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Destructive Fire.-
literally in ashes .
lias been destroyed by fire. At this mo
ment the streets and wharfs which have
[Wc do not kpow whether the following Sketch is
original or not, but it is apparently offered as such, j heretofore presented nothing at this season
and if we have ever seen it before, the fact J wad j Q |>^ year, l>ul an enlivening scene of mer-
where has escaped our memory.-ln our opinion it! canlU ,/ bustl are now a]aSj reduced to deso- tie attention the United States will become
is decidedly in the best taste, and possesses more of j j nf j nn nniJ , The fl ames ba ve seized the greatest silk country in the world; a
uj therefore an object
important^ ;*i£ used for timber no
farmer should delay a single day the planting
of his nursery. The amount of silk manu
factured yearly in England is
dollars; exports half a million
It Is asserted that the French Squadr
under Admiral Do Rigney who has been
pointed Commander in Chief of all t
JFrench forces in the Mediterranean, is to
»‘England is fifty millions Increased by five sail of the line making ftpe s
t hnlf a rnillion. With a lit- ’Wjiole of his squadron equal to the United
. 1 ^ | lation and ruin! The flames have seized
tho spirit o f 1 almoal every thing in its devouring yJL
Where stood formerly the three principal
ceive’d, purporting to be original, and promises well
'of the writer.]
FOR THE ATHENIAN.
He won—I saw him crowned amidst thousands,
While a loud hurst of praise bore far on high
Tho victor’s name. The heavens, bending, smil’d :
Creation paused to pay him reverence.—
l'y C 3 without number, now strangely brighten’d,
Meet him as be goes, and stand in wonder.
His common pathway is the isle of flowers ;
And round his side* worn burnish’d armour
Plavs many an imago of the noon-day sun.
Unprompted «he»sengw* herald his approach,
While every city beads with out-strctched arms
To bid trim welcome. Capacious balls
Dazzle the eye with richest pageantry,
Arid btJtepM fcaata assert the common joy ;
jjor abdoM a stranger know, who past that way,
immortal on an errand kind,
. _ Had [lasted down to earth and here had lodged :
^ * (Tor never mortal man was worship’d more.)
But still he died! and died in infamy !
The sun that rose so bright upon his youth,
Thrice, blushing, sat behind heaps of dusky clouds ;
* While, lost to hope, he raised his faded eye,
Sigh’d upon the world, and welcom’d death f
ATHENIAN.
PICTURE.
searching, one may find,
rtft, many a beau,
wit ever blind,
~pd i 4j&k s his braids to make a show.
Ob!\ for-a pexckin soma, old tottering tree,
Sonj» v : baton or in a cavern drear,
Where rumour of £0^ talents, or conceit,
‘Mtfht'.pii^reac!> trie hiorsi . .
Mv ejeit&Wc, aye, very sow
With et#J day’s array of strutting fops,
Who fill the streets of this our town-/' \
Bulk of cigars, and odoursof cologne
.Swfijk-hift' perfuming every idle wind ;?■
That pass es underneath our verjndBeal
Th<**fe fops, unless t hey wish to live and die
As bashelore, their ways must change—-
Must mend their manners, and a little sense >
Imbibe in Alma Mater’s hall9.
Whenrtrioiden* marry, they wish e’er to find •
Wopert, no strutting self-conceited chap,
ivho^hmks to scribble doggrel lines
Is commendation to the sex.
Toeueh they over give a fiat
Ww, and devote each dandy lover
Tb the hard , task, to love himself.
tAjeatup&sblfl ’kerchiefs tie,
leases fiis heart to wrath ;
A amHc tjpon liis whiskers thin
Tarnslura from love to hate,
And ^*ffS*$'BlKnrthnt beauteous gift,hishand,
je other toasted damsel lair.
a the dandies, by the girls cut up.—
mast ofall, and most to be lamented
As woman’s most ungenerous conduct too,
She, with smiles and artful glances
Proclaims with fell malicious end
pk hapless fate, and winks to other girls
( The whisker’d hero’s hapless fate ;
Hucourtships past, and who, and who
Refused his proffers condescending.—
And when the mincing, ruffled, laced beau,
In measured tripping steps, approaches
Another fair, he is again jeered at.—
Then what are dandies? What are beaus ?
