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iMhens, Aug. 10,1830.
Wo. rt'grct that necrs.ity obliges u* to print the A-
genian to*rfny on paper inferior in quality and size to
.-•T u«ual publication. The drought i:i the up-rountry
raured the waters «f the Savannah river to fall bo
Itw, th'ti the navigation between the t ities of Savannah
v»d Augusta has been stopped nearly the whole season.
Our summer and fall supply of paper has consequently
been lying at the former plor.e for the Inst ten weeks.
There it remains; and although we have used every
ojertiou, we arc unable to get it any further. Should
w>‘ not is-ue a pnper next week, our readers must at-
tri1r.it- tho failure to this cause. As soon as we ran
oVa ; n a supply, we will lose no time in resuming our
publica’i ii.
The C -IWing gentlemen are candidates for sratpin
f..* Cf."i»n-s of theUnited States, at the election in
lober n il.
JOHN nil.I.UPS, of Oglethorpe,
TflO’l AS U. P. CHARLTON, of Chatham,
THOMAS F. FOSTER, of Greene,
up. \ WMNTLAND, ofRaldnin,
ROGER I,. GAMBLE, of Jefferson,
RICHARD II. U’lLDE, of Richmond,
WILEY THOMPSON, of Elbert,
WILSON LUMPKIN, of Walton,
PM MILLS F>. MAY % . ES, of Hancock,
HENRY G. I.A%MR, of Sibh,
REUBEN C. SHORTER, oflasper,
JAMES M. WAYNE, of Chatham.
—
The Commencement. This annual Jubilee of the
Siate, has again returned with the ceaseless revolution
o! h.no, and was celebrated in this place during the
In-t week. As usual we had a most brilliant aseern-
.if learning and talents, and beauty and fashion,
give spirit and gayety to the scene. The concourse
of visiters we think was more numerous than usual.
The wcaiher was cool and delightful. With the cx.
Ca ption of one day the sun shone out in his mildest
b a ns, a id the full orb of night shed her most tranquil
U;«tic. The citizens of Athena had calculated upon
more company thaa usual, and had, as far as lay in
tb-ir power, made the necessary preparations to re
vive them with hospitality and kindness. How far
they succeeded, it is not for us to say. But the joy
ous beams from the bright countenances of our visiters,
gave us assurance at least, that they felt the glow of
th* hour with ourselves.
The Commencement Sermon was preached on Sun
day bv tlio Rev. President Church. Wc will leave to
otbera who hoard thiscliafte production to point to its
U'orita and beauties.
fin Tuesday the Junior Exhibition took place in the
C 11 gi* ( Impel, before a crowded audience. To say
tbit the young men acquitted themselves with honor,
j.4 diuoj* them hare justice. This class bids fair to
fcl.i with n bright lustre «t the next Commencement
'j !,.* t«*llo\ving are the names of the orators and the sub.
j< cis <m which they treated:
Jir.cs Uardnerjf—“ ’Tis moral grandeur makes the
inighty man.”
Tr/inr! Harris.—" Ah who can tell I ho triumphs of the
inind,
By truthiliiimioM nnd by taste refin’d.
TFai. IF. IVigins.— Russia’s growing power is to be
dread'd.
Jo :rs C. RuPerl.—E« Favrtts.
TEtii. /*. ir/»fte.—“ If hindrances ohstnirt thy way,
Thy msguoniouty dtsjtlsy,
And let thy strength he known "
Jr.npk Saffold.— - “The warnor'a name,
Though chimed on all the tongues of
lame,
Soumls Ices harmonious to the grate
ful mind,
Than he who fashions and improves
mankind."
! rwd ft. Robertson.—I.iberty the nurse of genius.
ir. II. MitehtU.—" The ago of virtuous politics is
p i«»cd.”
T. Starnes.—" To bo or not lobe? that ia the question."
5 m el V. Mitchell.—" And wherefore docs the student
trim his lamp,
While stars their desesnt sing
around (lie midnight throne.”
