Newspaper Page Text
PUBLIC MECTfWl*
.\l a Urge a-ru respectable meeting »>V rfil
.'L'.!l'er*o:i county* held at tiio CuttYt-houJe, i« '-ho t >«n «>t
Louisville, 'Mi Saim-dav, ilie l#l of iJoevmli'er, Judge Asa
IIuLT, *a* called to tin- Chair, *.>.'1 IV.OSAS II. roUlltt,
a*.oi.uod to art as Secretary,
(j.i m rtioi of Col. R. L. Gaulle, a Committee of five
v. rr npp Aaici! (Viz: Me**f». R. L. Gamble, 1‘. S-. Lemlie,
i{. A. I*. Atkinson, J. W, BoVu'wldl, and J. Robinson)
to Jim!; regainlions, a:.d report V> this meeting, relative to
toe propriety of |fOi‘iVi»*iii**x Tor a chatter, lor a branch
railroad from this pte'fe, to tnn,Q convenient point on the
Con; ra I Railroad* The Commit lee having retired for a
few minute* returned, and their Chairman loporlod the
r ,flowing preamble and resolutions. . .
1 hr Committee has devoted its best attention to the ltu-
p jitant subject referred, during the few minutes it has had
it mi I r carts'll.;ration, and ask pormissioa to submit the
following report:
VviiCrcas the Wealth of a country is believed t’ consist
in it* natural agents—such as land capable of ruitixuitiori,
Si,.., rapilal and indust.y. Industry may l.e agricultural,
manufacturing. or commercial, the chief and principal ot
which is agricultural, especially in this section of country,
where land is abundant and ciieap. Any means then by
which additional valuo can be communicated to the pro
duct# of the industry employed, will be in increasing toe
wealth of the whole country. If commerce is nothing
more than the transport of “goods from one place to an
other,'’ and exchanging commodities of equal value, at trie
lime and place ul exchange, and which is or may be bene
ficial to both parties, it results that agriculture and com
merce will best flourish together; and that 1 y promoting
tin; one, you advance the interest of the other branch ol
mousin'. The means then which can be employed in
transporting our agricultural products to a market, where
it will command the highest prices by the shortest and
cheapest route, thereby economizing both time ana money,
v ill at least approximate the object most desired.
The Central Railroad, which is designed to connect the
cities of Savannah and Macon, runs through our vicinity,
not distant more than about ten miles front tilts place, n
railroad fioin this to some convenient point on that road,
upon proper principles, wiii give us the shortest and cheap
est route to lit;* city of Savannah, the best market for our
products, as the Committee believes, which the State af
fords—a citv which directly exports and imports, and
which can afford to furnish us on the best terms, all the
supplies which commerce can give, or the wants which
this section of the country may require. And whereas
enlightened patriotism, as w< 1! as sound principles t f po
litical economy, require that a preference should be given
to our ovv:t seaport in vrket towns, especially, when thereby
our own interior is advanced. Tito Committee therefore
eutertaiag litis view of the subject, recommend tho adop-
ti in of tin: following n solutions:
Resolved, That it would promote the interrst and pros
perity of this county, both agricultural and commercial,
that a railroad should be constructed from this place, to
unite with the Central Railroad, at some convenient ptrint.
. in this county.
‘liesolved, That a Committee of five persons he np-
-pointed by the Chair, to prepare a bill, to be presented to
the Legislature, nr ns early a day as practicable to incor
porate a company to lie styled the Louisville Railroad
C nnpanv. for the purposes of effecting the object contem
plated by this meeting.
Resolved, That the Senator and Representatives from
thisc.narty, be requested to use .heirbest exertions to have
-said nil] passed during the present session of the Legisla
ture.
J2esoloed, That a copy of these proceedings he trans
mitted to the Senator and Representatives from this coun
tv, and also to the Georgia Journal, and Southern Recor
der, of ililledgeviile, with a request that limy be published
it their respective papers—which was unanimouslv
adopted.
In tae.ord a nee with the second resolution, tho Chairman
appointed Messrs. R. L. Gamble, P. S. Lemlic, R. A. L.
Atkinson, J. W. Bothwell, and J. Robinson, a Commit
tee to prepare the bill.
On motion, thi meeting then adjourned.
ASA HOLT, Chairman.
Thus. II. Polhilt., Secretary.
The Lvneliburg Virginian says:—“Some person has
s-nt us a Number of ‘ The Philanthropist,' of October
2 !, a rabid Abolition paper, printed at Cincinnati, which
t suit s in the defeat of Gov. Vance, the Whig candidate in
that Slate, as ui.i Abolition victory, the consequence of
the surrender of the Itev. Mr. Mahan to the Governor of
Kentucky, to stand his trial upon a charge of facilitating
tiic escape of runaway slaves, the property of citizens of
tbnt State. And the same paper claims the election of
])r. Duncan to Congress, as another Abolition triumph,
the consequence of his bold avowal of Anti-Slavery opin
ions, and his hitter denunciation of Southern slave-hold
ers, upon whom, outstripping even O’Connell in bitter
malignity, he ‘invokes the curses of God.’
Again : The Philanthrojiisl states another way in which
'Abolitionism operated against the Whigs in the late el c
’tinn in that State. ‘ An impression (it says) prevailed to
a considerable extent among our friends, that Thoma«
Ewing was decidedly hostile to the Anti-Slavery ennse.
Thomas Morris, on the other band, was known every
where as having stepped forward as the champion of
‘human liberty, when assailed Inst Congress by the South
Carolina Senator; liis whole course, in fact, for the last
two years, has been marked by a consistent, an honest, and
,n well directed hostility to the slaveholding interest.
Now, ns the choice of Senator is dependent on the Legis-
la’nre, many Abolitionists bestowed their suffrages in view
of this fact, irrespectively iff parties.’ In other words,
Abolitionists, who hail been AVhigs, voted for Van Rtiren
Abolitionists, in order to secure the re-election of Thomas
Morris, the Van Buren Abolition Senator, in opposition to
Thomas Ewing, the Whig Anti-Abolitionist! So that in
this point of view, too, the late Van Buren victory in Ohio,
is ciuimed as an Abolition triumph !
The Slate of Ohio was carried by surprise, and the
abolition excitement. The abolitionists, at the bead of
whom is Senator Morris, almost to a man, went against
Vance, the Whig candidate for the Chief Magistracy, on
account i f his surrender of Mahon to the Governor of
Kentucky. Mahon, it will be recollected, was presented
by a Kentucky Grand Jury, for enticing slaves to escape
from their masters, and aiding them in so doing. Upon a
demand of the Governor of Kentucky, based on this pre
sentment, Gov. Vance surrendered him. It turned out
iliat Mahon was innocent, and that the Grand Jury had
been misled by the gross perjury of a witness. The ex
citement against Vance grow ing out of this affair, which
took place just before the election, may well he imagined,
when it i< known, that party interest and fanatical zeal
c inspired to make the most of it. Whatever may be
thought of Gov. Vance’s conduct in Ohio, every Southern
mar. must feel grateful to him for jeoparding his populari
ty in showing his willingness to protect the constitutional
rights of slaveholders. We have not yet seen, however,
n line in the Enquirer rendering a tribute of praise to this
gentleman.
And, after all, the majority for Shannon is but little
vising of four thousand, in a vote of 220.000. The Van
Buren majority is but. four in the House, and one in the
Senate—with o::c district doubtful.—Fred. (I'd.) Arena.