Ye girls who have the smallest spark
Of sense, Oh ! rather lead a single life
On earth, and apeB for ever drive below,
Than be the married slaves to fops,
Whose brains, if skulls were cracked, would
scarce
A thimble fill: of fops, whose only claim
To manhood is, that on two legs they walk,
And, parrot like, can chatter nothings
From dawning to the setting sun—
I’d ne’er be such a coxcomb’s slave
To bear bis idle chat, unmeaning words
To see his monkey grins, and "twistings awk
ward,
When shoes pinch toes; or corsets laced
Too tight, or slack, to him the hippo gives—
I’d ne’er be fretted or bamboozled thus,
For a cart-load of dressy dolls as these,
Whose only wish is in the glass to look
At their own fancied beauteous faces—
Whose only talk is of their dress ;
Or las t night’s ball; or witty jest (that burst
From them, and almost burst them too)
On such a girl, who poor thing blushed so.—
No, much as I the married life desire
And would a husband fondly prize above
All other wealth, rather, far rather wed
A barber’s block withjample whiskers graced,
Or tailor’s horse with dress displayed fortsale,
Than such a chattering,foppish apish thing
Swear to respect, much less obey.
TABITHA TOUGHTQE.
Hotels of our city: (he extensive Brick
Warehouses, the Cotton Presses, that seem
ed in strength and in material to defy alike,
not only the ravages of time, but of every
element, is now a heap of broken brick and
ashes. Perhaps there never was a more
dreadful conflagration : there never was cer
tainly within the same short space of time,
so great a proportion of so promising a city
destroyed by fire. When the efforts of the
people had failed to check its progress; or to
keep it even stationary, it was considered
that the late extraordinary drought had af
fected the pumps,—the water failed, and be
fore a line could possibly be formed to the
river, the Mobile Hotel, where the fire first
appeared, was completely enveloped in
flame; a strong north-west wind at that in
stant sprang up, and the contiguous houses
caught with the quickness of powder, and in
proportion as the number increased so did
the flame, until the intensity of heat was so
great, and the torrent of fire so impetuous,
that every thing, whether wooden or brick,
fire proof or not, appeared to dissolve at its
touch, without any more apparent resistance
From the JMiUedgeville Journal.
Few men have retired from office under
more flattering circumstances, than Gov.
Troup. He has certainly during the four
years of his service, had more difficulties to
contend with than any of his predecessors,
ever bad, not excepting even Gen. James
Jackson. At one time there was arrayed
against him, not only a powerful party at
, home, but the whole of the influence of the
General Government. Public opinion too,
in other states, was decidedly adverse to his
opinions and measures. Yet he pursued his
course, right onward, deviating neither to
the right hand nor to the left. And on the
expiration of his term of service, he had the
rare felicity of seeing every important mea
sure, connected with the interest
than if they had" been columns of snow.—
Nor was there time left for some of those
who lived at the remotest distances between
the fire and the prevailing current of wind
to save either goods or furniture. In some
instances, the efilire sets of Books of Mer
chants have been destroyed. At this par
ticular moment, a visitation so dreadful, is
doubly unfortunate for our city; for at no
time, in the Fall, Winter, or Spring seasons
of the year have we ever had an abundance
of house-room, whether for goods or fami
lies . arid at the period when the fire occur-
ed there had been but one shower of rain for
nearly eight weeks, and the citizens had
principally sought refuge in the country
from the prevailing epidemic, which in itself,
bad been considered sufficiently calamitous.
