regulate the licensing of Physicians, in this State, passed 24th December, 1825, was read the 3d time, and rejected by the House. THEATRE. MRS. SMITH’S first appearance for several weeks. FRIDAY EVENING, Dec. 7, Will be presented, (positively for the last time this season,) the celebrated Melo-I)rama, transla ted from the French by John Howard Payne, called, Therese, tlie Orphan of Geneva. Carwin, (the Advocate,) Mr. L. SMI 111. Mariette, (or Therese,) Mrs. SMI I’H. Countess de Morville, Mrs. (AHTIR. Bridget, (wife of Lavigne, Miss CAH IT,R. Between the pieces, Mr- Sol. Smith will sing the Comic Song of the “BEAUTIFUL BOY.” Previous to “ Therese,” will be performed the genteel farce of IIOH TO IMF, FOR I,OVE, OR, THE RIVAL CAPTAINS. Capt. Talwick, Mr. L. SMI 111, Trap, (his servant,) BAIL\ , Capt. Biumentfelt, TATEM. Trick, (his servant,) MORTON, Baron, EAR I EjL Michael, (a brick maker, PALMER. Charlotte, Mrs. CARTER. In rehearsal, and will shortly be produ ced 4 Sir Walter Scott's MeloDraina call-, cd 44 THE LADY OF THE LAKE.” THE MACON ADVERTISER. MACON. fi!IDAV. PUCEHlicit T. , iiIZZA FOR JACKSON! Tlie Electoral College. This dignified body met in the Hall of Representatives, this day at 12 o’clock.— I he venerable Gen. David Blacksiiear, ot Laurens,as presiding officer was induc ted to the Chair. The President then call ed the Electors, who respec' .vely answer ed to their names,in the following order: BEVERLY ALLEN, ELIAS BEALL, DAVID BLACKSIIEAR, WILLIAM B BULLOCH, JOHN FLOYD. SEATON GRANTLAND, HINES HOLT, Sen. HENRY JACKSON, WILLIAM TERREL, JOHN WHITEHEAD, WILSON WILLIAMS. The electors having answered to their names, the President informed them he was ready to receive their votes for a Pre sident of the United States. The votes were accordingly given in, and the count being had, ANDREW JACKSON, was declared duly elected President of the United States, from and after the 4th day of March next. The names of the Electors were again called, who having as previously noticed, answered to their names, deposited their votes, which being told, the President an nounced MARTIN VAN BUREN, as duly elected Vice President of the U. States,from and after the 4th day of March ensuing. Both Houses, and a large and respecta ble concourse of ladies and gentlemen 1 were present to witness this solemn and interesting ceremony. Upon the annun ciation of each result, it was received with heartfelt plaudits. The imposing appear ance of the members of the College—all of whom are men who have “ done the State some service”—also made a deep impression upon the audience; and as they left the Hull and retired from the dis charge of their high and responsible trust, they were cheered and accompanied with a voluntary burst of applause. Although the result of the election was not unanticipated, yet such was theenthu siasm on the occasion, that at night the! State-House, the Hotels, the Stores, and private dwellings of the citizens were beautifully and brilliantly illuminated. This splendid spectacle, accompanied by the loud mouthed reports of cannon, which reverberated through the “ seven hill’d” j town of Milledgeville, recorded a moral triumph greater than any that ever adorn- i ed the city of Rome. NULLIFICATION. W e have heard some gentlemen in the Legis lature, say, that they had good reasons for believ ing that the President of the 11. States, would force South Carolina from the stand which she has ta ken. How far these gentlemen are in the secrets of the Cabinet, we know not ; but, we humbly presume, that they are not better advised on the ( course of policy the. President intends pursuing, . than is the Globe, the Administration paper. Al luding to this subject, the Globe holds the follow ing language: “We perceive that the opposition prints are giving, as intelligence, intimations spread abroad by the Telegraph, to make the impression that the President is tak ing measures to blockade the port of Charleston, by revenue cutters, and is marching troops to make war upon the nullifiers. There is not the slightest pre text for the supposition, that any one con siders such precautions necessary, to se cure the collection of the revenue. No resistance, by force, to the due adminis tration of the law s, is apprehended.” Mr. I Say lie* of Bancock. We hope this gentleman will bring up bis truly bona fide Stales Rights bill in relation to the unconstitutional interference with the criminal jurisdiction of our State. Let him do so, we say, and that too, without loss of time. As the agent is a representative of the principal, and hound for his acts (so far as he is instructed,) it becomes the State, we think, to repel the innovations of the one, as well as the other. Georgia has already declared the man date of the Supreme Court, in the case of the Missionaries, a flagrant usurpation of the constitution; and has pledged herself to resist its execution, with all the means in her power. Let her then act up to her declarations, and at once put an end to the ridiculous political farce which is now carrying on. She can very promptly ef fect this, if Mr. llayne’s proposed bill is called up and adopted. If this is done, we should no longer see the Executive in sulted with such notices as have already been presented to it, by Elisha W. Ches