Instruction i.v Michigan.—The Legislature of this
youthful State has been most liberal and enterprizing in
it< appropriations and arrangements for the encouragement
of education. The following extract from the July number
of the Democratic Review will enable our rendes to form a
correct idea of the extent of the facilities for public in
struction iu Michigan:
“ The aggregate of lands granted to the State by Con
gress for the purpose of education, is stated by the superin
tendent of public instruction, to be seventy-five sections
i forty-eight. thousand acres) for the support of a university,
md one million one hundred and forty-eight thousand one
hundred and sixty acres for common schools. Under the
net for the disposition of the university and school lands,
which authorized sales of the former at the minimum price
of twenty dollars an acre, to amount to five hundred
thousand dollars, ar.d of the latter to the amount of one mil
lion dollars, at the minimum price of eight dollars an acre,
six thousand five hundred and eighty-three acres of univer
sity lands have boon sold for one hundred and fifty thousand
four hundred and fifty-seven dollars, averaging twenty-two
dollars and eighty-five cents an acre, and thirty-four thou-
tinee hundred and ninety-nine acres of school land, for the
sum ol four hundred and eleven thousand saven hundred and
forty-nine dollars, averaging little less than twelve dollars
an acre. The remaining lands, when sold, the superintend
ent reasonably estimates, will swell the university fund to at
least one million, ar.d the common school fund to upwnit}*
of five millions of dollars."
Sncx the Door.—As cold weather is com
ing upon us, a deal of trouble and frosty air
might be avoided, if people would learn to
shut the door after them. Leaving doors open
causes a great waste of expenditure in the fuel
line ; and besides a great many angry thoughts,
if not angry expressions. There are far more
serious troubles in tire world lobe sure, but who
that is comfortably sealed by a warm fire on a
cold day, and lias liis door left open by some
thoughtless visiter, does not at least think some
tremendous malediction upon such negligence.
I he patient and exemplary house-wife upsets
chairs and tables as she rushes to shut it; the
student throws down liis hook with a most
portentous gesture and scowl; and the 6cribe
fur the press drops his peu, spills his ink, and
perhaps loses an idea worthy of immortality,
as he leaps from his chair to shut the door.
All this confusion and tribulation might be
avoided, if those whose duty it is to do so,
would only bear in mind 'shut the doo?.’—
[Cincinnati Netcs.
A Qu asdaby —A Taker with both hand* in the d nigh
tip to l.j« elbows, a»4 a-fiea in th» jjegr ol bin- irawnsrt.
P&TER TitEfcETAJW,
JulliHitMi taiucaiit' the beiiate hum iIohb* of Repre
So atari vv-*-. tv whom was referee.i the petition of 1 t ter ilu-e
\ ctn* bfcg leave to repoi l: ,
That me Legislature of Georgia,by a Joint Resolution el
both I2oucea,ou the Cm December. DOE directed the Audi
tor ol* tlie State to issue certificates to Feter 3 rezevaiit lot
X7..JSG 10s. id.—and that Abram Jones. lisq., then Auditor
of the State, on tlie 9th day of the same uiou:h,.gave the peli
tioner eight certificates, amounting in the whole to tuat sum——
that three of these certificates having been stud by the peti-
tionei, are supposed to be paid, and do tint enter into tuis
question. -That the petitioner's claim is for the other five
certificates, amounting to Jt'5,0C0. That be lias produced
the originals, payable to himself, which are proved to be
genuine, w ith his cflidavit, that the same have never been
paid, ami that the whole amount is justly due and owing to
him. Two questions have attracted the attention ol the Com
inittee : 1st, Whether the debt ot which these certificates
are the evidence, is justly due and owing to the petitioner 1
2d, Whether the State is bound to malic provision for the
payment of the claim? On the first head, your Committee
have ascertained to tueir entire satisfaction that the claim for
which these certificates were granted, was a just and merito
rious debt, and this will be rendered incontes'.iblc by the
following statement, founded upon authentic documents.
Tho Governor anil Executive Council ol Georgia, on the
31st October, 177", authorized !mobc A Davis, as Commis
sioners of tlie State, to purchase from Robert Farquhar a
quantity of goods brought into the Stale by him: tor which
payment should be made at any time before tlie 1st ot De
cember following in continental money, at 32s. 0d.. to one
dollar; or afterwards in indigo, at the Carolina prices, ihe
goods were delivered by Farquhar, and employed in tae
public service, but no payment was made. Fvrquhav died
in 1784, and by his will gave his estate to his daugiit r Eliza
beth W. Farquhar, and-appointed Alexander Chisolm, h:s
Executor. 1’eter Trezevaut married Elizabeth W. Farqu
har in 1783. and in the same year applied to the Legislature
for payment. The Journals of the Legislature show that it
was at that time proved that Farquhar delivered the goods to
Slone & Davis, and was never paid, but the claim was re
jected on the ground that Slone cs Davis received funds tor
ike putpose of paying; and that the petitioner should resort
to Thomas Stone and the Representatives ot Edward Davis
for redress. In this decision, your Committee are ol opinion
that few person-- would now concur—lor it is evident from
the Executive Journal, that Stone & Davis were the agents
of the State, and were d irected to contract with Farquhar in
that character—from which it is clear that they were not per
sonally liable on the contract, and that if they misapplied
the funds in tlicir hands, as agents, they were liable to the
State, and not to Farquhar; and this, indeed, seems to have
been tlie sense of tlie Legislature, for by the same resolution
which rejected the claim, they directed the Attorney Gene-
ral to proceed against Stone &. Savis, to make them account
for the fund iu their hands. After the claim had been thus
rejected, the petit oner sued the r'tate in tlie Supreme Court,
and the case cf Cbislolm vs. Georgia, as it stands.on the
books, 13 rendered memorable by tlie judgment of the Su
preme Court on the suability of the States, which gave rise to
the llth Amendment of the Constitution cf the United States.
It was after an iuteilocutory judgment against the State and
before the amendment of the Constitution bad been ratified
by a sufficient number of States, that the petitioner renewed
his application to tlie Legislature in December, 178.1. The
result of that application was an abandonment of the ground
taken in 1789, and the adoption of the following Resolution:
“ Resolved, That it is the duty of the State injustice and
good faith to settle and finally adjust all claims brought
against the Government thereof in such manner as may be
most beneficial to the same ; and whereas, there hath been a
suit commenced by Alexander Chisolm. Executor of Robert
Farqshar, against this State in tho Supreme Court of the
United Stales—Therefore be it resolved, That the honor and
inlorest of this Government is fcouni for the payment of all
just debts that have been contracted for the defence of this
State during the late Revolution. And if the said claim of
the Executor of Farquhar should come under this descrip
tion, it is the duty of the Legislature to settle the same in the
manner most accommodating to both parties; and that the
necessary vouchers being produced to substantiate such
claims, the General Assembly will provide for the payment
thereof,"
It will be seen by these proceedings, that the Legislature,
in the most solemn manner, pledged the faith of the State to
investigate the petitioner's claim, and to provide for the re
deinption of the debt in case it should be established to their
satisfaction. And the Journals of the Legislature show, that
in December, 1794, the Legislature did investigate, and found
the claim just, and directed the Auditor to grant certificates
for the precise sum which bad been proved and established
to fiieir satisfaction. Your committee therefore, are warrant
ed by the notoriety which this case had attracted, and by the
scrutiny which it had undergone in repeated discussions, to
conclude that the decision of the Legislature in 1794, ujion
the validity of this debt is evidence of its justice, as high and
authentic as a solemn judgment on record. It follows, there
fore, that unless the debt lias been paid or satisfied since the
year 1794, the amount is now justly due and owing to the
petitioner.
It is admitted by the petitioner that he has disposed of some
of the certificates: and it appears by the records which your
committee have examined, that two at least of those certifi
cates have been renewed to the holders, and are, no doubt paid.
But as to tlie certificates nowin the hand* of the petitioner,
there is no evidence that they have been in any manner set
tled or satisfied : nor does there appear on tho Journals of the
Legislature any evidence of the petitioner’s having applied
to that body on account of them. B ut it appears that in the
year 1799, an act was passed requiring audited certificates to
be renewed in two years from that time, or to be considered
null r.nd void, and that the five certificates now presented for
payment never were renewed : from which it is clear that af
ter the year 1801, no person was authorised on the part of the
State to pay those certificates or to receive them in payment
ofr.onfiscated property.
