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MISCELLANEOUS.
Da Bjqhtet de Nocf..—About eleven or
twelve years ago, a lady, accompanied by a
voting girl, evidently suffering from illness,
was in daily habit of attending mass at the
church of St. Sererin, in Rouen. On leaving
the church, she always gave a trifle to a poor
beggar, who was regularly stationed at the
church door, and the child likewise deposited
her offering in his band, entreating the benefit
of his prayers for recovery. This continued
for several years, till at length one* * * day the
beggar disappeared, and no one knew what
had become of him. Some days ago a wed
ding was celebrated at Rouen. M. P., a
wealthy landholder, was about to receive the
hand of Mdile. Anastasie L., an amiable and ac
complished young lady, but whose family had
been much reduced, in consequence of the
events of 1800. The notary was on the point
of offering the pen to the bride and bridegroom,
preparatory to their signing the contract of
marriage, when a stranger, of rather rustic
appearance, entered tiie room. The stranger,
without farther ceremony, placed 30,000 francs,
in bank notes, on the table, and said, address
ing the notary, “ Write, sir, that Mdile. Anas
tasie brings her husband a dowry of 30,000
francs. The beggar of St. Severin is come to
return to his benefactress the money that she
lenl him.” An explanation soon took place.
"With the money collected at the church door,
the beggar had been aide to purchase a piece
of land, and, by dint of industry and persever
ance in his habits of economy, he had gradu
ally become a wealthy man. ‘“ But never,” he
said, “did I pass a day without thinking of my
benefactress; 1 knew she was not rich; I heard
she was to he married, and I have brought her
ray boqnct de voce.” It need scarcely be add
ed, that the grateful mendicant became an
honored guest at the ensuing wedding fesli-
vitv.—Echo de Iioucn.
WINTER.
" lirap tli<? fire—shutout tlir* luting air,
And from its station wheel the easy chair—
Thus fenc’d and warm, in silence lit, his sweet
To hear, without, the; bitter tempest beat.
Winter, with his frosts and piercing winds,
warns us of his approach. The forests have
been stripped of their foliage, and the garden
of its verdure. The barn of the husbandman
is full—the orchards have yielded their rich
products, and the happy family are gathering
round the blazing hearth to enjoy the fruits of
their summer’s toil; and as the bleak winds
whistle through the grey forests, the prayer oi
the benevolent is offered up for the blessings of
their protection from the inclemency without.
But the child of poverty—the hopeless, strick
en wanderer through the world of misfortune
and disappointment—is shivering in the hovel
of misery and despair. May an angel hand
minister to their wants, and teach them that tin
icebound charity of this world will be melted
by the eternal sunshine of the world to come
that although the misery and suffering of this
life may he great, yet the joy, the pleasure and
the happiness of the “ just made perfect.” in
Heaven, will be greater.—Richmond (In )
Palladium.
Loco Foco Incident.—The following in
cident is well told by the Boston Atlas, and it
in perfect accordance with a fact which even
one can test, to-vvit: that those who cry out the
loudest against the credit system are ever will
ing to get into debt to the utmost extent oi
their ability, and those who declaim by the hour
against Banks, the ragocrats, and all that, will
nevertheless avail themselves of every means,
to procure the very thing they pretend so mucl
to discountenance; a most striking example oi
all of which may be found in the Missouri head
of this ultra Bank party.—Alex. Gaz.
“ Loco Focoism nonplussed.—An incident oc
curred at the loco foco meeting the other night,
which is described as having upset the gravity
even of the old Dons of the Party. A thorough
going loco-foco—one who ‘ went the whole’ for
Mr. Van Buren’s message—was declaiming in
a violent style against the credit system of the
country, and denouncing the banks with great
fury, until rising in enthusiasm, he exclaimed
“what is the real value of these bank rags—
what are they good for ?”
To this interrogatory, put with all the sledge
hammer vehemence of a practised demagogue
a voice in the crowd replied, “ they are good
to pay your debts with.”
“ I don’t owe any thing,” replied the loco-
foco.
“I beg your pardon,” said the same voice—
“ but I hold your note for $400, for which l shall
he willing to take twenty-five cents on the dol
lar.
If an avalanche had descended upon the con
founded loco foco, he could not have manifest
ed more astonishment and dismay. He stood
uncertain what to say or to do. A cold sweat
broke out upon his forehead. His teeth chat
tered ; and he sat down amid the insuppressible
laughter of his own friends. The loco foco
was dished ; a speech that Benton might have
envied, was prematurely cut short.”
Interesting Incident.—The following an
ecdote is repeated by the Huston Transcript:
“ The Rev. Dr. Pierce, in his Thanksgiving
sermon, before bis people at Brookline, men
tioned an incident in the fact, that in the
winter of 1631, the year subsequent to the
settlement of Boston, much distress existed for
the want of provisions, and Captain William
Pearce was sent abroad for a cargo of sup
plies. His long absence led the colonists al
most to despair; and Governor Winthrop ap
pointed the 5th of February to be observed as
a day of fasting and prayer; but a few days
previous to that day, the longlooked-for vessel
arrived at Nanta.sket, when the Fastday was
changed to a Thanksgiving day, to be observ
ed on the ticcnty-second of the same mouth—
the very day which, one hundred years after
wards, gave birth to him who has been so truly
pronounced the Father of his Country 1”
The Log-Book of Life.—The following is
extracted from the journal of Thomas Parker,
who was an active English naval officer during
the war with Great Britain, and who died in
this country:
“ First port of the voyage—(through life.)—
Pleasant, with fine breezes and free winds ;
all sails set; spoke many vessels in want of
provisions ; supplied them freely.