The manner or cause in which it originated,
or to which we are indebted for this terrible
misfortune is unknown.—While the people
were assembled at the market early on Sun
day morning, the fire was discovered burst
ing from the roof of Mobile Hotel, occupied
by Mr. John Austin; the greatest efforts
ere then made by the citizens and the few
rangers in town, to subdue it; perhaps
might then have been extinguished if our
usual force had been present, and the water
had not failed—but of this there are contrary
opinions.—To trace its course afterwards
would be impossible. In the short space of
five or six hours its limits were prescribed,
and the extent was wonderful—extending
north and south, from the Hotel, on the west
side of Royal Street every building was
burnt: between the ancient residence of
James Innerarity, Esq. down to the brick
Gotfon Presses, now occupied by Mr. Esla-
va. On the east side of Royal Street, every
building between the small house south of
the Alabama Hotel of David White, F.sq.
down to the house of Mr. Charles Cullum,
near Government Street. In Dauphin Street
north, commencing with the house lately oc
cupied by B. B. Breden, and extending to
the river: and south of that street from a
point nearly opposite to the river also, in
Conti Street, north, from the corner of Roy
a! to the river, and south to the river; also
from (he corner except the new buildings of
Messrs. Robertson and Barnwell. Water
and Commerce Streets both sides; from the
south corner of St. Francis Street toGovern-
ment Street with but one or two exceptions,
of temporary buildings, sweeping wharves
and every thing else in its way. The dea
truction has been variously estimated, at
from a half to one million of dollars, but it
will be impossible to say, for some time yet,
any thing near what the amount is.—There
were fortunately no lives lost, nor have we
heard of but one serious accident to any
person.—Master Ogden broke his leg in
hastening from the country to be of service
in the town. Many of the most industrious
and active are already employed in substitu
ting temporary buildings for present use,
and many more are contemplating the erec
tion of others of a more permanent kind.—
The city in all probability, will be re-built
in less than two years, and will of course be
better calculated to resist a similar visitation
Few, if any complaints of suffering have
been made; but it may be that our peculiar
hundred millions u year will be a small esti
mate for its abjity.—IVest Tiller.
The season for making contracts for the
transportation of the Mail on a part of the
vast line of t United States Post Roads is
over, and the competitors are dispersed to
theif respective homes. The officers of the
Post-Office Department have had an ardu
ous time of it, but, with very few exceptions
W8 believe, the parties are satisfied with the
decisions between them which have been
made by the Postmaster General.
Sorae-changes have been effected in the
mode and time of carrying the Mail, still
adding to the present facilities of the Post
Office Establishment. For instance, the
mail, after the first of January next, will be
conveyed from Washington and Baltimore
to Cincinnati, in Ohio, in six days, in stages
seven trips weekly. It is now conveyed
but six trips weekly, and requires seven and
a half days
To Louisville, from the above places, the
mail stage, after January, will run daily, ta
king eight days ; the time now required be
ing ten days. *
From Louisville to Nashville, a mail
stage will run six trips weekly.
On all the important mail routes, there
has been great increase of expedition provi
ded for, as well as additional accommoda<
tion on many of them, by an increase of the
number of weekly trips.
A mail stage will run weekly from Lex
ington, Ky. by Barbours ville, through Ten
nessee, and a part of North Carolina, so as
to connect with a line of mail stages which
run from Columbia, S. Carolina.—These
are a few of the improvements.—JVbi. Int.
amount of the British and Russian squad
rons.
Captain Parry reached Inverness on his
return from his northern expedition, on the
25th Sept, having fallen in with the Chiches
ter Revehue Cutter off the Orkneys. After
leaving the Discovery ship, off the Spitz-
bergen coast, he was 61 days on board of
the sledge boats, prepared for conveyance
on the ice. After undergoing incredible fa
tigue, they found that they were on ice
bergs which were carrying them to the
South. *They reached latitude 82 45,
and had they proceeded but 15 miles fur
ther, they would have obtained the pecunia
ry remuneration to which they were entitled
on reaching 83. But this they found im
possible to effect. The voyagers are all in
good health.
