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Huronnlty fir.'] jt'ftfee unite in rnHin^
4,,1,'tiv upon flu* W At rniubut, usat parent,
|)ii"i<|itly to iiiterlero iinii snvti tlu ui.
Tliry feel ilio iniKuries i»T ilu-ir cnmli*
tiuH ; nuil ninny ol* ilium look most im
ploringly Ail' ioi|>. i lii'lii'VC they Would
(Uibmii chceiiiilly u> be guidufl by ihu Gu-
vorumi-ni, in ri'giMil »o mij row rtsliuions
which n niltbt'Wj ihoivglit |iiiipi'r t" cs-
t fiilisit locihath. Unt those itilliiencut; un
der llie diroriiu'n of yvliicli they have plac
ed ibiMoaiivcf, ivoufil counteract tho Irimi-
e-jt ilcsijjiiH, uHltiM the ineiisitri'H which
may lie u<loptoU for buttering their emulj-
tion, etwiM t«J nccompnnteil bv n power I
tlini «hafl tjtnnw thrtsu iincrimtiul People to
eauee then* loterlbring ajrennisii'. Ami I
lh hi my opinion, i« within the mupe oli
e '.omi.I iroliuy ; nor will tlie. exorcise o! it I
conflict w'rli any one Of the great priori- j
,ifilcii upon wlticlt ns At justice, or mercy, or
'the ficeilom of tlie citijfcm It will be
•found to lie—
fir tit —In the prepare lion «1’ a ynitdblr
(ainl nolle OtheraliboM he otrercil to llicmj
Hurt last Ifottio lur-tbecie UiiJurtuituto Pen
tile ; ami,
Second ■ In proviilimr snirabjo Tnenus
ainl .support for ilu-ir itan-portation ; and,
Taking them kindly, hot Jlrmly, by the
huinl. and telling them ' they mXifit go and
tnioyil; and,
Lastly ^ In letting those persons who
inti rl'cie' in sijcli matters Irnow, 'that the
object of lint (bwj. i nmenf being kind to
the Indians, ami inicndeJ wholly to better
their coilthlioti, its ilctermm.itjoii is llmd.;
nnd that no persons will be pefmHted', with
impunity, to iit’.tvleie in it.. f io sustain
tnis last position, tho presehd! «f a few
troops only would be required.
I would have it distinetly tmfleirstoofl,
that i tcasmi ible mimher ofresomltiotis
Siii'ii!.I bn grained J it flfl- lhal they slioilhl
he given, in tee simple to these 1 who imglil
prefer t" remain.
I Ins pi iiey applies," in ifs fullest-patent,
to the Creel -i. 1 nonfiiie.nt, in this extent,
t" ibis I'. 'iple, lint Input use it is not', in a
great degree, appliralde to others; blit
bccninu' 1 cowsitler Ibn Way to lie wide
open for dm Chinlimetws and Choctaws;
an. 1 , tld'rafove no it1n<tratioits ia refer
ence to ifient .ire needed.
In regard to these, ('bn ■ClikHfasnivs anil'
Choctaws,) I lidime n -will only he requir
ed In nriUv tbi; provision, and, ns has been
more foliy explained in my reports of the
10th ariuaiwtfh .O-Jfifijcib. 'jJtu»UfctI A,.H. and
C. «n. I -they will »o. i h"b eve, also, the
pretilef*ipertieil ol the Clierokees would
follow and, nji/ia .a bare exposrtkm t-i
the plaii wbicli hns ’boon recmmtionded,
the estaLdisliMjcnt of a suitable system for
their transportation, an t an Inviiptiuu to
them to got mnl join thoir brothers.
! itiAnat, as you are aware, visit the
Cherokei s. It was (try wish to have seen
t! i e i n, afurl-.-ts • • poeona ue« .vwfy.uu r. instruc
tions, I'tiake known the views and wiel.es
of the (Juvermnenl to them, also. My
time, t found, ‘woiihl not bold out, end, if
it haiUbeen longer, 1 u.usl have arrived in
their country At the period ivfioti (be .Com-
niissifluers we'rv, engaged in negotiating
fur tlic privilege of. tiniting., by means of n
canal,‘through their country the'waters
of UaiiassHgo und lliwnssee ; nod I should
ha v e fc 7R!e tifiaTTf *p Wfi Pit f, fwi r tvicirtime
enoiigb to bareA'isited.them,not to
tract their councils by call rug oli' their qt-
tentioii tu'niiy oflier subjeet, ' XJf tlre Che-
rokees,it is due r tlmi I should speak from
my know ledge, obtained, however, other
wise than by personal observation,-in terms
of high commciulauou. They liavu done
much for themselves, it has been their
g.,ud fortune toliavo ball born among them
somt^gtcnl men. Gl'those, the late Charles
Iliclyistood pre eminent. Under his wig-
tinui,-which was guided by v irtues of a
rare, quality, these people-have hAcn cle
va, ell, in privileges of every local descrip
tion,(.high above their neighbors. They
Stt.'c to he a People; nnd to maintain by
Jaw »iid good government, those princi
ples which maintain the security ofper-
anus, iJcIjci id. a 1m. J%h tw-t > t- p m perty ,-iS: e*;-:
they deserve to be re-pccted, and to he
helped ; but, with the kindest regards to
thetn„»!id with a firm convict-ion in the
propiicy and irmh of the remark, f/itj/
ought not to he encouraged in forming a
Constitution and Government within a
State of the Republic, to exist und operate lu
ll pcndodly..vf pur.laws.. .The sueuw-thew
bave t/ie as«uraiice given them dial this
cannot ho permitted, the better it will lie
for them. If they will ngnon to c»mo at
once under our laws, ami he merged as
citizens in our privileges, would it be
objected against ? But, if liny will not,
their* no 1’ooplc of all tlie Indians within
our limits are. better qualified to go into a
Territory, such ns it irt propositi to pto-
vide for our Indiune, and, by their superior
lights, confer, under a suitable form of
Government, benefits upon the Indian
race. They are wise enough, I think, to
see this,-and magnanimous enough to un
dertake it. For my otvu part, l am solici
tous fur their happiness mid prosperity ;
and, being conscious that their hopes must
rest ultimately upon such a home as the
ChigUasaWs have, with such a display of
wisdom, determined to go and provide fur
themselves, I cannot lint believe that a
grc.it majority of the Clierokees will con-
sent'to join them.
