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Cauiden.
Campbell,
Carroll.
Cass,
Chatham,
Cherokee,
Clark,
Cobb.
Columbia,
Coweta,
Crawford,
Decatur,
DeKalb,
Dade,
Dooly,
Early,
Effingham,
Elbert,
Emanuel,
Fayette,
Floyd,
Forsyth,
Frankliu,
Gilmer,
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Greene,
Gwinnett,
Habersham,
Hall,
Hancock,
Harris,
Heard,
Henry,
Houston,
Irwin.
Jackson,
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Jefferson,
Jones,
Laurens,
I,ee,
Liberty,
Lincoln,
Lowndes,
Lumpkin,
Maeon,
Madison,
Marion,
McIntosh,
Meriwether,
Monroe,
Montgomery,
Morgan,
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GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
Total,
The population of 1331 for the counties of Mdntoish,
Montgomery, and Scriven, is inserted as no returns of the
census taken this year were received. The census of the
State of Georgia for this year, discloses the following facts:
Total nonulutiun of Georgia, in 1333,
in 1831,
Increase in 7 years,
White population in 1833,
in 1831,
662.173
533,716
128,457
393.100
30.9,835
ncrease in / years
83,355
Colored population in 1333,
in 1331,
Increase in 7 years,
963,512
223,881
44,631
3 he increase on the whole population in seven years, is
24 [>cr cent, on the white population 27 per cent, and on the
colored, 20 per cent.
Bangor, (Ms:.) Nov. 25.
A Boy taken BY a Bear.—The. following account from
our correspondent at Linticus cun be relied on as correct.
Linncus is in Washington county, about 100 miles east of
this city, and adjoins the town of Moulton.—Courier.
Linnkus, (Wk.) Nov. 1.9.
t[r. Editor:—Presuming that your readers, like most
others, arc fond of the marvellous, especialy when tinctur
ed with truth, I hasten to lay before you the following oc-
rnrrenco, which Took place in this town last evening.
About 7 o'clock, Mr. Isaac Saunders’ son James, about
3 vearsof age, \vos sent to the barn to feed the rattle, and
while returning therefrom td ’he house (the distance from
tLc house to the baiu is about io foils) had bis attention
arrested by the appearance of a huge blacn Pqld-* directly
ahead of him. lie stood still for a moment, not Kini'. VI,, p
whether to advance or retreat. At length lie concluded to
go ahead, when the bear rose upon his hind legs, and put
himself in an attitude to receive the youngster with his
forepaws. The boy perceiving the altitude of the liear,
and his apparent determinat ion to maintain his ground, gave
a loud screech, and turned and ran to the barn. At this
the bear started in pursuit, and came up with the boy who,
was still screeching. Just as the men in the house, who had
heard the alarm, were approaching the theatre of action,
the bear seized the boy with his forepaws, raised himself
again upon bis hind legs, and started with his prey with all
possible despatch for the woods. The men hotly pursued
hint for some three-quarters of a mile, when the boar, find
ing himself but a few feet ahead of his pursuers, turned
around and stood face to faro with them, when the men,
each of whom was aimed with an axe, made a motion to
give him a gentle tap upon the head, hut his left paw was
ready for a fend off, while he hold the boy tightly with his
t ight one. The mon finding it was useless to light with
axes, one started for the house after a gun, which he load
ed with buckshot, and returned to tlic woods. On his ar
rival at the scene of battle, the bear, in attempting to turn
and try leg bail again, \\ as shot through the left side ofhis
body, which brought him to the grout <1, aud caused him to
relinquish his hold of the boy, who scampered home more
frightened than hurt, having received no olhei harm than a
most unconscionable hugging. Mr. Saunders took the
bear to his hou*e, skinned and dressed him, and I have just
finished my supper, which was made partly of a portion of
his flesh. 1 he bear weighed, tv he'll dressed, 362 pounds,
and is said to be the largest ever caught in this town.
For some time past, a number «f persons have had dep
redations committed on their stock, by some wild animal
or animals. Sheep have been slaughtered repeatedly, and
in one or two instances swine, and even cows have been at
tacked and killed. One man, Mr. David Rollins, for in
stance, has lost two fine cows, and I have been com [idled
to drive my cattle into the barn for security. J. T.
On Thursday last, three wagons were attacked by n
party of Indians on the Magnolia road,about eight miles
from Camp \\ acissa. The Indians were supposed to
number fifteen or twenty—they rifled the wagons of provi
sions and some little clothing, doing no further mischief.
They demanded of the negro drivers powder and lead, but
fortunately there was none in the wagons. Cnpt. Hoffman,
with a detachment of troops from Camp Wacissn, and a
number of volunteers, went in pursuit, but were unsuc
cessful in fulling in with the Indians.—Floridian, 8lk inst.
Common School Almanac.—A copy of this work has
been received. We like the plan of it iuucii,uud cordially
commend it to the pubjic. It is full of facts relating to
common scLool education. Front a multitude of interest-
items, we select the following table :—AY J. Sentinel.
N«. of children in the United States, between 4 and 16
yours of age, ..... 3,500,000
No. not using the means of education, * 600,000
No. of common schools, .... 80,000
No. of teachers therein, . - - - 95,000
. Sum annually expended, . . , $15,000,000
VN e understand that a draft from Cincinnati, purporting'
tu.be *ur five thousand and twenty dollars, was presented
«nd paid at the United States Buuk on Suturday. On ex
amination at the closing of the batik, it was discovered
that the draft was originally for one hundred and twenty
dollars ; hut the words one hundred had been taken out
and five thousand inserted. The- police of the city aro in
-seuch of the person who committed the crime.— V.S. Gas.
•French Cb4«S.-—At a large sale of French Furni
lure by Messrs. IVK (New-York,) 2 aim chairs (no
rockers) brought $2^i? each; a lounge to match $175
and 12 chairs, $31 each; which in all amounts to $987.
The set was of Mahogany, covered with uncut velvet, and
very richly painted. Such an event ought to inspire some
bard to add nnother canto toCowper’s Task, bringing the
subject np to the present state pf affairs.
l.N SENATE, Saturday. Ih cember 3.
The Senate n considered so much i f the journals of
yesterday, as relates to the rejection of the resolution ask
ing the establishment of a mail route Irmn Augusta, Ga.,
to Tnsc.aloiisii, Alabama; also.
So much as relates to the'rejection of the hill to manu
mit a negro man Darby; also,
So much a- relates to tiro passage of the bid lo legalize
the prorccdti gs oi the Sonants Aeath micus.
BILLS INTRODUCUD AND READ FIRST TIME.
Bv Mr. Sayre: To pardon Javis Brooks.
By Mr. Miller, (from the Judiciary Committee:) To
alter and amend the Tilt section til the 4th division of the
I’enal Code. &c,
Bv Mr. Branham: To incorporate a Manual Labor
School, nrai Talbotton, in tho county of 1 alliot, denomi
nated the Col litis worth Institute.
The bill front the House to pardon Juris Brooks, of
Wilkes county; also.
The bill front the House, to authorize the business of
banking—£200 copies of which were ordered to be printed.
Mr. Bryan presented a petition from the citizens uf
Stewart and Sumter counties; which was referred to the j or icgulaling titer
Commit we ou lVtitions.
Monday. December 10.
bills introduced and read first time.
By Mr. Calhoun: To vest in the M tyor and Aldermen
of the city of Columbus, the exclusive right of regulating
patrol duly, within the corporate limits ot said city, and
for other purposes therein named.
BILL PASSED.
To j revent fraudulent voting, •
The balance of tIn- day was taken t p in tho considera- |
lion of the bill to alter and amend an act inrorpontliug the j
Central Railroad and Canal Company of Georgia.
