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TUESDAY MORNING, SECT. 13.
To Capt. Shatter, of the abip Emperor,
arrived on Sunday, we are indebted for the
New-York Mercantile Advertiier, of the
3d initant.
Dr. Wm. C. Damell wai yeaterdiy
unanimouviy re-elected by Council, Mayor
of the city of Savannah, for the ensuing
year.
Another Robbery.—On Sunday night
tliv atoro of Mr. Joseph Auze, waa eutorcd
by forcing the lock of the outer door, the
bolt of which waa broken short otf, and af
terwarda forcing the door of the counting
room. The thieves then, no doubt in search
of plunder, broke the desks and boxes,
scattering the books and papers round the
floor, and unfortunately discovered a pock'
et book containing one hundred and forty
dollars, which they took, leaving the book
behind. A quantity of Brandy was also
taken from a cask and carried off in demi
johns. A tumbler with brandy, from which
they had drank, and a candle burning on
the floor, were left behind.
The correspondence between the citizens
of Washington, and Com. Porter, which
we publish in another column, shews the
estimation in which the Commodore is held
by bis fellow-citizens, as well as his own
feelings and opinions, under his late sen
tence.
Letters from Edisto, published in the
Charleston papers, continue to speak of the
jravages of the caterpillar.
Ten deaths by lever took placo at Mobile
during the week ending the 30lh August.
Latest vboh Bbseabd.—The ship Emerald
at Boston, furnishes Liverpool dates to 26U.
July, and London to 24tb.
The cotton market was dull, but then
seemed a disposition on the part of the spec
ulators to purchase largely, if parcels riert
offered low.
The transaction* of the week preecding?5 h
July were 10,183 bags, 5100 of which were to
the trade. Boweda (2215 bags) at 9$ to 13} •
N. 0. II to lfld / Alabamas >0} a ISj / 16 Sea
Islands 2a i 17 stained do. 13d.
The British funds were rapidly regainina
the decline which occurred in them during
the last six mouths.
The Russian Consul in London, bad offici
ally announced, that the plague had nude its
appearance on beard a Swtdsh brig from
Egypt, in consequence of whic", several of
fbe crew bad died. All vessels entering the
ports of Kuesis, from Egypt, had been placed
on strict quarai.tini.
The accounts from Greece, in the French
papers, are favorable*
The Lot don Globe and Traveller, state,
that "orders bad been issued by the French
Gove, nment, for the imme'dlate formation of
a camp at Bayonne, to conaitt of 9000 men, to
which a suitable train of artillery was to be at
tach. d, so u to form a complete diviiion at
pretrnt, called the division of reserve,”
Capt. Charles Morris having resigned his
seat at the Board of Navy Commissioners, was
on the 1st inaL ordered to take command of
the new frigate Brandywine, which it to con
vey General Lafayette and family to France
On the arrival of the ship in France, the Na ■
tional fourna states, that Capt. Morris will
leave her, for the purpose of engaging in cer
tain impottant duties, under the order of the
Government, which will detain him aome time
in France and England, and that be will then
return to the United States. The ahip, in
the mean time, will proceed to j >in the Medi.
terranean Squidroo under Cum Rodger,
where she will be delivered over to the com
mand of Capt. Daniel T Patterson. CEpt
Morris, was to leave Washington on the 4ib
ins a.it, for the ahip, near the mouth of the
Potomac, whither he would be followed by
the General on the 7th.
The triennial mealing of the stock h Aden of
the Bank of the United States, was held at
Philadelphia on the lit inst. at which, in eon-
formity with the charter of the Bank, the Pres.
dentjMr.B'ddle, laid before them a statement
of its concents faun it« Commencement. Prom
this statement, it appears that the Bank wsa
' now possessed ia its circulation and private
deposits of a earn exceeding by more then
(even milliona the amount of those items at
fha last triennial meeting, end from this and
other circumstances, it is added, Bom three
to A«e hundred thousand dollar! was the In
crease of its annua) nett profits.
The thanks of the meeting wen unanimous
|y voted to. Mr. Biddle, for the faithful dis
charge.of Ms duties.