“Middle passage.—Weather variable ; short
of provisions ; spoke several of the above ves
sels ; our supplies bad ; enabled to refit; made
signals of distress; they up-helm, and bore
away.
“ Latter part.—Boisterous, with contrary
winds; current of adversity setting hard to
leeward; towards the end of the passage it
cleared; with the quadrant of pover ty had an
observation ; corrected and made up my reck
oning, and after a passage of fifty years, came
too, in mortality road, with the calm unruffled
surface of the ocean of eternity in view.
Such is the force of imagination, that we
continue to fear long after the cause which
produced the fear has ceased to exist. Who
is there that has met his schoolmaster in after
life, who does not feel himself, as it were,
spell bound in his presence 1
3f
MR. HAZZARD’S SPEECH,
On reconsidering the bill to alter and amend the Cth and
Till sections of the AJili.ia latrt of 1318, and for other
purposes.
Mr. Speaker :—In moving to reconsider
this bill, I am induced to do so in consideration
of its importance, and with the assurance that
gentlemen are under a mistake as to some of
its provisions and ultimate intention, which had
influenced their vote on yesterday, while some
did not vote at all.
As I am firmly persuaded, sir, that the bill is
calculated to improve our military system, (if
system you can call it)—as I do, in the honest
simplicity of my heart, assure gentlemen, its
whole object is to accomplish this laudable pur
pose, I hope they will boar with me, for a few
moments, while I attempt to explain its pro
visions ill brief a maimer a? possible, and
then submit for their consideration, a fen
reasons why the bill should be taken up and
passed.
Although these reasons may fail to convince,
they will at least afford me the pleasing
retrospect, when I go hack to the retirement of
private life, that I have made an effort to place
our militia, the strong arm of our Republic, the
guardians of our firesides, our wives, and our
children, in an attitude of defence. The first
section of this bill provides tliat, hereafter the
Legislature shall elect, by joint ballot, major
generals from among brigadier generals, at
tached to and residing in the brigades com
posing the division where a vacancy may oc
cur ; brigadiers to be elected from among co
lonels of regiments composing brigades, and
commissioned as hitherto.
The second section provides, that all persons
liable to militia duty, shall elect their colonels
from among their majors, majors from cap
tains, and abolishes the unmilitary requisition
of the signature of two captains, to legalize
the orders of officers of higher grades, as
though their authority and discretion could not
be relied on.*
The third section provides for the uniform
ing, arming and equipment of our militia, and
exempts them from poll tax for life, in conside
ration of such expense actually incurred, on
producing the same to the tax collector.!
The fourth section provides for the review
of entire regiments, at some centre place,
where two or more battalions constitute a regi
ment, and there remain in actual service for
three days ; and imposes a fine of twenty dol
lars for non-acceptance of a commission ; and
excludes all persons from military office,
who have been convicted of a base and infamous
crime ; and that these reviews take place about
the 1st of January, annually; and all officers,
whose duty it is to review and inspect the mi
litia. is required to attend, or pay the fine pro
vided by law, for each day he is absent, impos
ed by a majority of a court martial, to be held
on the last day of the cantonment; and abolish
es all other parades, and exempts officers from
pry and patrol duty, to encourage the accept
ance of commissions.
The fifth section appeals more particularly
to the State pride of gentlemen ; and contem
plates the establishment of a Military Acade
my, on the plan of the Rice Springs Military
Academy, near Columbia, in South Carolina,
and in connexion with Franklin College, un
der the direction and control of the Faculty
and Trustees, with authority to establish a
professor of civil and military engineering, and
professor of military and landscape drawing
md painting, and a professor of military tac
tics, fencing, Ac.
To show the House the opinion of military
men on this subject, who have received a mili
tary education, filled distinguished military
stations, and fought the battles of the State un
der the gallant Floyd and New nan, 1 will crave
the indulgence of the Hou^a, which has been
so kindly extended to me, wnile I read the fol-
lovying sentence :
“ The practice of promoting officers of infe
rior grade, over the heads of superiors, is ru
inous to the organization and discipline, as
well as the ambition of the militia. It would
destroy a regular army in a very short time.
A few instances of the kind in the United
States Army, have driven many meritorious
officers out of the service, and produced much
controversy and ill will, highly detrimental
to the service, and to this cause may be attri
buted. something of the degradation of our
militia.”