In the waning the Ladies’ Fair was held at Captain
T>;owo's Assembly Room, which was very generally
a t ndi-dby the ladies and gentlemen who had coine
up io Commencement. In the afternoon the rooms
y if crowded; undthc lovely inlet-women tell us they
uiJ a good business, and at fair profits. Many oftheir
tuiiclws displayed a laige portion of ingenuity and in
dustry. The proceed* will be devoted to the educa
tion of pious young men for the ministry, and we
cannot withhold our public testimony to their praise-
W or ihy exertions in the cause oflettertand of religion.
On Wednesday was Commencement day, and at an
early hour, the audience began to assemble at the Col-
lego Chapel. Long before the exercises commenced,
tin- Ci.npcl was crowded to excess, while hundreds
were standing in front and around it, unable to get ad-
rumaiicc. The display of Scanty and loveliness it is
said surpassed any thing that lias heretofore been seen
In lids place. Wc did not enter the execrable little
co«*p» feeling it our duty to give place to visiter*. W>
are told thegiadiuimg class acquitted themselves with
much ability. Wt thill request, and hope to obtain
the addrtas of President Church for publication. The
order of the exerc ises, with the nsmes and subjects,
oit> subjoined?
/.. Eerier ion.—Latin Salutatory,
*• hartes IF f/oir*rrf. —English Salutatory.
• IFm. //. Hunt—Different m *!©• of investigation in
Natural Science.
*}. ft. Elliott.—"The world's a school of wrong.
And w hat proficients swarm around."
.Vathaniet G. Foster. — Knowledge ia Power.
(The above two voting genii*men equal.)
Osvrge IF. Vance. --The probable degree of mental cul-
t nee in America
Thomas IF. Dyer - \mencan Literature.
Pettit R. Gimltting.--The 19th Century in America.
F. ward M Hem*.—Importance oft Navy.
(: «hn*e above young gentlemen considered equal.)
»F n. tfcKreg.—National Sina.
Janes *!. Sw Ik —The utility of Physics and Metapby-
Hicato Man, comparatively considered.
(The a*MWf» two young gentlemen considered equal.)
*F.n. McKinley, «*d honor,!—General assigned subject
Moral Science, particular theme Intellectual Philos*
ph*-
• Dari.' S. IVkite.—(YaLBDtCToaT)-MentalCultivation.
♦ . he f«**»r vonng gentlemen wh*a* names arc mark
Degrees conferred.
President’s A-Mi css to the Graduates.
In addition to the above, the following young gen
tlemen graduated, and the degree «.f Bachelor of Arts
was conferred on each of the graduating class:
Thomas Beall, Robert Houghton,
John M. Borders, F'li* MrKmne,
Aurelius Franklin, A'b* rt G. Semmes,
Joseph J. Griffin, Amos \\ hitehead.
Alexander I. Grinage,
The degree of Master of Arts was conferred on the
following gentlemen, alumni of this College, to wit :
Joseph Kenney,
William B. f.nmpkin,
Erasmus L. Acre,
John Campbell,
Samuel Cjis.-eld,
F.dmtind Cohh,
Kinrhen \.. Haralson,
S. W. Harris.
Geerge Harris,
Henry P. Hill,
James IIillycr,
In
A. L. !.»■
A. II. Mitchell,
Briggs II. Monltree,
Thomas M’Giuder,
J. A. T. SemniCH, nud on
J. W. . c aMerlfe, .jllumnus
of Middlcbury Cullcge.
evening the Senior Class gave a Ball nt Capt.
Brown’s Assembly Room, arid the 11 Athene* Society
for improvement in sacred Murk” gnve a Concert at
the Preebvteri.in Church. The ball was not numerous
ly attended, but sufficiently so to moke the party verv
agreeable. The Concert showed an array of h^a dy
ar.d of charm* almost equal to the Chapel in the mooi*
ing,and evinced the refined audience no less fascinated
by the harmony of sweet sounds than the magic of elo
quence. At least five hundred souls attended, the ma
jority of whom were ladies. We think we hazard but
little of our reputation for taatf, by saying that the mu
sic was of a much superior orth'* to that which is gene
rally heard in cities, and from soneSce lo^g practised
ed in the science. Too much prnisr* cannot be bestow
ed upon the Society for the general correctness of the
music, the good taste with which the pieces wets ® e “
lected, and the proficiency which the members bars in
so short a time acquired in the execution of them.