ter, Esq. the far famed Cherokee Counsel lor. MR. CRAWFORD. Mr. Ryan has politely put into our hands the following Note and Letter. Toe letter is from a distinguished gentleman, who has been for the greater part of his life, engaged in public duty. He highly compliments Mr. R. for the very zealous part which he has acted in relation to the momentous question which is now agitating our State. The views of Mr. C. however, —conspicuously high as he stands in public estimation, —do not cor respond with those entertained by us—nei ther do his views, wc believe, and we seri ously believe it, correspond with the views of the people of Georgia, or with the views which Mr. C. himself, has heretofore enter tained. In a little time we will make it our duty to prove this assertion. Mr. Slade : By giving a place in your columns to the following letter, received by last evenings I mail, you ill not only oblige me, hut render as I conceive, an essential service to the coun try. It is a matter of \o small gratulation to ; me, that, while I am asa iled by those who are comparatively “mushiooi is of modern growth, lam sustained in my course by the “grave r.nd reverend seigniors” of the party. DENNIS L. RYAN. Milledgeville, Dec. 5, 1 832. Wood Lawn, )9th Nov. 1832. My Dear Sir —l perceive from the News papers that you have introduced a bill fir call ing a Southern Convention, tvith a view to counteraet the proceedings <of the nullifying Convention. 1 thank you for the effort which you have made, and hope tliat your fu. rtheref forts will he crowned with success. It is diffi cult to determine who is the most intrepid in the race of inconsistency; the Governor or Col. Berrien. The former after laying dow.a ab stract principles in his message which it is presumed will satisfy the wildest nulhfic r in South Carolina, comes out with an exp ress denunciation of nullification, because he ; lays it is a mystery he cannot comprehend. It tile reason lor the rejection of nullification should be applied by the Governor to almost any su In ject in ethics, philosophy,or politics,he would find himself almost a Pyrrhonist, for there li.s scarcely a subject in those ample branches of human knowledge, to which he might not be able to make the same objection, viz ; that lie did not comprehend them. The Governor ought I think to he allowed credit for his de nunciation ; for he has placed it in such jux taposition with liis nullification premises, that lie seems to have courted the enviable distinction of being conspicuously inconsis tent. The Col. altlio’ he has not manifestly courted the distinction which the Governor has sought with a degree of intrepidity rarely displayed by a soldier in storming a battery, is nevertheless entitled at least, to a wreath of the crown with which the Governor has with so much gallantry enciicled his brow. 'Die Col. on the Ist day of August last at Athens, declared his hostility to nullification; that de claration has been repeated at various times and under various circumstances down to the second Saturday in November, only two days before the meeting of the Convention, yet in the course of the next week, he presents the Convention, with the following resolution, viz : 1 sth, “That it is essential to a confederated govern ment, the powers of which are expressly limited by the Constitution which created it, that there should exist somewhere a power authoritatively to interpret tliat, instrument, to decide in the last resort on the use or abuse of the authority, which it confers on the com mon agent of the confederated States; that such pow er cannot belong to the agent, since that, would be to substitute his judgement fur the constitutional limita tion, and t hat in the absence of a common in biter ex pressly designated by the Constitution for pur pose, each State as such in virtue of its soreicK'dy necessarily remitted to the exercise of that right.” If the foregoing resolution docs not recognise th, ' right of nullification as broadly and explicitly as the most visionary nuliifier in South Carolina desires it, then lam no judge of the English language. But this is not the only inconsistency Col. Berrien’s resolutions involve him in. The last printed speech of his which has been seen by me, was delivered in the county of Burke ; in that speech he opposed a Southern Con vention and declared it tube unconstitutional; unless it was intended to be consultative and recommendatory only, in which case it might be harmless from its im becility. Among the resolutions adopted by the Con vention (drafted as it is understood by Col. Berrien,) a Southern Convention is recommended without spe cifying the number of States necessary to form such Convention, or defining with precision its powers and duties. Is this Convent ion tube consultative and re commendatory only ? Then in the language of the Col. at Burke, it is imbecile and therefore harmless. Is it to assume a different char actor and act a different part ? Then the Col. hasdcclared it to be unconstitu tional. Is it possible that the people of Georgia who have chosen a Convention to deliberate upon the most eligible plan to relieve themselves from the evils they have suffered for more than sixteen years, and are still suffering, will approve of a measure which its au