Y'our Committee further find that from the year 1794 to
1808, no provision was made for the redemption of audited
certificates, except by the sales of confiscated property, in
which they were receivable, and that they could not have been
eo received without being deliveied up. In the absence of
positive proof, payment is uiteu presumed from lapse of time.
Butin this case, payment cannot be presumed, because theie
was no law to authorize such payment ; and neither the rea
son nor the letter of the statute of Limitations would ap
ply, because on the face of the certificates, they are not pay
able till the Legislature shall make provision for them. In
these circumstances, the production of the certificates them
selves, uncancelled and without any discharge, is most satis
factory evidence that the sum of .£5000, acknowledged to be
due in 1794 is still justly due and owing to the petitioner.
If the Committee have succeeded in showing that the debt
is due, the next enquiry, viz : whether the Slate should pro
vide for the payment of it, would seem to admit of very little
doubt. The only objection to do so, prooeeds from tlie Act
of 1799, declaring all certificates null and void, unless re
newed within two years: but as it would be contrary to jus
tice to vacate or annul a Iio.’ia fide contract, by imposing on the
creditor a new condition without bis consent; it is against the
uniform pra-tice of the State to refuse the payment of a just
debt on tnis grznnd. And such a proceeding would be emi
nently unjust in this instance, because the petitioner’s case is
distinguished from the great mass of audited certificates, by
having been adjusted and allowed by the Legislature itself,
and not by the auditor. The allegation in tile preamble of 1
the law, that many certificates have been issued in a vague
and uncertain manner, could not apply here, and the Petition
er's case is clearly not within ill- reasou of the act.
The resultof their investigations haying therefore satisfied
your Committee that the claim of the petitioner is founded up
on a just and meritorious debt, and that it has never been
paid or satisfied, it only remains to inquire what provision the
Legislature should now make fur the settlement of it. And
Your Committee are clearly of opinion, that notning less than
the payment of the principal and interest will satisfy there
quireinents of justice, or comport with tiie honor of the State.
Nor is it supposed that there could be any difference of opin
ion on the subject, but for the precedent created by the acts
of 1808 and 1811.
By those Acts,the Executive is authorized to issue warrants
for the payment of audited certificates when presented to him
at one eighth of their nominal value. But the Petitioner’s
case is not within these acts; and nothing whatever can be
done for the Petitioner without legislative action. The real
issue .therefore, is, whether the Legislature, iu undertaking
to act on the subject, will be governed by precedent, or by a
regard for the public faith and honor solemnly pledged to the
Petitioner.
I* is evident that the violation of justice is as gross in re-
fusing to pay the whole of a just debt, as in refusing to pay
any part of it; and as the petitioner lias relied upon the
pledge which he received from the State, until it is in her
power to redeem the pledge without any embarrassment to
her finances, it is evident that his right in conscience to a full
satisfaction, is perfect and complete. Norcau any number'.f
precedents overrule the immutable principles of justice, or
sanction the repetition of wrong. Neither should the char
acter of this debt be overlooked in tlie consi location of the
subject. It was in the day of need and sore distress that the
State contracted with Robert Farquhar. By the seasonable
aid obtained from him, her men were clothed ami her sol
diers armed for the battle of freedom ; and the debt which is
owing to liis representatives, is part of the price of liberty and
independence. If any inducements were wanting to an act of
justice, they would surely be found in the intimate relation
between the obligation of payment and the associations with
which it is connected. Your Committee, therelore, recom
mend tliatprovision be made lor paving or securing to the pe
titioner the sum of £5000, with interest from the 9jli Decem
ber, 1724 ; nnd beg leave to report a bill for that purpose.
A. BABER,
Chairman «u oart of the Senate.
J. ,\I. KELLY,
Chairman on part of the House.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
tv
IN SENATE, Saturday - , Dxceinhrr 1.
BILLS INTRODUCED AND READ FIRhT TIME.
liv Mr. Gibson: To alter and amend a part of the first
iei tiuii of the thiid article ol liar Constitution,
[Tit• * alteration propped, is to imtitoviZe tnc Iregisla-
utio to Organize :i Superior Court; so us to have the Court
localivl at one place, and to he in session tor the transac
tion of business, night months in the year; requiring the
whole of tlie proceedings in the Court, to lie in writing,
and sent up from the Inferior Courts, with the writs ot
error, and each case to be disposed oi iu such time, as the
Legislature may direct.]
To niter and amend the first section of an act passed
:2<1 December, 1334, to regulate the Lsuo and proceed
ings on commissions of lunacy.
By Mr. Rutherford : For tho relief of George \\ ard anil
his legal representative.
By Mr. Branham: To amend an act for the location
and constriction of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, vtc.
By .Mr Gues* : Tu amend the several acts incorporating
the town of Marietta, Cobh county.
Mr. Beall, from the Committee oil Fiuane.e, to whom
was referred the report of the Commissioners ot the Chat*
tnhoochre river, made a report that, iu their opinion, the
whole subject ought to be referred to the Committee on
Internal Improvement, which was agn cd to.
The Senate look up and agreed to the resolution ap
pointing M. H. U«tL-rigbt. and Alfred Webb, of the county
of Lumpkin; Francis Whelchel, and John Rieves, of the
county of Hall; Francis Lagan, anil K. Carr, of the county
of Habersham ; and George G. Witherspoon, and Samuel
Reese, of the county of Forsyth, Commissioners, to serve ’ cotnn!lllce
without compensation, to enquire into and report to the j
next Legislature, the propriety and necessity of adding a ; .
part of Hall and Habersham counties, to the coun'v of I tl ie >c.is weie 40, nays oo
era! system of Etlueatlol
“fitii December, 1337.
Mr. Jones presented n petition purporting to be from
sundry persons engaged as laborers on the Western and
Atlantic Railroad, in relation to t«»»»ir wages, &c—which
was read, and, on motion of Mr. Gordon to lay the pe
tition on the la: ie for the balance of the session, the yeas
were 40—nays 42 us follows:
Yeas—Messrs. Ailen, Atkinson, Billups, Bostwick,
Bradiuiu, Branham. Camden, Cleveland, Cone, Drane,
Donegal!, Echo's. Gordon, Guess, Ilanecll, Harris of
Wayne, Heath, Hendrick, Hutchings, Janes of Greene,
Jnurdun, Knight, Loveless, Mauldin, McDonald, Miller,
Move, Murphcy, O’Barr, Penrson, Polk, Robertson, Scar
borough, Smith of Coweta, Springer, Swain, Tarver, Tii-
ford, iomlinson, Wilson.
Nay.-—Messrs. Alexander, Anderson, Bailey, Baker,
Bivins, B.uck. Brown of Heard, Bryan, Calhoun, Cockran,
Curry of Decatur, Curry of Washington,Ellington, Floyd,
Foster, Green, Hall, Mai raison, Harris of Taliaferro, liar-
of ILct
forJ of Co’tmibm7CrSVrft>rd tjf HiuWb, Ci^pfianT of Kcb
mend. Daniel of Twiggs, Dart, DcLo|>eniere, Dyer, Kvan.%
of DeKalb. Evans of Muscogee, Ford. Franks, Gauhlen,
Green, of Lee, Guyton, Hamilton, Hammond, Haralson.
Hardage, Harjicr, Harris, Hines, Hollingsworth. Hop
kins, Howard, Hubbard, Hutchinson. Jenkins, Jones ol
Elbert, Jones of Gilmer. King, Laedler, Lefils, Lemon.
