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Athens, Feb. 8,1831. In (lie la.I number of the Con.tituiionali.l we ob serve an editorial article relating to Franklin College, ami designed in part to reply to aome remarks of our. on n former article in that paper. The candid and friendly manner in which it ia written, demand, from ua on equally candid explanation, and this we ahnll endeavor to givo without wrath or bitterness. The Conrtitotionaliat declarra itaelf friendly to the College, »nd ilenift that the remarlta on ita prosperity were in tended to detract from the rnerite of Ur. Church. These assertions, as they are made directly and yne- quivocally, we do not feci disposed to contradict, and sincerely regret that we should have misunderstood the editor of that paper; but we would beg leave to call hia attention to a few points in his remarks, and, in the Spirit of kindness, ask ifthey have not a tendency to injure this institution. The editor understands that were Dr. tVaddel soli cited to do so, he would consent to return, and wishes the Trustees would take the earliest opportunity to se cure hiaservices. Admitting this to hethecsse, what, we ask, would be the effect of sirch a precedent on the prosperity of the College 7 Dr. IVaild' l voluntarily ■cut in his resignation to the Board of Trustees—it was accepted, and I)r. Church appointed in his stead. They were not rivals for this honor, nor was it neers- satv in selecting an officer, to inquire into his mnpara- tire merits with the former President. Had the Trus tees believed the interest and welfare of the College Would be endangered by the withdrawal of Dr. ttad- del, they would ito doubt have urged Inm to reintin, but they evidently considered Dr. Church fully com petent to a discharge of the duties of President, and •ubaequent experience has confirmed the public in that belief. And now shall lie be removed without a fault alleged 7 He has disc barged thcdulhs of Ins office with as much fidelity and talent at errr teas evinced by any President of this institution whaterer, and such a va cillating course on the part of the Trustees w ould not only be impolitic, but it would be unjust—it would be ungenerous. Were such a precedent unce established, •II confidence in the institution would be lost—it would piedude the probability (almost the possibility) of ob taining men of education and lulclligrnee for our offi cers. Aware of the prospect of a sudden and unde served removal, men of talents would avoid os, and those only could bo obtained who were not uremsd competent to discharge similar duties in other institu tions of the Itiud. We have no wish to canva>s the relativcqtinlifiea- tiona oftho two gentlemen above alluded to—we re spect them both, we adiniro their talents, and would do limbing wantonly to injure the feelings of either. To close this topic, however, we would mention that we have it from unquestionable authority, that Doctor Wnddol, 10 far from wishing In return, does lint desire Ills name to be even mentioned aa being again con nected with the Cultege. We hope tins will end the discussion on tliii point. i Again,—the veraeioue correspondent of the Consti tute nahst says, that “ cncli studrnt when lie enters is compelled to make, not simply a premise, which is all fhnt the law upon that subject requires- but a solemn oath to keep every jm and tittle of the laws, which oath ia administered by the President with more so- lomntly, more form and ceremony, than I ever witness ed m a Court of Justice.” This charge wo am assus. cd by Ihe Faculty, as well as by the students lliem- talte., if utteily without fouiid.iuun. An oath never has been required of a -tudeut in a eolilaiy instance. The law on llita subject ia aa Ihlluws : “ Every student upon being admitted into College shall be furnished with a copy of tile laws thoreoi for hia perusal, w hich, when done, lie, (Of well Os all oilier students nuw in College,) shall before the whole Col lege stale whether he approves of the aame m not, aim il be doe*, whether he is