A young trader m New-Bcdford, ssys the
Boeton Patriot, i| the fortunate holder of the
tieket which drew g25,000 in the Washing,
den City Canal Lottery, on the 17tb uft.
their dnneo, which though the objeut must tc
the uuinitiitcd appear ridiculous, yet wai
pleasing, from the lively tune, the excellen
time kept, and order observed* They wouk denote and
dance tin ut three paces forward, then fact extrs
, , A , f , , In® warn
to the left about, dance three pace* bad
face round tgain and repeat it
men, and had a kind of “ before and btck|
two” set of steps : the men’e dancing wi
like the negroets double shuffle. This tile/
continued about teu minutes, violently sing,
ing all the time, wltkn they stopped sudden
ly and then put their columns in motion to
the front, first changing direction to the left
—marching in a. sort of half quick time,
the body of women in the rear of that of
the men. Seven male and seven female
singers having ranged themselves in a cir
cle in the centre of tht floor, singing to the
top of their Jungs, the column marched in
excellent ordor and accurate step around
them, the elbows pressed into the side, the
tore part of the arm elevated,and the hands
swinging up and down on the wrist joint to
t* o time of the step, and looking like the
legs of a dead fowl with the feet on. In
the course of their circuits, they would of
ten simultaneously slap their hands violent
ly together, the right on the left producing
a noise like a volley of small arms. After
marching thus about an hour or upwards,
until, iu I'uct, something like color appear
ed in the faces of some of the women, the
meeting was declared dismissed, and we re
tired to our respective abodes, wondering at
the fanaticism and madness of those rank
ing among civilized beings. The women
were dressed iu white gowns and small mob
cops covering completely the head and hair,
and white hundkerchiets round the shoulder
The men were dressed in Jong surtout
coals, whic.. they pulled offon entering the
church, with a long skirted under coat
without sleeves, and truwsers, generally ol
a drab color.
From Use fUllcdgevilth Recorder, 6th nut.
GEN. CLARK.
Ill this paper will lie found an address by
General John Clark, “ To the People of
Georgia.” upon the subject of “ many slnu-
dors and misrepresentations which” (ho
soys) *■ have been circulated to mislead the
public mind.” Among the many charges
in circulation against him, lie has made liis
own selection ol those which he deems most
difficult to be proved and easily defended,
and says, “ The grounds at present taken
against me are— 1 That I was opposed to the V' 11 n,,t be dlsr,t ?'> r,k ‘! 1 ?" That you hi
making of the lato Treaty with the Creeks tint upon his representations
and that I now wish it annulled—that I am ,l " ora.. e~..J .
one of those who corrupted the Legislature
to procure the passage of the act, common
ly called the Yazoo act—and that I some
It H stated In Havana papers, received at
Nqw York, to the loth ult. that e convoy was
<**;.eeted from Spain, with 2000 iroops, ane
Don Claudio Martinet de Pinillos, who it wa>
a opt etc 4. would supercede General V.ves in
the commend of Cuba
General Taylor concluded the defence of
Commodore Stewart, before the Court Mar
tlet'at Washington, on the 2d init.
Axnxnsa Ssssirsn ox the Iaossooci —
In a calculation m d. in the Geotgis Patriot,
on the probable reeult of the eleetion for Gov
ernor, Chatham County iaset down jtflp for
dark ! An ounce of truth ia worth t pound
of such calculation* aa this. The mrjority for
Troup in Chatham Com ty, may be more cor
rectly act down at 300 for Troup, than fifty
or the other s'de. Such here faced attempts
st misrepresentation, eon only recoil on the
beads of those who make them.
from one or the editors*
After remaining in Albany a day and a half
we took the road to Lebanon Springe, 26
miles, where we arrived on tlio evening of
Friday, Sth August. There is an excellent
house kept at the Springs, spacious enough
to accommodate one hundred and fifty per.
sons. On our arrival, we found ncurly that
number there; but like moslutiiur places of
resort, when we came away we Jelt less
than a hundred- The waters ofllie springs
are remarkable for nothing but their warm
temperature, rendering them pleasant for
bathing, which ia a great attraction. I
think, however, that the object of the great
est curiosity is the Shukiug Quakers,whose
village is in the neighborhood. On Satur
day a stage load of us rode over to see them,
and were set down at ono of their stores.