Lockhart, Lowe, Maguire, McArthur, McCiesky. Mea
dows, Mosely, Neal, of Pike, Patterson, Phillips, Powell,
of Marion, Powell of Monroe, Pryor, Reynolds, Richard
son, Roberts, Robinson, Rockwell. Rogers, Sanford.
Sausscy, Scarlett. Shaw. Shelton, Smead, Sparks, Stal
lings, Stanley, Stapler. Statham, Stell, Stocks, Stroud of
Clark, Stroud of Walton, Swift, Turner, of Monroe, Tur
ner, of Wilkes, Watts, Webb, Wellborn, White of Camp
bell, Whitfield, Willingham, and Wyatt.
Navs—Messrs. Anderson, Ash, Bateman, Bowen,
Brown, Bryant, Bvars, Camp, Cannon, Carroll, Clack,
Cobb, Collier, of DeKalb, Colley. Cone, of Camden, Con
ner, Cross, Daniel of Madison, Darden. Drysdale, Fii-trb-
boods of aacb qf-the Curmnrssnmrr, of F&* ^
■ n default, to be turned over to the proper •
mediate suit, and that he be hereby untborixrfiT* for
"rposes contempt J
ones, to carry „ n y
..- . . , . ' ,K ’ n a « ll «-y *hall have ) " T 1 *
qualified to issue Ins warrant for the unexpend n du| *
of said approbation, to be directed to it* lerii;I!_ "*•
tad,
ryi&u.
new Commissioners, for the purposes conte^t.'T
like restrictions of the former r— * ~ pUh * UnJ.!
improvements; and
warrant for the n
_ Ihe balance of tlie day was taken up in the
Don of iffi* bill to incorporate the Augusta andtr*
boro Railroad and Banking Company. *
MR. LAY/SON S PREAMBLE AND RBSOLCt.
XVukkkas, it is not only the right, but tho J
people, who are the. source of all power in tiii, of ^
express through their Representative* their 0 nj C ° Ulltr J'l»
all questions of national policy which inv„lv o a “!' , ’ ,, P n t
ten-st : And whereas, there is now b,.f„ rr 'u' lr m-
tiou. of all pervading interest. ispeciaU
mrly. Shall VIi*; Government of il.,. r - ^ fc «.
is- <1 - . 11 O fllttri C.
the citizens of Cobh county, approbatory of the conduct ot j session, tho House shall convene at half past nine, in the ! revive it, and to present it to the people ir
the Chief Civil Engineer, which was referred to the same morning, and at three o’clock, in the afternoon. j imposing and more delusive, than ir ever p U ; ^?' n Bl "r«
Tuksdat, December 4. • the eyes ol the friends of State Rights. Tile p^n ■ ^
Tlie House, on motion of Mi. Patterson, reconsidered j barrassments which followed the overthrow of th*^
Mr. Echols’ resolutions came tip as the order of the day.
0.; tin; motion to lay them on the table lor the present,
Lumpkin—and a part of Lumpkin to Forsyth county. j
Mr. Lawson, of Burke, laid on thn tabic a Preamble j
and Resolutions, or. the Currency—[which will he found j
ia another part of tho paper.]
BILL PASSED.
To establish an additional election prccint, in the cnur.tv i
of Lee. ' I
RILLS LOST.
To change the mode of electing Judges, Attcr.n-v# and |
Solicitors’ General#, and Generals of the uiiiitia of this |
State.
For the relief of Anderson W. Bell, John Bell, ar.M |
James Rilie.
Mux da T, December 3.
RILLS INTRODUCED AND READ FIRST TIME. I
By Mr. Calhoun : To legalize the adjournment of Mas-4
cogee Superior Court.
To authorize the Governor to appoint a Commissioner
to survey and sell the island in the Chattahoochee river.
Mr. Bailey7 To manumit and set free Penitiah, a slave,
!lie property of Alden Micklcherrv, of the dainty of Butts.
By Mr. Hansel!: To authorize Iliehard Winn, of Hall
county, to erect a toll bridge on Id* own land, across the
Chattahoochee river, in Hall and Forsyth counties.
The balance of the day was taken up in the co.nridera-
no.i of the fallowing resolutions offered by Mr. King, viz:
Resolved by the Senate, S,-c.. That the Ccrnmissinecis
of the Western mill Atlantic Railroad, are liarehy required
to report to his Excellency the Governor, their opinion of
the most eligible point on the Tennessee river, fur a termi
nus of said Railroad, with a view to a continuation of said
road by Tennessee, to Nashville and Memphis; and the
Governor is hereby requested to lay said report before
both branches of the General Assembly.
Resolved, That tho Commissioners aforesaid, be. nnd
Mr. Gordon moved to make them the older of the day
for i intrstlav next, which was agreed to—yeas 61—nays If)
Mr. Foster laid on the table a preamble and resolutions
relative to the payment of General Nelson’s Brigade in the
Fhirid i Campaigns of 1337 and 1832.
KILLS PASSED.
T.i Incorporate the Fort Gaines Steamboat Company.
To point out tlie. mode of creating certain corpora;ions,
and to define their rights and privileges, and to provide a
mode of changing the names of individuals.
Fridat, December 7.
RILLS INTRODUCED AND READ FIRST TIME.
Bv Mr. Sayre: To authorize the Inferior Couit of
Hancock county to levy an extra tax.
By Mr. Mansell: to incorporate the Flint and Ocmul-
goe Railroad Company.
The Senate took up and ageed to a preamble and reso
lutions, requesting our members in Conguess to urge the
immt diale adjustment and settlement of the claims ot the
volunteers of Gen. Nelson's Brigade while in the Florida
service: and to obtain an appropriation from Congress,
w hich shall do justice to those w ho served during the cam
paign as ensigns, or lieutenants, >Sce. &c.
Mr. Jones from the committee to whom was referred
the paper signed John Kilkcddy, report that they have
lind the same under consideration. 1 be paper itself bears
internal evidences, which strongly induce your committee
to believe t lie signature a fictitious one, but at the same time
it details facts and circumstances which amounts to specific
charges of mal-prnctice in office against tho commissioners
and engmeers, and of corruption against the latter. At
trie same time, the writer refers to responsible persons
from whom tbe truth may be known and whose Sestimoriy
if called on. tlie parties implicated tnav he convicted ifguii-
tv, or acquitted, if innocent. But as your committee have
j so much of the Journals of yesterday as relates to the rejec- j of the United States, have been seized uponbv the A
tion of the bill to alter and amend the 4tli article ami 2d of that institution, to recommend it to the pcoi.j,? V
section of the Constitution, so far as prescribes the manner ! finely indispensable, not only to the fiscal oneraii **
of holding elections by the Legislature.
BILLS TASSED.
Government, but to commence itself. T <i J e iTt'°f tho
| to this doctrine, they have thrown every [>■><,
Toexteml the time ot foitunntedrnwets in tlie lotteries of j l ' ,e " a - a i P[' ei b' restoration of a sound curren^T^
1318. 1319, 1821.1827 and 1332, and to reduce the present' a '*- v National Bank; and have °7 **
price of lotte.y grants. j eH J n » *'*\™** the «">»•»T to the Lte, t “gS'
To authorize Thomas Hardin to establish a ferrv acres# j 1 ™ ovcn ’ i nls avc 1:01 been fruitless even j> w
Mate of Georgia. Many staunch advocates ofStat I tb *
Little River, on his own land.
To authorize the Inferior Court of Bike county to appr
priate a part of the county funds fur the support of the pour
of said comity.
To consolidate the offices of Receiver ofTnx Returns and
Tax Collector for the counties of Dade, Gwinnett, Hail,
Madison add Thomas.
To amend the 295th section of the 13l!i Division of the
Penal Code.
To incorporate the Dubov Steam mills and Lumber Com
pany.