Thev are also entitled to much praise for thus turning
their delightful employ, which was at first began an a
source of rational amusement, to mingle with the cha
rities of the day. The profit of the concert is to be
devoted to the dissemination of the Holy Scriptures
among the destitute poor. To the attentive nnd re
spectful audience, the Society also is mueh indebted.
A Handel, n Haydn, or a Mozart, could not liai* com
manded a more profound silence or more heedful at
tention. While the performers were fired by the me
lody oftheir theme, the audience was wrapt in ple/isu-
rnMe admiration of the harmony of their sweet sounds.
On Thursday morning Judge Charlton delivered the
annual address before theDemosthenhn and Phi Knnpa
Societies of the Georgia University, in the Coller*" Cha
pel, to a crowded audience. The subject was classical
learning. The oration displayed much erudition, and
was delivered with Tiidge Charlton’s usual n»*rvous
atorv and correct tnsle. Wc expect tHa address will
he requested bv the Society, and laid before the public.
It w ill not detract from the literary reputation cfG
s.
During the Commencement season Dr. I T F BY
HUI.L was elected Professor of Mathematics* fFrn'I*
tin College, in olace ofpro(es«nr M’Oehce, deceased.
Dr Fort and Judge ^chlev were during the sain
time elected Tnn’ecs.to fill the vacancies occasioned hv
the death of Judge fj hh anb the election to an offic
in College of Dr. Henry Hull.
Inclosing this no’ice o f the nrocnedings of Com
tne.ncement week, we cannot fnrepo an expression of
our gratified feeling.- at seeing the generally pre\ ailing
disposition which i." so manifest, to fhster and pawn.
the literary institution of the state. It isccrtah-'y
a source of sincere gratnln'ion to the friends of lifers
turn and science, that the mists of piejudicc nre clca r <
ing nwfty. and the College continuing In rise in t! e es
timation n«t only ef i»s friends, but of those also who
heretofore doubted the snltifnry effects of the institu
tion upon society. The College requires but the pa*
tronsgeof the Legislature and the countenance of the
and gon ’ of the community, to spread ft* pore
streams to rvervhnmlet nnd cottars of tbs stnte. Our
younger sister Alfthsmn is fully impressed with the im
portnnee of establishing and fostering a literary insti
tution off his nature, and is now makings vigorous ef
fort to establish s College in her own state. The Inst
Legislature appropriated ten thousand dollars for the
purchase of astronomical nnd chemical apparatus, and
Professor Wallace is now in Flimps making snob pur-
' sses. For the honor and reputation of Georgia we
should not he behind that state in the standing of our
literary institution, which will certainly be the case in
few years unices the Legislature is mors liberal in its
pstronnge to Franklin College—unless a liberal sum Is
appropriated, and s permanent fund set apart for its use.
Extract from the Minutes of the Board of Trustees of
the University of Georgia, at its late session in this
place.
The death of Thomas W. Coib, F.sq. a member of
the Board having hewn nnnounced—On motion.
Resolved unanimously. That as a tribute of respect for
his character, nnd of his zeal in the discharge of his
duties as n Trustee of the University of Georgia, the
members of this Board will wear crape on the left arm
during the present session.
The Honorable Wim.iam IT. CsAwrono having pre
sented ihe University the Didionatre des Sciences, in 45
volumes—
Resolved, That the thanks of this Board be presented
to Judge Crawford fur this valuable present.
Resolved, That the thanks of thia Board be tendered
to t»ao. J. 8 Wamf.r, F.sq. for the valuable donation
of 154 pieces gold, silver and cooper coins of different
nations; also to Col. Hekry Cummivo. for 60 piree« of
the same; and to Lieutenant t r M. Fwif l.l»s *»f the V. 8.
Navv, for s few valuable antiques made to »he
University. These presents arc much valued hv the
Board, and the spirit with which they have been
made cannot be too highly appreciated, either as re-
lates to the generous donors themselves, or the effect
it may have in awakening similar liberality in others.