Tees DAT, December II. j
Mr. Siell laid on the table a resolution in relation to the
alterations made in the Constitution of this State in 1335. j
The balance of the day was taken it j* in the consideration
of the bill, to alter and amend ua art incorporating tlic j
Central Railroad and Canal Company—on the question, 1
shall this bill :iow pass? the yeas were 30, nays 42—as j
follows:
Yeas—Messrs. Anderson, Atkinson, Bailey, Baker,
Black, Bostwick, Bradford, Calhoun, Camden, Gordon,
Graham, Guess, Hull, Hansell, Hendrick, Holmes, Jones,
Lawson of Houston, McDonald, I’earson, Sugar, Sayre,
Scarborough, Shaw, Smith of Bryan, Spencer, Springer,
Swain, Tarver, Wright.
Nhvs—Messrs. Allen, Alexander, Beall, Bivins, Bran
ham Bro"'9 of Heard, Bryan, Cleveland, Cockrnn, Cone,
Curry of Decatur, Curry of Washington, Dunegnn, Echols,
Floyd, Green, Haralson, Harris of Taliaferro, Harris, of
Warren, Harris of Wayne, Hutchings, Janes, of Lee,
Jourdon, King, Lamar, Loveless, Mattox, Mel'arland,
McLenon, Move, Murphey, (J’Bnrr, I’olk, Rogers, Ru
therford. Slone, Stell, Surrency, Tilford, Tomlinson, Wil
liamson, Wilson.
Wednesday, December 12.
BILLS INTRODUCED AND READ FIRST TIME.
By Mr. Tilford: To repeal an uet against the use of
deadly weapons.
By Mr. Jones: To alter and amend the 6lb section of
the 4th article of the Constitution.
By Mr. Pryor: To incorporate the Van Boren Rifle
Company, composed of the citizens of Monroe and Pike
count ies.
By Mr. Foster: To change the time of holding the In
ferior Court in the county of Forsyth.
Several messages were received fiom the Governor,
similar to those of the House.
The Seiniic agreed to the resolution, requesting our I
members in Congress, to use their influence, in having es- j
tablished, as soon as practicable, a mail route from Au
gusta via Waynesboro, Swatiesboro, Mount Vernon, Mc-
Millin’s Mi ls, Lumber City, Irwiusville, Troupville, and
Thomusville, Ga., to Tallahassee, Florida.
The balance of the dav was taken up in the consiilera-
tion of the Preamble and Resolutions on the subject of the
currency, and the Bank of the United States.
Mr. McLennan moved to lay the origiral Resolutions
and substitutes on the table, for tlic balance of the session
—which was lost—yeas 31, nays 47—as follows:
Yeas—Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Billups, Bivins, Black,
Bryan, Curry, of Decatur, Curry, of Washington, Floyd,
Haralson, Harris, of Taliaferro, Heath, King, Knight,
Lamar, McFarland, McLennon, Miller, Murphey, Ro
bertson, Sagur, Sayre, Shaw, Smith, of Bryan, Smith, of
Floyd, Spencer, Stell, Surrcncv, Tarver, Tomlinson, Wil
liamson, and Wright.
Nays—Messrs. Alexander, Atkinson, Bailey, Baker,
Beall, Bostwick, Bradford, Brown, of Heard, Calhoun,
Camden, Cleveland, Cockran, Cone, Dunegnn, Echols,
Foster, Gordon, Graham, Green, Guess, Hall, Ilansell,
Harris, of Warren, Harris, of Wavne, Holmes, Hutchings,
Jones, Jnurdnn, Lawson, of Burke, Lawson, of Houston,
Loveless, Mattox, Mauldin, McDonald, Moyo. Obarr,
Pearson, Polk, Pryor, Rogers, Rntherfoid, Scarborough,
Slone, Smith, of Coweta, Springer, Swain, and \Y ilson.
Thursday, December 13.
BILLS INTRODUCED AND READ FIRST TIME.
Bv Mr. Lawson of Burke : To establish and fix the rn’es
of ferriage at the ferry of Henry P. Jones, in Burke Co.
Bv Mr. King: To authorize and require the Governor
and Tteasttrer of the State, lo endorse the bonds of certain
incorporated companies therein named.
By Mr. Gordon: To authorize the Governor lo pay over
a sum of money heretofore appropriated, for the improve
ment of the navigation of the Chattahoochee river.
Tiie Senate resum 'd the consideration of the currency
resolutions offered by Mr. Echols of Walton, and >lr. Law-
son ol Burke.
Mr. Branham off red the following ns u substitute for
Mr. Lawson’s resolutions:
It is the opinion of this Senate that Con; trss has^imt the
constitutional power to charter a National Bank: and if
they have, that it would be inexpedient to do so.
Further—It is the opinion of this body, that Congress
lias no right to coll cl a reveutte beyond, the constitutional
wants of the Government; and that the flagrant violation
of that duty has not been among the smallest reasons why
the credits of tho country have been excessive, and the con
sequent derangement of the currency produced ; and if we
have one duty above another to perform at this time, it is to
insist, that Congress may never again allow the revenue to
exceed the constitutional wants of the Government. This
done, and the public moneys will be easily kept and dis
bursed.
How ti,. - lie Sub-Tiuasury plan may he substituted for
either the special or gt'ners! tleposite sjvem, we are not
prepared to say—for the reason WV '•'* uot know. D'lt wo
are prepared to advise the separation Oi J*K‘ oHVPViifnent
from ull Banks ; provided it can he effected witliod’ detri
ment to the commercial and consequently agricultural in
terest of the country; and we must believe, that so long as
the revenue is kept within its proper boundaries, that some
system may hr adopted to effect this desirable object, cither
in whole or in part.
On receiving the same, the y- as were 32, nays 50—as
follows:
Yeas—Messrs. Alexander, Anderson, Bivins, Black,
Branham, Bryan, Calhoun, Curry of Decatur, Floyd, Gib
son, 11 auscll, Harris of Taliaferro, Harris of Warren,
Janes of Green, Janes of Lee, Jones, Knight, Lamar, Mc
Farland, McLennon, Miller, Morgan, Murphey, Rohe Ison,
Sagur, Sayre, Shaw, Smith of Bryan, Smith of Floyd,
Spencer, Surrency, Tarver, Tomlinson, Williamson aud
W right.
Nay-—Messrs. Allen, Atkinson, Bailey, Baker, Beall,
Bostwick, Bradford, Brown of Heard, Camden, Cleveland,
Cockran, Cone, Curry of Washington, Drain', Dunegnn,
Echols, Foster, Gordon, Graham, Green, Guess, Hall,
Harris of Wavne, Hendrick, Holmes, Hutchings, Jmmlan,
Lawson of Burke, Lawson of Houston, Loveless, Mattox,
Mauldin, McDonald, Move, Obarr, Rearson, Folk, Fryor,
Rogers, Rutherford, Scarborough, Slone, Smith of Coweta,
Springer, Swain, Tilford and Wilson.
Mr. Haralson offoreel the following Preamble and Reso
lutions, as a substitute for Mr. Lawson’s:
\\ hercas it is expressly declared in the Constitution of
the United States that, “ the powers not delegated to the
United States, by the Constitution, uor prohibited by it. to
the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to
the people,” and the power to create a National or United
Slates Bank, is no where to be found in the Constitution—
ami whereas the exercise of implied powers, has ever been
considered dangerous to the liberties of the people, espe
cially as Governments are too prone to accumulate and
exorcise powers m*t properly belonging to them—and
whereas it is believed that the establishment of a National
Bank is inexpedient and unnecessary to the prosperity of
the Stale of Georgia—and whereas the plan recently pur
sued by the Government, in the collection aud disburse
ment of the public dues, and money through the Agency
of local Banks, has signally failed—and whereas it is be
lieved that the Secretary of the Treasury ought to be in
dependent of the President, and responsible alone to Con
gress, and that the issuing of Treasury mf.'s, or other
representatives ol money by the Government, is unconsti
tutional, and dangerous to the liberties of the people:
Be it resolved That a strict construction of the
Constitution of the United States, which it is believed is
the only sale and proper manner of construing that instru
ment, prohibits the establishment of a National or United
States Bank, and that we believe the creation of such an
institution by Congress, unconstitutional, impolitic, and
dangerous to the liberties of the people, and hurtful to the
interests of the South.
