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gestlo vow honorable bud), ths propriety of im mediate! v erecting the surrounding wall, contem plated in the original plan. U wisl add inuclt to tin- appearance of the building, ami is almost ab solutely necessary to the entire security of the convicts : who can then be more securely guard ed by n much less number of men than at present The wall, in their opinion, need nut bo so exten sive as was contemplated : Instead of enclosing fair acres as was first designed, an enclosure leaving a s|«ce of forty feet on all sides, between tiie wall and the buildings would answer all pur poses and save considerable expense. The sum required for that purpose will not (they believe) exceed twenty thousand dollars. The commis sioners cannot close this report without culling the attention of the legislature to the proposition of commencing and proceeding with the other wing of the building agreeable to tbe original plan, as a part of that wing was intended, for the reception of female convicts, Being in the midst of peace and plenty, and possessing ample funds, they comlidently hope your honorable body will deem the present time most favorable to the erec tion of that part which will add so much to the elegance of the edifice; indeed, it is absolutely necessary to the full completion of a system, which from the laudable and humane motives that induc ed its adoption cannot fail to do honor to the state. JOHN How tun, I'ltANCIS JBI'KK, > Commissioners. JAMES KOSSEAU,} Mr. Knight from the committee appointed, re ported a bill to be entitled “ an act tu amend an MILLE1K1EV1LLK. Ttmsow, NOVKMHKH JS, 1817. r FUKK SCHOOL^ On yesterday the learned Senator from Liberty, Mr. Elliott, from the committee appointed to en quire into and to report the expediency of origi. naling a system for the establishment and support of Free Schools in this State, submitted th fol lowing elegant sentiments on that subject: “ As the legitimate end of government is this good of the governed, those who are entrusted with the sovereign powers of the State are under the most sacred obligations to consult and promote the general welfare. It bee • nes then, a question of primary importance, what policy is best caleu- The giti.it fundamental principles of dor free constitution are watched by the people with an ey^ of holy jealousy. No direct infraction—no open violution of its prominent features, will evei destroy the stately fabric, or even mnr its beau tiful configuration. But this is nut the way that corruption enters, or error begins. The insidi ous approaches of the former, are carried on be neath the guise of public good, and the designs of the traitor arc often Consummated at the very moment when lire infatuated victims think him Inhering to promote their interest anil happiness The advance of error is still more tube dreaded, it is the pioneer of all that is ruinous in d mural polity. The native frailty of man, because civil and mural polity. still rendered more trail and blind by the allure ments of wealth and the blandishments of tolly, generally .induces him to eoibrnco present and immediate aggrandisement, without consulting , x . . .. .. .... ithe future upon the more permanent advantage lated to secure this object ? Arbitrary govern-| alu , secur ity which may result from his conduct, ments consult only their own security, which dc- j either in relation to himself, to society, or to pos- pemls upon the ignorance of their subjects, and terity. When error is thus introduced, confuun- the restraints they are thereby enabled to impose upon them. But it is the peculiar felicity of free institutions that their safety is not incompatible with the rights of the community. Instituted by the people, their foundations rest upon public sen timent ; and the more pure and enlightened is the public judgment, the greater is the perfection of the institution, and the stronger is the interest which binds together the various parts. A gene ral diffusion of knowledge is, then, of the highest act entitled an act to add that part o( the unlocat-i j n ,p 0r t ance and should engage the first attention »u territory of this state winch lies without the r ’ . , . . . limits of the present counties to tl.e county of <' f eve, T fl0C .Government. In this great work, Jasper,*’ passed 93d November, 1814 Friday, November 21. Mr. ltvan from the committee appointed, intro duced a bill to be entitled “ an act to alter and a- mend the second section of the second article of the Constitution.” Saturday, November 22. Mr. Montgomery had leaye to introduce a bill fo be entitled ’‘An act to amend an act for the trial of slaves and free persons of color,” which was read the first time. Mr. Ilenly introduced a resolution appropria ting two thousand dollars fur the relief of widows ■ and orphans of the deceased soldiers who died and fell in the late war with the British and In dians, w hich was read the first time. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Tuesday, November 18. * Mr. E. Harden from the committee on Finance presented the following report: “ The commit tee on Finance repo t in part, that they have carefully examined the Treasury and the abstract of the Treasurer, and find that the cash and books correspond and agree with the abstract; and that the committee find the books of said office are kept in a fair and masterly manner, which reflects hoiior on the keeper and credit to the State.” On motion of Mr. E. Harden a committee was appointed to prepare and report a bill to increase the capital of the State of Georgia, so far as to interest the surplus funds of the State in stock therein to be created. Ordered that Messrs. E. Harden, White and Bandy be that committee. "Wednesday, November 19. On motion of Mr. Stocks, Resolved, that the committee on the part of this House appointed to take into consideration what alterations are ne cessary to be made in the Penal Code and report by bill or otherwise, be and tiiey are hereby ex cused from the service of this House until they perform the duty assigned them, and they are itereby authorised to employ a clerk to said com mittee. Mr. T.I. Moore from the committee appointed reported a bill to establish the forms of warrants and mittimuses in this State,” which was receiv ed and read the first time. Friday, November 20. Mr. Kennon from the committee appointed, re ported a bill to regulate the interest ot money in this state, and repeal the laws on the subject of usury, and to compel executoes, administrators, and guardians to put money out at interest, which was received and read the first time. Mr. Bradwell from the select committee to whom was referred the petition of sundry inha bitants of the counties of Greene, Hancock, War ren, Wilkes and Oglethorpe, reported a bill to lay out and form a new county from the aforesaid counties. Saturday, November 21. On motion of Mr. Stocks, a committee was ap pointed to prepare and report a bill to raise a tax for the support of government for the political year 1818. Ordered, that Messrs. Stocks, Shef field and Blake be that committee. Mr. Cuthbcrt from the committee appointed, reported a bill to increase the active capital of the University of Georgia. Mr. Williamson reported a bill relative to tax ing the Branch Bank in this state, which was read the first time. Mr. Ragan from the committee appointed, re ported a bill to repeal the third division of the penal code of the state of Georgia—read the first time and received. colleges and academies may not be dispensed with —but without a more comprehensive system of education the public wants would not be supplied The children of the wealthy will find opportuni ties of education some where, but there is a large proportion of the community whose means are limitted, and whose minds must forever remain uncultivated, unless they receive the fraternal care of the government. These it is the peculiar province of the legislature to foster and patron ize. Thus nurtured and protected, the most va luable resources in the country will be Emtul in the minds and morals of its citizens. For when duly cultivated and judiciously called into action they are equal to any emergency. In peace they constitute the great fund of civil improvernnt; giving tone and efficiency to the government in every department. In war they animate and sus. tain the physical energies of the state, producing wisdom in design, union in effect, & success in ex ecution. A vicious &, unenlightened state of society must necessarily give rise to a weak and depraved government; for tlic stream will retain the qualities of the fountain. But a moral and enlightened community, with intelligence to discern, and vir tue to appreciate the invaluable