Resolved. That s particular compartment of the T t-
brarv he set apart for the donation* which have been
received, of h«»c*ks fmm several individuals; and tl.tt
t^c T.ihra'ino h»* ami he is hereby directed, to have flic
nsmes of the donors rnnspteuou»*v placed over the
books given by each individual, in evidence of the ge-
nerositv of those who have contributed to the increase
of the lihror ; and that the secretary he and he is here-
hv directed to wri’e letters of thnrks to all such per
sona os shall thus contribute in the cause of science
and literatnre.
Judge Colquet himself haring spoken firedy in disap- 1
probation of his conduct, as i« alledged in affidavit h-oJ
before the Court. h« thought it more prudent to sue out
the writ before Judge Clayton. Foote has been ad
mitted to practice law, tnd is a resident of De Kalb
county, as i? also the young lady (or rather little girl)
the subject of ti c proceedings. A» the time he mar-
tied her she was years 1 month and 18 days old—she
is now a few mon’hs older. Her weight, a few days
after her marring#, vrs fifty-four pounds. It appears
that the little girl had lost her father some time before
the tnarrhgc, by whom she had left her a considerable
citato.—That Foote hod, subsequent to the death of
the father,by little arts of attention ingratiated himself
into the graces oft he tr.nthe”, and obtained her consent
to his execrable proceeding, and assisted by her threats
and persuasions, induced the girl to msrry him, which
she did silting in her chair. B'it after taking his infant
wife homo, and as is alledgad attempting brutal vio
lence to her person, the neighbors, excited by what
'hey confi'h red an outrage upon all propriety, decency
and humanity, went in a hotly to his house, forcibly
took the child awnv, and placed her under the care and
gunrdranalup of Mr. Johnson and Mr. Adams. Wo do
nut think it necessary to give vent to our feelings, in
publishing the proceedings of (ho Court. A universal
|nir*»t rf indignation pervaded our community pending
lb** trial, and »ve are informed that it was owing more
to the prudence of Foote in keeping himself, close to
his room, than to the forbearance of some of our young
men, that he did not take a cooling lave in the Oconee
!x fore he left us. All that could he desired by the
community and the little party most interested, lias
been obtained by the able counsel for the infant, who
with her property remains in the custody of her regu
larly appointed guardian until she arrives at the ago of
twelve years, when she becomes legally possessed of
the right of confirming or snnuling the marriage on-
|rac». The return to the writ of habeas corpus (which
was supported by a number of affadavits) and the de
cision of the Co'Ut, will be found on our bst page.
CnARLK* P'TGiif.rty, Georoe R. Clayton tnd
Abraham BAti 1,,r,K ^ ,r ^PP** can **
John W. HcoF.^R * n< * Hihh Holt for Defendant.
fu st gentleman in his way. His question is politely an
swered—lie begins to talk about his intentions—about
going to Bonlentown, and the gentleman becomes
more attentive, and seemingly more interested. At
last the gentleman asks the olil grenadier about his pa
per**, which he examines, with the petition. My friend,
soys the gentleman, I assign you herewith fifteen dol
lars a month as a pension for your life time. I am Jo
seph Bonaparte—you may proceed to Bordentown,
where you shall be so provided for as to make you for
get yonr past miseries. The scene took place yester
day 20th July.
We have heretofore recommended the taking of a
newspaper, as possessing a fund of intelligence which
may be obtained at a cheaper rate than can be had in
any other way. As a source of information} no man
of family should be without at least one. But we had
no idea that a weeklv sheet possessed so strong an in
fluence upon the manners of society, as appears from
w hit follow's. The Marshal who took the census in the
neighborhood of Pittsburg, remarked at the close of his
business, that wherever he founds newspaper lying
about a house, the inhabitants were civil and communi
cative; while, where no newspaper was taken, the in
mates were sullen, ill-natured, incommunicative, and
sure to put him to more or less trouble by their awk
ward, -illy or impertinent answers to his questions.