Here we were shown specimens of differ
ent articles of their manufacture, all made
with the greatest neatness and ingenuity,
and offerod at very reasonable prices. YVe
purchased several trifling articles, in return
for which they produced some very fine cur
rant wine. They also manufacture a li
quor they call cider wins, which is very
pleasant. It is, I believe, obtained by free
zing cider, and the spirit remaining unfro
zen is tyc wine. • After visiting the store, we
were shown through several of their hou
ses and manufactories, all of which were
in the highest state of cleanliness and good
order. They occupy large houses, and live
in families of 40, 80, &c. the men occupy
ing one side and the women the dther.—
It ia well known that in this society the
males and females are forever separated,
there being among them no “ marriage
or giving in marriage.” They are very
communicative, and freely answer all
quee ions asked, and seem very anxi
ous to remove any impressions that may
exist against them. This community, they
told me,consisted of about six hundred;—
but from the number which attended church
theSunday following,I should think they but
little exceed four hundred. Among them
are four negroes, who are received into per
fect fellowship and enjoy the same privile
ges with the bust. The men are generally
middle aged and old, and aa for the women
society has sustained but a trifling loss of
beauty by their seclusion. There was one
young girl, however, who we thought very
pretty, ami still think appeared unhappy in
ao unnatural au association. Both ninlcs and
females, but particularly the latter,have ve
ry sallow cadaverous countenances, and np-
pear far from healthy. Tho country peo
ple in their neighborhood, particularly the
woman, apeak very lightly of them, and
told us some strange stories of their enti
cing simple people to join them, and then
detaining them against their wills. The
day following, being Sunday, we again rode
over to their villagu to attend the worship
weekly performed by them. Tho church is
very neat wooden building, covered with
tin, and ia said to have C06t more than $20,-
000. It ia without pulpit, galleries, or pews,
there being a seat extending all around &-
gainst the wall, and .detached benches ran
ged in rowa. The men and boys to the
number of eighty, and the women and girls
to the number of 100, entered in different
squads, by doors at opposite ends of the
church, and ranged themselves apart, sit
ting or standing as they chose. About 11
o’clock, there being about 400 visiters col
lected, after a brief exhortation to us from
one of the men, to observe silence and a
decent behavior and abstain from laughter,
they all stood up, tho men and women fa
cing each other. After remaining thus a
short time, they commenced singing with
all their might and main. This continued
about 10 minutes, when each bowing their
heads, sat down apart aa before. ..This was
repeated twice, when the visiters being a
gain cautioned against indecorum, an aged
Shaker addressed usfsr an hour and e half,
during which be explained the different
tenets oftheir religion,the misconception by
other sects of certain passages of the New
Testament, the superiority of theirs over
other communities, &c. As soon as he had
der os at first,they suddenly struck up a live- Hobby, the brother-in law of Gen. dark
ly tune and faced,tho women to the rieht dt These papers, are lor dark and the only
the men to tho loft, making close columns ° h "“ in tho ,tl,e whicb hlVB su fP° rted
of divisions of five, and then commenced! His address admits that ho has called on
Utftm while in this place, end treated them
with politeness ana attention. *> Birds of
feather, will flock together.”
By a reference to the 12 Journals of the
wart*;
dark iai
The' wo^solutiena ret
itato of the i't.
mediately following him his honored friends
Matthew Talbot end Arthur Fort, (lather
of Dr. Fort) 28,0fl0 acrea each. In page
_ 630, John Clark** name is put down for
of Repre.-enlatives of shares No. 81 slid '82 in the Tennessee
ii tqill perceive, (hat all company (of which Zscb. Cox, end M. Ms-,
lit "partisans of Gen. her *nd their associates were the Grantees
'voted against the re- —Watkins* Dig. Leiv- of Georgia page
tho committee on the 564) and immediately below him. his father
men dance much more gracefully than thoj? l * to of „ lbe agsinst Crowell, and entered for two more shares, No. 82 and 84
h.A . u„.i * n i i—lM w *' kno . w , n H' a ‘ l“* Partisans »n that and at the top of the same page the name of
ipittce. violently, and pertinaciously op- Arthur Fort for two more sharetyNo.
a, step by step, all enquiry into, his con- and 70, mr
* 60
It h*a been said, and may again be The above extracts we considlr as con
urged, that Gon. Clark should not be res- elusive proof that Gen. Clark had an inter-
pnnsible for the conduct of his partisans in est and deep interest in that speculation,
tke Legislature, and that their support of We will not content ourselves wi'li this,
Crowell ahould bo no evidence against him. but proceed to prove that lie wai interested
This plea would be ton ungenerous and illi- and was one of the associates, before the
bsral for the high minded independent John passage of the act; (and not a 2d purcha-
Cktrk to avail himself of—What, desert his ser)andof course was “one of thoee who
friends when they have slaked their all corrupted the Legislatifre.”