In conclusion, I respectfully suggest,
that a suitable provision be made by the
Congress, to be placed at the disposition
of the Executive: First for dctinyiug the
e*|iensH of the Chickasaw*, who have si-
greed to go und look for n country, and
with a view to its occupancy, upon the
terms which they have stipulated, and, as
will lit seen on referring to my report of
the ]Uih October, marked .li, herewith
submitted, and of the six Choctaws,
wlioure, by the assent of their nation, to
gw with them. This, I linvo estimated at
$10,QUO; but this estimate wits confined
to the Chickasaws ; I would suggest that
$5,000 mure be added, making 14,000 for
This iibicet. '
To this may be .added, for the present,
$100,QIH\ to he made applicable, in tls:
di- retion of the Executive, to the object
of Indian emigration generally.
It will in’ lime enough, alter the coun
try iscbosen, to provide the means to ex
tinguish ibo title or titles »if the present
Occupants, for otbiir Objects connect
ed with the plan ufsolliing ir, 6ie. es pVo-
poscii. . • -
V’arintM rllustration* might tm nddod r
goi'fmuiug, in my view of it, the jnip vr
year pleasure, to ftte wd<dom of Con
gress.
I Imvo the lionnur to be, with great re
spect, vourubedient semmi.
THUS. L. McUI'.NNEV
'l'mnuviiUv
KlMv r *<!*IUN.
IN riENATE—Dncii'-as't 11.
The {Senate proceeded to buliot lor the
committees tumppointod, and the follow
ing Were designated:
(.f:i 1’i.blie i.mids.—Messrs. Uarton,
;Cliiiinnnn,‘j King, Ellis, Eaton, ICmic.
On Private Land (flnims.—Messrs,
rimiili of r». Ciim.lma,. (Cliairumn,) lier-
ricn, M’lvinlcy , K ane, Tlmmns.
(),n Indian Allaire.—Messrs. IJenton,
(L'Uairiniin,jFirot, Kuigi-EobU. White.
On Claims—Messrs. Uuggler, (Clittir-
tnaiti) Bell. Cobh, Chase, Bow an.
On they Judiciary.—Messrs. 5’an BilVetl,
(Chaiiauau,) Feymour, llcificn, Itowan,
Hnyne.
Oyi the Post Office and Post Roads.—
Messrs. Johnson of Ky., (Chairman,) Sils-
hce, Ellis, Johnston of Lou. Tyler.
On Pensions. —Messrs. Noble, (Chair
man,) Chase, Marks, (’obit, Foot.
On tlib District id’ Coliimbiu.— Messrs.
Eaton, (Clmii'iiinti,) Uouligny, Cliambers,
Noble,- Ridgely.
Oil (,'oiiiingvut Expenses: Mesrtra, Kone,
(Chairman,) Hendricks, Chambers.
■ On Engrossed Bills.—Messrs. Murks,
(Chgiiafiau,) Parris, Willey.
VV i:une8j>ay, Dec. 12.
| Mr. llnrrisoii, agnmaldy to notice, ask
I ed and oliiained leave to bring id a bill re-
|*».,aliiig in jtart the. duty pit imported suit.
Mr. Harrison suit!, in explanation of the
bill, tlml u hill ofsimil.ii' imp,a t w as imro-
dneed last session, and lie then gave ii
Inseordialsupport, not fortlm reason that
it would be of any particular benefit to bis
part of the country, but because it would,
as be considered, promote the agricultural
interest generally, .Subsequent infbrmu-
lioti which lie obtained, convinced him
ihat Rife proposed measure was as neces
sary to the West 08 to any quarter ni’ tbp
country. A great end unexpected rise
took place last year in the article of Sail,
and it was effected by a combination of
those persons who timf monopolized the
s mrcea from which the salt was obtained.
From thirty or forty cents per bushel, it
!i«d risen to fifty cents, which wus its pre
sent price..
The, whole Western Country was at
the uinrry of a few •speculators, who
might, if they chose iucrease the price to
a dollar a bushel. The objection urged
to the measure proposed was, that it would
destroy the infant establishments for the
mannfseture of salt at home, and sacrifice
fora little presold advantage, the prospect
of a permanent ttml ample homo supply.
He would ahnnloll the project if lie believ
ed such jvouhl he the lifted. But these
evils ’would not, in his opinion, result front
the'btll. it proposed n grtwluul reduction
ofthu duty. But the facts and arguments
which lie had to advance in support of the
bill, lie would postpone to unutlier occa
sion.;
The bill was then read, and ordered to n
..second reading.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Thursday, Don. 11.