Who after this would not take a newspaper ?
BurritVs Case.—We copy the annexed statement from
the Milledgeville Recorder of the 31 at ult. It ia calcu
lated to open the eyes of the public to the part which
one high in the confidence of Burritt must hive
played in this tragi-comedv—comic to the public, hut
tragic indeed to the interesting writer and her helpless
family. The distresses of female worth should at all
times command our sympathy and regard, but they
commend themselves particularly to our commiaera'ion
when they have been inflicted hy the cunning and
treachery of e pretended friend. Mrs. Burritt, we are
informed, is a superior woman, of a highly cultivated
mind and moat amiable heart. The miseries entailed
upon such a woman and her little ones by the disgrace
and elopement of her husband, can be better imagined
than detailed; and it is said the situation of Mrs. B.
at this time is one of most deep pecuniary distress and
mental angaish. She at least is entitled to a fair and
patient lieariniT. y
Messrs. Editors.—In rompliance with your
kind promise of giving me nn opportunity to
ed rithei asurici that* were considered equal by the (fortunate
A legal investigation of a most rxtrau-dinarv nature,
was called up for trial in this place, before Judges City-
ton and Crawford, on Monday the 1st inst. The rase
was brought on a writ of habeas corpus, by Hezekiah
R. Foote, calling on Isaac N. Johnson sr.dC. G. Adams,
to shew* cause why Julian Foote, (formerly Julian Ad-
ams) the applicants’w ife, should not be delivered into
his custody and care. The case originated in Dc Kalb
county, in Judge Colquet’s circuit; but the course of
Foote received such universal reprobation there, and
Faculty, and equal! ymt it led to iho first ho-or. ey
drew lots for the Valedictory, tnd Mr. Whitt war the
During the last week a report fvaf current in this
place that a party of U. S. Troops had fired upon a
party of Gold Diggers in the Cherokee territory, ten of
whom were killed. The report is without foilndatirfU.
Col. King has since arrived at Athens, direct from the .
territory, who states that no such affair took place, and 11* ^ nrd » I Purred to make out a short stnte-
that the Gold Diggers had nearly nil left the countxy. mem*. Hntive to the subject of 1 Walker’s
Pamphlet* which has caused so much excite
ment in thief pla- e end its vicinity, nnd which
has ruined the fortune, and blasted the hopes
of an innocent man and bis family. I shall
only give a brief statement of the facts in the
case, so far as they come within my own know*
ledge, which ! am able to prove nnd substanti
ate.
On the last day of the session of the Ge
neral Assembly of this slate, Mr. Burritt ob
tained the loan from the Executive Office, of
The Sea Serpent and the Kentucky Serpent.—There are
accounts ngnin going the rounds of the newnpapcra,
which, if they can b* re’icd on. (and we pee no reason
able rn< m f»r doubt,) fivn beyond nil dispute the ex-
isfrnrr of the f.-rnvdahle firn Serpent within our wn-
».*ra. t’r.der date of Portland (N. H.) July 24th, it ia
**oid, “the Sen Serpent ho* b**en within our waters, as
u ni tons n> the Ish* ofSheals, during the present week,
t’aptnin Peikins, of the ►chonncr Alert, a very respect-
n>il.' , ,an,«nH hi,cr.». .'nif, that he earn® nptow.rd Jhe ropy of this work, which was stint to the
iheir vessel. wiiHie (vivlji frri. and thun pnsu <1 round Governor, but being a day when the patrons
that thrv hod n Oir view of hr* .nnkoship;
tli^v nhn ( sittv fn-»t of hi. Inulh."—Another ves-
m.I, Ivinn at aor'inr, tow hirn (it Bonin distance, lying
,.n the inf of the water. The shipper, with ene other
neraor . *he nnlv one of the er-w that would po, took
the hi nt nnd rowed nlonpaide of 1 1:r ., «o near a. to be
tilde to strike hi* hark with it” oar, if they had dared.
' r he, thought him onn hnndrrd feet or more in length.