Resolved, That the fiscal affairs of the Government
ought, in the opinion of the Legislature, to be carried on
without the Agency of Banks, either National or Slate.
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury of the
United Status, ought to hold his office independent of the
President, and responsible alone to Congress, and it is
hereby respectfully recommended to Congress, to effect
this most important separation ol the sword and the purse,
as boou as possible.
Resolved, That the collection of the dues of the Gov
ernment in specie, would be very oppressive upon many
sections of the Union, and ought nor, in the opinion of this
Legislature, to he. required, and that the issuing of Trea
Yens—Messrs. Alexander, Anderson, Bivins, Black,
Brian, Curry, of Decatur, Curry, of \\ u-hingtoh, Elling
ton, Flnvd, Gibson, Hansell, Haralson, Harris ol Talia
ferro, Harris of Warren, Ileath, Janes ■ •( Greene, Janes,
of Lee, Jones, Knight, l.nmar. M*Tailand, Mr Lemon,
Miller, Morgan, Murphey, Robertson, iSugnr; Shaw,
Smith of Bryan, Smith of Flovd, Spenri-r, Stntency,
ver. Tomlinson, iiitatus-m, anil A\ right-
Nnvs—Messrs. Allen, Atkinson, BniUy, Laker, Beall,
Bostwick. Bradford, Branham, Brown ol Heard, Lal-
Ivnin. Camden, Cleveland, Cocl tun, Cone, Draw, Done
gal), Echols, Foster, Gordon, Graham. Greeny Guess, Hail,
Harris of Wayne, Hendrick, Holmes, Mulching*, Jonrdan,
Lawson of Burke, Lawson of Houston, M-Attox. Maul
din, .McDonald, Move. Obarr, Pearson, 1 oik. 1 ryur, Ro
gers. Rutherford, Savre, Scarborough* Slone, Smith of
Coweta, Springer, Swain, I ilferd, and A\ ilson.
Mr. Tarver offered the follow ing resolutions, as a sub
stitute for the original, and all the substitutes:
J. Resolved, Tlsit it is minceessaty, impolitic, and
dangerous to the future and independent action of tin - peo
ple of Georgia, to express (at this Ufnc) any opinion in re
gard to a future United States Bank, Dc|*osite bank sys
tem. or Stth-Trca-in v system—So far as to give a prefer
ence ol the one to the other in conducting the fiscal affairs,
renry of the country.
2. Rtsolved, That the derangement of the currency
of the country, was not produced hv S*nte act ion, and can
not l>e remedied theicbv. and that our constituents do not
expert us, nor have we tla* right, to commit them to 1 i*c lu-
turc support of measures, with which the best informed aru
unnequaint) d in detail, and whose operations, the mast sa
gacious cannot foresee.
Mr. 1 (arris, of Wniren, called for tho-prev ions question,
which was, to take the vote on the original pna
dde
which
d
v. as
resolutions offered by Mr. Echols, of \\ allot
lost—yens and nays as follows:
Yeas—Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Baler. Bivins, Black,
Bryan, Curry of Decatur, Curry ol Washington, 1' loytl,
Gibson, 1 hurra Ison, Harris of Taliaferro, Harris ol War
ren, Janes of Green, Janes of Lee, Knight, Lamar, Mc
Farland. McLennon, M Her, Murphey, Robertson, Sagur,
Shaw, Smith of Bryan, Spencer, Still, Surrency, Inver,
Tomlinson and Wright
Nays—Messrs. Alexander, Atkinson. Bailey, Baker,
Beall, Bostwick, Bradford, llraiiliain. Brown Id Heard,
Calhoun, Camden, Cleveland, Cockran, Cone, Diane,
Dunegan, Echols, Foster, Gordon, Graham, Green, Guess,
Hall, Hansell, Harris of Wavin', Hendrick, Holmes,
Hutchings, Jones, Jonrdan, Lawson of Burke, Lawson of
Houston, Loveless, Mattox, Mauldin, McDonald, Morgan.
Move, Obarr, Pearson. Polk, Pryor, Rogers, Rutherford.
Sayre, Scarborough. Slone, Smith of Coweta, Smith of
Floyd, Springer, Swain, Tilford, Williamson and Wilson.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Saturday, December 8.
Mr, Smith, of Tattnall, introduced a hill to repeal an j County of Taliaferro.
net', Byars, Cntrrp. Cnnr.on. Carr. Clint field, Clack, Clark,
Cobh, Coker, Collier, of DeKalb, Collier, of Pulaski;
Collcv, Cone, of Camden, Conner, Cross, Daniel, ol
Madison, DrysdaJp, Dyer, Evans, of DeKalb, Fitzpatrick,
Fletcher, Lord, Freeman. Goodman, Green, of Forsyth,
Greer. Hall. Hamilton, Hancock, Mura I-on, Hardage,
at- ! Harrison, Hilliard, Hines. Hollingsworth, Hopkins, liow-
I ard, Jones, of Gilmer, Kelly, of Houston, Kelly, of lial tin,
Eaedler. Lamberth, Latah cm, Lt fils. Lemon, Malone,
Martin- Murphy, Neal, of Franklin, Neal, of Pike, Phil
lips. Pittman, of .Madison. Rabun, Rnulcisou, Reatroe,
ftolierts, Robinson, Rockwell, Sanford, SaiiSsey. Shall r,
Shelton, Smith, of Appling, Smith. *d' Tattnall, Stallings,
Stell. Stocks, Street. Stroud, of Walton, Sumner, Too mbs,
Tracey, Turner, of Monroe, Turner, of W ilkes. Wand,
Waters. Watts, Wellborn, White, of Campbell. Wilkinson,
Wyatt, and Young.
Wednesday December 12.
RILLS INTRODUCED AND READ FIRST TIME.
By .Mr. Trarv: For the relief and compensation of sun-
div citizens of the riT\ of Macon, who furnished provisions
and clothing to the Volunteers employed ill the late Hon
da campaign.
15y I3r. Pitman of Gv. incett: Toallet the first section of
the finin') article of the Constitution, so n> !o admit the
votes rf the voting men from lo to 21.
By Mf. Sullivan : To revive and amend an act to lay off,
define md keep open the main channel of t lint river, pas
sed SfjlltjDeceinher, 1336.
Mr. Stephens preset.: d the petition of It. M. D. J. El
liott, praviugan indemnity for certain claim —rct« rred to a
select CMiiniitte".
lit pursuance of a resolution tho Governor transmitted a
message relative to Cnpt. W elelter’s Volunteer company ol
Paulding county'.
Mr. Bulloch, from the committee to whom was rt
so nuii'b ol tin' Goicrmn’s message, as relates to llio Cen
sus, mailt: a report.
KILLS PASSED.
J To authorize a grant to fraction No. 207, in the 3d-dis-
! riot of Walton county to issue to t redorirk lbontpson,
■ the purchaser.
For the relief of invalid soldier* wounded in t he late Creek
t war, and for the support and niainlaincance of certain w id-
; owsnud orphans therein named.
To exempt from faxes the property of the Georgia I r
ma le College in the city of Maeon.
To amend the chatter of the Georgia Infirmary.
| To inrin porate the Brunswick Academy, vie—y .ns 76—
nays 75.
BILLS LOST.
To set. apart all the funds of the Central Batik for the
general purposes of Internal improvement, except so far I j
as llie appropriations already made, and except such it”
proprialions as may lie made during the present session.