What, sir, would have been the condition of
our Revolutionary Army 1 What would have
become of our liberties, had that base practice
succeeded in elevating Gates over our immor
tal Washington ? Would we not have been
this day perhaps the vassals of Britain 1 “ the
hewers of wood and the drawers of water”
or dukes and lords I Why should we refuse
our support of a measure, merely intended to
hold out the alarming certainty to pur young
men, of promotion 1 and why not make an ef
fort to uniform our militia, to afford them a
better opportunity of instruction,and celebrate
the literary character of our College, by con
necting with it the professors this hill authorizes
the establishment of 1
Look at the military array of South Caroli
na, with her Governor at its head, and her
younsr men prepared by her institutions to
fill with honor to themselves and credit to
the cliivalric State that gave them birth, any
stations to which their country may call them;
and why should Georgia, rich, independent,
an vast in her resources, above all States in
the Union, be so far in the rear of her sister
State ?
Sir, appealing to the House for its assistance,
for without that we can do no good- or avoid
an evil, I would ask, who was it that fought
the battles of’76, of’13, ’14 and ’361 Who was
it that tamed the British Lion, and drove him
home ? Who was it that rushed to the rescue of
Xew-Orleans, and placed your Jackson, the sol-
dierof fortune, inthe Presidential seat, orhis ve
ry name would never have beenrecorded on the
page of history, hut for that event which saved
that beleaguered city from the veterans of
Wellington, w 7 ho had driven the conquerors of
Europe from Portugal and Spain,to the plains
of Waterloo, and there snatched a “diadem from
the stern brow of one of the most illustrious
monarchs Europe was ever scourged by ? It
was, sir, our valiant militia : but let me tell
gentlemen, they were organized according to
military etiquette and discipline, or what
would have become of the army, had Jackson
been superseded by a private, or a brigade
major 1
I would to God the military spirit of Wash
ington, Greene, Marion, Sumter, and Jackson,
could descend this day from on high, and kin
dle a spark of military s*rdor in the bosoms of
the members from Washington, Greene, Ma
rion, Sumter and Jackson. I am sure they
would not—they could not, vote against a
measure to place our militia on a more re
spectable footing, and render it more efficient.
Mr, Speaker: if I thought it would have
any beneficial effect ; if I believed, sir, it
would induce one patriot, or the son of a pa
triot of ’76, on this floor, to aid me in prepar
ing our militia in peace for the awful calami
ties of war, by passing this bill, I would com
mune with him until the going down of yonder
sun; but I have, sir, no such vanity, and am
aware of the prejudices of bad old customs,
which, like an old coat, fits more easily than a
new one.
In concluding my defence of this measure,
which has been forced on me, and which I
have striven to curtail, gentlemen may think
we have no cause of preparation or alarm. I
would point you, sir, to revolutionary Canada,
and our disputed boundary line between that
country and ours; to Mexico, threatening us
with invasion on our southwestern frontier;
and then invite you to turn your eyes home
ward, and look at the defenceless, beautiful,
fcUde valIeV s of Cherokee, your lovely wives
and rosy-cheekeu lasses, exposed to the mur
derous tomahawk!
Oh, rouse up then! for’ shatne, representa
tives of Georgia! point at your disorganized
militia, and cry aloud for reform and improve
ment !
GEORGIA LE(iIs£ATURE.
To change the mode of electing the judges
of the Superior Courts, and the attorney and
solicitor general, and to give the election ol
said officers to the people.
To amend the estray laws in this States
To provide for the call of a convention, to
alter the Constitution of the State in certain
cases.
Friday, December 15.
The Senate reconsidered so much of the
journals of yesterday, as relates to the passage
of the bill to reduce and regulate the rate of
toll at the several ferries on the Ohoopie and
Canouchy rivers.
hills passed.
To admit deeds of land to be recorded after
the lapse of twelve months, Ac.
To add another Trustee to the Board of
* A5 the law is now, generals and other officers are re
quired to ride about the country, and ask two captains if
they please to sign his order for a review or election, as if
it was a note to he discounted in bank, that required two
endorsers; and if the captains refuse to sign, why, the
poor general must pocket his order and trot iioiriie again.
t This would be surely more creditable to the State than
the Falstaff regiments of the present day,
With hickory sticks and coin-stalk guns,
Cracking jokes and eating banns.
IN SENATE,
Wednesday, Dec. 13.
The resolution instructing our Senators and
Representatives in Congress, to oppose any
and every measure that may have for its ob
ject the connexion of the financial concerns of
the Federal Government with Stale or private
incorporated banks, or the establishment of a
national bank, was made the special order of
the day for Tuesday next.
BILLS REPORTED.
By Mr. Harris, of Baldwin : To amend the
act of 1S36, amendatory of the several acts
incorporating the town of Milledgeville, Ac.
Also, to incorporate the Milledgeville and
Chattahoochee Canal and Railroad Company.
BILLS PASSED,
To authorize the Directors of the Central
Bank to borrow money to carry out their pro
mised distributions.
To change the names of certain persons
therein mentioned.
To amend the several acts regulating the tri
al of slaves and free persons of colour.
To lay out and organize a new county, out
of that part of Walker county lying west of
the Lookout mountains.
To appoint Trustees of the Poor School fund
of Baker county.