Anr thrr account ..vs, tha : he passed between the ca
ble and the ho - a of the schooner, while lyinc at anchor,
nnd thnisonv*nfthe errwatnod at the etrmofthe ves
sel nnd to* ked do, n upon hi-o. He is described a.
about the size "fa flour-barrel in the mi-die, and entai
ler towards t arb end; ae'reolh snake, without bunches,
the appenrance oft hem hemp occasioned byhin motion.
I land reptile of the sam*- kind, not much ires formi
dable, lias been discovered lately, near J.exinpton, in
Kentucky, and is dert rthed in the I.eitingtnn fiazettc
of the 2d iuft. a* fulhuve; “ A snake of uncommon and
extraordinary dimensions, wa*s--er near thin plncc a
few week, since, by Mr. J. P. Harbin, one ef the most
worthy nnd respectable ritizens of: ur county. He in
forms us that passing through a lane, skirted on each
side by s tliiek forest, he ssw this snake, with hi* head
resting upon the limbs of a tree, his tail eitending to
the ground. Surprised at the eight of auch t monster,
lie dismounted, and after striking it with stones, tic.
compelled it to cotno down the tree, after which it
mounted itself on the fence with its head erect. He
was within ten or fifteen steps of the monster, for half
an tiour, and represents it to have been about eighteen
or twenty feet long, as large round aian ordinary (tore-
pipe, and of a brindle color. 11 is eves were of the
same line ns his skin, and as large as a four pence half
penny-fa thrip.J '-'any of the neighbors are gone in
search of him, and discovered his trail, which led to
cave. Ilii tail is perfectly blunt, and lie is supposed to
be of the bull species.” To which the krw York Eve
ning Post adds, in a subsequent paper to the one which
contained this acconnt, “The story seems not to hare
been a fable. The T.eiington Gazette mentions that
he was committing "terrible hnvoe”atnong the horcea,
cows and other cattle in that neighborhood, and that
Iris bellowing had been distinctly heard, a night or two
before, nl intervale, through the whole night. So for
midable and so milch apprehended is this extraordinary
snake, that a reward of five hundred dollars has been
offered Io him who shell kill it. and several companies
of the Kentucky militia had been ordered to hold them
selves in readiness to go out against it.”
—
tVe have heretofore spoken of the fiank, unostenta
tious and republican deportment of Joseph Ronaptrtr,
since he has heroine a resid. nt of this country. He
has thrown by bis regal parapbernaba with a dignity
and grnre that stamps him u ith the only title we ac
knowledge here,one *,f nature’s nobles. The following
anecdote appears in the late New York papers, signed
An FycWitne
Among the steerage passengers ef the Francois I. on
her last passage,there w as an eld weather-beaten gre
nadier of the Imperial Guard, with the ). gion of honor
in lie buttonhole,one eflhe MOO who 1G years ago had
followed Napoleon into the Island of Elba. TheKrench
nnliee. however, knew him, little thanks for it, and the
poor fellow was so vexed and harassed, that in order
to esrape .tarving, he resolved to leave his country.—
tie did so, and tmharkrd with his family nn the 2d
lane in the Francois 1st. The old man’s fate excited
a lively interest among the rabin passengers, and they
among other means advised him to address himself to
losrph ftnnaptrts, for w hich purpose they drew up for
hint a petition. Provided with this tnd his military tes-
oni.ls, the old man resolved to seek across to Count
Sunillicrs. Arrived at New York, he hastens down
to the wharf to enquire into the amount of the fare to
Rordentow n, st the vety moment when the Philadelphia
•feint boat s-rives. He boards the lioat nnd looks
ntul subscribers were constantly calling to
make settlements, nnd discuss business trans
actions. ]Wr. B. finding be could not peruse
it that day' and expecting it would be imme
diately called for, snt down and wrote for one
upon the impulse of the moment, and te/ore
tint/ tote had bun paestd upon the subject; not
bowevor, I am credibly inhumed, until 'he
propriety of writing had been discussed in the
office, in the presence of his associate Editor,
Mr. Polhill, nnd one of the honorable Sena
tors of our State Legislature. I derive mv
knoivlpdgo that Mr. B. did not road the work
before he wrote for it, as has been generally
represented and believed, from the following
circumstances.—He came homo at 11 o’clock
at night, and mentioned that there had been a
strange work sent tn the Governor, purporting
to have been written by a negro, upun the sub
ject of slavery, and calculated to produce con
siderable excitement at the South, of which he