blessings of a go vernment of equal laws, will ever be found the firmest palladium of the security and safety of the Republic. Influenced by these considerations, and anxious to promote the general welfare, your committee cannot but recommend, to the immediate attention of the Legislature, the great work of public edu cation. All practical men know that time‘will be required to digest and mature such a scheme as may ensure success. The active operation, therefore, of a system, necessarily so extensive in detail, will not be expected in the commencement.' But the foundation cannot too soon bo laid, in tbe creation of a fund adequate to the probable exi gency of the establishment. Y our committee, therefore, may be permitted to hope, that the House of Representatives, whose prerogative it is to originate all bills making monied appropria tions, will bestow upon this subject the attention its great importance demands ; and thereby a fiord to tire Senate an opportunity of a cordial co-ope ration with them, in the necessary preparations for the commencement of a system promising *u much public usefulness. It is then, resolved, that this subject merits the attention of the legislature, and that it is expedient to create k' fund by law, lor tlie future establishment and support of Free Schools throughout this State.” ding right and wrung,and sanctioned by the pow erful voice of interest, it is difficult to convince tho public mind, that a disease is engendering, which, if not checked before it reaches a crisis, will produce a general and dreadful mortality !— VVliat, fellow-citizens, if we tell you, that we arc in the incipient stage of such a disease ! That we are fostering a corruption in society, which it not eradicated will some time or other, in bloody characters, prove to us or to our posterity— “ That danger is most conceal'd when near, 11 And sends the dreadful tidings in the blow.” Need we more palpably mark ogr allusion ? Need we tell onr legislature now in session, that the crowds of modern Ilelots that are forced in to our state over the barriers of the law anil hu manity, are the seeds of this disease ? Need we tell them tiuit “Lacedemon was oftenerin danger of utter subversion from its slaves, than from fo reign enemies ?” But where is our prohibitory act? may be exclaimed. Has it been found ef fectual ? we replv. Has it remedied the evil, in the least degree 1? No. Why, then, it is a dead letter. Can nothing be substituted in its stead, that will impede the march of inhumanity and a- varice ? Yes. Let it appear in large and glar ing capitals on your statute book—let it be loudly promulgated in every corner of vour state, that all domestics, brought into it. shall, after a speci fied time, be emancipated from their bondage! This will arrest the disease in its progress—it will stop.the-torrent in mid-career. We vouch for it as an infallible*preventive—and that Georgia un der its influence, will no longer be in danger of becoming the emporium of slavery ! Barbarous ages, says a historian, are most fa vorable for legislation. History affords few in stances of great improvement in the constitution of polished states. The materials upon which the English constitution is based, were derived from German forests, and arranged by the Great Alfred in days of the deepest barbaris «. But, we hope our republic will prove a living memento of the converse of the proposition—and that sucli a consistent regard will be paid to the perpetuity of her institutions, that each successive genera tion will enjoy them in more than pristine purity, unalloyed by error or corruntion—gatherin provement from the lapse of time. . The good work Inis already commenced, and we should endeavor to facilitate every effort to improve it. Colonizing societies are busily env ployed in several parts of our union, and under a philanthropic policy we hope soon to experience a gradual decrease of a population that is tire only eye-sore on the great charter of our rights. Ausrusta Chronicle, An American seainn-i recently arriveJl »■ Bal timore, who was imprCc-spil from the ship Cafitoti, while at Calcutta, in India, in 1790, when 14 years of age, having been detained in tbe British service from that time until about six months af ter the peace, a period of 24 years, when lie was discharged while in India, and left tu gain. Ida na- • tive country ns he could, in a destitute situation. He bus occupied the bloom anil vigor tif lii? life in the service of Great-Britain.