To regulate the mode of recoveries of debts and li-ihili-
lies against moneyed corporations in this State, ami against
the respective stockholders, and to prevent such corpora
tions from doing any business in exchange during a sus
pension of specie payments by such corporations.
BILL LOST,
() _ ! and strict construction, have been converted r„
" • uinrrU’H ti> | it. v .
Bank policy; and hot for rhe reaction whirl, has * 0,1,1
‘ken place, whereby commerce has rc"ai-, .1 i reClnt: ’
• i n : ' 1 l,t ‘ r wurtnl
hannel," and now flows on in an even current a'
j of the people might possibly have been deluded Tnc. 01 ?
I opinion that w ithout a great central m
, eminent must crumble into runs. Fortunutelv
i lor the cause of Republicanism, experience he
uded into tb,
the Gw.
howenr
another language, and to teach us that a national
neither necessary as an agent of the Government, or ’
instrument of commerce. The establishment of sod] 11 '
instrument then, is perfectly a question of abstract po T
neither the exigencies of Government, nor of cumrnrF
demand it; and we believe that if the people 0 f G f0 ] C '
could forget for a moment their part y prejudices, it * 7
he as decidedly reprobated in this Stale now, u# it wj" 1 "'
~ „ .. , , - riTr-' 1^16. We believe, hovwver, that no rxi-enric «
To exempt from Road duty the Justices of the Infer.- collIllry j , Mlily thc re-establishment of such ^
Court# ot the several coniine* of tins State. stiiution. 1K - 1 K r ' ■ '*•'
they aro hereby instructed to enquire whet her any Engi- i ni> irivon them to compel the attendance ofwitnes*-
ncor, or assistant Engineers, employed on tlie Western | thevcannotprehtuhlypursuetheinvostigntion,andthcre-
and Atlantic Railroad, has been, or hereafter mnv be, or
is concerned directly or indirectly, in the purchase ofland
at any point on ihe Tennessee river, proposed as a termi
nus ot said Railroad, or elsewhere on said road before the
route was fixed, and especially at or near tlie mouth of
Chickatnauga creek, and if tho said Commissioners shall
be satisfied that any Engineer or assistantant Engineers,
in tho employ of the State, is or ha# been, or hereafter tnav
bt* engaged or concerned directly or indirectly in the pur
chase of land, at. or near the mouth of said creel:, that
they forthwith discharge said Engineer or assistant Engi
neers from tho service of the State.
Tuesday, December 4.
RILLS INTRODUCED AND READ FIRST TIME.
By Mr. Bryan: To incorporate the Florence Bridge
Company.
By Mr. Calhoun: To amend an act to incorporate the
Central Bank of Georgia.
By Mr. Black, from the committee appointed: To in
corporate various Academics therein named.
By Mr. Knight: To alter and amend an art appointing
Commissioners to build a Court-House and Jail in thc
county of Lowndes.
By Mr. Springer: To create a sinking fund for the re-
demplion of the hills ol any Banks now chartered, or here
after to he rhnrtere.l by tho Legislature of this State,
when any of said Banks may fail, Ac.
Mr. Gordon, from the Joint Standing Committee on In
ternal Improvement, to which was referred the Report of
the Commissioner for improving the navigation of the
Coim.nhooclicc river, made a report, “ tlnrt the work ap
pear* to have been done with judgment, and to have effect
ed the object for which the appropriation was made,” and
that the Commissioner appears to have faithfully perform
ed his duty, and therefore entitled to adequate compensa
tion.
A message \v« received from the Governor, in pursu
ance of a resolution of the Senate, relative to the amount
expended in the construction of tho Western & Atlantic
Railroad,
It appears, that ihe aggregate disbursement* made ba
the Board of Commissioners, under every head of rhnrge.
from ilia commencement of thc year to the end of tho 3d
quarter, (30th September) amount to $193,693 45 cet.ts.
of which was advanced to thc Commissioners to
cover expenses incident to the performance of their re
spective duties.
The amount drawn from the Treasury up to the end of
the third quarter, for the survey and location of the road,
was $51,554 43; of this sum there has been expended
$43,796 43. Four thousand dollars have been draw n du
ring the present quarter—making the whole amount drawn
for the survey and location of the road $55,554 89. As
neither the contracts or copies have been furnished the
Governor, lie is unable to say wlmt amount it will require
to complete the. several contracts ; hut transmits to the Le-
gislntt’.re all the paper* in hi# possession relating to the
subject,
Mr. Calhoun, from the committee on Banks, to which
was refericd the stutem nt of the Cashier of the Central
Bank and the Report of the Commissioners appointed to
examine into the affairs of said institution, made .a rer-ort,
w hich concludes with the following, “your Committee be
lieve that the affairs of the Bank have Keen administered
with fidelity by the Directors, during the past year;” ac
companied with u resolution, that the Directors of the
Central Bank he required to institute suit# on all paper Iv-
ing over in the Bunk, and hereafter that they cause suit# to
fore ask to he discharged from a further consideration of
the subject—which was taken up arid agreed to.
Mr. Springer’s resolution, relative to the establishment
of a mail route from Augusta, G;i, to lu*caloo#a, Ala.,
was taken up arid rejected.
Mr. Miilei from tlie committee on tlie Judiciary to whom
w as referred the petitions of sundry citizens of Ciark and
Richmond counties, reported, that “ while they concur w ith
ihe petitioner*, that the evil of intemperance has been
greatly aggravated by the increasing number of shops in
which nrde.it spirits is retailed in small quantities, yet tiie
committee cannot report favorably to the priwrofthc pe
titioner* w ithout, in their opinion, encroaching upon some
j of the undoubted rights of the citizens of the State, and'
i depriving them of some of the privilege* of trade, which
1 public necessity does not demand—nnd beiie\ ing thc ex
isting law* sufficient to remedy the evil complained of,
I your committe ask to be discharged from tlie further con-
I si.location of the subject.
The same committece to whom was referred the bill to
I alter md change thc Judiciary, so far as relates to the
! sale of personal property in Habersham county. Sic., re-
! ported. “ that they consider legislation on the subject un
necessary,” dec.
BILLS PASSED.
To aulhorize Joseph Griffin, of Burke county, to estab
lish a f-rry across the Savannah river, on liis own land.
To alter and. amend the road laws of Union county.
To remove- .obstructions, nnd to keep open tho Coosa
river and its brauehes, for navigation, and the free passage
of fish.
Amendatory to an act'incorporating the Baptist Con
vention of Georgia, &c.
To make the Court-house permanent, and to incorporate
the town of Lanier, in Macon county.
To lay out and orgnnize a new County from tha counties
of Flovd and Walker.
To mark the dividing line between the counties of Ap
pling nnd Ware.
Air. Bulloch from the Committee on punting to whom
was referred the accounts of F. L. Robinson, public print
er, made a report. Mr. Stapler, from the same committee
made a counter report.
Mr. Bulloch, from the same committee,-reported a bill
to amend an act to provide for the election of a Public Prin
ter, and to regulate the printing required to be performed
bv the Legislature, assented to December 23d, 1836—which
was read first time.
Tlie balance of the day was taken up in the considera
tion of tho bill to authorize the business of hanking.
Wednesday, December 5.
BILLS INTRODUCED AND READ FIRST TIME.
Bn Mr- Cone of Camden : To establish a Company in
the county of Camden, iind»r the name and style of the
Satilla Steam Saw-mill Company.
By Mr. Green of Forsyth: To grant certain privileges
to descendants of the Cherokee tribe, and to- relievo them
from disabilities.
By Mr. L.nmr: To extend ard continue tlie Western
Sc Atlantic Railroad to Dccarur, in DeKalb county.
By Mr. Pittman of Gwinnett: For the relief and sup
port of widows and orphans, out of thc estates of deceased
husbands and parents.
Bv Mr. Watersr lo add the land* where Reuben Law-
son and John Moore now reside, to tho county ol Jasper.