willing to be bound by the eamc, ana will faithfully abide by, conform to, and obey aaid laws. If ha disapproves the same, he shall not bo permitted to enter College." Tt.ia clause—unnecessary wc admit it to be—was embodied in the laws at the urgent solicitation of Dr. WaUclol, and by hia oath of office, the I'tcaidenl is bound to enforce it—mure than this lie has outdone. The Cunsmutiunetiai has advocated the removal of • competent officer from our College w nhout reasona ble ground—it lias given publicity tu a cbuige calcula ted lu iiquro the institution, ulncli is absolutely talse, sod received iruui a enures evidently equivocal. If this docs not imply a hostility to tue College, it sliuwa • blindness to ita intertal—a misapprehension of what will conduce to itabeuelit, mat wedhi not expect hum the talented cdilur of that paper, id say the leaal, it ia a strange way of showing friendship. To an un prejudiced uiuid, the positive assertion ul a large num ber of respectable men would have more influence (ban the ill brad charge of an idle scribbler, and we thcreloio hope that our Iriend ol Ihu Constitutionalist will evince bis Itiendsbip by giving the substance of onr tfbnial of tba charge ol his correspond, m a place in bia paper. vv« will then agree to suspend husuhnet, •no if b« wtU not ba convinced of the correctness of Otar opinions on this subject, we shall leave him lo en Joy Ilia in peace. Congress. The excitement of |lie House respecting this measure is verv great, and if* debate ii commen ced, that excitement will find a vent; as t" the fate "! the bill, there can be very little doubt. 1 shall not In here i» an end to all other public business (hr this Congress. The excitement of the lloute respecting this ccd. the bill, there can be very surprised if even a majority of the Virginia riehqni shall be found v.ding for it. D is well ascertained Ilia Mr. V’Duffle will vote against it. and I am told that H IS probable that General fucker will also go the same way. (ionic of the members lark very unreal rtedlyr as t» ih<* con**#*qMenc«'8 w hich w«.utd inevitably r«-i*i»lt fr'un the nanunpe of the hill, involving i he certain jit!** dilution of the Union. While tho question is nnaettled, the public mind will of necessity he much apituled rc- spurting it. The sooner then-fare, tin matter ia set. tli-d, the belter for the peac e and hannony of the Un ion , and, na this acerna to he tho conviction of both parties, there is the stronger probability that tin dis- eiisnen will rome on speedily, and be terminated before the close of the session. -<££>- Snoto.— We were visit# d on Sunday lad with a full of snow that Inated all day, being the second w c have had this season, and which fell to the depth of three or four inrhea. By the lad Northern papers we learn that in the lat ter part of January they were visited with a tremen dous snow storm, extending over that whole section of the count rv, and rendering the roods utterly impassible. -<z>- 11 Gtortfa Christian Rtprrlory."—We acknowledge the receipt of the first and second numbers ofa weekly newspaper with th«- above title, published at Macon irt this Statu by the Rev. C». Capers. It is a large and well executed sheet, devoted to the dissemination of ro* the ATUtanv. ,Vror Jefferson, Jackson County, Jm* Q&th 1831. To the Editor cj the Athenian : Sir—From the remarks of General Harden upon the subject of our winters in vnur paper of the 25th inst.,1 have thought proper to add the notes made by myself, from tho h inter of 1326 and 27, to the present, which nill not only shew some colder weather in the up coun try than the General has been enabled lo notice, but will ah o exhibit snore of the rapid changes to which our climates is subject: RANGE OF THERMOMETER. 28, 1P26 9 drprpen above Zero. Jan. I, J827 8 do. do. do. 28, •* 0 at Zero. April, 5, 1828 25 degree/ above d<>. «• 6. 23 do. do. do. *« 7, •• 24 do. do. do. June 6, a 85 do. do. do. Jan. 1829 62 do. do. do. •« JO, *« 12 do. do. do. M IE M 3 do. do. d>. it 12, «< 9 do. do. do. April *• 31 do. do. do. 20. a 21 • do. do. do. May IO, «« 37 do. do. Frost. June 2. a 92 do. do. do. July 2. 