The operations at the Thames Tunnel
have been recommenced under favorable
auspices. All apprehensions as to the ef
fect of the irruption had subsided.
The Aurora Borealis, which has been so
uncommonly splendid in America this sea
son, was seen in London on the 23d of
September. . The last time the northern
lights were observed by the inhabitants of
that city was in 1804
Athens. Nov. 16,1827.
' We understand that Commodore Thom
as Tin gey has, at his own request, been per
mitted to resign his seat at the Board of
Navy commissioners, and to resume the
command of the Navy Yard at this city. Jb,
Kenyon College.—Numerous workmen
are employed on this College in Kentucky,
and the various buildings are rapidly pro
gressing. It is said, the ^hole expence, in
this college, of two terms, twenty weeks
each, will uot exceed 70 dollars for board
ing, tuition, room, fuel, washing, and all
other contingent expences.
From Brazil.—By the ship Prudence,
Capt Richardson, at New York from Per
nambuco, (Sept. 14,) we learn that the
whole coast of Brazil continues to be com
pletely lined with Buenos Ayrean privateers.
One privateer alone had captured, off Bahia,
sixteen vessels (n three days, part of which
with valuable cargoes, were manned and
sent to the nvet La Plata. It was stated
that the same pnvateer had on board 200,-
OQO milreas, prize money.
The City tf JWte- Fort.—The steady'and
rapid increase ot, the City of New-York is
really a matter ofastonish ment. It appears,
from an examintion ofits history, that'in the
year 1790 it amounted to 33,134, and that
in 1825, (a period of thirty five years,) it had
increased to 165,035 inhabitants; and ac
cording to the recent rates of increase, it
may fairly be estimated that the city will in
future double itq population in fifteen years!
Allowing the present population to be about
200,000, in thirty years it will in human pro
bability exceed 800,600!—consequently,
there is every reason to' believe that this
island will be nearly covered with a dense
population! in the short space of 30 at least
as far as Harlem. Is there any thing on
record to equal lhis l
TO THE CITIZENS OF ATHENS.
B EING about to take their leave of Athens for
tho present, and return to their farm in Greene
county, IFm. King and Mrs. King, take this method
to inform their friends and acquaintances that there
is not a family in town with whom they have formed
an acquaintance, that they arc not sorry to leave;
and we can truly say we have never known the
town or village in which the people were as social,
pivil, and kind, as they are in Athens, and we wish
ever to have a grateful remembrance of those acts of
kindness we have received from them.
MY House and Lot, in Athens, is offered
for sale, and a great bargain and liberal in
dulgence will be given, if sold before Christ
mas next.—Also, I have a few articles of Furniture
I will sell very low, to wit: 2 pair brass fire-irons,
2 pair iron do., half-a-dozen new Windsor chairs,
and an excellent carpet, about 18 feet square.
November 16. WM. KING.
state, crowned with success—his friends at
home, in a triumphant majority—the U. S.
government quietly yielding the points he
bad contended for—and public opinion eve- 1
jy where, conceding all that his warmest
friends could claim; of patriotism, firmness,
purity of motive, and accomplishment of
intellect.
'He left town on Thursday last for his
private residence in Laurens county. It was
of his atmosphere prevents their being heard
His Honor the Mayor, was among flie most
active on the day of the fire, and has subse
quently taken every precaution against theft
or plunder of such property as had to be
thrown into the Docks, or strewed over the
Common. The Corporation have widened
some of the' streets which were formerly
considered too narrow. The arnountinsur
ed on the property lost is not known.—Jtfo
bile Register. ‘ ' ; |
proposed that a company ot the young men
of Mitledgeville and the neighboring coun- Silk.—The statute book of Connecticut
ties, shoriM escort fcmrsome distance from now contains regulation#for inspecting silk,
town; but this arrangement was abandoned, • as the growing and manufacture is still car
at his request. His friends, who are mem-jried on extensively in some districts. The
here of tho legislature and strangers that [trees planted thirty and forty years ago are
were in town, of whom there were many, yet standing, ofgiant growth; many of them
are cutting down to be used as steamboat
timber. I know of^oiie person who rents
at his!