To regulate the mode of partitioning lands
and tenements in certain cases in this State.
For the relief of George W. RaseTberry.
To incorporate the Methodist Episcopal
Church at Pleasant Grove, in Pike county.
To incorporate the Jackson-street Ice Com
pany, in the city of Savannah.
To incorporate certain persons Trustees of
the Wesley Manual Labour School in the
county of Houston, Ac.
To compensate the Sheriffs of Randolph
county, for their services in summoning Jurors
in said county.
The bill to incorporate the New Albany
Company—to incorporate the town of Albany,
in Bakercountv—and to authorize certain fer
ries therein named, was amended by autho
rizing Durham Lewis to establish a ferry
across Flintriver, in the 28th districtof Sumter,
and 0th district of Dooly county—by autho
rizing Ed. J. Black, his heirs, Ac., to establish
a ferry across the Savannah river, on his own
land, in Scriven county—by authorizing Sea
born Jones, his heirs, Ac., to establish a ferry
acioss the Chattahoochee river at any point,
on his own land in Muscogee county, was
passed.
BILL LOST.
To make penal and punish any unlawful in
trusion upon, or interference with, or molesta
tion of, railroads in this State.
To lay out and organize a new county,
out of the counties of Walker and Floyd.
To authorize the Directors of the Central
Bank to distribute to the Cherokee counties
such portion of the funds of the Bank as will
place them on a footing with the other coun
ties of the State, in regard to the last distribu
tion, or which may hereafter be declared pre
vious to the taking of the census.
Thursday, Dec. 14.
The Senate reconsidered so much of the
journals of yesterday as relates to the rejec
tion of the bill to make penal, and to punish
any unlawful interference, Ac., of railroads
in this State.
Mr. Holmes reported a bill, to authorize the
justices of the Inferior Court of Baker county
to appoint commissioners to superintend elec
tions in said county.
Mr. Lawson, of Burke, laid on the table a
pieamble and resolutions, relative to the cur
rency of our country, and respecting the di
vorce of the public revenue from all banks,
State and national.
Mr. Haralson also laid on the table a pream
ble and resolutions, on the same subject; and
on motion of Mr. Dunagan, .300 copies were
ordered to be printed for the use of the
Senate.
Mr. Holmes laid on the table a resolution,
relative to the Poor School fund of Baker
county, and authorizing the Governor to pay
over to him the amount due thereon, as well as
any dividend that may he made or apportion
ed for the year 1837.
The following communication was received
from His Excellency the Governor, by Mr.
Lewis, his Secretary :
Executive Department, )
13th December, 1837. J
I transmit to the Senate, for information,
the copy of a letter just received from the
Secretary of War, giving the strongest assu
rances that an ample force will be provided by
the General Government, for the protection of
our citizens in the Cherokee country from In
dian violence, to enforce the execution of
the late treaty. G. R. GILMER.
BILLS PASSED.
To reduce and regulate the rates of toll
at the several ferries on the Ohoopie and Ca-
uouchee rivers.
To incorporate the Land Company in the
county of Twiggs, and confer certain privile
ges on the same.
To amend an act, entitled, an act to remove
the county site of Baker county, from Byron to
lot No. 172, in the 8th district of said coun
ty, Ac.
To incorporate the Zebulon Female Acade
my, and appoint Trustees for the same, and to
consolidate the fund of the Zebulon Academy
and those of the Zebulon Female Academy,
in the county of Pike, and to incorporate the
Redoak Academy and Friendship Academy,
in Pike county, and appoint Trustees for the
same.
To establish election precincts in the county
of Cherokee.
BILLS LOST.
To add a part of Cobb, Campbell and Car-
roll counties to Paulding county, and to cre
ate and oi’ganize a new county out of the
same.
To lay out and organize a new county, to
be called the county of Thompson..
moving, from time to time, to »W“Ji places as may be found
most convenient to the Indians, and they may return after
wards to New Echota. The object of the Government is
the same as that of your Excellency, and if it does not im
mediately yield to your wishes in this respect, it i3 only
hecause it believes the course pursued more likely than any
other to lead to the speedy and peaceful removal of the
Indians. On this subject, the members of that committee
are not safe cfmnsci'oi's, and the language held by thefr
•missayy here, is at variance with that contained fti the
letter aildiesspd to.yon by Mr. Rogers; hot, on the contra
ry, regards the movement of the commission, at this time,
to the agency, as highly proper and expedient, and ap
proves the negotiation with Ross and the Cherokee dele
gation as politic, because their influence will determine the
question of peaceable or forcible removal.
With respect to the conduct of the President, and of this
Department, towards John Ross, it has arisen from the
same motive—the peaceful execution of the treaty.