—Patriot-. At a meeting of the Bar of the Middle CiiVuit of Augusta, it was unanimously resolved, that deeply impressed with the loss society has sustain ed, and their profession particularly, in tjie death of their late worthy and distinguished brother, John Y. Noel, esq. 'Hie members of the bar of the middle circuit will wear crape on their le|M arms fur for thirty days, in token of their regr^^ for the loss of this inestimable gentlemen.—Chron. Among the late presents to Peale’s museum at Baltimore, are two baskets made of Water-melon * seeds, by* youug lady of Virginia—two feathers made of spun-glass from Liverpool—and a dress made of fishes entrails. COTTON—AugustaoO to 31 1-2cents; Savan nah 29 to 32 cents. DIED, In Hancock county, h few days ago, Mrs. Mary Jeter, wife of Andrew Jeter, Esq. in the 67th year of her ags. On the 31st ult. col- Nathaniel Rrmsay of Baltimore. THOMAS AI. BUS1I, '^"ir^'lLLalwayshavesucIiarticlesasare wanted y y in this place & in Eatonton. In addition to his present well selected assortment, he has just received, at eacli place, an assortment of Cloths and Cassimeres, Woolens generally, Bombazetts and Rattinets,Linen and Cotton Bed-ticking,Fur niture Dimities and Calicoes, Fringand Bind ing, Russia Sheeting, Silk Buttons, Cloth and Cassitnere Shawls, Wellington Boots, Fine and Course Shoes, Lambswoo), Worsted and Cotton Hose and half ditto, assorted Crevats,' Linens, first chop ami common ditto, Linen Cambric— with a complete assortment of Fancy Boxes, Trunks of Perfumery, &c. and about 552600 worth of goods suited entirely to the Indian trade, Su gar, Coffee, Cheese, Almonds, and Candles by the box, &c. &c. Milledgeville. Nov. 25. EDUCATION. T HE Rev. Daniel Dufley will open a Select English School near my dwelling house, on the 1st of February next. In order to encoitf- age tj/is Institution, I will board a few boys, and some of my neighbors will also board a lew stu dents. Board and tuition will be charged at &ne hundred dollars a year, taken together. Those who avail themselves of this opportunity, Will please to come and sign the necessary papers, de posited in my hands. LEO. ABERCROMBIE. Putnam county, Oct. 28. JOB PRINTING. T HE Office of “ The Reflector,” isftirnished with materials for executing, in a style of un usual neatness, Books, Pamphlets,Cards, Blanks, and Job Printing of every description ; orders ftir which will be thankfully received and punctu ally attended tor. • xrroisTMrxTs nr tbs rr.ni»o.AX'['io:. Secretary of State, Abner Hammond, Esquire. Treasurer, George R. Clayton, Esquire. Comptroller-General, James Bozeman, Esq, Surveyor-General, Daniel Sturges, Esquire. a Brigadier-General Thomas Glascock, lias been appointed by Ilis Excellency the Governor, to command the detachment of militia recently drafted in this State. Gen. Gaines has made a further requisition of 00 men to be detailed from Gen. Floyd’s divi sion, and held in readiness for active service. The number of deaths at New Orleans by yel low fever since its commencement, has amounted to three thousand ! A shocking mortality. , Alexander Irvine, Esq. is appointed, by the President of the United States, Naval officer for the port of Savannah, vice H. M'lntush, Esq. re signed. , A steam-boat is building at St. Stephens, Ala bama, to navigate the Mobile. The country is filling most rapidly with people. The preparatory work of building a suitable foundation and wharf at the navy yard, at Gos. port being in sufficient forwardness, the laying of the keel of a 74 was commenced on Wednesday tire ^th ulfc A German journalist in the' conclusion of his observations on the suspension of the habeas cor pus act in England, says, “ Tacitus remarks very correctly, that spies and secret denunciations an nounce the fall of empires. External splendor cannot impose on us ; it is merely found where the people have ceased to be virtuous. The. proud fleets of England may vide in triumph on every sea ; their flag may wave on the Ganges & on the high rocks of Malta and Gibraltar—the spirit of the great Chatham dwells not in his successors, and it is spirit alone that constitutes life. Before Augustus could establish his rule, the people had been accustomed to the sway of individuals. Let the Britons be once accustomed to the absence of their palladium, and it will not require a century to bury its memory in oblivion.”