(their popularity) tosnpport Ilia friend Crow- j In p. S3 1-2 will befound articles of agree-
ell who swore “ the Indians thall not cede one ment bet ween James Guun a nd others, da-
foot of land while Troup wiu Queernor.”—. ted tat Jan. 1795, while tho bill wee before
Indeed, it ia not to be expected, and cannot I the Legislature, and six days bofore it ro
be contended that those friends would act 1 ceived its sanction by the Governor which
directly contrary to his wishes, when he
waa with them almost every day during the
extra session while the committee was pro
ceeding.
We cannot omit to mention the public
dinner given to Gen. Gaines, (the violent
opposer of the Treaty and sponsor of Mar
shall anti Edwards) by the followers of
Clark. It was indeed pretended by the
committees, that those dinners were given
on account of his former services during the
war, (not the Seminole war when Jackson
was ordered to take the command over
Gaines to bring it to a speedy termination \
But General Gaines in his acceptance of
the invitations, was determined they should
not be so understood. YVe are of his opin
ion, and would ask—if they wsre, why did
he not receive those attentions on his way
through the State to the Nation, and why
lid they wait till they snw the course he
pursued on Jn.ti n Affairs? Hiss ocnonecr-
rig for Gen. Clara had o wonderful effect
in brightening their recollcrtion of bis lor
liter services. But Gen. Clark says, “ al
though I have called ou these gentlemen.
(Crowell, Gaines and Andrews) when they
have been in Milledgeville, I never heard
either of them express un opinion that the
Treaty ought or would be annulled.” Can
Gen. Clark pretend to ignorance of their o-
pinimi on this subject, when they havo in.
dustrionsly circulated that opinion through
nut the U. States ? This is an attempt to
impose on vour understandings, too gross to
succeed. Does General Clark suppose you
have forgotten the protest against the trea
ty mode by Crowell, and sent to the Pre
sident ? That you have forgotten Crow
ell's visit to Washington to oppose the
Treaty and prevent its ratification ? That
you have forgotten Gon. Gaines’s letter (3)
to the Governor of Alabama, containing an
extract of the speech of Ilopnitholeyoliolo,
appealing to the President tint to drive them
from their land, and his declaration in that
letter, “ such appeals to the magnanimity of
our civilized countrymen, I trust und behove
will not be disregarded ?” Tlmt you have
forgotten, tlmt upon tits representations to
the President of the fraud, corruption and
treachery used in obtaining it, he has writ
ten to our Governor, that he will lay
the Treaty, at an early day before Con
years sinco, shot the effigy of General Wash- K res8 ’ ( for what, but its annulment ?) and in
—Ruth— nF»t, nu « Li!-t—i 11 ! iIig mean time, lies quartered a “ body of
armed troops among ue ?’’—And, that you
have forgotten the insulting letters of the
m : Clerk of the War Department, T. P. An-
long satisfied, that bis offering his name for : drRWS - lh ” courteous, to tho same purpose
at J11. I 1 1! 1 ,i . i • . . . . \A/ /i polos Fall* ■.niirlnsi, nnslini.L ... •.. al
ington.—Either of these established, would i
render my pretentions to the office of Gover- i
nor a during presumption.” !
Without the proof ofeither. we have been
We refer our readers part inula: ,v to the
daring presumption.But the’ public I expression used by Gen. Clark himself,
tn. Clark are well acquainted with our i? llllt “ I have no doubt, if a proper course
is pursued towards Use General Government
anil the Indians, the Treaty, snfar at. least as
Georgia ie concerned, will bo maintained
tho Chief Magistracy of this State, was a;
most
dt Gen. Clark are well acquaint!'