. Seventy petitions were presented this
day, and teierrcil to the appropriate Onvn-
initteee. Among them we notieo the fol
lowing:
Ky Mr. Gorham—Of the Wool growers,
and Manufactures of woollens of Massa
chusetts, for adequate protection of l(teir
respective interests.
By Alt'. Drayton—Of the Chamber of
Commerce, nnd of other citizens of
Clintjesioti—ns also, of the Agricultural
Society ofSnulh Carolina, against an aug-
lUP.ni'itioii of the duty on Woollens.
These were referred’to the Committee
on Manufacturers.
On motion of Mr..Strang, it was,
Resolved, That the Committee on the
Public Laittla be instructed to inquire into
the expediency of appropriating a portion
of the nett animal proceeds of the sales
and cutties of the Public Lauds exclusive
ly for tho support of Common Schools,
and of apportioning the same among the
several States, in proportion to the repre
sentation of ouch iu tho House of Rcpte-
sematives.
Mr. Haile moved the following Resolu
tion:
Resolved, That the Committee on Indi
an Aft'airs be instructed to inquire into
the expediency of making an appropriati
on to enable the Choctaws and Chicka
saw’s to explore the country beyond the
river Mississippi, and to prpvido the means
for the support of such Indians who are
disposed to emigrate ; and are willing to
embrace the benevolent objects designed
by the Government.
Ml - . White moved to niucml tin; resolu
tion, by inserting the Seminole Indians.
Mr. U ay ties moved to insert the Creeks
and Clierokees. • -
Motions' were also made for inserting
some, other tribes ; whereupon,
Mr. Whipple said, that as those several
n.'.ixnsTnr including additional tribes had
succeeded each oilier w ith such rapidity,
be would suggest to tlm gentleman from
Mississippi, whether it would not be ex
pedient to alter bis resolution, so as to say
hi once, *• and all other Indians v.hntsu-
On motion "f Mi. Duncan, if wn" . jdw-ciil cd l.v l..>iT page 17ft of bis
Resolved, Tlmt the Coimiiitten oil I'.fti- Journal. “ The listro-ucanlciil part id the
lie Lauds lie instiuc.tcd to inquire ini" the b"ui"biry between the I (tiled mutes and
expediency of. selling the Bid Ic Lands,'In In- < hiib.rtwt ftbij.-t.iy, lebig vow com phial,
in 111 i’o, 1 ; r'c'd' rj! in the valife I*.. ■ ,. t he ,V'.
Millie In. lie iisig.l’l(i(lii’d by VyaminhiinliJ
and <•);■!- si tier, t ion, neenrding .in tli.y qmditj.
,rud Mii'utljon, or to be gKi iHnii d by die
time it lias been in .tt»ii|kVt nnd not sold.
Resolved, That tlie,Millie,committee lie
instructed to inquire into .i.lie.ex.p''diency
of rt'dueing the mimiinuu pi tees <ifJhifilie
Land, and ofr'nalVmg » d.matfm of f.ijj.lity
acres to each aeiviul seulcr (ilia, liafe, or
may hereafter, occupy for lid) P>’H"d of
ilime years or upw ards, any limt sfeeflon
of I'uidic Land, which lias lint beetfre-
api’veil or otherwise disposed (if.
A)ii niotimi of Mr. Smith tiflidliatm,
Resolved, That the •Commit fen of Mili
tary Pensions bo instructed to inquire into
the expediency of prenidibg, by law, that
the mlidinit ni’tlio applicant fern penshnt
for Revolutionary services, us to tlio facts
that arc now required to lm proved by two
disinterested witnesses, together with the
nlfiiiavit of two credible disinterested wit
lu llm next page ot-the jnuMinl In
peaks niiiivi I'mpliatieallv of tins j'artu u
t.n’’ stream ns *' part of llm soutl.'ei n l'"im
,1 il’v of the I Wiled State.-,” nnd it is m
laid do\vn with tile point nl its head iu hi ^
plat of the survey. Ait far then as thisj
fiuthial aud.pl.it desiguati) this stream ami
point as part of tho bo on dare between the j
two countfie-.t, they arc to bo mail wiilij
and taken ns a part o£tliq treaty of ’f.k3,j
liuvbig “ llm s.’inio force i;s if they wore I
inserted tlmreiu.” Tlio (,‘ouslHiition of
Georgia, adopted in (US, nearly three years
after the treaty with Spain, and with a
full knovli dge ot‘ its ibreo and oilect, uses
the Very language of t1>al treaty, in c.xpres-
sing its acceptance of {lie tmim i ton in In -
ries. But the line between the two estab
lished points was only protriii’ied but. not
run nnd marked by Ellicot, because of tint
threatened hostility of rho Indians. Tim
act of (huntress of May 4th, I8'2d, respond
ing to this state of things, jiutliorisuil llm
To Incorporate the fresh,terbu, Cm,
in town ui bexia{tu>n, ^
w OT into ORfiSR.
Mll.LKin:KVI Id.l'., DliCKMUKlt kl. lsg7
nesses, swearing to the credibility ol the | President.nl the L. States, *'iu cqtijmte-
applicant, and that they vei ilv I,leHeve that (lion witli the constituted authorities ol
his affidavit is true, shall be sufficient evi- I Georgia* (not to establish corners,, fin'
that luid been dona In the treaty of’5)5,
it ml assented to by the Constitution of
Georgia) but to cause the. line to be “ run
Mr. Lumpkin stated that he held iu his
han,I a rootuiron which would embrace
in substance, tlio several propositions
wljieli hail been offered, and would lw
conceived, bring the subject more fairly,
and in a more general shape, before tlie
(.'nmmiii.cn to which it should be, referred,
lie wished, if in order, to present bis resu-
lilliim ns it substitute fur that of the gen
tleman from Mississippi.