To add and attach a part of tho county of Warren to the
JUDGE BERRTEN’S ADDllESS. *
To exempt the members of the.Macon Volunteers from
act passed on the 24th December, 1332, authorizing Pre
cinct elections, in the cout.lv of Tattnall,
RILLS PASSED.
To legalize the adjournment of Mnsrogey Superior Com!.
To incorporate the Augusta and Waynesboro Railroad j
and Banking Company—as amended.
To pardon Jnvis Brooks of W ilkes county, ami W m. j
Porter, of Pike county.
To compensate Bazil Dawsry, for conveying no express, j
To incorporate the Jasper Guards, it. Jasper county. , (|f , un(|rv rili .„.„ s Mrlutoish county, praytng to
lo re,.ca, the :>th section of an act. D. authorize: the [kM( , (| t ,,/ cotlIflv „f Libe.lv, made an unfavorable
guardians ol minors, to receive, recover, nml remove front j .
the Slate, proprrlv belonging to their wards, where both j n H** 1 * 1 ,, "- nn
reside out of (fie State, Ac.
J.—
To appropriate money for the relief of Joshua Holden.
To lav out and organize u new county from the coun
ties of Hull, Jackson, Franklin and Habersham.
To repeal a part of the 21st section of an act lo raise
a fax for the support of Government, for the year. 1305.
To appropriate money to construct a road across the
Look-out mountain, in the counties of D.ele and Walker.
Mr. Lcliles from the committee to w horn was referred the
On motion of Mr. Stepliens,
Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor, hi* re- !
quested to furnish to this branch of the General Assembly, |
any information in his possession, touching the military |
services of Capt. John Witcher’s Volunteer Company, in j
the county of Paulding, during the Cherokee excitement, j
and whether the same were necessary for the public de
fence.
Mr. Sullivan presented the petition of .sundry citizens,
praying for-a new county.
Monday, December 10.
BILLS INTRODUCED AND READ FIRST TIME.
By Mr. Tracy, from the committee on Intemul Improve
ment: To appiopriatc $38 for the construction of a road
around Cunacliee Mountain.
By Mr. Burnett: To prevent obstructions in the 'Ootlr-
caloga creek, in the county of Cass.
By Mr. Clark: To appropriate money for supplies fur
nished the Volunteers from-Camden county.
By Mr. Kelly of Houston: For the relief of Frederick
Watson, Into Tux Collector of the county of Houston.
By Mr. Meriwether: Tochange tho time of holding the
Inferior Court of Putnam county.
To incorporate a Company to construct a Rond from the
town of Eatonton, to sonic point on the Cent nil Railroad.
By Mr. Stroud of Walton : To authorize n grant to frac
tion No. 207, in the 3d District of Walton county, to bo
issued to Frederick Thompson,'the purchaser.
Bv
Mr. Bacon, from the same committee, made a counter
report, by it bill to change the line between McIntosh and
Liberty counties.
The House again resumed the consideration fi( Mr.
Kelly’s Resolutions, and the various ’substitutes oili-red I
the same, on thu currency—and the billowing
resolution, to the resolutions offered by Air. Meriwether,
being under consideration, viz:
Resolved, That the power of appointing collecting offi
cers, should be vested in the Representative Branch of
llie'Congress of the United States.
iUpon receiving the same, the yeas were 51, nays t(>3.
Mr. Scarlett then moved for the previous question,
which was that the vote he taken ujton-the original Pream
ble and Resolutions of Mr. Kelly, without further debate,
which was lost—yeas 62, nnvs 94.
MR. MERIWETHER’S RESOLUTIONS.
Whekeas the dominant party of the United States did
form “ a connexion between the-General Government and
corporate monied associations, the effect ot which is to
■make” the latter subservient to the political purposes ol
those w‘ho manage the former, “ and by an alliance between
them, to create a condoned influence superior lo the [low
er of the people.” controlling and governing litem in their
elective franchise by their nrecssitii s; which is contrary
to the spiritiond at-war wit lit !«• character aud institution*
of onr country"—And whereas experience bus signally
demons!rated the futility of such connexion for nil good
Mr. Rogers: Ton her and amend the several act* ill- ; purposes—"And whereas the advocates of monied pow-
corporatii-g the town-of Warronton ; to extend the limits j ,, r ” who formed “ such connexion,’* have
of the same, and to define the powers of tho Commission
ers of said town.
A petition was announced from the Chair, from sundry
citizens of Upson county, pravin
!,i y i
ilL>, !.«* ltU*f| ll.vv III t tllUlll
-ize the Inferior Court of , ''*yrs.; - C0 Uiilv to
a tax far certain Ini '
‘ I t .. ....
raent, is unconstitutional, and dangerous in the extreme
Upon agreeing to the same—the yeas were 36, nays 43
—as follows:
relative to the free passage of fish, in the f lint river.
Mr. Tracy from the committee on Internal Improve
ment, to which was referred the r.omnmniciition ol Gen.
E. P. Gaines, relative to Railroad*. >fcc., made a report at—
companierl with the following resolution, which was read
and agreed to.
Resolved, That Ills Excellency the Governor he re
quested to have the Diagram placed in n suitable frame
and suspended in the Executive office, as a testimony of
respect to Gen. Edmund Pendleton Gaines, the donor, and
that this resolution be appended thereto.
Mr. Tracy, from the committee to which was referred
the communication of the Governor relative to the. report
of John Kcllrt, made a report, accompanied with a resolu
tion, directing the Governor to require the commissioner
aforesaid (before settling his account witli the Slate) to
produce vouchers fur the several sums paid out, and that
he definitely state the number of days he served as com
missioner; and authorizing the Governor to settle with
him for any tint*: not exceeding fifty days.
BILLS PASSED.
To amend an act incorporating the town of Canton, in
the county of Cherokee.
To authorize the sheriffs, clerks, and other officers of
Forsyth county, to advertise in certain newspaper*-
To authorize —
levy nn extra
lo authorize )I»e gipimon* and Francis Mat boson,
If* establish „ perry on their own land, across the Savan
nah river.
To amend un act incorporating the town of Bruns
wick, &<•.
To compensate the'Sheriff of Taliaferro county for his
service in summoning Jurors, in said county.
To change the name of Pleasant'Grove Academy to Afr-
tupnlgus \caden>v, of Deratin' county.
For the encouragement of Volunteer Cnvnlsy corps, in
the Eastern District.
To repeal an act repealing the act passed 22d December,
1335, authorizing the formation of one or more Companies
of Cavalry, so far as relates lo the county of Lincoln.
To incorporate the town of Springfield, &c.
To sell a portion of the public arms and militate stores
belonging to this Slate.
DILLS LOST.
To authorize the Governor to furnish the several counties
of this State with Scott’s Tactics.
To prevent persons, not un inhabitant of this State, from
driving hotses, hogs, sheep, or any rattle, into this State,
under certain restrictions, so far as respects the county of
Union.
The balance of the day was taken up ill the considera
tion of the several Preambles aud Resolutions relative to
tlic collection and disbursement of the public revenue of
the United Suites, &c.
Tuesday, December II.
The followring message front the Governor, was read :
Executive Department, Ga., /
Milledgevillc, 10th Dec., 1838. y
I transmit to the Legislature copies of a communica
tion front a number of citizens of Habersham county, giv
ing notice to the State, 'through this Depaitment, that
actions of ejectment have keen brought against them, in
the Superior Court of Habersham county, by the I oirs and
representatives of Samuel Ward, and Walter Adair, re
serve under thetreaty made with tlic Cherokees, in July,
1317, for several lots and parts of lots of land, in the 10th
and 11th districts of Habersham county—and that sa;d
suits ate now pending, and will stand for trial at the next
term of said Court. The olject of this notice is, that the
Suite may defend the titles which it has conveyed toils
citizens, to the lurd in suit. The subject is respectfully
referred to the consideration of rho Legislature.
(Signed) GEORGE R- GILMER,
which was referred to the Committee on t!.c Judiciary.