opinion of him—Setting that aside for the
present, we will meet him upon iiis own
chosen ground, and pledge ourselves to
prove hint guilty of at least two of the char-- and enforced,” to prove that he well recol
lects all they have said and done, and that
he wishes to enforce the idea, ami tn obtain
the terms, tor which they and the Indians
are contending, to wit—•“ That the United
States should be content with the lands
within the limits of Georgia, and give up
those within Alabama—for with them Gear
gin is not concerned—And, why make this
distinction ? li the Treaty he unfair, cor
rupt, and fraudulent.and can be uunulled, it
If it be fairly und
honestly obtained, and cannot be totally
annulled, it cannot be in part. And why
would behave that course pursued towards
the Indians—enforce thetreuty so far ut Cast
as Georgia is concerned, and destroy it so far
as Alabama is interested ? Tocontinue an
Agency situated between the two Slates,
and tints secure a money making, speculat
ing resting place for his friend Crowell—
The General may say. he has never said
any thing ngnint the Treaty. Perhaps lie
has been cautious not to make any expres
sion that might he brought in evidence a-
gainst him. But we think, actions speak
stronger than words, and Holy writ has
said, “the tree shall be judged by its fruit.”
2d. The second question, which presents
itself, for our consideration, is the interest
which Gen. Clark had in t lie Yazoo busi
ness, commonly and emphatically styled
tho Yazoo fraud. Tis true the General in
the outset, makes, apparently a sweeping
denial of all the charg-s which he has selec
ted for controversy, und intends you shall
believe, he has denied any interest and
concern in the Yazoo purchase. This how
ever is not the fact—Even he dare not deny
that fact, notorious tn every man of reflec
tion and recollection, iu the State of Geor
gia. lie makes the charge in his own
words—“ That I cm one uf Cose who cor
rupted the Legislature to procure the pas
sage of the act, commonly called the Yazoo
act,” to suit the denial, he intends to make.
But, this shall not avail hint—we have the
documents in our power to prove his direct
interest in the purchase, and his concern
and participation in the fraud, and the
fruits, of the successful corruption ; and,
we cannot refrain the expression of our as
tonishment 'at his pretended denial of it,
when he knows those documents, have been
perpetuated by the Congress of the United
States and the Legislature of Georgia. In
the laws of the U. States. Vol. 1. from page
512 to 541 inclusive, will be found recorded
the whole of the documents and evidence
whicb have come to light in relation to that
most iniquitous, disgraceful and infamous
transaction.* In page 535, John Clark ia
put down for 28,000 acrea, being one half
of a sub-share (which waa 50,000 acres) in
the Georgia company and on the same page
ges.
As to the shooting at Gen. Washington's
effigy, we know nothing, and about it have
never said any thing—nor can we conceive
it of any importance, as wo havo no doubt,
if proved on him, a drunken frolic (of which
lie had many in those days) would he e Hedg
ed as an excuse for this insult upon the Fa
ther of this Country.
1st. Then, as regards his opposition to the,
late Treaty we shall refer the public to the n,ust “ e to * ad .y Sl,t aside
editorial articles of his own newspaper, I honestlv obtained. nuH
(*• The Georgia Patriot,” published in this j
place) ut the time the Commissioners were!
holding the Treaties ut Broken Arrow and
the Indian Springs—At the tone of exulta
tion for the anticipated rejection oftheTrea-
ty by the President end iSennte of the Uni
ted States, when the Agent Crowell, wrote !
and went to Washington City to prevent its
ratiticalion, and ofllie constant praises and
support which Crowell, Gaines and Andrews
have received from that paper, up to this
time.
But wo have been told, that paper does
not belong to Gen Clark, and that lie has
no interest in that establishment. To dis
prove this, we subjoin an extract from the
records of tho Superior court of Baldwin
county, containing a copy of Gen. Clark’s
affidavit in wnicii lie swears thitt the press
and types Sec. are his property; and on which
a claim is now pending in said Court. I)
YY'hatever may be our opinion with re
gard to the truth of that affidavit, we pre
sume his friends will not dispute it ; and lie
and they are placed ill the unpleasant di
lemma, of admitting that the printing esta
blishment docs belong to h.m, or that ite
has Bworn to a falsehood.
Again, it has been urged, that although
he is the rightful owner of.he estoblishmcnt
yet, he has no control over the editorial de
partment which is exclusively managed by
his hirelings. This ia just as true, aa that
the plantation of a cotton planter is exclu
sively managed by Ilia overseer, and that
the owner can exercise no control over him.