The t'liair decided it to be out of order.
Mr. Haile then ohserveil, that Im bad
included only the Cliockiaw and Clilt’.ka-
saws in liir rosolution, beuau.se a special
agent had r««ou scan tn-tbosn tribes 1’rom
the Departuieiti of War, to confer with
them on the subject of.tJieir removal. Me
prayed gentlemen, i ft hey wishetl a similitr
appropriation in respect to other tribes, to
introduce their several .propositions in dis
tinct rtisol.iliolis, and not to embarrass
that which he liad offered, by such a num
ber of amendments.
. . , . Mr. Brent hereupon moved, with a vietv
ta .ee ot tlie policy wbich 1 Ititve -orvly liogivogougieinerran (ipfcriunilv ed’l'uriher
gl.-need at, 'and these tlltopM have 1100:1' maturing their propwhiions, to lay the
ml led, but fur want ul time - t enough only j preset,; resolutioiv upon tlio tab!?,
I mil toLe lefi ior rue to runout this mc.a 'Tins laotion prevailed ; and the resolu-
arc ontline, which is respectfully Hulunii-j lion of Mr. Haile was End on the table
tad judgment,-and, if U be , e.c<*,dm;gl.rt
Iciice cf the service of such applicant, to
place him on the pension ml!, provided
that it shall also appear by the aftidlivit of
sttch applicant, that be cannot procure the
evidence of sen ice now required, owitig
to a want of knowledge of tlilfresidewe
of tlm. witnesses, after having made dili-
gent inquiry for tne place nl their resi
dence, or owing In their decease.
On motion "f .Mr. Jennings irm as
Resolved, That the UonimitTeo on Pub
lic Lands lm instructed to inquire jnio llm
expediency of grunting rights of pre-emp
tion to bid Ii purchasers oi l lie puhlie lands
as Imvo relinquished under tlm nets of
(.’oneress, to extinguish the debt due to
tlie U. States by-tin: pure Irate ra, of public
lands, where the lands so rebiupushon
nave 1m 1 actually been re-sold.
Mr. Williams moved the following reso
lution :
Re.-olved,' That rheCotumitteeof Ways
and .Means In:directed to inqimo lot • me
expetlicney of repealing the duty on .Salt
imported into the C. States.
And the question In ing taken on agree
ing to the same, it was decided in the ne
gative.
Mr. Floyd of Va. offered the following :
Resolved, That a Committee tie ap
pointed to inquire.into the expediency of
occupying tiic Oregon River; and iiiat
they report by hill or otherwise. A
Mr. Floyd observed; that bp shoiikl
not nt this time, say any tiling in support
of tho resolution. Tiro subject had long
Imeti before the House ami r.n\yial Cuiq .
rnittc.ca bad, at tit fie rent sessnms, Iman
raised to consider it; all ot'u Imm had r«-
portcil in favor of tlio occuptitioii.nf tliifi
River. At the last Congress tlu: subject,
bad been recommended to its attention in
the Message of the President of tlie U.
States; but, as bo observed that’ tlie mes
sage of the present session made on men
tion of the subject, u-resolution had be
come necessary.
Tlie resolution was adopted, and aenm-
tn'iuce of 5 members was ordered
December 17.
Mr. Gilmer offered the followiag.reso
lution :
licsulvetl, That the Committee of Ways
and Menus inquire into the propriety of
making an appropriation to defray lh" ex
penses of copving tlio documents and pa
pers in the Inautalion O.Ttco, and oilier
public offices in England, refilling to ilie
early iiistory of Georgia and flic Other
States.
Mr. Sawyer moved to amend the reso
lution by inserting after the word ‘•Geor
gia," the words “ Norih-Curolinn."
Mr. Whipple suggested a further modi-
licalioii to insert the words ■“ the other
States ”
Mr. Sawyer tln'it withdrew l|isproposi
tion in order to imrodure the mollification
ol’llie goniietuan from New-Hampsliii'p;
Mr. Williams of N. G. made un inquiry
as to the probable expense.
Mr. Gilmer said tlie resolution was of
fered at tlie instruction of the Legislature
of Georgia. It was not I’m; liiui to give
any opinion as to the expense.
Tlie resolution was limn agreed to.
The Message of Win. M. McCnrtv/’nct*
ing Governor of Florida, to the’Legisla
tive Council of tlie Territory, after reciting
that part of Gov. TroupV .M sage vtnieh
relates to tlie liotindnry but ween this state
and Florida, proceeds Urns :
“Relying alone upon the rnifIiorithere
referred to, and fiy giviiig them vyluu 1
consider their true and Icgifinfaie con
struction, I am brought to conclusions ve
ry different from'those nt wliirji hi? Ex
cellehcy the lpte Governor of Georgia has
arrived. By tlio eharter of Georgia, her
possessions extended only'ns fir South as
in Altamnlm; Jrot tins charter, about
twenty years after its date, was surrender
ed to the King b)' 'he Trustees, of the
Corporation. Her form of government'
then underwent n change, and by a .r<yvnl
proclamation ui 17ud, the limits prescrib-
ed by her former charter were extended
from tint Akamaha to the St. Marys river.
The Confederation of seventeen hundred
.’iinl seventy-eight, ami the CqnsiiuitVon of
the United Stules urc silent upon-Urn sub
ject; but the ireai.y of eighty-ihrorypid cf
ninety-five, after laying down tlie South
ern boundary of lln; United Htmes to the
junction ot' tlio Cliatnhoorliio with tho
Flint, continue tlnj course Irom tluu point
straight to the bead of St. Mary's river.”