had the lonn, but ns he had no opportunity of
reading but a few pages of it, and expecting it
would he called for in the morning, he request
ed n friend of ours who was present, to read
to him. observing nt the snme time, that he
was too much fatigued to sit up, hut would lie
down on his cloak before the fire. He then
shewed us where be bud left off reading.wltiuh
was certainly less thnn half the pamphlet.—
Miss B. commenced rending; hut in n few
minutes Mr. Burritt was in n sound sleep, nnd
we read no more. Next morning nt hrettlc-
fast, I asked him what he hod donp with that
strange work, and remarked, that I had read
just enough to excite mv curiosity. He re
plied thnt it Imd been called for, and that ho
had not read it himself, hut had written to the
Mayor of Snvannah, nnd to the reputed author
for one. expressing nt the same time some
doubts as to their being any such renl charac
ter. I afterwards heard Mr. B. mention the
subject of the pamphlet, and having written
for one, repeatedly,once I recollect to the Rev.
Mr. Clinton, in the presence of severnl fe
males, members of the Presbyterian Church.
Mr. B. has since told me that he presumed ho
hnd mentioned the subject to twenty, and that
whatever he had done in the rase was openly
and above board. The day on which he re
ceived the pamphlets, he brought one to the
house, together with a letter from the author,
and mentioned the subject at the dinner table,
nnd oxpressed considerable astonishment that
the negro should have sent so many copies,
and written such a letter in answer to his,
which in fact had no relation to it.—Mr. B.
read the letter aloud at the table, nnd laughed
at the familiar nonsensical style of it, particu
larly that part where lie speaks of “ such
friends,” &c. I then asked Mr. B. what he
intended tn do w ith the pamphlets; he replied,
that he had no use for more than one or two,
and that he had a great mind not to take them
from the Post Office, for he disliked to pay so
much postage on the foolish things. The co
py which Mr. B. brought to the house, was at
that time laid in his desk. I heard nor thought
no more upon the subject (except his telling
several that he had received the work, but had
not read it) until about a month after, n friend
came in Mr. BV ahsencr, and informed me
there was n warrant out to take him-ns soon
around for a FroncH face, «n>] addresses bimic'f ti> its j as he should arrive, for an cl torn pi to excite
to insurrection the slave population by ■
lating Walker’s Pamphlets. Believing'"'
then did, that some of his political cn ' I
had gotten hold of the subject with & vi" 1 ''J
creating an undue excitement against k* *
his absence, I felt truly some concern
safety; but having a knowledge of all ;|,p
cumstances. and a firm belief of his entir **
noccnce, I was induced to suppo$ 0 t | la| f 11
thing serious could possibly grow out n r \
affair. But here I would pause and d,a' 1
veil over the sequel of this story; f or (n * ‘
tempt a delineation of my feelings *1,^1
enme to learn that my absent confiding (,
hand had been betrayed into the hands of i *
direst enemies, by him whom he most i rus J
and whose justice he most deserved; u|, n ,
saw him torn from me and my helpless babe
and hunted like a b«ast of prey from the v P I
boundaries oftlie State,without a sufficiency,,)
his hard earnings to procure him the necem
ries of life—all this, with the thousand vm ei
oust calumnies, and unmerited roproichl, I
which have been wafted'upon every btetz,
added to what I have since suffered from ihj
tempestuous buffeting* of an unceasing si orR]
would exceed the power of language to I
pourtray. But the object of this statement»
not to excite the sympathies of the community '
I only wish their justice. 1 had long ,i„) t j
despaired of either, and expected to leave in
native State, nnd perhaps sink into my grave
with the stigma of this unrighteous person-!
lion resting upon my hapless offspring, with,
out one voice to rise up in their behalf, until \
man above the fenr of encountering public
prejudice, cotno forward and proffered !,is >rr .
vices in aiding the cause of justice and humani
ty, and in placing the subject in its proper atti
tude before the citizens of Georgia—thus no-
bly offering to a vanquished foe, llmt freedog.
of the press, and assistance in obtaining jn 8 .
lice, which hove beer, withheld by those from
whom it was due, is nn act which f trust will
not lose its reward. With an unshaken ennfi.
donee that it will not, nnd thnt the Sovereign
Disposer of nil events may reward him and his
seven-fold here nnd hereafter, I subscribe my
self. Yours Rpspectfuliv.