Which we all know is not the fact—and that
the reverse is certainly true That the n-
verseer manages the plantation under the
control and direction of his employer, and
when he ceasea to do so, is discharged.
We cannot distinguish between an oppo
sition to the treaty and the support of Crow
ell, Gaines and Andrews, who have indus
triously andseduously employed themselves,
not in attending to their distinct sod offi
cial duties, but in collecting testimooy to
defeat and annul the treaty. We again
call the attention of our readers to the
Editorial articles of Gen. Clark’s paper, to
prove that he has warmly supported those
men- J[or do we think It unfair to men-
was on the 7th of Jan. 1796, when it became
a law.
In the next page, (533) you will find an
other instrument, executed by the same
parties, on the Ittlt of Jan 1795, referring
to the preceding one in which they say “we
“ do hereby ratify by those presents every
“ matter and tiling contained in said agree-
“ ment, and do hereunto annex a schedule
“ or list if the persons tvhn are. entitled to an
“ interest in said company." Mark reader?,
the words “ art entitled," are in the present
tense—and the names of John Clark and
the othera named, are on that list. This
was the Georgia company—and yon will
observe the whole was in ten large shares,
and they were divided into sub-shares (of
56,000 acres each,) and that Gon. John
Clark ia put down as a sharer and not as a
purchaser.
Again you will find(tn page 536) an in-
slrmn nt in writing, signed by Zachariah
Cox and M. Maher, (the Tennessee Com
pany) to which they subjoin the form of a
certificate, and the names of the persons to
whom certijvatee of shares are issued. In
this list, ns we have hefhrn mentioned, von
will find John Clark and his Father for two
shares each. Referring particularly to that
list, you will see some certificates are dnted
the Dili of Jan. some the 10th, lltli, 12th.
13th, and 14th Jan. null some the 25lh Feb.
1795. Those for John Chirk nnd his father
were dated the 10th, and he and his friends
may urge, that, proves they were not ori
gitially interested, as the act passed the 7th
of Jan. Tlmt proves untiling for them—
for, upon examination, you will find no cer
tifies te issued to Zticliariah Cox till the I lilt
or 12th, nor to M. Maher till the 13th and
I4lh, and both these persons had certificate-
issued to them on the 25th Feb. Now. if
the date of the loth prove that Clark was
not an original purchaser, tho dates of the
11tli, 12th. &c. proves that Cox,and Muller
are not original purchasers, and, of eon ra
th at there were no original purchasers, wli ch
is an absurdity. But. the instrument of
writing, and the list which forms part of it,
tnken together, prove that those persons na
med in the list wiro originally interested,
nnd as they applied, the certificates were
issued and bore date accordingly, which
you see was done immediately on the puss
ng of the law. That they were the usso
kites of Zaclmriuli Cox and Mathias Ma
her, to whom and their associates, (called t h ■
Tennessee Company,j the lund was granted
—(See YValker’s Dig. Laws of Geo. p. 564
nr they hud no associates at all. An attentive
perusal of these documents cannot leave a
doubt upon tho mind of any rensonnblo inn n
that John Clark was one of the associates of
the two Contpunics. iGeorgia and Ten
nessee,) to whom the land was granted. If,
however, there should, that dmiht must lie
removed, when lie reads the testimony of
Capt. Robert Flournoy. [I.uivs U.S. Vol. I-
p. 521,] who swears—“Gon. Gunn told this
deponent during tho sitting of the Legisla
ture that no member of the Legislature
should, or could expect to have a share, if
he did not vote for the bill.”—und the tes
timony of Andrew Baxter, who swears
“ that Roberts Thomas replied, tlmt. he did
not know he was interested, hut that those
who voted in favor of the hill were provided
for in the articles of the different compa
nies."
Observe that members who voted for the
bill were particularly provided for, end
those wlui would sot *vote for it are pre
cluded from any share. Cnn you believe
so much anxiety and care have been taken
for the members, nnd others, not members,
Would be permitted to take shares, unless
they were able and willing to exerciso an
infiuence in procuring the passage of the ad?
John Clark was then a Brig. General, and
his Father a Muj. General, and both, and
particularly the lust, had a considerable in
fluence iu the “old and respectable county
of Wilkes,” and throughout the Sts‘<j. But
if doubt still remains, David Glenn’s testi
mony, (page 519) puts tile question at rest.