The Governor also transmitted the report of the Com
missioners on the road front Clarksville, Ga., to Madi-
sonville, Tennessee—and the return of the census of Mc
Intosh county, received by yesterday’s mail.
The House resumed the consideration of the motion to
lay on the table for the balance of the session, the several
preambles and resolutions, relative to the collection, safe
keeping, and disbursement of the public revenue of the
United States. After much discussion, the yeas and nays'
were taken upon the same, and which was lost—yeas 69,
nays 95—ns follows:
Yeas—Messrs. Bacon, Boyd, Cain, Carroll, Chapman,
Chester, Cone, of Greene, Crawford, of Columbia, Cntv-
foril of Harris, Crawford, of Richmond, Cunningham, Dar
den, Delaperriere, Dougherty, Exans, of Muscogee, Floyd,
Franks, Frier, Gaar, Gaulden, Green, of Lee, Gut.by,
Guyton, Hammond, Harper, Harris, Horton, Hubbard,
Ilust, Hutchinson, Jenkins, Jones, of Elbert, Jones, of
Washington, King, Lessuer, Lockhart, Lowe, Maguire,
McArthur, McDowell, McMillan, Meadows, Meriwether,
Mosely, Patterson, Pittman, of Gwinnett, Porter, Powell,
of Marion, Powell, of Monroe, Prescott, Pryor. Rhodes,
Richardson, Rogers, Scarlett, Shaw, Sinead, Sparks, Sta-
oxi ravagant
use thereof, bronglrt about, a state of things, 4 * whirl) have
Ihrtnimtely dissolved it” in part—“ And whereas the pre
servation of thi; fabric of our government, in its original
some legislative action i simplicity mill purity, is best, promoted ** by preventing for
the future a similar .connection”—“And whereas the
sentiments ef the people of Georgia, on questions essen
tially involving the purity, permanency, and consequent,
well being of our institutions, should he so proclaimed, as
not to he misunderstood, that the Federal Government, in
Tillurc, may not claim our silence as acquiescence, in
and approval of its former act, and assnme that act as pre
cedent for its repetition, and that the views of the people
of Georgia mnv he distinctly made, known :
Be. it there fore rrso/vcil by the Senate, A-e., That \v«
do most unequivocally condemn “the connexion between
the Federal Government and corporate monied associa
tions,” which has hitherto been fi rim'd, awl which bus
been generally known as the “ Pet Bnnk'System.”
Resolved, That we congratulate tlic country upon its
early dissolution, and the fortunate escape from so much
of corrupting and malign influence.
Resolved, That we do most u.to.-j morally condemn n
-system of Finance, “presented lo the last session of Con
gress,” commonly known ns the Sub-Treasury scheme—
having for its object the collection of the public dues of the
United Stales, in “gold and silver only. *>•• Y r '„ a sury
notes, or other evidences of .. ‘, s5UCfJ tbeautlne
GeNTT K'tEX <(F TDK Gon VENTIOX :
1 thank \ou cordially for the testimony of your approba
tion, whieh you have been pleased to offer tome. I came
here with n sincere desire to unite ntv individual «(Torts with
yours, in the accomplishment of the great and interesting
object of our assemblage. That object is no less than tec
commercial independence of the South—the emancipation of
our commerce from those shackles, which our own supinc-
ncss and the activity of our Northern hretlieren have throw n
around it. 1 am deeply sensible of its importance in every
aspect in which f ran contenqjate it, |ieriiiiiurt!y and polit
ically. now. anti in all future time; tons, more immediate
ly and nt present, but to them also, ultimately, in the in
creased seeuritv wliich it w ill give to the bond ol our l.niutt.
In a sincere and devoted attachment to that Union, l yield
to no tnan. 1 was brought up at the feet of one, by whom
I was taunght to revere it, and mv mnturcr judgment has
hut served to confirm the conviction, which the lessons of
infancy had inculcated—1 would enter therefore upon the
measures, deemed nocessnrv for the attainment nt our ob
ject, in no unfriendly spirit towards onr fellow citizens of
the North. Rejoicing in their prosporitv. I would call
upon our people, not to envy,but to emulate it—to seek to
participate in it. by the use of those means which the boun
ty ot 1’rovideiicp has placed at our disposal. Thus far. it
is equally my right, and my duty to go. I am a Southern
man, a citizen of Georgia—within tpat State, is concentered
nil that is dearevt to ntv heart, or to mv hope; and wheth
er for weal or for woe, ln-r destiny is mine.
I will claim your indulgence for u moment Gentlemen,
while I offer to you an occasional suggestion in reunion
to some of the subjects which have engaged our attention,
1 he more immediate object ol our assemblage, wns to con*
1 | h r together, as citizens nt Georgia, on the means best cnl-
j ciliated to establish within our own borders/) direct import
I /rode adequate Insupply our own wants, and those of onr
I Southern and Southwestern brethern. Two things have
\ appeared to us indispensable to the accomplishment of
i this object ; to facilitate the rnminonirntions between our
I Western and Atlantic boundary, and to furnish in our sea
ports, adeqnatc markets of purchase and supply—the cil’-
| zen of tho interior must be enabled to carry there lb-' pro
ducts ofhis labor, in the least practicable rime ami at tiie
j least practicable expence. When arrived iiu.it>. lie must
j he able to find a pron'at and profitab’e tuarket for the sale
of those products, and to purchase on as good trims as
he can obtain them elsewb. e, the articles w hid) are ne
cessary for interior ec-nsnmption. Unless these ob jects can
he attained, \ve dia l, scik in vain to divert the commerce
of our St-.ti* troiTi it present circuitmis channel*. The
sacrifice 0 p interest to patriotism, belongs to occasions of
'.pit and peculiar excitement, and cannot be relied upon
as u rule of ordinary action in matters of this kind Can
these objects be attainrd 7 Can we furnish to the pro-
ibieer in nnr own seaports, as good a market for the sale
of Iris products, and for the purchase of his supplies, as
he can find elsewhere T We have thought so. Looking to
the diminished expellee of transportation when our system
nf internal improvement shall Irsve been completed, and
of direct computed with circuitous importations, we have
believed that these questions may l-c safely answered in
the affirmative. Bat this system of internal improvement
must ho carried mil—.the means of direct importation must
l-o supplied. How is this tol>eaccomplished 7 Both ob-
j jeets require nmnied capital—beyond the means of indivi
dual.*—bevnnd what we collectivclv posses*. In proportion
lo the resources of our people, the capital which is actual
ly and actively emploved in these and kindred enterprises
it is believed, will fully authorise the langunse of the report
which you have adopted. Onr actual capital is already
employed in profitable investment, and cannot he divert
ed to other objects, without serious injury to existing inter
ests—Is our situation peculiar 7 Docs it differ from that
> otk-n.il lot | ()f ()l i„. r States, by whom these objects have been arcom-
| plisheil, or among w hom they are in successful progress 7
Have these been attained, orare they prosecuted l»v means
of individual enterprise and capital alone 7 Look around
von ! Extend your view over the Uiihni! Direct your at
tention to those Stales, that are foremost in the inarch of
internal improvement, and romnien ial -nferpriz*—nrdlot
each one answer for himself the enquiry which I riqn-at—
have the -magnificent improvements which this survey pre
sents to our view t»eeii constructed by individual enter-
prize and capital, or have they not rather lieen accomplish
ed bv the libera! use of tiie credit and capital of the res
pective States, in winch they are found ! Look to 'New-
York, to that great state, which is an object of just pride
not only to her own sons, but to evt rv citizen of the Union.