The treaty of ninety-five commences with
the declaration “ that the two parties
liitve determined to establish, by a..Con
vention, several points, the settlement
whereof will be prudueliiT of general gd,
vantage and reeiprneal (jtility jo both na
tions.” The bouudury between tlio tsvn
counties u ns one of the poiut.siest.iblished
by ibis treaty, which 1'urthjr' {iroHdes
“ tlmt the Cumtnissioirors shall make plats
illtil keep journals ot' their proceedings,
which shall lie considered «s part qf this
Convention, and shall l.tuvu thn saimrfoi’ee
ns if they were inserted rhegaiu.” Both
the jouruo.1 and the plat'ol Elicot, forming
“a part of thin-Convention,” and having
“ the same force ac if they were inserted
therein," "iKSIgrtnto a jbirticuEi^ICrenrn ait
the rft. Marys river, and tut a fra ticuluit
spot, aeknovvlcdgefi as its bead, the point
in question is sob’inJy -celnblislied. 'Afhlr
the completion of the-work by the Bpauiah
ami Amerieau -(‘umiuija-ioners,”trtrd’ffftef
they hml taken the necessary obsen ationti
to deteriuine the geographical position of
ELECTORAL TICKET.
Tlio following geiilleilien, ell ol whom
will vote tin' Gem Jackson, are proposed
11s Electors of President und Vico-Presi-
denl:
John J. Maxine 1 !, Esq., of Bryan.
Robert I!. Reid, Esq., of Richmond.
Dr. Il’ni. Ternll, of Hancock.
John Moore, E-q, of Oglethorpe.
,/lugUfitin S. Chip ton, Esq., nt Clark.
Dr. II>nnj Rranham, of Putnam.
Col. John liullierjbrd, of Baldwin.
George Groves, Esq., of Newton.
Gen. D. Black shear, of Laurens.
LIST OF ACTS
Tossed at the .‘Innual Session of 1827.
To.llri' ami mu end an act. entitled an act, to
,at lev tin’ lime ol'lioldiug the elections for county
"llicei's io Ibis Slnte, passed the 1 tilh December,
It! 11. so for us respects the counties of Henry
iilul Di Kolb.
To incorporate the Washington Academy in
the comity of (jiviunclt, and to appoint trustees
for the same.
To incorporate the boeust Grove Academy in
Warren county, nod to appoint trustees for (lie
same.
■J o lay off tlio county of Jackson into school
<tislriels, and lo vest the Tree School ami Aca
demy fluids in certain Commissioners to he ap
pointed for said districts, and to incorporate tlie
same.
To repeal an act, entitled an act, to add-part
of the funds heretofore set apart fur the support
of the County Academies, to the Poor School
puntls, so far as respeets tlie county of Rabun,
passed the £271 ii December, ItrldO, (mil to appoint
Commissioners for the purpose of npplying die
Poor School ami Academy funds of said county.
To compel the Clerks of the Superior and In-
tlie town of boxing urn, '-nwrej tIl
To niter ml pmend the romi .
Slate solar as respect, U,« CouuibVml 11
Ullll U ‘ Mlis Ivt
To esiublish ndditroual election distr,,,
(lieciMlniy oJ VVnrreiis 8 ‘ f icti
To alter and fix Ha' timtsof hqjdi'«, (h „ „
nor and I "lei 101 courts mthe Chauh®, ' U| " K
"Ml, noil 111 add the county of 1
Flint Circuit. ’ **/eUe t#t|„
To authorise Mordica Shackleford la. ,
'Old assigns to Imilil mill keep up * <lii ,- »*
cross the Alcofuuliutcliee river un ... Ml *-
ditions. ■ on ‘■“'hue ^
To appoint two ndditiona! trustees of n n
School Fund of the county of Ware to s i .
School districts, and to’ appoitio’o m,!. ,,''" 1
School Fluid among said districts. '“UA
For the relief ol' ilie several countie, „r !
State in which the Commissioners of ,1
School fund shall have failed to make t!*
turns iit.caui'nrmity with law. neic *e-
For tlm relief of persons in certain cat,.,,,
•iinve pm elmseil any part of the Slate’s i , "°
ami (iistinctly mmkeil.” The miihc art,
recognizing tlm .treaty as tlm “ tsnpimun;
fitw” further provider, “ that tlm linfe so
to bo run nnd niiii’koil shall Im straight
(V0111 tho junction of tlio Cliaitulioorhiu
ami the Flint to tlm point ilnsigiintoil as
tin’ bend of tlie Br. Mnv\s t lvs-i-l.y llm
Commissioners itpitoinied under tin' Bd
nrtit’-lB of tlm trenjy” of 37P5. Nut Inn
ing tho journals beforo me, I can only
stute it as my impression that tlm Georgia
di’legniion iu Congress Introduced and
votoil for this law, tlielcby giving a ntoro
recent consctnt of that state to tlm oslalt-
i.«hcd honiiilnries of tlm treaty of’Dfi, than
is to Im found in hot- constitution. It ap
pears moreover frofii tlio inessngr, that
the Georgia Commissionin' as late as tlm
spring of tlm present year was “ instruct
ed to agree with tlio United States Com
missioner, in running the,line from tlm
mound of Elicot” but “ it happened that
the United States Commissioner was not ferlor conrl* of the county of Ware to keep their
tfip elfeuta etid point nt its iieail, it is thus tluuid!uall sun:?.--Maeou Mccoevger.
authorised to condur.” But suppose it
had happened that tint United States Com
missioner had been authorised to coueur
with tlm Georgia Commissioner, (for the
United States Iinve no doubt die power to
make a rein treaty upon tlio subject) rttui
tlm mound, of Elicot bad Imon agreed upon
a.siheqrue, bead of tho St. Mary’s and u-
dopttiu as sucli by their respective govern
ments, could tlie subsequent discovery of
this ” southern brunch” have now afford
ed grounds for the abandonment of the
“ nioitnd” und the adoption ofthe bead id'
tlnit.binnrh, as the head of tlio St. Marys?