Your Excellency, in saying that you cannot determine
whether or not to provide additional means for the protec
tion of that portion of Georgia, until you know whether
Ross will aid or obstruct the removal of his people from
Inferior Court, and the office of county Trea- 1 any essential modification of the treaty. The lan-
surer, in the county of Monroe. i guage held to him is kind, and conciliatory, but firm and
To authorize L Justices of the Inferior! ****■>> *»>
. | be responsible lor all the sultLnng.> ot tns people, i. tie
Court OI aiker county, to purchase a Lrac.t j obstinately persists in obstructing their peaceful emigra-
of land for the use of the distributees of the j t ; on to thf ii- new homes. The correspondence, with him,
estate of Beniamin Odell, deceased. 1 will be brought to a close, as soon as we abandon all hope
J . , ,i • nf renderintr his influence useful in averting the evils which
10 racoipoi ate cei tain acac ernes i t , must attend the forcible execution of the treaty', which
named. ! your Excellency shall have timely 3<l v iC&,
To add a part of Franklin to the county of j * The force now upon the Cherokee frontier consists of
Jackson ! eight hundred and nineteen, (the description of which
‘ To authorize the Inferior Court of Fayette j wiU be , se !" b >! tbe accompanying statement^ under
! the command ot Col. YYm. Lindsay, an able and discreet
county, to assess a tax upon any pet son, OI officer, and is, I am persuaded, ample to ensure the peace
persons, who may exhibit shows of any des
cription whatever, in said county.
To alter and fix the time of holding the Su
perior a.’M Inferior Courts of the county of
Baldwin.
To change the place of holding certain pre
cinct elections it' the county of Lee.
To amend an act “to establish a bank at
the in.proTem.nu of the «„ igation „ f
river. ° 1 ,JI Mint
For the relief of John W Tt-
To authorize the Trustees of certain “ •
tutions therein named, to bom™ . lns,1 “
of the State, a sum of money ' 6 Credit
institutions. J for the of
To repeal so much of the acta i
19th December, 1816, and 20th I)L °V be
1S1.7, prohibiting the introduction or
tion of slaves in tlm State for tlin orta '
sale. the Purpose *f
To appropriate a sum of money for the im
provement of the stage roads and p ublic ^
ways, west ot the Chattahoochee river °
The bill to sell and dispose of tlie ...
owned by the State in the several Banks oftV
State ; and the bill to restrain the circulatio*
of the Banks of this State, and to point out the
manner and time of making their returns & c
was made the special order of the day for
Monday next.
The bill to prevent the circulation in Geor
gia of bank bills issued by the late Bank of the
United States, was made the special order of
the day for Tuesday next.
of that part of the country ut present; and it is the inten
tion of this Department, long ere the season for operating
there arrives, and before any well grounded apprehensions
need be entertained of violence on the part of the Indians,
to place such a force in position on that frontier, as will
not only afford ample protection to the citizens who might
be exposed to attack, but will convince the Indians of the
utter hopelessness of resistance. If, in the meantime, the
people of that part of Georgia are anxious to have one or
two additional companies taken into the service of the Uni-
Milledo-cville to be called and known by the j ted State s, as a measure of precaution, orders will be given
name and St yle of the Central Bank of Geor- I to Col. Lindsay to receive a,.d station then, along the frun-
. ,, J tier adjoining North Carolina and lennessee. Hits is all
gia, ecc. . ... | the additional force it would be justifiable to engage at
present: and that contemplated to be raised by the Legi?
For the relief of JohnG. Falligant.
To amend the several laws for the incorpo
ration of the city of Macon.
BILLS LOST.
To amend the 12th section of an act to in
corporate the Georgia Railroad Company”.
To amend an act to incorporate the Bank f>f
Brunswick, Ac.
To add a part of Wayne county to the coun-|
ty of Glynn.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, j
, Wednesday, Dec. 13.
The House reconsidered so much of the
Uure for the protection ot the people of Georgia, would
not only be superfluous, but calculated to embarrass the
operations of Government.
The President charges me to express to you Ids high
satisfaction at the assurances given by your Excellency of
your cordial co-opcraiion with the authorities of the United
States, with ns little suffering and inconvenience to the In
dians ns possible; and to assure you, on his part, of his
earnest disposition to afford ample protection to the citi-
z ,*is of Georgia living on that frontier. I beg you to be
lie?'’, that the utmost vigilance will be exercised by this
Doparfincnt, to prevent the Indians from committing de-
predatio :s ll l )0n ll ' ie border settlers, and every effort to ex
ecute the t,'i’nty, peaceably it possible; and it the Govern
ment should ji.afuctun&tcly he compelled to resort to furet
that measnr
MILLEDGE1IILC;
Tuesday, Dcccmbcv 19, 1S3T.
The Legislature will probably adjourn on SaiurdaTng^
Wc have ker.t our readers fully informed of dm '•
this body, by a journalized detail of its proc' cCt y ls ^ ‘
most important measures are yet ut transitu. Tiie>fin>
authorizing limited copartnerships has teem passed* f ro
which the commercial gentlemen,, with whom we have
communicated, anticipate important and' most beneficial
results
Although there remains 1st five days of the session, n ,--
snppose, as astral, that mote will be accomplished, i n this
limited lime, than it would have been supposed possible at
a former period of «?, No one, who #nly witnessed the
celerity with which business is despatched the last week
of the session, would ever complain of the inertness of a
Georgia Legislature. We shall probably be enabled non
week to lay before our readers-the sum total of the labors
of rheir representatives; of which, doubtless, much will
not only be useless, but injurious; but more, vr e trust of
beneficial tendency to the interests of the couutrv.