She is at this moment reaping the rich rew ard of the wis
dom which designed, ami the lilicralily which sustained
that system of internal improvements, to which she is so
latgely indebted for her commercial pre-eminence. These
splendid works involving nn amount of expenditure, fare
cerdit g that which would be required to annihilate-f ,t ;,{]
practical purposes,.the distance which separates o’ moun
tains fioni the ocean, have, been constructed 'vttl: funds
raised on the credit of.the State. They cir ,ritute at this
moment the richest capital which a Stale s . n ss, y ield
ing to the public an abundant income tolls, and contri
buting in a thousand other modes tu improve the condi
tion of the individual citizen. L’e s'over to Pennsylvania—
and the reports of her cnmm ; sinners of public works will
inform von, that she too, can celing the errors of her ear
lier operations, is now eirjymg the ti oils of the large expen
diture which she has ".pplied to internal improvement. If
now you w ill dire"!, your attention to our younger sisters
Ohio. Indians*, and Illinois, von will see that in each of
these enteir i .sing, and rapidly advancing members of the
( onfederncy, the treasures <-f the Stale, its laith ami credit
have boeii freely used lor the accomplishment of such
wor* a ol interna! improvement, as the judgment of their
respective Legislatures have approved. Bnt limit the
sphere ol your observation, a'nd see w ith what alacrity South
Carolina llew to-lhe rescue; with what liberality she pledg
ed her credit, when a desolating lire had reduced to ashes
Iter principal seaport. The truth is gentlemen, we live in
an age when the activity, enterprize and liheralitv of those
around us, will not permit us to be inert, or timid, or par
simonious. Jf we could be statiouarv, retaining the ad
vantages which vve at present possess, still our condition
would be relatively deteriorated, by the rapid advances of
those around us. \\ c see and feel all this—we behold
the exertions of other States, and tl""', beneficial (vaults
ami we rcqui.c similar eff-.ls yn.j consequences equally
wivaulafl^ 0
Ul our own We overlook the inequality of
pier, Stnthatn, Stephens, Stroud, of Clarke, Sullivan,
snry notes, or other representative of money by the Govern- . Swift. Vincent, Warthen, Webb, Whiting, Willingham,
and Witt.
Nays—Messrs. Anderson, Arnett, Ash, Awtrv, flail,
Bateman, Berrien, Bowen, Brown, Bryant, Bulloch, Bur-
rity of the ‘jToo d otate*;” whereby '* one currency is made
.’«■ tne people, and another for tile Government;” a pmlec
live tariff now nrctiinulnting a surplus revenue, is increased
in such proportion, ns the value of that currency is render
ed greater—commerce becomes fettered—and the stvarms
of Office-holders, and public creditors, are protected from
loss and injury, when general distress has prostrated and
embarrassed the entire moneyed concerns o. the agricul
tural coninmmtv. In opposition to this system, vve advo-
cate that, which makes no distinctions between the Gov
ernment mid the people, and which gives to both the same
currency: therefore, vve hold that the revenues of the
Federal Government should be collected in the bills of
specie paying banks, such us the cnniimmity nt large re
ceive, tinder such provisions and restrictions, as the secu-
ritv and convenience of tIn* Government may require.
Resolved, That, vve bold that the Federal Government
should, .it an early day, return to its former system of col
lecting and disbursing its revenues through the instru
mentality of it* own officer* appointed for that purpose.
Resolved, That the Federal Government has no authori
ty to collect any more revenue, than will snti.-fy its wants,
aud that those wants sin uld t.e limited to a wise aud
economical expenditure.
Resolved, That the establishment of a National Bank,
any form, is unconstitutional; and that the most dan
gerous of unv, is, such an institution predicated upon tho
revenues of the Government, and issuing Treasury notes,
for its circulation ; the power being concentrated in the
hands of tiie I’rcrirlvnt, and thereby increasing lit* patron- ,
a«0-
Post-Office.—It will appear from the President's j ,. uito(1?; ^ thereasou is obvious; we have roll be rermi-
Message that the Post-Office ts again in dang* r »l embnr- J jile tno „ ie ,| || mv shall we rm.-dv this evil ?
russmi»nt in il* financial afiairs—the irross receipt* i«»r the
year ending on the 30th June, were $1,262,145,00—tho
expenditures $1.680,063,00—and there was a consequent
deficiency of $417,923,00. This no doubt grew in part
out of the experiment of an express mail on tlic western
route. Tlml being discontinued, and an abandonment of
some ordinary routes having taken place, the revenue is
said to he improving, and will soon reach tlic point of llie
expenditure. The cash to the credit of the department, on
the 1st in.*!., was $314,063,00, and the revenue for the
vear ending on June 30, 1330, was $161,540, "renter than
l lie cori expanding p rev ions year. The extent ol the post
roads is 134,318 miles, and the annual transportation over
them is 34,530,202 miles—the number of post-offices is
12,553. “and rapidly increasing.” The Postmaster
General desires the further legislation of Congress on the
subject of transporting llie mails on railroads, whit It is
fully set forth in his report.—Poulscn's Daily A he riser.
E* contest to which we subject our people. We forget
tbnt while'vve withhold, oilier States have freely lavish* d
their t ren-tires for the accomplishment of these gr. at objects
that onr citizens are compellt <1 to labor w ith the means
furnished by their own individual resources, while else
where the public coffers lmve been freely opent d for the
accomplishment of purposes not more important than those
which vve have sttflerr* il to languish. I desire inrra stlv
that our fellow citizens should be aw.-ken* d to a conviction
of these truths; that the treasure* uf the Stale, and the
cieditof the State should be liberally applied in aid of the
gn at works of internal improvement which are now in pro
gress. or in contemplation within our borders, and that >o
vve may accomplish the first indispensable requisite to the
establishment of a direct foreign trade, facility of commu-
nicnlion between llie interior aid the seaboard. When this
is effected—when the rich products ol the interior shall lie
met in abundance in our Atlantic cities, t'.cy must find a
market there, and they will find it. They vyiii do more. The
supplies which are necessary tu the consumption of the in
terior will be also furnished. '1 hey w;ll answer the de
mand which vv ill be made for them. Where capita! is wan
ted, it will be foul d. 'These arc laws cl cnuimcrce, uneras
ing in their operation : but liny leave unit neb* d the ques
tion which chiefly interest us, as the advocates of a direct
import trade. Who will furnish these supplies? Will they
come to us directly through the hands of our own importing
merchants, oreiicuitously through the agency of our Not th
em hretlieren ! We have the answer in the experience of
the past. Direct exportation is in our hands, since little
active capital is necessary to transfer the products ( ,f U u r
soil to the markets of Europe or of the North. The monied
capital nquind in this operation is cLicfiy that of the for
eign purchaser or consignee. (Jur imports us »c have st en
by the ivpoil of the committee, are for this most part, rir-
Ohio Senator.—Since the r- suit of the Ohio election,
several individuals have announrtd tliemsojvcsciindidaies
for the Senate of the United States. The most prominent
of these are Gen. Lytle nt.d Mr. Thomas Mortis, the pre
sent incumbent. Both have addressed letters to the pub
lic, declaring themselves candidates, and giving their po
litical creeds. Some notice was taken of General Lytle’s
card some lime since. Mr. Morris’s bus just come to hand.
It is confined chiefly to the discussion of •me topic, to wit:
the evils of-sluveiy. The writei, knowing that the Admin
istration party succeeded in Ohio by u coalition with the
Abolitionists, boldly avow* himself an Abolitionist of the
darkest hue, and rests his claims to re-election upon his
sentiments on this subject.
Discipline.—When Kleher was in Egypt, he sustain
ed, during five hours, with only two thousand men, the uni
ted efforts of twcuty thousand. He was nearly surroun
ded, aud had only a narrow defile by which to escape. In
this extremely he called to him a chief de battalion, na
med Chevsndin, for whom he had a paiticicular regaid.