A. W. BURRITT.
P. S. As there has been nothing pirltlishrd
upon the subject in Iho Journals of this State,
hut the most erroneous fabrications, you trii;
very much increase my obligations hy publish
ing the following extract front the Now York
Journal of Commerce, 25th March; the ac
curacy of this statement, and tbo correctness
of the sentiments therein contained, have beer,
certified to by the two presiding Magistrates
who sat on the trial: and I would beg leave lit
take this opportunity to offer those gentlemen
my hearty ar.d sincere thanks for the upright
and independent spirit they have manifested
towards Mr. Burritt throughout the whole af-
fuir; most particularly for the integrity of (hot-
principles in conscientiously offering their pro
test to the truo lull found hy the Grand Jury,
of which they were members.
There has been so much excitement got up
upon mistaken grounds r-r sinister motives
against Mr. Burritt in this Pamphlet case, and
so much ruin grown out of it to himself and
family, that it would take volumes to convince
many that lie has not at least acted very im
prudently or unwisely; but I do most conscien
tiously affirm, that from the knowledge I have
of Mr. Burritt’s method of obtaining bonks,
nnd his thirst for gnnernl information, thnt he
would have written fora Sermon or Tract up
on any rnro or curious subject with just the
same spirit and as much expectation of evil
consequences.
Many have expressed a wish to see the let
ter which Mr. Burritt wrote to Wnlkcr. i
have a certified copy, which you can publish
if you please. It speaks for itself—the ori
ginal with the Millcdgeville post mark, Mr.
Burritt has in his own possession. Respect
fully, Yours, A. W. B.
From Ike Journal of Commerce. , -
As we anticipated, the great excitement
produced nt Millorlueville upon finding in the
office of the Stutcaman & Patriot of that place
a number of the seditious pamphlets entitled
“ IVnlkcr’s Appeal,” proves to bo without just
foundation. The truo history ol the case is
this.—On the last day of the late session of
the General Assembly in that Stule, the Go
vernor received a copy of the said pamphlet
through tlio Mayor of Savannah, nnd made it
the subject of a special enmmuntration to the
House of Representatives, inviting the atten
tion of that body to those evils which its in
fluence upon their slave population was hut
loo well calculated to produce. Its character
was represented to he highly inflammatory, and
very nnturally excited universal alarm. Eve*
ry one became impatient to see nnd knew the
full purport of its contents. Mr. Burritt, (a
respectable gentleman from the North, and
Senior Editor of the above paper.) partaking
of the general interest and curiosity in regard
to the pamphlet, and hefore any law had been
passed on the subject, immediately addressed
a note to the Mayor of Savannah, and another
to the reputed publisher, requesting the favor
of one or more copies through mail, that the
public if necessary, might have the informa
tion and he pot upon their guard. Upon the
receipt of this note, it appears that the author
of tho pamphlet, in the abundance of hia zeal
to disseminnte the work, nnd without the au
thority of Mr. Burritt, transmitted to his ad
dress twenty copies through the mail. This
package being seen in Mr. B’s office by snmo
of his pood friends in his obsence, together
with a letter from the author, demanding the
fulfilment of a eertain promise, (meaning
merely, payment for the pamphlets,) became
the whole great occasion of on excitement in
public feeling and fears, that lias done much
injustice to Mr. Burritt, who, wc doubt not, iff
as incapable of the purposes imputed to
him, and as perfectly free from blame in this
matter, either done or meditated, as the Go
vernor himself.
The atatement which we copied a few days
since from another paper, that Mr. B. bet*
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