W it Si respect to the ii.'Jgal arrests said to have heen
made by officers in the sei v;.ie of the United States, first
brought to my notice bv the lei. " r of your Excellency, the
matter shall he promptly inquired u, -'d il ther e exists
any w ell grounded reasons for comp.?''its, in that, or any
other particular, of the conduct of the o.ucsrs ut Govern
ment, they shall be immediately removed. I cannot but
believe, from the char acter of the commanding officer, that
there exists, on Iris part, every disposition to protect the
people from the depredations and violence of the Indian.-;
and car e will be taken, hv this Department, to furnish him
with means to enable him to do so.
Very respectfully,
\ our most obd't. serv’t.
J. It. POINSETT.
His Excellency Geo. R Gilmkr.
Troops tender the command of Col. W illiam Lindsay,
in the Cherokee country, taken from the September
returns.
One company of 4th U. S. Infantry, under Lieut. G.
iowe,
rim pa nio.s Tennessee Volunteers, mounted,
under command jj'f Lt. Col. Powell, - - ’
parries Georgia Volunteers, mounted, under
Capt. Detnfck,
One company i\or'k Carolina Volunteers mounted,
under Capt. Truit,
S.
Seve
I wo I
46
550
143
75
819
journals of yesterday, as relates to the rejection ! of violence being Ci m ' ,aiittc< l fo' !i >e Indians, and effectually
of the bill to appropriate money for the relief I tosl|ifain tbe ai'R oriO ,a '
of certain soldiers in the late Creek war, Ac.
BILL PEPORTED.
By Mr. Kenan : To incorporate the Mil
ledgeville Railroad Company,
BILLS PASSED.
To repeal the 4th section of the act of in
corporation of the Marine and Fire Insurance
Bank of the State of Georgia.
Toappoint commissioners on that, part of the
road leading from Augusta to Clarksville, and
for other purposes.
The House passed a resolution, requesting
the voters at the next general election, to en
dorse on their tickets Court or No Court; and
in order that a fair test may he had, the Go
vernor is directed to have the resolution pub
lished in all the newspapers of this State, in
August and September next.
Thursday, December 14.
The House agreed to a resolution request
ing the Governor to communicate the amount
of claims this State has preferred against the
General Government, for expenditures made in
and during the Creek war; the amount of claims
admitted by the General Government, and the
amount it has paid to the State on account
of expenditures and advances made during
said war—also, the amount which said Govern
ment has suspensed or rejected for advances,
expenditures and liabilities made and incurred
by the State during the Creek war—also, what
action has been had by the State to obtain
the payment from the General Government of
the sums of money due this State on account
of monies advanced and claims paid by it on
account of said war. >
The House agreed to a resolution appoint
ing Monday next at 7 o’clock, P. M. to elect
a public Printer—also, Directors on the part
of the State for the “ Bank of the State of
Georgia; seven Directors on the part of the
State for the “Bank of Darien,’' and two Di
rectors for the “ Planter’s Bank.”
A message was received from the Governor,
giving his assent to the act authorizing the
Directors of the Central Bank to borrow mo
ney to carry out their promised distributions.
The House resumed the unfinished business
of yesterday, to-wit: The amendments for the
substitute for the report on the bill to author
ize and require the Governor and Treasurer
of the State to issue and deliver, on certain
conditions, to incorporated companies, State
certificates upon which they may borrow mo
ney on the credit of the State, Ac.
The substitute, after being amended, was re
ceived in lieu of the organized bill; and on its
passage the yeas were 8$—nays 76.
The following message was received from
the Governor, which, after being read, 200 co
pies were ordered to be printed:
The Internal Impiovomout biil pnsscil the H»uj« on
Friday last. Tt Las not yet been acted on by the Senate
By this bill, each chartered raihoad or canal company
may, under certain provisions, derive the benefit uf tlm
es >' 41 he taken, in time, to prevent any acts credit of the State, to the amount of three hundred thou
sand dollars per annum. We shall give the bill in full
when it becomes a law.
The Bu.xttr.KT case.— This peculiar and highly inte
resting case, of which every body has heard, we under
stand came up last week in the Superior Court of Jones.
At our last accounts, the Court had been engaged on it [our
or five days, and had advanced as fur as to einponnel ci»k
jurymen. Whether they will be able to obtain the othsr
four in the county, is very doubtful.
Executive Department, \
14tli December, 1837. \
In compliance with the resolution of the
House of Representatives, passed this day,
requesting that I should communicate all the
correspondence had with the President of the
United States or Secretary of War, in relation
to the execution of the treaty concluded at New
Aggregate volunteers,
Aggregate regulars and volunteers,
All mustered for twelve mouths’ service. The terms of the
expired, and will expire, on 27th No
vember and ~2d December respectively; those from Ten
nessee m July’, and those from North Carolina in August
next. (Signed) J. N. M A CO MB, A. A. G.
Adjutant Generai.’s Ofeice, Dec. 9, 1837.