“ ! jke,” said he “ a company of grenadiers, and stop the
enemy at the ravine ; you will be kiilrd, but you will save
your comrades,” “ Y’es, general,” replied Chevnrdiw. He
guve his watch and pocket book to his servant, executed the
order, and liis death, in fact, arrested the enemy nnd s.aved
tlic Frenph.
ipital.
j Batiks present *ine means. 1 stank of rliem a* instruments
i of tominetre, and without any connection with those qocs-
j lions which now agitate the jw*Llic mind. They cannot cre-
I ate capital, I Hit they con concentrate it, render it accessi
ble to the demands uf commerce, increase its capacity of
supplyitigtlirm, a d multiply it m the use. A.* such instru
ments they are all important in a competition with other
States who trre availing themselves of the facilities ** Inch
they furnish to push I heir commercial enterprize# to a suc
cessful result. In such a contest tin v me lo llie merchant
what the implements id war are to tl.e soldier. Hi re
again we encounter tlic want of capital which should fur
nish the specie basis in sufficient proportions to give safe
ty to their operations. 11 il he true that otir domestic capi
ta I is for the most already invested, and cannot lie diverted
without injury, the required capital mn.-i come chi* fly from
abroad. We must explode the preposterous idea as un
worthy of the n)re in which wc live, that fvreign capital
must L*c excluded from them. On the contraty we must
inviie it, by provisions vvliic': will secure to the foreign cap
italist a liberal return for its use. Jf the Slate would in
terpose its credit iu behalf of these institutions to the ex
tent to which it may be necessary, and ou such terms as
" ould ensure tbe public from loss, it would divide witli
him the benefits arising from its employment; and serine to
our merchants promptly and in abnndunc", the capital ne
cessary lo the successful prosecution of a direct import
trade.
Let these objects he accomplished. Secure to our impor
ting merchants the means uf obtaining a sufficient monied
capital to enable them by direct importation to estab
lish a market of supply, iu our seaports. Facilitate
our interior communications by completing the various
measures of internal improvement, which are in progress,
and such others as may he necessary, thus securing an eu-
easy and rapid transit from the maun ains to tl.e seaboard.
Do more—scale the mountain barrier which separates us
from our Southern and Southwestern brellier* u—let the
rich products of their soil find ready ucce#s through our
own State to an Atlantic market, where thiy can receive
in return the articles necessary for their own consumption.
Let Georgia he to them what New-York by means of her
grand canal, is to that fertile and extensive region, w ith
which it communicates, aud.a flood of prosperity will open
upon us, which will baffle the anticipations of the most saa-'
guiac imagiiuuion For lisj accomplishment of #u« h an
object, the soundest economy authorize—nnr „
require a ltla-ral use of the credit of the State ".q °" W
pie ol Georgia, w hose intelligence would enable |U,
and appreciate llie benefits whirl, would rc*„li ,
would I doubt not, approve i,. I [ !aNl . no , j
e#t in thi* mallei l>ey*>i.d that of every other citizen of/'
gta. But in oinking my ocknoivh dgmewl* f., r v „ur l"
ness I desired thus publicly to lieai my testinainv i n 'n '
truth—and in doing so. I may say with proprieTr ,
language ofvn.ither. “ whether men will lielieve or »,[ .,
erthey will not believe. i» not strict I v mv |H-rso„;i[ ctl . ' *
but it v intention, that no man taketh from me." °
for the fvnnbem Recorder
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATE,. r
Permit one who fceU a deep interest in th- su |,j
Education, undone who has given it much r. flecti ' '' " f
rail
>«mr attention to rffp
•arncstlv aud respectfully to
visions of the law of last year, establishing /• " , ' nl '
Schools, ami to the whole subject, in a f ru u „ r ,| s " n,n "’t'
1 lie report of a C'ommilt* e to the last Legislature
think, furnished the necessary information, and i|i t .| ’a* ^
com puny iug it, the elements or principles tircr**- *"
commence the system, leaving details |« future
1 lie last Legislature, to their gi- : ,j credit •
or, enacted, that there should In- Common s! l ' 1 "
•gin. for the education of rich and poor, m ,j . ..
to be invited to conic to tin- fountain to be opened 'j " tf '’
School District, and to diink without uioaev or " ,nr: ‘
portion of the report gave a summary ofall tl.c km
rd for the promotion of Education, so far a*
Academies and Poor School*. But /hat *ul>i*rt nrr,n "l
have escaped the notice of the Legislature.'* p, ,' ni> *"
to refer to il for a moment. The academic and p, H " n ' c
funds, for education, vested in Bank stock, v'uhU *'
each $20,009, or together $1J,000: by the bill il.j "" ’ 1 '
tines,
ing honor
in Grot':
perly made part of the Common School fund,
of the surplus reVP'ne received bv this St;
placed in the Central Bank and to In
'* t* pi i#
-Y |»ini
$350 465
, , . , oaned nut bv t | M . '
ol rjah, no : '.*tc annual imrre-f to be made a p .'n „!
Column’. School fund, with perhaps a few thons-u. I i
lar* ’.* the hands of the trustees of Academies n,,,') p '
jchot-ls. constitute the Slate fund for annual distnl.n,"'^
in the several counties in thi* State. The bill, :li j, "J 1
required each County to raise by taxation, a M ,m u | "
equal and not more th in double that received fnini^T!
State, for the support of Common School*.
These are the provisions of the hill for raisins- ,), r f m |
to carry into effect this system, ftow let us*e L . «|- tI |,„ |
will he raised by the provisions of the biff. | j
that the academic and [iinir school fund, Iwo-tt*., ' W1 j|
yield about $-10,000; the surplus revenue n. a rU |;jo’
together we will suppose $70,000; the like amount rai v ,i
by taxation in the several counties nf this Statu. tTooilo
make $140,000; and I know 1 am allowing rather in,^
than will lie realized, unless each County w ill rai-o nil , rw
ttinii llie amount I suppose, w hich is not prohahlo.
Let its now see, and that l>y figures, wlmt willl>»i|„,
probable expense of this system, liv calculating the
of Schools or Teachers necessary to take charge of iff,,*,
embraced ill the provisions of the hill. By the bit«cp| inH
(I have not seen the new) it appears, there were in
gin about 80,000 |*er*nn«. between the ages of 5 anil 1J-
at this time probably 95.000. Arcmding to thesnniot,.
Ides, each six mites square in Georgia, contained, im ,,,
average, about 45 persons of the proper age to go to scln„
probably now about 50. Supposing each School
to furnish this amount, and we would have rather nn,rr
than 2000 School Districts, and the like number of
ers. All will admit, that a School Id be kept op,,,.,,
least six months in each year ; ami paving each trnclirrf„r
six mouths $120. we find the expense or cost for temlm,
would he $250,000; and this is le.-s than is ascertained|.,
the report, to he the expense of instructing the ■an.c nUB j.
her of children in New-York or Massachusetts, and 1 ikiinv
u.y estiniii'e is too low.
It plainly appears then, that il will require JiblO (Hift-
nnd wlmt provision is made for the necessary funds? I
have shown it to lie $140,000. My opinion is" that
you provide for an increase of funds, to nt least the nn.i.uM
above stated, your »\#trni cannot go into opeintinu i» Janu
ary next, ns the law provide*. These calculation*
declarations are made not w'tlt n view of diornaraginrtW
friends of this measure, or of education. Yon n»> p-,.
hnps raise the necessary amount of fund* in
eitliei by requiriti" tlm scholars to pay some smnll snumM
for schooling, by v liich means $50,000 of $75,000 ii,i ; ; t
lie raised, orbv taxation of s*»me kind. I am.niixiou*tliat
the system -» l jtild have a fair trial, and not start undvr rir-
ciimstanr* s insuring its failure, as that would likely in
.jute tf-j cause anil throw us bark for years lo come. Ik.t
I Ik vcech the Legislature not to repeal the law, mid there-
bj give up the nppro)>riuti*Hi for Common Schools, hlnisb
(Oo small, a.* all must ailniit, bnt hold on to it lor limin'ii.-
creuse, and keep it from the gulf of internal imprmrnri.i.
entitled only to its share of tiie ptddie tren-uic. It will
he strange if whilst the cup i* lilted up t»nm lip*, t
should hr rutliies-slv daslu-d from ns. 1 rely on theprrs* i t
Legisfatnre to carry out. rather lima destroy, the imblrsI
Work of the fast : which enacted by n large mnjnriiv.lhm
there should he Common Schools in Go«»r***».