And could this deliberate net of tlio two
govefimrctita Im now called an “ error or
misiake” undone “ arbitrarily determin
ed 011 ?” It is apparent tlmt tiiis bounda
ry thus established, would linvo been as
obligatory upon these contracting parties,
as was the boundary established by the
treaty of’95 between tho United States
and Spain. It its equally apparent that if
Spain still held the Florida*, (lint slm
could not’ noAv' be driven to the bend of
this “southern bruneli” nor could she
extend her boundary to tlie bead of any
northern branch that might have been dis
covered and ascertained, to penetrate into
the country further north than tlie stream,
and point acknowledged by the treaty of
’9.5.
Tlio net of the Commissioners, which
is styled in the message un “error or mis
take”-nnd one “nrhitarily determined on,”
being incorporated in tlie treaty, tlio title
of Spain to nil the country south of that
boundary,- thenceforth became indispu
table. It is obvious therefore, that what
Georgia never did, and never could Imve
claimed of Spain, she cn-nimt now recover
oftlm United States.
Tjm claim of Georgia to rhange the
present boundary is made in the message
to depend upon the. scttlemont of two
questions which nre there stated in these
words. “ Von wili observe that the first
question presenting itself for settlement:
tieiweon the two governments, is whether
tlio point tii’liilnrily agreed upon by Eiicot,
ami tin: Spanish commissioner, as the,
head ot' the St. Mary’s now nsenrtaiued j
not to Im tho bend, even if the stream pur- Johnston, jmi.
sued by Elicot,'shall be considered as (lie r t, <M *j <! ‘j'”"
true bead tttutor the treaty of ’95. Tim l0l 'l
oilier and only reliuiining question will be,
which is the trite head or source ofthe St.
Mary's l iver.” To these interrogations I
reply, tlmt the acts of the commissioners
were binding upon their governments,
and adopted before hand as u part of the
treaty, having “ the same force ns if they
weru inserted therein.” The stream
then pursued by them, and designated tis
the St. Mary’s must lie now received ns
stud 1, and the point by them agreed on as
its bead must “ be considered as tlio true
bead under the treaty of’95, even tlioughl
it may have been “ascertained not to be
tlie lii ud” of the stream which they pur
sued. The message also denominates
tho lately discovered stream as the “.•sotith-
ern branch of tlie St. Mary’s.” But the
fact that it is longer, and discharges more
water than the river into which it empties,
does not make it the river itself; nor will
it justify an effort to.depart front ’acknow
ledged boundaries,.which have boon as
sented tnjhy Georgia for u period of more
than thirty years. 'The treaty of’:'),5 and
tlmt ofthe 22d of February ItiPJ, could
only have been ratified “ by and with the
consent of tho Kenute” of the United
States, as is cxpiesslv provided by tlie
Constitution, and as Georgia bad a full
shear of representation in that 1iodv, slid
may fairly he considered as n party to
• birth of those treaties, as far as her boun
daries gj'o concerned.”
It will lie recollected by the people of
this vixinijy that u lew months since fre
quent complaints were made of letters
being missing which were deposited in
the Post (Allien at Marion,'•ontHluing mon
ey, nnd also those directed to tlmt Office,
It was tin'll /11 charge of Mr. John McIn
tyre, Who has since been dismissed by tire
Rost-’ninster General. No facte, however,
^transpired, directly, implicating Mr. M*
till after bis decease, a few days since.
.Most, or ull the missing letters were
found iu bis trunk; some with the seals
unbroken, others open, but containing
Tire money origujaliy enclosed in them.
-The only money which appears to be
missing was taken from a few letters eon-
olliers at or witlsiu ouu mile ofthe Couit-homc,
of said county.
To amend ail act, entitled an ad, to incorpo
rate Pliilomnthia Academy. and to appoint other
Commissioners therein named.
To incorporate Cicero Academy in Monroe
comity.
ToauthorUe the next Receiver of Tax Returns
lor (he county of TlmmaS to receive the lax re
turns ofthe cifizens of said county, or any other
person whose taxes are doe the State prior to
the year 1S:!7, and to make it tlie duty of the
Collector of Taxes for the county of Thomas to
collect tlio said taxes.
To amend the toad laws, so far as respects
the county of Chatham.
To fi'cale and define a new division of militia,
and the two brigades which shall form tlie same,
iu the territory lately acquired from the Creek
Imlianr, lying between the Flint and Chatahoo-
cltic livers, and West of tlie|Cliatahoocfiieriver.
To establish an additional place ol holding
elections in the county of Tattnall.
To amend an act, entitle an act, lo appoint
trustees for tlie Poor School iu Tattnall county,
nud to vest I lie funds of Tattnall county Acade
my In the same.
For the relief the citizens of Tattnall county.
To compel the Clerks of the Supeiior and In
ferior courts ofthe county of Tattnall to keep
their offices at or within one mile of tlie Court
house in said county
For the relief of the securities of William I’
Reid, one of tlie District Surveyors of the late
acquired territory.