By Mr. Bowen: To incorporate the lo-.v rr oi Bristol, on
Flint river, near the line of Macon und Doolvj counties,
formerly known as Travellers’ Rest, &c.
By Mr. Craw ford of Columbia : To compensate the
Grand and Petit Jurors of the counties of Jasper, Monroe,
Jackson, Gilmer, Marion and Habersham.
To change the names of certain persons therein named,
and to legitimatize the same.
By Mr. Chester - To require the Inferior Court of De
catur county, to allow thc Receiver of Tax Returns pay, iu
certain cases.
By Mr. Harris, from tlie committee: To alter and
amend the several acts passed relative to the free passage
of fish in the Ocmulgee river.
By Mr. Smith of Tattnall r To add a part of the county
of Tattnall to the county of Montgomery.
By Mr. Smend : To establish an election precinct in tlie
village of Centrexille, Talbot county.
Mr. Howard, from the committee to which was referred
the petition of Milledgc Galpliin, in behalf of hini*eif and
others, made a report thereon; and also a bill for the re
lief of the legal representatives of George Galpliin, de
ceased, &{r. He also laid on the Bible, resolutions request
ing our Senators and Representatives in Congress, to urge
To incorporate thc Marion Dragoons, in the county of | the Government to refund to the State of Georgia, the sum
Macon. of 9791/. 15s. 5d. sterling money, being the amount nppro-
To establish an additional election precinct in the county ] printed by this Legislature for the relief of the legal rep-
of Twiggs. " j resentatives of George Galpliin, deceased, xvho was an In-
To legalize and make valid certain proceeding*'of- the | dian trader comprehended in the treaty of 1773.
Sonata* A'-adcmirais of the State of Georgia, and of the i I fi p balance of the day was taken up in the considera-
Bonrtl of Trustees of the University of Georgia. { lion of the bill to authorize the business of Banking.
To incorporate the tow n of Albany, in Baker county, and
to authorize Tomlinson Fort, INelson Teft and J. C. Har
ris, and their associates, to orcct a Bridge across Flint
liver.
KILLS LOST.
To manumit n certain negro man Darby.
To debar any execution from binding property until after
levy is made, See., &c.
FATAL EFFECTS OF TlfF, GLANDERS IN HORSES'.
Washington City, Nov. Cth. 1838.
Mr. Porter:—The writer of this has seen in tlie pa
pers an account of a cab driver, in London, losing Ins life
by disease taken from a glandcrcd horse. A case of the
same kind occurred in Georgetown some years since, by
which the life of a valuable citizen was lost. Mr. Holtz-
man had a glandered horse, to vaoQ he was giving medi
cine, in the hope of making n cure. In handling tlie
horse, Mr. H oltinan s hands became smeared with the
matter from thc horse’s nostril, and when in that state, lie
p-assed one of them over a sore lip, in order to drive away
a fiy. Inflammation soon followed, and spread,so rapidly,
that he survived only a few days.
That the glanders is infections, and can he communica
ted from the horse to the man, I have not a doubt; and I
make this communication with the hope that it may put
staldc-mcn more upon their guard —Spirit of the Times.
A Backwoods Hfroise—A friend w riting to.n*. from
Helena, Arkansas, under date of tho 12th ultimo, sax's.
Last week a Mr*. M’Bride, of Monroe county, a widow
lady, was inform 'd by one of her children that the dogs
bad treed a panther within half a mile of her house. Hav
ing no nmmusiition she sent to a neighbor’s and procured
powder nnd lend, moulded some bullets, loaded her gun,
and proceeded to the place, nnd brought down her game
at the first fire. The report of the gun started up another
panther at hand, which ran up n tree within half a mile of
the other. She again loaded, her gun, and killed thc se
cond also at thc first fire, fr >m the top of one of the tallest
tree*. I happen'd there tbc same day, and rec-.-ived the
?rot». herself.”—Loni^rUftt JcttrnaL
he instituted on all paper that may he unpaid nttlie expira
tion of sixty days after its maturity.
The committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred
the petition of George W. Owens, made a report unfavor
able to the same.
The Senate resumed the consideration of Mr. King.’*
resolutions in relation to the Engineer* of thc Western &
Atlantic Railroad ; and on agreeing to the same, the yens
were 55, nays 27—as follows:
Yea*—Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Baber, Baker, Billups,
Bivins, Black, Bostwick, Bryan, Clalhoun, Cone, Cmry of
Decatur, Curry of Washington, Dunegan, Floyd. Foster,
Gibson, Green, Harralson, Harris of Taliaferro, Harris of
Warren, Harris of Wayne. Heath, Hendrick. Holmes,
June* of Green, Janes of Leo, Jones, Jnurd-in, King,
Knight, Lamar, Lawson of Cuike, Lawson of Houston,
Mattox, McFarland, McLennon, Miller. Morgan, Mur-
pliexq Robertson, Rogers, Sagtir, Shaw, Smifli of Bryan,
Smith of Floyd, Spencer, Stell, Surrencv, Sxvain, Tarver,
Tillbrd, Tomlinson, Williamson and Wright.
Nays—Messrs. Atkinson. Bailee, Beall, Bradford, Broxvn
of Heard. Camden, Cleveland. Cockran, D ane, Echols,
Gord n. Guess, Hall, Hau*ell, Hutching.*. Loveless. Maul
din, McDonald; Moseley, Moye, O’Bnrr, Polk. Rutherford,
Scarborough, Smith of Coweta, Springer and Wilson.
Wednesday, December 5.
Mr. Gordon introduced u bill to prescribe additional
qualifications to the voters at corporate elections of the ci- ’
tv of Savannah, and to authorize the election of Mayor by
the legal voters of said city.
BILLS PASSED.
To legalize thc adjournment of the Suacrior Court of M u»-
cogee count v.
To incorporate the relief Society of the Georgia Metho
dist conference.
To authorize thc Gox-omor to pay to the proper anthori-
ty of Pulaski county, all arrearages that may be due *nid
County, on the Academic and pour school fund.
To authorize thc Inferior court of Lee county, to form
new mnlitia districts in said county.
To alter and amend the first section of thc third article
of the Constitution—yeas 74 lays 6.
PILL LOST.
To compel persons residing in Wayne county, to make
a return of and pay taxes on their property in the said
county.
The Report of the committee concerning Robert Pax
ton xvns taken up and agreed to.
The balance of the day wat taken up itj reading biH s 5e "
cond time.
Thcrsd-ay, December, 6.
KILLS INTRODUCED AND READ FIRST TIME.
By Mr. Harris of Warren : To continue in force for ten
years, an act for establishing a ferry across the River Al-
tamalin, at Fort Barrington.
By Mr. Bivins: To require the Inferior courts of the
counties of Marion and Muscogee to cause the line dividing
said counties to he marked out.
By Mr. Tarver: To incorporate the Louisville Railroad
Company.
By Mr. Homes: To authorize the Governor to cause
to be paid ox-cr, to the proper authority of Baker county,
all that may be due said county ns its. Academic fund.
By Mr, Haralson : To amend an art to establish a gon-
IIOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Saturday, December 1.
KILLS INTRODUCED AND READ FIRST TIME.
By Mr. Burnett: To protect the Banks of this Slate
from itRis for specie, by the Banks of other States or its
citizens, xvlirrc the Banks of other States have not re
sumed specie payment#;
By Mr. Bulloch : To incorporate n Bunking Company
in thc city of Savannah, to bn known as the Interior a:.-xl
Western Bank uf Savannah.
By Mr. Lemon; To prevent persons from taking es-
trnys beyond the limits of the county where said estrnvs
arc taken up.
By Mr. Street: To require thc Inferior Court of Walker
county, to furnish the Tax Collector of Dade county, with
i a Digest for 1337. of the taxable property of that portion
of the citizens of Walker, who were subsequently included
in tho countv ->f Dade.