1630 95 do. do. do. “ 3, • « 91 do. do. do. ** 21, «« 95J do. do. do. A uc. 12, ** 96 do. do. do. Puc. 22, “ 5 do. do. do. Very Respectfully, JOSEPH HAMPTON. Mr. Editor.—The following is an extract from the the iloctrinea of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In I Christian Adiocate and Journal of Nov. I9th. Be ao th* prosecution of hi. arduous undertaking, the editor ! •• P*» » * P ,ace " ,c Athenian, and oblige may be avoir.-d ofmir good wisi-rs for hi. em-resa, and our sympathy in the toil, vexation and trouble into which his new career will unavoidably lead him. — -sir.— Southern Rn-irw.—“Onr readers will learn w ith plea sure, (says the Charleston Courier) tnat this valuable pcri<idical, after a temporary suspension, is hcrcafterln he placed open a permanent fooling, and published, punctually, every three months. The next number is to appear on the first of May next." - •*«; - The Heather.— We have been politely favored by Dr. Wnddi-1 with a Meteorological Journal for the ninnllis of December and January of tins " dreadful" cold winter. It will be found as perfect os most jour nals of the kind, except that the direction uf the winds ■milted; and that—wo to the luckless wights who built our steeples—is because there is not a vano in town. It may ho here worthy of remark, that while the cold in this part of the country has been unusually Intense, our accounts from New Englund and oilier Northern States, represent the winter during the cold est of the w eather noticed in thetshle below, as being remarkably mild. We don’t understand Ibis revolution in the locality of best and cold. Congress.—An unuaual press of other matter haa s eT. 5 WF.ATHEIL C CO « 1 49 66 64 Clear. 2 54 66 68 Cloudy. 3 64 61 62 Cloudy—Rainy. 4 51 60 63 Clear. [at nipht. 5 50 52 51 Rain-Thunder—High winds 6 4.5 52 47 Clear. 7 40 49 50 Overcast. [*be night. 8 46 50 50 Cloudy—Heavy rains durinp 9 40 44 42 Clear. 10 37 51 40 Clear. 11 34 54 40 Cl.-or. 12 50 54 41) Cloudy—Rainy. 13 56 57 56 Ruin —Thunder. 14 56 56 56 uvrrc.it—Ruin—'Thunder. 15 49 57 48 Clear. 1« 45 49 40 Clear. 17 ■to 40 37 Clenr. 18 35 49 49 Clear. 19 40 50 so Clear and lVindv. 20 on 21 24 Slightly Overeast 21 13 36 16 Clear. 22 :t .30 1H Clear. 23 13 .30 28 Cleat* 21 34 2J) CItmdv—Rainv. 85 30 49 36 Cloudy and Rainy. 26 40 46 35 Rainy. 27 32 45 34 Clear xml Cloudy alternately. 23 36 49 39 Clear. 29 46 43 O') Clear. 31) 12 to 36 Clmidv—'Thunder ot Night. 31 36 48 40 Char and Cloudy. 1 3.5 47 3D Clenr. 2 40 51 49 Ove/TSAf. 3 39 50 50 Cloudy and Clear ulternatclv. 4 56 55 50 Rainy. 5 32 42 36 Cle.r. 6 26 44 40 Clear. 7 34 44 43 Cloudy .nd Rainy. 8 39 41 40 Cloudy. 9 39 42 38 lUitiv. 10 41 41 36 Cloudy. 11 36 40 36 Clear and Cloudy xU.rnately. 12 33 49 42 Clear. 13 31 30 28 Sleet and Snow. 14 31 43 36 Clenr. 15 .30 37 30 Cle.r. 16 23 27 23 Clenr. 17 17 26 18 Clenr. 18 18 33 30 Overcnat. 19 22 40 35 Clenr. 20 39 46 40 Clear. 21 39 42 43 Rainy. 22 39 34 29 Clear. 23 25 41 42 Clear. 24 30 36 29 Clear—Rain and Slcot. 25 29 41 .35 Clear. 26 31 44 33 Clear. *7 42 51 40 Clear. 23 38 35 36 Rainy. 29 38 51 36 Cluuilv and Clear alternately. 30 31 50 40 do. Ruin at Night. 31 47 42 45 Rainy—Clear in the Evening. your sincere friend. J- H. METHODISM. I hitve been thinking how very remarkable it is, that during the Inst three venrs, while there has been so fearful a cry so extensively uttered against the Metho dist Church and her ministry—a cry of tyranny in her principles of government, and despotism In her ad ministration—of heresy in dnelrine, nnd no elighttinc- tureof corruption pervading her whole economy, and vitiating the motives of her ministry—and the public has been again and again informed, that whole droves of the flock’ priest-ridden nnd beaten just to death, ja ded, galled, fleeced, hut luckily for *hetn, still ohic to make their escape, were fleeing from herinchisures to a better fold—our published official documents shew, that her real stale has h. en