Ostites.
Fruui the Ncw-Orle.ms Bee.
Destruction or the Fortress of Nt. Jf vs (Ir Cluu
IS LESS THAN 4 ROVK* ITT 3 FltENCH FltK-ATr*.
We are iedebted to the captain *-f the Mel*-* re, fvitW
following ample ami highly inlerc-tit g details ra-isrlii;
the expe«lition ami llsentlack *t[>*>o the fortress of ban J-.-
an de Uffoa.
After tlic arrival nf Ad'iii-vl Bnmfin sf at*** r,-->*) 4
Mexico, Mr. Lcrov. isc m! jbe evMTiniiiioh-rs, on dc-psrri-
cd to the city ot Mexico, to ir-aJ’c kiowu to lie flov-
erumer.t flic nlliin.'ilom of France. A le-vr ifeivs after. l»
returned, without bringmg any sioiskte soirv rr-|dy. TI •
next morning n Ir-lti r was ti-reivedk. o* which Mr. Ikunlii
was n quested to repair la Jsbps. ru sfik'r tsr to at mu
the envoy* of the gov err. own*, asnd! Do #ci d away * pail d
liis forces, that Mexico might* not npip-ar ts> he con y*4W
t«i yield to violence. Tlrr ArAtiisal-»o»sc»tc*f to rkv to*
conditions, but refused |a»sUiv!rl« l»fi:s<>r3 to- rAv «<il
lie tlierrforc to<ik liis depart nnras A ww* salao-l mil
s;i!vo of nic.ctven guns on hi* rnrsawsviarw Vci a t'isr
On his return lie staled I bar jbs- savoys had seat'd
nil tho conditions imposed by I’nss ir,.» ill* a single euv-
lion, viz.: that by virtue *»f which Mexico was N ts-
tborizc sales by retail to be math by At* Trenrb -
tbe envoys had wished to consult the grirctt-mcut n»-z' -
ilig this point. Mr. Bniidin utklrtl, that be li.-ol grMid
them a few days more, but as at th* espirarios .fri-x-ir
riod, th*’ repliesstill-continu* *1 Hnsjuisfa* »or; r hs»i«. 1 * ? m** 1 *
immediately comniet.ee.
On the morning nf the 27lb, flic bomb Vessel* f’vrlsT *' ’
Vulcon, v*cr<: lowed by the stwamhmts ns fav g tiiD
of tin' shoal* which laiund lb* - * astern side, tt tiers' the
clmr* «l. The Nereide. command* *1 by rke sdaiirff l,r
(iloire iiinl Iphigenie. took their places aft* twrmil* sett'
line. In the ntcuiiw htlc. some of the Mexican rotor**o (
on boaid of the admiral s vessel anil sought t*> "I f- 1 " ’
spite. At 25 minute* past two.'tin y left the fr.pstr. T 1 '
signal to prepar*' for action was given at 28 iiiii-nlrz ["
two; lh«' litv coniiiirncrd and i-outiniH'd nearly f"" 1 |" v *
without iiit*’rmissiori. Tlir* prince «le Joinril.’*'. rmwtB>*-
to remain an id'e S[s ctatoi. asked permission **f Adn-ir*
Buiidiu, to taken part in the action, and with uf esiwi
for his reply, rai-cd the Iri-cohoeil flag on l.-ost*! ilsrfiv
ole. discharg* d a broml-sidc at the fm tress, and kept "T *' r
some lime ti heavy fire. The Cicole was simrk by " , ' rr ’
bullets. 1 he bomb shells effected most dreadful l 1 )' 1 ’’
within the fortress. The situation oft ho piv di r B*- 3 '
zinc hi-ing known, shells were .brow n directly "p*" 1 ' *
sfMil. Three of tl-.cm expl*«b’*l w ith so nineh vii*!*'n*-cr!-'-
the docks of several of the French vi sm-Is at tlic
of nn'*'e than n mile, w ere strewed wirb tbi-ir frap Bft, *‘
Tin- C'avollcro. one of the strongyst towers **f the ("0-'
plodrd nlxmt 5 o’clock, 1’. M. The porlinns "I ll*' 1 " 1 '
demolished bv the-frigates were in a most dcplurahh*
dition, the cmbrasiirc* being ei.tir* ly dismounted at* 1
ti red to pii-cc*. At 5 o’clock the gun* nf the M 1 *-* 3 *
were itcarfy si I* nc* * I.
Th*' frigate La Ghiire wax then rcinuvid ly d 0 ’" , '
boat Mcti'orr. 1 li«- lire * f the two others laHitii"!'d ll, '‘
night hill. It was then kept up slow ly bv llie l>enil) v "“ ^
Just as the frigate Adv-nal was nliHit to *ct sail,«
■ippioaclird from (lie fortress, and dcuinudid tt”^- (
the dead and the w onodul who were Imri* d ur*h r th* .
might lie will drawn. The admiral repiu d. tlmt hr
I.ot grant n truce, but that In- would send » *un rn<"o' p ^ I
pitulnte, mid that if it were not signed by -iv u ' , '*" rk ' l,
M., ot the 23th, he w isdil recortnneiire liis ntlack ^
fort ami city. The terms of surrender worv-'iC’T* ’ w
at break of day all the boats of llie squadron «rrc ^ ,
carry off ll,c rest of the garrison. The suig*' ,,r! r ^
diflcieut vessels were likewise sent to nMi’t'd th*'
of the euenty, who were subsequently fcBw ir< * 10
Cruz. j j
In this action, which was couliuiird two ' r ;
half hv two of tlie frigates, mu! four by the thm'- ^
liuiiisaml IkiIIs, and three Irtu.dred Mini twenty l M " nl ’ ^
thrown into the fortress. On the F'retich side h*r
were killed, one of whom wns a midshipman, aim
three wounded, tw o ot w hom were officers.
In case this attack had proved unsucecssf" - 1 ^
0 marines m.d 300 cautioner*! •*
tiitrt
ciimjHiscil of 500
to assault the for
with bridges In Lt- ca*t upon tho walls, the
have I ecu carri* d bv assault
U-lsr 1 |
c-astlr »"“*
Tbe Mexicans have suffered imtr.cnsch * " -v |
of the M* te*irc, wish whom vve conveiscd,gavet** ^4
ing di srriptiou of llie carnage. The shore * r3! '
witli the dep.d and dying, amTllic piteous erics
were heard amid the din and tumuli i f the i-' 3
We must not omit adding that throughout
conduct of Admiral Buudiu wns maikcd b>S e
He refrained from firir " upon the city, and till" - ^; ■
itrongly adviscJ to attack the foil during ih*-' ' 'j j n -pi: 3
would have given him an immense ad'aniag** e .je’t
that he would only tight the enctny in tlic _ j n ii»
vessels belonging to the squadron, ti ok t o * 1 i
action, jis there was not room enough lor their 1 1^ 1
The French vessels still continue to cruize ' n aut -, 7
borhood of the coast of Mexico, to prevent the ft
vessel* in any otl er port than ti.at of Vera C'i u7 '
We are tidd that ihe English consul -ii.<l . ■ I
ita! Baud in to spare his house, if lx: attars*^^
The admiral promised to obst r'e his rcque* ! - ^ I
ous fatality the. only lionib that rraehi d the Ut**> ~jj^l
exploded m ar the dw ejling of this functionary,
away a portion of the roof. i c .e!-.
The French squadron now ecnsi.-ts < f -■> ' c "
m*>.(
pn*
A* m