By Mr. Dart: To authorize and require the Treasurer
of the State, to subscribe in the name and behalf of the
S’ate, for onc-tliiidof the capital stock of the Brunswick.
Canal and Railroad. &c.
By Mr. Kelly, of Houston: To alter and amend an act,
to guard and protect the citizens of this Stiitr, against the
too prevalent use of deadly weapons, xAc.
By Mr. Stocks: To promote the culture of silk in this
State.
By Mr. Raulcrson: To appoint Commissioners,, and to
Thursday, December 6.
BILLS INTRODUCED AVD READ FIRST TIME.
Tlie bill of Senate: To legalize the adjournment of the
Superior Court of Muscogee county.
By Mr. Shelton, from a select committee: To compen
sate Basil Dawscy, for carrying an express. See.
The House resumed the consideration of the bill to au
thorize the business of Banking; various amendments were
offered; nnd after much discussion had thereon, upon the
question “shall this bill now pass,” the yeas were 34,
nays 70—a* follows:
Yeas—Messrs Arnett, Bacon, Ball, Berrien, Bowen,
Brown, Burnett. Byars, Camp, Cannon, Carr, Carroll.
Ciinprnnn, Cliatficld, Chester, Clack, Coker, Collier of
DcKolb, Colley, Conner. Crawford of Harris, Daniel of
Twiggs, Darden, Darr. DeLaperriere, Evans of Muscogee,
Fletcher, Find, Goodman, Green of Lee, Greer, Ham
mond, Hancock, Harper, Harris, Harrison, H ine*. Hud
son, Hunt, Jones of Elbert, Kelly of Houston, Kellv of
Rabun. King, Laedler. Landrum, Lefils, Lockhart, Lowe,
Martin, Maguire, McArthur, McMillan. Meadows, Mose-
Iv, Neal of Pike, Patterson, Phillips, Poxvell of Marion,
We believe thatCongn-ss has not tho cuna- n.
tmiial power to establish it; and if this difficulty
removed, there are others not less serious wliicb renu
to he removed before we can give it our support.
dangerous to tlie liberty of the people, a d especially d *
genius to the liberty of the South. it i* dnnin*
to Southern commerce, and our own Bank*,
having chartered, wo tire bound to protect, 'u, "
not understand the argument urged in favor of a .\ alj
al Bank, that it will control the State Banks. A pmn,
to control, is a power to destroy; and it is an insultto
as legislators, to tell us, in commendation of a
Bank, that it w ill devour these creatures of our o» n 1*™
ing. AVe should refuse to give them existence, or i,«!
ing given them being, we should foster them a* uu ^ 0 »i
off-pring. We believe tho Federal Government m;,u
stri ng enough, for the security of Southern institution,«
least, without adding to it the power of ir *ijn> nnli w
bank. AA’e have uo confidence in legislative re»tri«iciM
up in such a monster; and therefore wo consider that the
only safe course for thc people to pursue is to let it alee*
the sleep of Death ; and to place it beyoad the hopaof rs
surrection, we would gladly see some measure ailopid
which will forever supplant it. But it is not ourdwi*j
to discuss tlie policies of this measure. Our aim i*.-i.ru>-
ly to give our opinion upon it, iu which we belirte »»
faithfully represent the people of Georg a. Therefore,
Resolved, That a strict construction of tho Constitutioi
of the United States, is the great principle of distinction
lietween Republicanism and Federalism, and that therefore,
thc connexion between the Government and the Lanin,
whether State or National, is Federal, because there i* w
grant of power in that instrument, which authorize, lath
connexion.
Resolved, That the establishment of a Federal Bank,
in any form, is unconstitutional, inexpedient, and danjts
ous to the liberties of thc people.
Resolved, That any mensure for the collodion and die
horsemenf of the public money, deriving its existtincshn
a corpornting power, i* unconstitutional.
Resolved, That the establishment of an Indepnont
Treasury, under proper guards and restrictions, ir fc I
best means by which the great object of a divnrt,,(
Banks and State, cun be effected, nnd that it is tint ore
Constitutional, but it is the best, of not the only Irpi-
mate system, by xvbith the Government can cullect aiidda-
burse the revenue.
Resolved, That we war net with ourStnrfe Bank, onire:
as they continue to confine themselves to the ol j’Ctil*
which rhey were created, and are content to rcvolre virhii I
their proper spheres, that they arc corporations rreaiu I
for mere commercial purposes, and should not attrtnpCii I
grasp political power, w hich they most assuredly do wba '
they strive to link themselves with thc Government
MR. KING’S PREAMULK AND RESOLt’TIO.M
Whereas it has been clearly show n in the report of«c
Commercial Conventions, that the Southern Stsrezpoi
tax of at least twenty-five per cent., in their ChrSnerix
exehangos, or more than twenty millions of dollars.!' - |
annum, in consequence of their being conducted ttirncr. ,
circuitous channels, and that a direct expmt and impec
trade with foreign nations, is of the most vital impotW*
not only to the prosperity of these States, but to the I
and stability of these institutions. And w herens i: ha* [
snoxvn that thc operations of thc txvo Banks of the Uoitei
Slates, which have existed forty years since 1791, in css-
nexion with the fiscal action of tlie General Guvernmel j
have aided in eff cling the commercial degradation olri#
Southern S ates, and that if they would reiiex-e them*eht>
from this oppressive dependence, they must bring intuit-
tion a money power of sufficient magnitude to resis:
counteract the extensile financial arrangements of lce I
large hanking institutions of New-York and I’hiladrUi*
And whereas the works of Internal Improvement. »»*
in progress in these States, will, when completed, prod* 1
thc most actix-e intercourse, nnd establish # system *
interchange xvirli the West ai d Soiitiixvesr, going to tho"
extensix-e and fertile regions, a rapid end rhtap romm- : '
cation with thc r.'outhern Atlantic coast, mid con*eq!X t, 7
I’owcll of Monroe, Prescott, Pryor, Renf.oe, Rex nobis! i ca,,se B-u vast amount of their import* to pass through
—- - - • same channel*, thereby rendering necessary a iinaL*' 1
Richardson, Robinson, Rockwell, Sanford, Scarlett, Shel
ton, Smend, Smith of Appling, Stallings, Statham, Stocks.
Swift, Toombs, Tracy, Turner, of Wilkes, Ward, War-
then, AVehb, Wellborn, AVliiting and Wyatt.
Nays—Messrs. Anderson, Ash, Axvtry, Boyd, Brynnt,
Bulloch, Cain, Clark, Cobh, Cone of Camden, Crawford
of Columbia, Crawford of Richmond, Cross, Dobson, Drys-
dule, Dyer, Evan* of DeKalb, Franks, Freeman, Frier,
Goar, Gnulden, Green of Forsyth, Gnahy, Guyton, Hall,
Hamilton, Hardnge, Hilliard, Hollingsworth, Hopkins,
Hurtlin, Howard, Hub hard, Hutchinson, Jenkins, Jones of
Gilmer. Lamar, Lemon, Lcssueur, Malone, McCiesky,
McDoxvell, Merixvetlier, Murphy, Neal of Franklin, Pitt
man of Madison, Poiter, Rrebun, Raulerson, Roberts, Rn-
appropriate money to make n canal and bridges across the j gers, Sausscy, Sasnett, Slmfler, Shaw, Smith of Tattnall,
swamp "f the Allamalia, at Fort Barrington. | Sparks, Stanley, Stapleu, Stell, Stroud of Clark Stroud of
Mr. Pryor presented the petition of sundry citizens of I Walton, Sumner, Turner of Monroe, Watts, AVhite of
Harris county, praying a chaage in thc license laxx. J Campbell, Whitfield, Wilkinson, Willingham, Witt, and
I A’oiitig.