thor has publicly pronounced unconstitutional or im becile? I trust not. I think I know the people of Georgia better than the Colonel. , They will not ap prove of an unconstitutional measure as long as there remains a constitutional one unexhausted, anil they w ill approve of an imbecile measure under no circum stances. Such a measure can never I • right,can nev er be acceptable to an enlightened and free people. It is not my intention to endeavor to discover Col. Ber rien’s motives in the maze of inconsistency into which he has fallen and has hail the misfirtbne to draw oth ers. His followers if they had time to have reflected, 4. to have collected the evidence of his inconsistencies, would doubtless have abandoned him and his resolutions to the public scorn and contempt which in the end will inevitably overwhelm them. Nothing but a desire that the delusion which prevails at this tnoment may be of short duration, could have induced me to take any no tice at this time of the Col. or his resolutions. A conviction that nothing more was necessary to dis pel the momentary delusion than a plain and faithful exposure of the strange inconsistencies in which his conduct has been involved for the last ; six months, has induced me to present them to your mind at the time that you are laudably en deavoring to counteract the baleful effects of tho late convention, of which the Col. seems to have been the animating principle. If this letter shall have any tendency to aid you in carrying into ef fect the measure you have introduced into the House of Representatives, it will have answered the only object I have had in view’ in writing.— As it is written for that purpose, you are at liber ty to m-ke what use of it you please in further ance of that object. I have no unfriendly feelings for Col. Berrien; on the contrary the relations which have subsisted between him and me have always been amicable; but through life, I have invariably preferred the public good to individu al interest. When I see a course of measures adopted which I believe will be injurious to the interest of the community of which I am one, 1 feel it to be my duty to raise a warning voice against it, to advertise my fellow-citizens of the danger which menaces them. Whether the fate of Cassvdra awaits me or not, is concealed in the womb of futurity. It is n< tin the power of mor tals to command success, but what is perhaps bet ter, it is in their power to deserve it. I am, dear sir, your friend and most obedient servant, WM. lL CRAWFORD. Hon. Dennis L. Rvan. Fouvciitioiml Portraitnrcs. The following sketches are taken from a cor | respondent of the “Southern Banner.” There is j a neatness, piquancy and fidelity in their graphic j touches, which will forcibly strike every one | who had the pleasure of hearing the distinguish j ed gentleman alluded to : j “No man, who has not heard John Forsyth ! in debate, can form any adequate idea of his prodigious power; it is absolutely wonderful. His grace of action and power of voice, is, so far as I know peerless; he has no equal in elo quence of that order to which excited extern- i corn .y oiscussions give lise; you cannot ap , P r< Mate his eloquence from a perusal of his /eechcs ; his sentiments constitute but one ualt die elements of his greatness ; he wields | the feelings of the multitude with the skill j and adroitness of a magician, and can strike down an adversary with the power of demo , iil'ou itself. It would have amused you to ! have seen Mr. Forsyth practice the doctrine of Nullification upon some of the small fry ol the assembly. Col. Cuinming has trained no accession of fame by his attendance upon flic Convention, lie has but very moderate parliamentary tal ents, but is distinguished in the drawing room, or in sub-committee sessions. His col loquial talent is commanding. Ilis manner has more of military frankness and directness, than the beauty or grace of the orator. lie can plan the parliamentary campaign, but can not execute the evolutions. I had been taught to believe that Alfred Cuthhert was one of the most talented and eloquent of our statesmen, but you may rely upon it, he has exhibited himself here as but little superior to the veriest school boy de claimed His efforts here have excited the pity, not to say contempt, of his friends. So much tor the headmen and chiefs of the seces sion. Other men claim a passing notice. Mr. Be men stands out from among ordina ry men, with prominent outline and command ing proportions. lie has not the speed, the rapidity, and alertness of Achilles, hut he has the tremendous energy of Ajax—Forsyth defies all competition, m Guerrilla war; Ber rien is the hero of campaigns and seiges.— I'orsyth, like Murat, is unrivalled in the on set ; and Berrien, iike Napoleon, invincible at Austcrlitz ; the eloquence of Air. Forsyth, like the mountain torrent,sparkles, and foams, and bounds over all impediments; that of Mr. Berrien, like ocean’s tide, moves onward in quiet, swelling, deepening flow, until all ob jects arc merged in its ample bosom. In the convention Mr. 11. seemed constantly to have his eye fixed upon results, and could not he led astray by momentary excitements; always self-possessed, wary, and furnished, 1 is cool and dignified oratory foiled the repeated ef forts ol his wily adversary; and he finally led his friends to the adoption of plans which he no doubt had well matured in private. Mr. B.’s fort is in solemn argument; he is argu mentative, even logical; yet, his most abstract reasonings are embellished with the richest figures, clothed with the purest English, and accompanied and enforced w ith a grace and dignity of manner inimitable. 