He swears “that lie went down to Yugusta
during the last session of the Legislature,
whilst the art for the sale of the tVesiern
hmds was under deliberation of the General
Assembly; “that he put up with Mr. Wil
kinson and Mr Sheppard, two members of
the General Assembly, at Mr. Tees’s in
Augusta—that he frequently talked with
Mr. YVilkinson on that subject, and advis
ed hint not to agree to sell it, for it would
hurt his popularity—that the said WilKin-
son said it would not, for ho though it was
best. That after deponent found the land
would be sold, lie was desirous to get part
of it; he applied to Mr. Cox, one of the
Trustees in one Company to know if he
could get part—that Cox told the deponent he
could not, for that all the shares were taken
up,”
Now, Mr. Cox (Zachariah Cox of Yazoo
memory) was a Trustee, not only in one
Company, but in two—We Georgia and Ten
nessee Companies,[nee Laws U. 8. Vol. l. p.
531, 532, and Watkins's Digest, page 564)
the very Companies in which Clark held
shares, and Cox declares before the passage
of the act, to a gentleman who wished to
take a share, that he could not have one,
for all the eharee were taken up. How did
Clark get his, unless he had previously tak
en them? for all bad been taken up before
the act was passed. But he aaya, “he was
not one of these who corrupted the Legisla
ture”—“that he was not a manlier”—“that
ho was not there tampering with the mem
bers.* &c. For these we must have somc-
the Legislature was corrupted h, tho*er om
panics, lias been proved conclusively, at,s
none but t member of the Yazoo (Vim,
Dies can now deny that he was one „f £
who eorrvpteil the Legislature. Aware that
hie word would not he aiKRcient. he brine,
to his aid bis election of Major General in
1796, by the Legislature who burned the
,n /"T u f \«*.« nd > «PPoini men t
of Trustee of the Lnivermtv id 1800 a n( )
tell* us he waa associated with Gen.
Jackaon aud Abraham Baldwin, and
did l|e not tell us) with Ferdinand O’Neif
whii was a corrupted member of the Yazcyi
Legislature, who voted for the law. and li.s
two sub-shares. 112,000 acres tn the Gear
pis Company, (Laws U. 8. Vol. I. p. 53 n
and four shares No. 5, 0, 7, and li, iu t|j
Tennessee Company.
Why were these appointments confers
with a knowledge ofllie facts against L'I.rt
and O’Neal ? They were not then known
to be interested. When Capt. Jmni. s jj,,.
riwether was sworn aa a witness and est.
mined before the Legislature of H06, |,j
Bwore, “ he was Treasurer of one of the
Companies—that he did not knuw wl,u
they (the associates) were; the nraonuts
were opened not in the names of persons
but by the number of the certificates; u .| l(1 „’
he received money, ho receipted L t | le
number of the certificate.” And it
until the 24th of November, 1802, llu ,
names ofllie associates wore tiisrlosnd \, v
George Sibbold, in a letter (Law U. 8. Yni
I. p. 528) addrcsE.td to Messrs. AJndisan,
Gallatin nnd Lincoln, CominigsioncrK up-
pointed by the President, to compromise
with the Ytznnclaimnnts. Even then, their
names were not generally known, till alter
May, 1803, when a resolution was passed
in the Legislature of Georgia to publish all
tho proof, documents. &c. (4) in a pamphlet
form. You will thus sro, his name was nut
known wlteu ho received those appoint
ments.
But lie savs he wus not there tumpni.
ing, Sec.—He cannot, nnd docs not deny
tlint he was at Augusta ut the limn, if
lie did; it could nut avail him. Fur with-
nut bringing to our aid I is quarrel writ
Gen, Gunn nnd challenge to him, became
lie would not let him Imve a larger nuumnt
than 28,0011 acres, we Itnve proved by tin;
documents In* wus there in less limit three
tltiys, getting hi, certificates.
YVe feel confident we have redeemed
our pledge, und that wu imve proved to
the satisfaction of every candu a ,d reus li
able mind, tlmt General Clara opposed
the Treaty with the Crocks, and tliut lie
was onej f those who coi ruptul the Legisla
ture to procure the passage "f the uit
commonly called the Yazoo net, and that
his own conclusion is irresistible * that his
pretensions to the office of Governor is u.
during presumption.”