—Columbian. The Navy—The U.S. ship Franklin 74, captain Ballard, anchored in Hampton Roads on the 2Stli ult. from the Delaware, for the purpose of taking on board Mr. Rush our minister to England. Captain Stewart has been appointed to the com mand of the Franklin, captain Morris takes the Java, and captain Downes the Congress,—captain Wadsworth is transferred to the command of the Independence, lic'.t. Finch to the b’g Prometheus, and lieut. Madison to the schooner Lynx—lieut. Storer, the late commander of the Lynx, is order ed to the Congress. LYYV. T HE subscriber offers his professional services as a Lawyer to the citizens of the several counties in the Western Circuit generally, parti cularly those of Hancock, Jones, Jasper, Put,- ain and Baldwin,in the Ocknmlgce circuit. SOPIIOS STAPLES. Sparta. Nov. 18, 1817. T IE subscriber will be a candidate for Receiv er of Tax Returns for Baldwin county, at. the ensuing election. , JOHN JETER. Millegeville, Nov. 19. NOTICE. T HE subscribers hereby announce that they have extended a branch of their business to Augusta, to be conducted by Mr. James Wood- raw, under the firm of James Woodrow Co. and are now opening, at the Store formerly occu pied by Adam'Hutcheson, esq. an extensive as sortment of DRY GOODS and HARD-WARE, imported in the ship Georgia and other recent ar rivals from Britain, which will be sold at a mode rate advance for cash,produse, or approved paper. ANDREW LOW & Co. ■Savannah, Nov. I. w DR. VANHEl) DEUilEM, FftOM FllANCii, ESPECTFULLY informs the citizens of, Augusta and its vicinity, that he lias, estab lished himself in this city, where he intends pur suing the PRAC TICE of MEDICINE, in its va rious branches, and flatters himself that he will be enabled, from bis knowledge and experience, to render general satisfaction. He mav be found when not engaged in his professional services, at the house of .Messrs. Tardy &, Bouyer. November 13. WARE-HOUSE. T HE subscribers having associated themselves in business, under the firm of Dickinson cjj' Starnes, otter their services to their friends and the public in general, in the COM.MitjislON am i FAC TORAGE LINE. 1 he \\ aie-Iluuse is en tirely detached from any building of fire, and on a good construction, immediately in the rear of Cosby Dickinson’s large new building, and oppo site the centi e ot the upper squares—where every attention will be given to render general satis faction. COSBY DICKINSON, < * EBENEZER STARNES. Augusta, Geo. Nov. 4, 1817. ]_4t Major Bradford, with a detachment of United States riflemen, and accompanied by major Long, topographical engineer, has left St. Louis for the purpose of establishing a military post on the Ar kansas, near the Osage boundary. Some late outrages of the Spaniards and Indians have prob ably caused this proced&re Florida—Affairs at Amelia remain unsetlledt Gov. Hubbard died on the 19th ult. after a few days illness. Col. Irvin appears to succeed him as the head of the “American” party. Prizes continued to arrive—among them were Vessels with slaves; but sales of prize goods had not been extensively effected on account of the con tentions of parties. Com. Champlain had not yet arrived. Capt. Elton, in the U. S. brig Saranac, was closely watching the proceedings at Amelia —he had sent five vessels into Savannah for adju dication, and it is reported that he intended to o- verhaul the Mprgiana, of 18 guns, when she left the port. -— The Hartford Mercury of the 14th ult. pub- NOTIUE. 4 GREEABLY to an order of the Court of XB. Ordinary for Baldwin countv, will be sold on the first Tuesday in February next, one third of an acre, LOT in tho town of -Villedgevillo, on Hancock street, the property of Henry Johnston, deceased, sold for the benefit of his heirs and creditors. A. F. BYINGTON, adm’r- November 12, 1817. notice. and Hogs, and many other articles too tedious to mention. Sale to be held on the 24th of Decem ber next. lerms of sale made known on tha day of sale. DRURY ROGERS, adm’r- Novetnbcr 12, 1817. WANTED AT THIS OFFICE, A S an apprentice to the printing business, a boy ot 14 or 16 years of axe, of respectable lislfes the marriage of “ Miss Steady Habit Con- connections, who can'read, write and snell well oecticat to tbe J.vrricay republic.” Reflector Office. Nov. L9.