1 have no idea that Greece, or Koine, or Britain, furnish in their long annals two happier models of elo- quence than these gentlemen. Our young countrymen would do well to study them. Judge Clayton is familiar to von. Ilis pen is more eloquent than his tongue. Ilis mind teems with thought, but his thoughts | arc but little aided by his manner. He was i, pt reared in the Grotto of the Graces.— There is jn Judge C’s speeches and writings, hut little of classic beauty, still lie is impres sive. Jle produces {hat kind oi impression which superior intellect ever (lid and ever will produce. His knowledge is his power; and no man is more fruitful and ingenious in his illustrations. Mr. Gilmer delivered one speech, when the convention was in committee of the whole, upon the report of the committee, and was listened to with marked attention.— There is a peculiarity in this gentleman’s speeches which touches all listeners, and that is, an air breathing through every word and every action, of undoubting confidence [ in the rectitude of his positions ; he is always j earnest, seems not to speak from speculation, j but fiom absolute conviction. There is also a tremendous force accompanying Mr. G’sj opinions, growing out of the entire integrity) and frankness of his character; no one doubts that he is not God’s noblest work—an hon est man. lie has not that self command in debate necessary to the developement of the high attributes of oratory, his feelings hurry him away; his sentences, therefore, are some times broken, and his manner rough. I could speak of others, but I prefer to be rather a narrator of events, than the chroni cler of men’s merits or demerits. Mr. Forsyth, alleging that the convention refused a sufficient scrutiny into the qualifi cation of its members, seceded—about fifty gentlemen, mostly of the Clark party, follow-; ed him. lie quit the convention before it ! had acted—instead of endeavoring to direct! it to wise results, or even proposing to it any | measure whatever, he retired from its delibe rations. It is said, and I have no doubt that the assertion is true,.that this gentleman and i Col. Cuinming came here with a fixed pur- j pose to dissolve the convention, to bring it j into disrepute with the people, and organize | new parties in the state.” J Kontli Carolina Convention. The Governor, it will be seen by reference j to our Legislative proceedings, bas laid be-1 fore the General Assembly a copy of tire pro ceedings of the late Convention of the State of South Carolina. Ills 1 Excellency in communicating these j important documents to the Legislature, has given, we respectfully think, no clue by which that body can form a definite opinion of his views of the policy which South Car olina is pursuing. lie merely introduces them in a formal manner, and then for the ed ification of the Legislature refers them to a quotation from tiie Farewell Address of the sainted and illustrious Washington. Not a! word ever dropped from the lips of that “great j and good” man, undeserving the solemn at-j tention of the American people. We look upon bis sayings as aphorisms and maxims which should be engraved upon the Consti tution and upon the hearts of every man who aspires to the character of a Patriot. But, unfortunately for the times we live in, the advice and admonitions of the Father of his country are too often adduced for the unholy purpose of applying them to men and measures, to which they have no relevan cy whatever—and this is too frequently done with no other object in view than to subserve the paltry considerations of local parties. If this is not true, why, let us ask, is the Farewell Addicss,quoted a3 applicable A ' m V< *• to the present posture which South Caroling has assumed ? Has that State recommended) Secession ? Has she recommended a dismem berment of the Union 1 We say, decidedly" she has not; —that none of her acts have the* remotest tendency to any such results-—and that such results cannot possibly be brought' about, unless they are forced upon her by the' fatuity and madness of misguided friends, ul tra-politicians and jealous, tyrannical rivals.' On the important subject to which we have alluded, Governor Lumpkin himsfelf is with' •South Carolina, as will be seen ivr tftefolloW ing extract which we make from his message:- “The proceedings of the late session of Con gress were noted wrfh intense interest and ! solicitude, and will; a spirit and desire 1 to find, something in the proceedings of that body, s tending to harmony, founded upon acta of justice, and a more sacred regard to the prin ciples of our Federal System. But each sdc-> ceeding Wivil during the late, long Session, did but strengthen my misgivings, in longer looking to that body, to save the country fron the threatening evils of partial, oppressive and unconstitutional legislation.” Wc know it will he replied, that the Gov';' ernor hast