J o establish an additional election district in
the comity of Pulaski.
To amend the ‘id section of an act, to nlier and
amend an act passed the £!3d dav of December.
1822, to distribute the Rank dividends and other
nett proceeds ofthe Poor School fund amongst
the different counties in this State,so far ns res
pects the county of Jones.
To authorise tlie Courts of Ordinary in tin:
different counties iu tins State to grant uml issue
letters of gu.itdiauship upon llm persons und
property of illegitimate children.
To authorise the Sheriff and Coroner of Han
cock county andthclr successors in office, to pub
lish their sales of property levied on under exe
cution, in a newspaper published at .Mount Zi
on, in said county, entitled the Hancock Adver
tiser.
To repeal an act, entitled an act, for inflicting
penalties on and confiscating tlm estates of such
persons as are therein declared guilty of trea
son, and for oilier purposes therein mentioned,
so far as relates to the banishment oi Lewis
ion of the 1 itc acquired counties
roup. .Muscogee and Leu, into Coun
ties of proper tlmpe and size.
To establish an additional election district in
the comity of Rlbcrt.
To incorporate Amsden Ac.uh my on Wil
liams' creek in the county of Warren, amt to ap
point trustees for the same.
To repeal an act, entitled an act, for lit tlivi
sion of Upson county into electoral districts, and
to Establish mi additional election district iu the
county of Rabun, su fur as regards Upson coua
<7;,
To amend an act, entitled an act, to incorpo
rate tlie Knoxville Academy in Crawford county.
To establish ami make permanent the terry
on tlm Chatahoochie riverin the county of Hall,
known by the name ofOlmdialt Light’s ferry
To amend an act to incorporate the Franklin
Academy in Upson county.
To change the names of certain persons.
To alter and change Ilia names of Samuel
Stanilifcr and William Williams.
To incorporate the Savings Dnnkof Augusta.
To amend the several acts relative to the rs.
tahlishment and regulation of election districts
in the county of Gwinnett.
To appoint Commissioners for tlie .improve.
Incut of the Ocnmlgee river iu the counties of
Lulls, Jasper and Jones.
T'u consolidate the Academical and Poor
School funds of tlm county of Dooly.
To create a new division of Georgia Militia.
To legalize and make valid a certain gr ant of
land heretofore issued to Robert A. Ueuij,
To regulate the trading of merchants, shop
keepers and others, so far as rcgnrds the count v
of Glynn, and to punish those who may attempt
Co defeat the same.
1 it altet kmd amend the Ci st section of an act
passed the gjtli of December, J82j, 10 I'rguhUrl
the General Elections in this State, su far as res
pects the county of LmUe.
'To regulate tlu: rates of loll at the Ferries
am] Bridges on 'i'ouiliga river in Lulls amt Mon
roe eouuties.
fo change the lime of hnhling the Inferior
court of Decatur county, so far as r elates to tin!
January lonn oj'snid court.
To change t]»e mime ol John Wesley McGmtgh
to thename of John Wesley Srurcu.. nnd to eu-
title hint (0 a dibllhutive share of Lvnjamio R
.Searcy's estate.
To authorise the Justices of rite Inferior enu it
of Oglethorpe county e> levy tut extra tax to put
nnd keep the public roads iu said county iu good
older.
To incorporate tin* Metjnul 1st Upixcu’pal
Church iu Lexington, Oglelhorpit county.
To anreuii the r.’H'l laws of this State, so far
ni relates to thu comity n.f Camden.
Far tho relief of Margaret fcmjjt;.-
iu lots which Imve been condcmmeU mi.lTi?* 1
f. lunlulently drawn w ithin.tlie comities 0 r'k u
Houston, Crawford, Monroe, Union piu„ '
ry , l ay ipte, DoKnllt, Butts tlini Newton
To grant to Thomas Spalding ni„F|,.
ates. the t ight of constructing » Rail p i° ri '
Wood, or of digging a Canal Lm JRS .° f
to the !■ Inn river, with certain privileges U * C ®
To sell lots Nos lo nnd 1U0 in the several l’
lots in tlie counties of Appling. I r , v | n ,
Ware, rescued for the education iuf Tour ,1"?
drert. cll| w
To divorce William R. nnd Nancy tVii-|o
To authorise the trustees of Clinton AchG
to raise hy lottery $ bUUU for the benefit 0 f.?!
Academy. ’ • s *'«
To incorporate the trustees of the M„. •
Hall in the city of Augusta. ' W0DK i
To mid a ceil iiiu number of (runlet* to th
I.nwrcnceville Academy iu the coumy u f
To extend the time for fortunate drawer. 1
the hind lotteries of 1S18, It)lt> and ltn !I*
take out their grants, and for other puipojei
'Jo uicorporate tho Savannah Steam lie.
Mill Company.
1 o estnblisli a toll bridge across the Olioorie
river, on the State road leading from Macoii ix
Savannah. 10
To authorise the Commissioners of the Wash
hygton county Academy to raise by lottery i e u
thousand dollar* for said Academy. ’
To reduce the amount of the Sheriff’s bonds
iiithiv State, so far as respects the county uf
Ware. ■ “
To authorise tlm Governor and Secretsrv of
State to correct any errors that may haveuktn
(dace, or may hereafter take place, in j, 8u „-
any giants in auy of live laud lotteries of tl A
Stale. ■
For the relief of certain drawers in the recent
laud lottery
T‘> lay out a town on the Reserve*! the Cow-
ct« Fr.lis on the Chatahoodjie riyer, rjjd lo is,
pnse of, and name (he same
t o dispose id* rhe McIntosh Reserves in tbs
county of Butts. ’
To dispose of the unsold lots in the tnwu «(
Macon, amt tile public lauds on (lie Kart nnff
'.Vest skin ofthe Uctuulgee river, audthe bridie
across said river.