Called in
nesday
on Thursday morning, a large number of
citizens of Milledgeville, met at UftFayc
Hal], and proceeded in a body to Mrs.
i, for the fame purpose. They were
sived with kindness and cordiality,
out his trees to feed the
handsome rent; e
he timber of the mul
astinghs cedar or
STEVENS & BULLER,
WHOLESALE
Boot and Shoe Dealers,
CHARLESTON, (S. C.)
K EEP a constant and regular supply of the
above articles, and will furnish country Mer
chants on as good terms as can be obtained in the
southern country.—Also, an extensive Assortment
of Dry Goods for sale on favourable terms.
Nov. 16,1827.
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
O N the first Tuesday in February next, at the
Court-house in Forsyth, Monroe county, will
be sold, LOT No. 39, in the Fourteenth district of
said county, belonging to the estate of Samuel Pit-
tard, late of Clark county, deceased: to be sold for
the benefit of the heirs of said estate. Terms will
be made known on the day of sale.
Nov. 16. THOMPSON PITTARD, Adm’r.
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
B Y order of the honourable Court of Ordinary of
Jackson county, will be sold on the First
Tuesday in February next, at the Court-house in
said county, A Tract of Land, containing 150 acres
more or less, lying on the waters of Barber’s creek,
adjoining Hiner and Dukes; being the Real Estate
of James Wallace, deceased: to be sold for the be
nefit of the heirs and creditors of said Estate.—
Terms made known at the time of sale.
Nov. 16. REUBEN WALLACE, Adm’r.
FOREIGN.
The foreign news furnished in the Pa
pers of the Atlantic cities, is up to the 1st
of Oct£
Albio:
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point
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unsettle
the prot hs .
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Spain is ii
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a review of it, the N. Y.
HftThe crisis in European po-
Bffie spoke of iti our last paper
hasty strides, and great
seem to be on the
a state
mt and
rejects
rinci
3m to
their
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they left him expressing their regret* at the rapid; in Ohio it
separation, which was about to ta&e place, j ii ttle
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of a good
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’ more bland and noli.**
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turns, official and otherwise, which have
been received from the, Turkish' capital,
within the last tfree da-ys. are so far of Im-
portaneb as that they left the Porte in direct
collision with the three great powers of
England, France, and Russia.
Sept. $9
brought intelligence of two very important
events, connected with the fate of the Pe
ninsula, namely, the preparation of Don
Miguel to leave Vienna for Portugal, and
the departure of Ferdinand VII. from his
palace >n Madrid to the scene of insurrec
tion in, Qatalpnia.—The court of Madrid
does not $eem to rely exclusively on this
parade of royalty through disaffectfdhcro-
vinces. ? An imposing military force Jb to
precede,dr followthe King, to convinoe the
insurgents that his Majesty whethei
m bondage, lias power to make his govern
ment respected. We have a suspicion that
more prominence has been given to the cir
cumstances of this rebellion than ft deserves
in order to afford a pretext for ulterior poli
tical designs. '~ '
NEGROES TO BE SOLD.
I N pursuance of an order of the Court of Ordinary
of Franklin county, will be sold in said county,
on the first Tuesday in January next, the following
Negroes, belonging to the estate of David Calhoun,
deceased, to wit: Mike, Cantes and her three chil
dren, Mike, Green, and Isaac, for the benefit of the
heirs and creditors.
WILLIAM KING, Adm’r.
Nov. 16. M ATILDA KING, Adm’x.