P. 8. If tlm address of Gen. Clark be
published in the Journal and Ins own pa
per, the editors of the Journal and Gets
Clark are requested to republish these re*
murks in their next numbers.
(1) Ukdrue Hall k Charles IIovt j
»»• I p. c,
Cosa* E. Baiiti.f.tt k Michael J. I 1
Kapfell. J
Levied 29th Snpt. 1823, upon printing prat.,
typet, and printing apparatus, two ami a hull'
reams of paper, 15 lbs. ink, to sniisiy Ibis ft fa*
J. C. MAiNUHAM.Sh'IT.
Procoediugs staid by claim oftiov- JoHuCt#rtw
27tli October, 1823.
J. C. MANUHAM, Sh ir.
at the top will be found the name of his fa-! thing mnro then hia bare word. We have
thet Elijah Clark for 56,000 acres ; aud im*
♦These have aft been and are now re-
pubkahing in the Georgia Journal, any per
son can 860 they are correct by comparing expenses, aa well bribes as other expcnces
that paper with the Book quoted. in procuring the passage of that act—that
proved he waa interested in the lands pur
chased—that he was an associate in two
of the Companies before the law wot passed,
and of coarse bad to bear a part of all the
GEORGIA, Xoldicin Co unit/.
Personally uppearod before me,JohnClnrk, who
fouiiig duly sworn -Hys, tlmt !ld« priming press,
types mill apparatus formerly belonging to the
Chronicle oflice, of which a levy lias been mu c
to satisfy a fi fa iu favor of George Hall & Cliuv
Hoyt against Cosmo K. Bartlett and Michael J.
Huppeil, are the property ot this deponent, und
therelorc not subject to»uid fi fa.
JOHN CLARK
Sworn to before me, this 28th February, 1821.
J AML . FLLMIMi, J. P.
Verdict of tht Petty .Jury.—Wu the Jury find
for the claimant Yvitli coal of suit, nnd properiy
not subject.
SIMEON L. STEVENS, Foreman.
From tliis verdict an appeal wus entered to
Scplomher Term, 1824.
182o, April Term—Continued by claimant.
GEORGIA, Hold win county.
I certify the above and foregoing to lie truly
copied from the or giuals in my office, uud Vr*»t
tlio claim is now peudingund undetermined, ‘id
September, I82A.
THUS. H. KKNAjN, CFk. s. c. u. r._
(2) In Senate, Friday, June 10, lsY3.
Resolved by the Senate mul House of Hr-
pr'csenlatives,iif thcStutcnf Georgia,in Gen.
Assembly met,and it is hereby resolvedas lit
sense of the same, That the present Agent if
Indian Affairs for the Creek nation Ims
here tofore,at least since the fall ot
been regardless nlikoofhisdu'ius to the Gen.
Govern meat nnd of the well being of
the Indians under his clmrge. Tlmt the
very considerable power tn his hands ol
afflicting the interest of this stutehns been
prostituted to purposes unworthy in them
selves and foreign Iron the objects oi his
appointment. That in the opinion ot this
and purposes arising in the strife «f si” 1 ®
Legislature, objects of private interest,
politics have mainly influenced and gov
erned his conduct, and that he has hence
been either the advocate or the opponent
ofllie rights of this state as th»f® ri o'' 18
have happened from time to time, to coin
cide with or stand opposed to, theprivnte
advantage of him or his friends, and ht»
political predilections; to which in the
opinion of this Legislature he has long
been, and now is willing to sacrifice!
iuterests of the General Government imd
the happiness and safety of the Creek In
dians. That hiseontinuai.ee in office hither
to has been, and hereafter will be greatly
to the injury of this state, and that the
confidence of a large part of the Crcc
nation is now so irrecoverably alienated
from him that it would hereafter be im
possible for him to administer and eoper-
intend their uffnirito their advantage and
comfort, even if lie was disposed so tone.
And that this Legislature do request o
the President of the United States to re
move the suid Agent from office. Ann
the end that all due nnd proper proof p
his delinquency may be made. ,
Beit further resolved, That hi* Exec-
lency the Governor do appoint,.too,
more fit and proper persons to eoll*® 1 >
reseive evidence therein, and IWL ,
persons when so appointed by hi» *•*
lency the Governor, shell he invested
all the power of seeding for person
