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IsATURDAY, Decmbtr 2, 1786.
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GEORGIA STATE GAZETTE
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I INDEPENDENT REGISTER,
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M Augujia , Nov. 1 8, 1786.
1 N o r 1 C E.
inhabitants of this town and its vicinity having
■ X bfefen requested to meet This Day, at Mr. Fox’s Tavern,
Bt 10 o’clock in the forenoon, to take into consideration the
■>robable consequence of thfc discouragement given by some
Kmong them to the circulation of the Paper Medium, and to
Hetermine in what light they will look upon such as refufe to
Btive itaoredit equal to specie—being prevented by the bad
ftefs of the day from aflembling so generally as it was wither! 5
■hose who were present agreed uuanimoufly to poftponc the
■ame to SATURDAY next, when it is hoped the Meeting
■will be full, at the place and hour memioued in the former
friotice.
N. B. It is earnestly recommended to the inhabitants to
■condutt themfelvcs as good and peaceable citizens, and not
■think of offering any violence to either the person or property
■of any individual; but to wait with patience till the Meeting
■is held, when, it i 6 expected, such refutations will be entered
linto as will be effectual for the support of the Paper Medium.
THE fubferiber desirous of feeing the trade of this coun
try on a footing equally advantageous to the merchant
■ and planter, did, while in New-York last spring, form a
Icorrefpondence with Messrs. THOMAS & OSBORN HAR
■ WOOD & Co, Merchants in Amfterriam, who have lately
I authorised him to receive consignments to their address :—He
■ therefore informs the Planters, that he will receive produce,
I and Kbip it on account of the owners, and engage the neat
I proceeds to be remitted them agreeable to their order. He
I expe&s one of the Gentlemen concerned to fettle here in a
I fliort time, when this business, if approved of on trial, may
I be extensively carried on.
From this experiment the Planter cannot be alofer; as
I his produce and returns will be insured ; but from the very
I low prices of goods in Europe, he may be a considerable
| gainer. It 16 certainly the only method by which trade can
be regulated ; as it informs the Planter of the value of his
product at foreign markets, makes him acquainted with the
prices of goods, it puts him on a footing with the merchant,
and by comparing his foreign accounts with prices here, can
judge, whether it is his interest to ihip or fell in the country.
This mode was adopted by the Northern Planters, and
was the firft means of bringing the Merchants to their senses ;
they found the Planters getting out of their power, and as
well acquainted with the prices of goods as themlelves, and
of course were obliged to fell at a moderate advance, or keep
thtfir goods on hand.
L.>l A R B U R Y.
Augufia , Nov. 29, 1786.
The highest price in Cafli will be given by
the fubicnbers for
TOBACCO.
George l arnes & Co.
CHIEF JUSTICE’S CHARGE to thfc 6 rand Jury of Burke
County, at the Superior Court begun and holden at Wavnf
borough, on Tuefday the 17th of October,
Gentlemen bf tbt Grand Jury ,
I AM happy in again meeting title gooi people of Burke
as pre tiding Magistrate of this Court, as it fitrniilies me
with an occafiou cf mauifeftiug my Heady attention to their
inter'eftb, in particular by an equal and impartial diHribution
of justice among them, and of my invariable attachment to
the prosperity of my ieilow-citizens in general, by improving
every hint I may receive here, to the benefit and emolument
of the whole.
I am alio happy to find, that from a conscientious regard to
the laws of foc;e;y, and to th« rights of individuals, the re
cords of this Sefiiou will not be stained with any memorials
of criminal prosecutions ; a circumstance which does particu
lar honot; to thfc good people of Burke, and will, I hope, have
a lalutary effect on those of our fellow-citizens, who may be
unhappily inclined to adopt a conduft, which has already led
too many to infamy and ruin.
Your principal business, therefore, Gentlfcmen of the Grand
Jury, will be to give an effectual check to vice and immor a*
lity in every instance, by prefenthig all breaches of the civil
laws of the state which shall come-to-your knowledge, whe
ther committed by tavern-keepers, drunkards, profane
{wearers, gamblers, or other violaters of
the laws of their country, or of the rights of their fellow
citizens.
You Will alio take into consideration the state and condi
tion of the roads through your county, and present every de
linquent whole duty it has been to keep them in due repair.
Gentlemen of the Grand Jury, I cannot, confident with my
duty to my country, dismiss you without touching in very
serious terms, on a subject, in which, I am convinced, the
present interests of the people, as well as the importance and
dignity ol government are deeply involved.
The diftreftes of numbers of our good friends and fellow
citizens, and the embarrassments of government rendered it
neceftary to emit Fifty Thousand Founds in Paper Bills for
their relief and support. This emifliou is founded on prin
ciples of security, which must recommend it to every real
friend to the independent sovereignty of this country, and the
happiness and welfare of its citizens.
Let me therefore, Gentlemen of the Grand Jury, psrfuade
you effectually, as friends to your fellow-citizens, and as
supporters of the honor and dignity of your country, to use
your utmost influence, on every occafiou, to support a mea
sure so well calculated to extricate both government and peo
ple from those difficulties and dangers, to which they must
oiherwife be exposed.
You will now, Gentlemen of the Grand fury, retire to
your deliberations; in which, ihould my aid be thought ne
neffary, you may confidently rely on my ready disposition to
affiit you with any utmolt abilities.
WILLIAM STITW.
li r (ty}7jbbrou^h } Qfl. 17, 178$.
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