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
I N pursuance of an order of the honourable, the
Court of Ordinary of Franklin county, will be
sold on the first Monday in February next, at Moses
Hayne’s in Elbert connty, the following Negroes be
longing to the Estate «f Isaac J. Barrett, deceased,
to wit: Jim, Silvey, Pomp, yoang Jim, Patsey, and
Sarah: at the same time, all the lands belonging to
the said deceased, being in the county of Elbert.
Also, on the first Tuesday in March next, at the
Court house of the county in which a Tract of Land
now lie6, drawn by Isaac J. Barrett, then in tho
county of WilkinBon: sold for the benefit of the heirs.
Nov. 16. MICAJAH CARTER, Adm’r.
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
Gwinnett connty, on the 27th day of Decem
ber next, will be sold at the house of the late
George James, deceased, all the Personal Property
of said deceased, consisting of Horses, Cattle, Hogs,
Household and Kitchen Furniture, &c. &c. Terms
made known on the day of sale.
Nov. 16. GEORGE JAMES, Adm’r.
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
I N Gwinnet county, on the Fourth Saturday in
January next, will be sold, at the house of Ar
chibald M’Daniel, all the Personal Property of Pin
son M’D&niel, deceased, consisting of a Horse, Sad
dle, and Bridle, a quantity of com Fodder, Tobacco,
and Cotton, three head of Hogs, one Rifle gun, &c.
&c.—Terms made kpown on the day of sale.
Nov. 16,1827. ARCH’D M’DANIEL, Adm’r.
jpOUR months after date, application will be
made to the Inferior Court of Gwinnett county,
when setting for Ordinary purposes, for leave to sell
The lost French papera have k. part of Lot No. 181, in the Sixth District of said
~ county, containing 165 acres ; the same being of the
Red estate of Pinson M’Daniel, deceased.
Nov. 16,1827. ARCH’D M’DANIEL, Adm’r.
F OUR months after date, application will be,
■Hide to the Honourable Inferior Court ofG win-
nett connty, when setting for Ordinary purposes, for
leave to scfl all the Real Estate of George James,
deceased.
Nov. 16, 1827. GEORGE JAMES, Adm’r.
■ . ''
GEORGIA, GWINNETT COUNTY.
W HEREAS, John W. Medlin and Sophia Med-
lin apply for Letters of Administration on
the Estate of Itichard Medlin, late of this county,
deceased:— # tides, deserves encouragement.
These are therefore to cite and admonish " Vto Mb M
singular the kindred and creditors of said d
to be and appear at my office within the time pi
scribed by law, to shew cause, *" *
have, why said Letters should noi
Given under my hand this 12th
WILLIAM M
- Me . ■
Wc regret that ou>* paper this week presents so-
littlo of interest to the inhabitants of our village, as
they must pretty generally have anticipated its con
tents by two or three days. However duty to
many of our subscribers who rely on this paper
alone, left no alternative.
The farewell Address of Governor Troup will be
found in our columns. Wc need not recommend it
to the attention of our readers, for independent of
the anxiety that is invariably felt to receive the com
munications of the Executive, there is, if we mistake
not, always a more than common interest excited
by those that have proceeded from this honour to
the state. They are always clear, yet full: every
topic connected with the good of the state is discus- .
sed, and in such a correct manner as to be convin
cing to all classes. The scholar is pleased with the
chaste style of expression, combined with the vigour
of thought and language, while not even the unlearn
ed can mistake the intended application of a single
word. They have been no Delphic oracles, twisted
to suit the views of every reader; nor bavo they
ever been mystified by any “ ebony ” allegories. Not
having filled a rhetorical chair, he has never been
induced to regard the enigmatical style as the mark
of erudition, or that tropes w u re essential to the
Messages of a republican magistrate. The u verba
eesquipedalia” he leaves to those who feel a “ super-
added authority ” to warrant their writing obscure
ly.—But enough of this.— # -
The communication gives us, (as one always
should do,) a plain unvarnished statement of tho
condition of the Republic. It reviews the conduct
of the General Government towards Georgia at the
commencement of the year, tells in a very few words
the menaces of that government, and the rhodo
adopted by the Executive in consequence of them.