BiT.LS PASSED.
To authorize a special session of the Supe
rior Court of Wilkinson county, and to make
all precepts and processes of the Superior
Court of Lincoln county of 1837, to stand over
to the April term, 1S38, and to legalize the
same.
lo amend the charter of the Monroe Rail
road and Banking Company.
lo authorize the Governor to employ a
Chaplain for the Penitentiary—salary, 8150.
I o amend the road laws of this State, so
far as respects the county of Clark, and to levy
au extra tax for the same.
J o change the time of holding the Superior
and Inferior Courts in the counties of Wilkes
and Taliaferro.
lo keep open the Highwassee river.
^ Foi the relief of Robert R. Allen and John
C. Johnson, securities of Geonre W. Gamn-
bell. 1
BILL LOST.
To alter and amend the 3d and 7th sections
of the /th article of the Constitution. Ac.
Friday, December 15.
Mr. Solomon, from the Committee on Banks,
laid ou the table a report and counter report
on the condition of the Central Bank of Geor-
gia- also, a leport on so much of the late
We publish, for the information of the reader, various
reports and resolutions of public interest.
We invite the particular attention of the render to the
fetter of the Seer' tary of War, in relation to tho Chero-
kees. Ac.
Price oe Cotton.—At New-York, 10th instant, 3t a
111; Savannah, I4th, 7 a 1I£; Augusta, 16ih, 8 a 10;
Macon, Kith. 5 a 94 ; Columbus, I4th, 6 a 3; .MU Jed Se
ville, 7 a 9.
Mr. Duxnktax’s resolution in reference to the Federal
revenue, Ac., came up on Thursday bust, when Mr. I.aw-
SOX, of Burke, offered, as a substitute, a preamble and
resolutions, embodying the suhstan ;e of the proceedings of
a public meeting in Burke county, v.hieh will le found in
another part of our paper. Mr ,,f Troup,
f ttn-tr introttncPfl the folio wing, as a substitute, in lieu u f
j both.
j Whereas the people nf Georgia have, for ror.nv rears
1 been divided and torn a*ur.der by party strifes,and the orr>-
gress of internal improvement ant; other important local
interest.' of said State greatly retarded by said divisions;
and whereas, said divisions have originated mainly from a
differenceo! opinion on merenb.-tpicipolitical theories, of
ten unconnected w ith any proposed action : and whereas, the
intelligence of ail parties is now concentrating in the prose
cution ot plans for carrying out and perfecting many and
great works nf internal improvement of paramount impor
tance to the whole State; and whereas, nothing is better
calculated to thwart and totally defeat said plans, than a re-
division ot the people into parties upon national questiuiii,
involving at present, opinions only ; and w In reas, it is at
aii times inexpedient, imprudent, and dangerous to their
liberties, that the people ot trie United States should com
mit themselves for the support of any great political mea
sures proposed by the President or other officer of the
Federal Government, until the details of said measures shall
have been lully developed and distinctly understood, with
their relative and comparative advantages and disadvanta
ges ; and whereas, the President of the United States is
committed against a bank of.the United States, and the
people of this State, of aii parties, have opposed tliat iu.-ti-
tutiorr, as constituted by tho charter of 1816, upon con-ti-
tutionnl objections, and the dopo=ite or pet bank svstem
has, to say the least of it, failed to answer the ends de
signed in its creation, and no model of a charter of a new
United States Bank, or system of a Sub Treasury scheme,
1ms been authoritatively proposed ; and it is therefore im
possible for the people, understandinglv, to choose, sit this
time, between the three, which wB! be most expedient, or
least, v neons! it nl io a a L
And, whereas there are subjects of vital ar.Jovprwhelm-
ing interest,, to the existence of the Union, and of the rights
of the Southern ant! western States particularlv, daiiv agi
tating the National Legislature, introduced without uar
consent, and urged against our most fraternal solicitation,
unccasingiy expressed, to wit: the memorials and peti
tions from the North, pertinaciously and insnicutiv pressed
upon us, for the abolition of slavery, and against tiie ad-
mis.-ion of Texas into our Union ; and the question of their
reception has bee:: acted on, and decided against the feoi-
. , , - - , ings, interests and wishes, of the good people of Georgia
vinventor s message, as relates to the state of j ar) 4 ff 30 South in general—upon which it is our hnpe-
the"currency. j rious duty to ourselves, and our pest irity, explicitly to
Mr. Bolton, from the-select committee re- ! dec . la n our opinum*—'Therefore, liesoU-ed, by the skate
nnrtod o hill Vr.r. <1 t x' r r tt , • .and House ot Representatives, in General Assembiv met,
ported a biH lor the relief of Isaac Hopkins, as the sense of .bis General Assen bly,
a revolutionary soldier. I 1st, I hat: it is unnecessary, irurofitic and da:gerou»‘<’
Mr. Strickland from the Committee on Pe-’ future independent action of the people oi' Georgia, »
titions, reported a bill to authorize William 1 th « an >’ op»*y»",» regard t»afutu»
T • Smith to practice medicine, and collect!
his fees for the same.