Friday, December 7.
KILLS INTRODUCED AND READ FIRST TIME.
KILLS LOST.
To appropriate money to provide for the security of th
public property, at ttie seat of Government, against fire.
To compel Justice* of the Pence in the several counties By Mr. Lamar: To give master millrights a lien on all
in this State, to give bontl and security for the faithful per- j mill* built or repaired by them in errtnin cases,
f, .nuance of their dutv. ; To extend tlie corporate limits of the city of Macon.
Monday, December 3. ' By Mr. Patterson: To authorize the - litfeiior Count- of
KILLS INTRODUCED AND READ FIRST TIME. ! Bllrke cuunt >'' 1, v . v n " CMri * las > tu kcc P in S° ,kI “ fder
Bv Mr. Del,per.-;, re: For the relief of aaHoavs and ; ,h< *P ul ’^ "»' d * mM 3; , _
orphans of soldier*, who have been killed, or died, in the ! Vcn'.co. (from a Select Committee:) To ap-
; pronriale money* tor Ihe relti-l ol invalid soldiers wounded
service ot tins State. J > _
Bv ilr. Brown: To change the time of holding the Su- ! ,u ^ al ' , r „ , r . . . _
nerior and I nferior Courts in the count v of AVilkcs. j . B - v Mr Bulloch, (from a Select Committee :) To appor-
By Mr. Mosely: To regulate the appointment, define j ^
the duties, and fix the salaries of military store-keepers.
BILLS PASSED.
To compensate the Grand and Petit Jurors of thc
county of Tattnall, &c.
To define and affix the punishment of a crime or misde- I
meaner, committed by a slave, by the counsel, persu.ition, j
this State, according to the sixth enumeration, in con
formity with the 7th section of the 1st article of the Con
stitution.
By Mr. Camp : For the compensation of bailiffs, in cer
tain cases.
currency and financial arrangements, com mensural"
our sterling and domestic exchange, and the «rn»*“ I
banking capital of sufficient amount to attain ihrsz"^ 1,
and furnish to our merchants the necessary arc"tn |r ' oc ''
tions and facilities, to enable them to reclaim and cord:!' |
succps*lullv our extensive commerce.
And whereas concert of action on the part of tb# So**
immediately interested in these great objects, sill bo*" 1 |
likely to produce the desired result.
1. Be it therefore resolved. That it is ncrcssarjW
commercial independence and prosperitj of the
and Soutbxvesteni State*, that a Bank be establish" 0 ?
them, with a capita! large enough to meet all the
their extensive commerce, and regulate tlieii sirrlii’S*'
domestic exchange.
2. Resolved, That thc capital of said Bank ought
equal in amount to the export of the State* roncrl 11 '
it* establishment; that at least one-half of the
allotted to each State, he subscribed for, and owned hy
State—and the other half by the citizens thereof; th* 1 ^
j stock subscribed by Slates he paid for, in certific >,M
i State Stork or State debt, and not to bear interest '
1 di*po*ed'aC by said Bank. ,;
3. Resolved, That the amount of stock subset 1
each State, ought to be exercised in snid State, h' 0 ^• (
more branches of said hank, unless otherwise direct
said StHto.
4. Resolved, That the charter of said Bank
lie so tnvnrd, as to permit znv Suite to xvitbdra* 1 ; ^
tal therefrom, and that any Slate not having fi rft
interest therein, be permitted to do so, on the ?anJL
as thc original subscribers. . ip
5. Resolved, That five Commissioners be 3 rU’'U p.
hi* Excellency the Governor, to meet in the c'ft ^ ^
gusta, on the first Monday in April next, and act **
Commissioners as may be appointed on the pa rI u f -
c i 1. —:j u..nt and rer"”
or procurement, or other meuns of free white person*.
To admit certain deeds, hills ol sale, and mortgages, to
be proven and recorded, and to admit them, or copies, in
evidence.
To appropriate money to pay the officers and soldier*
who were engaged in actual service against the Indians,
in the Okefinokee swamp, during the year 1838, i&c.
[including the volunteers, drafted men of AA'are, Camden,
Appling, Lowndes, Thomas, and Decatur.]
To amend an act incorporating thc town of Ellijay, in
the county of Gilmer.
PILLS LOST.
Tlie hill to authorize <%ud impower the Inferior Court of
Harris county, to employ some fit and proper person or
persons, to cut down and make more passable, the Pine
mountains, in tho county of Harris,.iij various places^—and
to appropriate mcney for the same.
For the relief of N. Garrison, and E. M. Johnson.
To a’ter and amend the fourth article and second section
of the Constitution, so far as prescribe* the manner of
holding elections by the Legislature, that is, voting viva
voce; there not being a constitutional majority of two-
thirds, was lost—yeas 88, nays 50.
Yeas—Messrs. Awtrv, Bacon, Berrien, Boyd, Bulloch,
Burnett, Carr, Chapman, Chatfiel«L Chester, Clark, Craxv-
By Mr. Gnulden: To appropriate $1500, to clear out Elates, to trame a charter for _ _ . |00 ..
stractions in Taylor’s Creik. in Liberty cunntv. expediency and objects- of such an nist-- 1 '.
charter nnd report shall be laid before the L*** 1 "^
the Stares represented, for tlicir consideration a ^
a 7*.— > i tu... - t' Ko nnnouitev .
obstructions in Taylor’s Creik. in Liberty cunntv
By Mr. Swift: To provide for the construction of
branches of the AVestern and Atlantic Railroad, &c.
By Mr. Smith, of Tattnall: To authorize the Inferior
Court of Tattnall county, to alter or make new militia dis
tricts in said county.
By Mr. Ford : To sell certain lands, and to dispose of
the proceeds thereof.
By Mr. Harrison: To compensate John M. Christian
for services rendered in the late Creek campaign.
By Mr. Ball: To incorporate thc town of Roanoke.
Stewart county.
Mr. Chester laid on the table a resolution authorizing
the Governor to draw his warrant on the Treasmy in favor
of James Nicholson, and AYni. G. AVood, of Decatur
county.
Mr, Lefils presented the petition of sundry citizens of
McIntosh county, praying to be adtled to tlie county of
Liberty; referred to a Select Committee, consisting of
Messrs. Lefils, Hopkins, and Bacon.
Mr. Brow n, from the Joint Committee on finance, to
whom was referred a communication of tho Governor, re
lating to the improvement of Fliut river, Sec., made a
report, accompanied with the following resolution r
Be it resolved, 4'«-> That his Excellency the Governor
be, and lie is kceeby authorised awl required tocfcnse the
6. Resolved, That a Commissioner be app 01 ^
Governor, to bear this preamble, and these res<>^ ^ ^
each of the following Stales, whose Legisk ,,,ir £„
in session, viz: Alabama, South Carolina,Nor*
and the Territory of Florida. u e
7. Resolved, That copies cf th* 5 I^ rf ^ t i,t G" r
these resolutions, he forwarded by his Excl’I-c"^'.'jjijtft-
eruor, to each of the Southern and Southwest**
— —"— jjpji' 1
Served Right.—In Zanesville, Ohio,
ago a clergyman was railed upon to marry a ^^-9
pie, and he repaired to the house. The la<b ar-P^’
and all her friends. But the bridegroom d'<* D . | f p**?'
and the lady in great grief had to dismiss the * ^ j.
Recently tlie same clergyman had u similar c ‘‘^ ,o9
the parties- were present, hut w hen be canie tu ^ -I#
“ you take this man to be your wedded
lady said very emphatically,. “-]fo ; J never m ,
he served me meanly six mouths ago, and
paid him in hi+oirn coin No entreaties c0 “‘. L
on her. It was the same Indy who had- been !• ^
returned the compliment in a more deride a
ing to ait new to the tcirlrr #asi»r-