unequivocally denounced Nnllifi-*’- cation; hut at the same time We contend that he has unequivocally recommended resistance, which in our political vocabularlf means tho' same thing-. If there be any inconsistency • and discrepancy in the sentiments of his Ex cellency, it is not our duty to reconcile them. All we can say is this, that the passage which' wc have taken from his Message, would and' does authorise and justify a determined resis tance to the protective Tariff. _ sa&aaaas. In Winchester, Conn, on the 24th ult. John’' Rutherford, Jr. Esq. of Macon, Ga. to Miss* Caroline Hurlbut, daughter of Lemuel llorlbut Esq. of the former place. I'resciitiiH'iits Of Bibb Superior Court, August adjourned Term , 1832. VVTE, the Grand Jury, selected and sworn for v v the county of Bibb, make the following Presentments: We are almost daily made to witness the vio lation of our laws prohibiting the introduction of slaves into this, from other States, for sale. Wo view this mode of increasing onr slave popula tion as a great evil, and earnestly recommend a* rigid enforcement of the laws of this State for its prevention. We recommended theselaws'to the * attention of our Ilepresentives in the present Leg islature; and should they deem them inefficient, 1 that they use their endeavors to have them 1 so amended as to render them effective. According to the present araugsinent of hold ing our Superior Court, hut one week can be had at the regular sitting, which is fully ascertained, is altogether too short a limit to dispose of the quantity of business on our dockets, and that an adjourned term will always be necessary. Wo therefore recommend that the time of silting b* eo altered, or such arrangement be made to give suf fisient time for the disposal of its business. A committee of this body have examined the court house and jail, and report, that they find the jail generally in a good and safe condition. But from the number of negroes and other per sons that are frequently confined, they recom mend, that should the country funds admit of the expense, that another room be added to the jail apartments. The room now occupied by th jailor could be fitted up at a small expense by ad ding gratings to the windows, new doors, Ac. For the accommodation of the jailor, a cheap frame building of two rooms, wsich would be much more airy and comfortable that his present apartments, should be erected. The J ury find that the court hoHse liae suffered much injury from the leaky condition of the eu pulo and roof, and is likely to suffer to a much greater extent in the plaistering, £Jc. Tftey re commend it to the immediate attention of the In ferior Court, and that it receive repairs forthwith in the roof, spouts, windows, and wherever it may need it. A committee of this body who have taken is to consideration the situation of the roads and bridg es, reported, that width few exceptions, the row Is and bridges are not in such a condition as tin -y would wish, or as the importance of as • market town would require. Wecanno, hows r er point out any particular sestion of road tb.at requires special notice. We recommend to the Inferior Court a rild enforcement of the road laws. We have had before us the Tax Colletor’s Books, and recommend that he be allowed on th State Tax the sum of SIOO 83 cents, and on th county tax $37 81 cents, making together the sum of $l3B ti l cents, viz. For insolvent list, - $37-72-71-2 For property returned by Smith and children, and also by Charles S. Lewis, .... 82-28-41 For property received by J. Jackson, and also returned and tax paid in Monroe county, - - - g g-j For expenses incurred by Tax Collec tor for sale of property which did not pay expenses, ... 46-05-1-4 „ $l3B-61 We have examinedthe books of the Clerk of the Superior Court, and find them nearly and cor rectly kept, and all entries belonging to them up to this time properly made. The papers of the office are neatly filed, and as far as we are able to judge, correct. The Grand Jury take this opportunity of ex- \ pressing their renewed approbation of his honor, Judge Strong, in the performance of the adruone duties which have come under his jurisdietioa > during this long and procrastinated term. The promptness with which the cases of adjudication - have been taken up and disposed of, accompanied with his accustomed urbanity of manner, can but receive the commendation of 13ihb county. r To the Solicitor General, we return our thanks for the ability in the performance of his duties in connexion with this body, and his willingness at all times to counsel w hen called on. We requost so much of the above presentments’ r 1 as are of a public nature, be published in the sev ! eral gazettes in Macori. SIMRI ROSE, Foreman. Myron Bartlett, Daniel Wadsworth, Benjamin May, Finley Holmes, Irwin Bullock, Wm. S. Norman, George Jewett, Lewis Fitch. Charles A. Higgins, James Hoy, Lewis 11. Gregory, Kdw. W. Wright, Luke J. Morgan, Charles Ingram, y.aehariah Holliman, William Scott, Liam Alexander, C. ff r . Washington, liolen Bivins, • On motion of Washington Poe, Solicitor Gen- ' oral, it is ordered, that the above PresentnventwvA i be published in accordance with the request oC* j the Grand Jury, ! A truo copy from the minutes. J v Deo. 1,1338. U.O. UOBSvtW 4*'