Echota—and, especially, as to the necessity of i- p ’ ma ^ e a ,^ e D ort un ^ a ' ora ^ e t0 re *
an increased military force therefor, and all l,et °‘ Josc l ,h McGowan -
1
other correspondence which I may deem prop
er. I transmit to the House of Representa
tives the copy of a communication which I have
already made to the Senate on the same sub
ject, upon a call for information made by that
body upon this Department. In addition to
that communication, I send to the House the
copy of a letter frrm the Secretary of War,
received by the last mail, by which it will be
seen that the President and Secretary of War
give to the authorities of this State the strong
est assurance, that nit amnle force will be pro
vided to protect citizens living on the frontier,
that the utmost vigilance will be used to pre
vent the Indians from committing depredations
upon them, and every effort will be made to
execute t’ne treaty peaceably, if possible ; and
if the Government should unfortunately be
compelled to resort to force, that measures will
betaken in time to prevent any acts of violence
being committed by the Indians, and effectual
ly to sustain the authority of law.
GEORGE R. GILMER.
Department of War, )
Dec. 9th, 1837. £
Sut—Your letter, of the 30ih of November, was received
last evening, and immediately submitted to the President.
In conformity with his instructions. I have the honor to
communicate to you his views on the several subjects of
that letter, and hope they will reach you before the period
you designate.
The subject of the removal of the commissioners from
New Echota to the agency, was duly considered here, be
fore orders were extended to that effect. The power to
give these directions under the treaty, is regarded by the
President as unquestionable, and I had myself no doubt of
the policy of the measure, bv th« expediency of their re-
BILLS PASSED.
To amend the several acts of the State in
corporating the city of Columbus in the coun
ty of Muscogee, and to lay oft’ said city into
wards, Ac.
To authorize limited partnersbins—yeas
118, nays 42.
lo appropriate money to provide for the
payment of services rendered in the prosecu
tion of the late war with tiie Creek Indians,
and for arms and ordnancq.stores lost, used
or employed in said service, Ac.
I o authorize the Governor to draw his
warrant on Buy Treasurer in favor of the Trus
tees ofi the Academy of Bibb county, for di- i Ull| i petitioners—•• peaceably to assemble and petition, fa r
videiicfs due and unpaid. j a rcdrcss_cj grievances. ’
ry system—so lar as to give a p»referencethe one to the
other, in conducting the ijsea! affairs, regulating the cur
rency ol the country.
2d, That the derangement of Ox currency of rae country
was outproduced hv State action, am! .. jinsot ho remedied
thereby; and that our constituents tlr> sot expect us, nor
have we the tight, to commit them t^the future support of
measures, with which the best hitormr d are unacquainted
in detail, and whose Operations the most sagacious cannot
foresee.
3d, That the memorials aud petitions in the foregoing
preamble referred to, tend directly to the destruction of the
de. rest interests of the South, aud a dissolution of our much
loved Union—and that our Senators and Representative*
in Congress, have not heretofore, and cannot hereafter,
vote for the reception or reference thereof, without an
abandonment of the permanent interests of all.
4th, That our Senators in Congress be, and they are
hereby instructed, and our Representatives requested, to
vote against tiie reception, or reference of such memorials
ami petitions, in future. And that refusal on the part ot
Congress to receive or refer the same, is no violation, or
abridgement uf the constitutional right of the m< resoriaiist*
1 o amend an act to assess a tax on all per
sons exhibiting shows.
To authorize the Justices of the Inferior
Court of the county of Camden, or a majority
of them to appropriate a part of the county
funds of said county to the repairing the roads
of said county.
BILLS REJECTED.
To incorporate a banking company, under
the name and style of the Merchants’ and
Planters’ Bank of West Point.
To loan the credit of the State of Georgia
to the Savannah river Embankment Company,
and to create a certain income for the use of
said company.
To lay out and construct a road from Not-
tey Old Town, in Union county, to Ellejay, in
Gilmer county.
To appropriate a aum of money te continue
FROM FLORIDA.
Our intelligence from this section is of more than usual
importance*. From the following account taken from the
Augusta Constitutionalist of the 16th, it appears that the
war ha.s. probably been brought to a close, and most of th*
troops, ere this, disbanded:
Fort Mellon, E. F., December 7.
The Cherokee Deputation returned to this post on Sup*
day last trom their vist to the Seminole chiefs, after
absence of, six days, distance sixty triiies. They ret>rn ^ t
in much triumph, wit i the white flag iu front, beme J
one of the Cberokees, and were met at I > hillip- wwn J
their agent, Col. Sherburne, Col. Twiggs, Gen. LustisAo •
Gates, Coi. Bankhead, and many other officers oi
army, together with the staff of the commander-m-c ie >
and escorted into camp, and were received under • rro •
They held a council of two days with the Seniinow*’ ^
which was Sam Jones and three hundred of the -
sukees, under his command. Micanopy, the J ,r ‘ n ' A ^
chief, received them with (as they sav) much jov, srI )
thecal mat of peace and gave teem a talk, and cone*^^
by saving;, he would listen to hia Cherokee to muer.