This course was met, wc all recollect, by denuncia
tions abroad and at home; all the virulence of party
was exhausted upon the head of him vrho refused to
succumb, and civil war was regarded as inevitable.
But the report of the Senate upon this masterly dis
play of oratyy and energy of the President lowered
immediately the braggadocio disposition of the cabi
net, and they were induced to think that, as th0
Georgia governor could not be affrighted into sub
mission, the better part of valour was discretion.
Like Sir Andrew Aguecheck, they were tempted
strongly to say,—
“ Plague on’t, an’ I had thought he had been so
valiant and so cunning in fence, I’d have seen him
damned ere I’d have challenged him. Let him let
the matter slip, and I’ll give him my grey horse Ca-
pilet”—(i. c. the contested slip of land.)
For this hacking out we do not condemn the cab
net; their so acting has saved the Union from a se
vere shock, and they would have been the first to
feel and deplore it; for Georgia would have resisted,
and in her resistance she would have received the
aid of her sister states: and* as observed by his ex
cellency, it was obviously better for Georgia to be
stricken from the ro& of states, than passively to sur
render rights and character. The storm has, how
ever, blown over, and we are Georgia still, with ou>
privileges unimpaired, and character elevated in tho
opinion of every tnanjpf worth.
The Message again, reverts to the ^li^okee knds,
ana* recommends every exertion to obtain them.
That they belong to us by chartered rights is indu
bitable ; and that we can exercise the jurisdiction of
sovereignty over them, is not lees so. Tho manner
in which this shall be done is the only subject of dis
cussion. As to the ridiculous idea of the Indians re
maining in possession and forming a cons.itutional
government, and exercising its powers as an inde
pendent nation, it is such an absurdity as could en
ter into the brain of none but those refined and deli
cate moralists, who will plead for a gnat and swal
low a camel—who will faint and expire over a mur
derous Indian, and doom thousands t.f their ow n co
lour and countrymen to the ban of the nation.—
What way is to be adopted in order to control out
territory to its farthest nook, must be left to those in
authority. 4
The other subjects commented on are highly im
portant. The establishment of a fixed boundary ,
line between us and Florida: the organizatioAcif^.
court of errors, called for by every intelligent man
in the state: internal improvement: education!: the
tariff, and the mi’ tia system, sill pass in succession.
On all these, we feel confident that our Legislature
will, now that party spirit has measarably subsided,
act efficiently and wisely.
One subject is of greater importance, perhaps, for
the moment—the subject of Taxation. It will bo-
seen by the message, that the expenditures exceed-
the regular and stationary revenue, by 38,000 dol
lars. This is a state cf things that cannot exist. A
change must be made in one of two ways; either
dimmish the expences, or increase taxation. Wc
say decidedly, do the first. The only branch of go
vernment that can be curtailed in its cost, is the le
gislature. The numbers are too great, and the evils
resulting from this excess arc countervailed by
one benefit. Numbers do not add wisdom nor ca
pacity to the body, but convert what should be a
calm deliberative assembly into a tumultuous crowd.
Time is wasted in idle and useless business, and im
portant matters of a general tendency arc neglected
or wilfully deferred, to make way for minor subjects;
and in tho mean t toe, the public funds are wasted.
The people at large, have rejected a convention be-
cause they do not understand the necessity of one.
A convention is not requisite to amend this fault;
the constitution points out me mode of its own cor
rection, and we hope we have public virtue enough
in our assembly to amend it in this respect/even at
the risk of their own seats.
The message calls the attention of the Legisla>
tore to the encouragement of the vine cultivation.
-We believe it to be a suggestion that will meet the
approbation of every intelligent citizen. The man
who has proved to ub satisfactorily that this impor
tant (and at this time highly important) product
can bo raised by us, and prove ene of our staple ar*
Swift has said
is a public benefactor:”
response, that of assent, -
V
M
1827.
Clerk.
Via.