To .-10101111 an act, (o alter the 12th section of
an act, to protect the i slates rif orphan!, si,d ie
make permanent provision for the poor imvw4
in ibU.
I o divorce llaunah and CliarlFt Irvin.
To authorise certain Commissioners thereiix
named lo establish a lottery lor the purpose uf
raising tlie sum of $15,(AH), to he appro|m.ud
lo the building of a Masonic Hall iiuhelownnf
iMiicoit.
To rent certain reserves and improvcrai’nu
in I lie late acquired territory, for the yenr 18J8.
To incprpoiale the Baptist and Pre»hvt(ii,m
Churches iu the town of Washington, IVitiua
county.
'To tlisjrose of the residue of lands heretofore
reserved for the use of the State.
'i'o incorporate Hock Spring Academy iij
Monroe county, and to appoint Jmsleej for the
Sunn:. •
To amend an not, empowering tha Central
Court of Fleas to giant writs of psrtitinnuf
lands and lcn< meats held in coparceurvryjuiut
tenancy, JLc
'I n divorce David and Rebecca Cawdle.
To appuinl trustees ol tltc Poor Sclaioi Tuni
in the county ofirvvin.
To esttiblish au additional election district in
the county ol Jefferson.
For tlie relief of renters of public property in
(lie counties of Lee, Muscogee, TioufiJcCoi'i’U
and Currol, and tho Itesefvc at the old Agency
on Flint l iver ; amt rents of public property no
tlie Ilesciveat Macon, in tlie couniy of Libb.
To divorce Snrali nnd Wilie Lootl.c
To nutlioti.se the Inferior court of BnMsccuti:
ty (o levy nil extra tax for county purposes.
To authorise an additional V'o’uutfer CoiDpB;
ny of Riflemen in the county of I Jail.
To incorporate the J'leasaut Gmie Academy
in tile county of He. ry,\uh1 lo ap|toiut trustee*
for the same.
To appoint Commissioners to sriect the site
for tile public buildings for the county of irwin,
ami to make permanent the same.
To authorise and empower James Tarrentine,
of Ftks county, to establish a Ferry across Ths(
river.
To incorporate the Lafayette Hull AcnJnV
in tlie county of Greene.
To incorporate the Augusta Library Society.
To change the lime yvl' bolding the hiforiot
courts ot,Jackson ami Telfair enmities.
To legitimatize nnd cliangethc names of cer
tain persons (heroin naurved.
To incorporate tire Presbyterian. -Church lh
the town of Decatur, Dchalh county, auJ 1“
appoint trustees for the same.
To authorise William Trice of Upson county
to erect and make permanent a Ferry ecrest
Flint river, at the place formerly knmvu by t»*
name of Smutty’s ferry.
To repeal a part of an act,making ptrnuincn|
the site ofthe public buildings in tliecortiiy "
Fayette, passed in December, 1221), BilJ a '
mend tlie laid uct.
To appoint additional trustees for the Aceh’'
my of Jefferson county, and to add a |H r ' "P'*.
I’oor School Fund ofllic county, to the Tuuds of
that Academy, fizc.
To authorise Ob.’itliaii C. Gibson, ofthe
ty of Warren, to plead and praette# ,a 1
several courts of law and equity in it hi*
To niter and amend tlie t oad Inns, S u I" 1 ”
respects the county of Rabun. ,
To repeal sy much of the 22d scctfi'D 0 B
i"c, passed lltlli UecctpluT, ISIS, jo ftj r *'i”,
qiuics the senior officer present id all CtulfH Vr
Icnquiry to preside, , .
T o citauge Jlte name of Sarah fannef. *
ofSardh Brown, and lu *tlnhli*h her "J 1
of f
rights of one, born jit lajtful wedlocli.
'J o give further time to purchasey . .... .
oils, lots or islands, at the hue sajes oHM ' '
lions, to pay f«r their lands.
To authorise Jii.c-j.Ii A. Dunlap ’
Macon, both of Florida, (0 praylice I* 1 * 111
® lule- " i'.rr*
T'u establish and make permanent h *"f r • n f
crass the CliaiuhuocJtl* river iu tl' a ■ 0 f
Gwinnett, at 11 place known by the I'* 1 ", ^
Gates’s ferry on his ow tl lu"d. • o.veH 1 "’.j ja
lluueofja UluuTes Gates (uni liis fiens,uf
the rates of said Terry. , ,- err *
To ntslliorise John Riwhii'to esliiln**"
across FIluJ, river upon his own . frf ; 0
To atillinrise certain Coyiniissiunfrs
mimed, to tnise tiy lottery, she sum J! |C|, , f . , 011 ^
j ifieil, for rile isitpose ot buifitii’g *
Hull in the town nf Vtoiiri'it, Walton C ’^" ll £ jin
J o estahlish au (idilfiiouai HecIlvU uivi
tile coiuvly of IlaU'ijhatti. , l)t
To emend au act, «« eglahlish^
dixl.rict elerticns in Lie aouivly Ol AUI‘
scil 7tl» IJi ciiubi-r, „
SUeriffon'Ibn' U^.j
iklt s in OuC ^
11 auitmi im* 1H»'
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