one of unparalleled pros perity, and her public ministry never more successful. From these it appears, that the increase of her mem bership (hr the year 1828, was 36,-Ml for the tear 18-2!), increase was 89,305, and for the year ending August, 1830, we have the astonishing increase of 37,935. This last years increase, ns it is exclusive of the returns in Canada, tvhere the Churches, by an net of the general conference of 1823, exis on a separate and indepen dent basis from that in t'-e t'nited States, is much the largest ever reported in America. WESLEYN. — Many of onr late papeis have evinced a disposition on the pnrl of their conductors, to touch the subject of the approaching contest for Governor. Wc should regard u disctissiun of tins question,at this time, as al together premature, anti one in which the public can not also eai I n period of the game, (eel on interest. Thomas llavnes, F.sq. of Hancock, is snnnunccd by authority, as a candidate for the Executive chair; whe ther lie will continue his name, and thus jeopardize the interest oftbe Troup party hy dividing its strength, is a question which his feelings and his sense nf patriotism must determine, Mr. tiihner, it is understood, is a candidate fur re-election; a third candidate may there fore lie expected; whether Mr. I.umpkin or another gentleman whose name w-chave heard mentioned, wc are not prepared to say. Time devetnpes all things. The correctness of the following just reflections from the Columbus Enquirer upon the present state of politi cal feeling, is confirmed by every event whieharraystlie parties ia opposition to each other. In the approach ing struggle the old ground of party distinctions must be ic-esloldislied ; tho principles now involved are the same as those involved at a former period. Behind the names of “ Unionists’’ nnd “ Disuntonists," but recently assumed and gratuitously applied, arc concealed doc trines which must rivet the chains uf Southern servi tude to s system at enmity with her interest: or make os what every Southerner should wish to be, unrestrain ed and unfettered, except by an honcat adherence to the bond of our political union. The present year is to be one of much ex citement. It is to witness another contest be tween the iwo great parlies which divide the State. They shall measure their strength mien more—and what is likely to increase the fierceness nf the struggle, both look to it with the expectation of victory. It ia very discov- Mr. Haynes cannot be sustained; tho admin istration of Governor Gilmer has not nlienatrd the affections of his friends, and if he should think proper again to stand fortli as n candid ate—we believe they will not forsake him.— Mr. Lumpkin we think entirely unfit for the place—indeed, we believe he knows his own strength too well lo consent to be run. If, however, his friends should seduce him into the folly, a mortifying defeat will teach him, Hint the people will not always be imposed on; they will claim from him a declaration of po litical faith, and that might put the honorable gentleman to the blush—However, we believe Mr. Lumpkin has too much prudenco to offer, Mr. IJaynes we respect as a mnn, and wish him well, but we can never for an instant con sent to sustain him as n candidate fur Gover nor in opposition to Mr. Gilmer.—Columbus Enquirer. mon justice and right. Protji this cow and from many of the adjacent countifTr?' 7.cns of all descriptions flocked to th,. ri.'™‘ i .: c._ .l1 -• .."V'^Mlero. The Gold Diggers.—Wc have heretofore alluded to the disaffection that exists in the upper counties of this State, in consequence of the disfranchisement of the gold diggers by the late land bill. As far as we can learn, this disaffection increases, and is rapidly extend, ing tn other parts of the state. It was reasonably to be expected that thaae whose interest wax to be ini mediately affected by il, would be the first to complain —others had not scanned the obnoxious section, looked minutely into the justice of .he case. Whet, this has been done dispassionately, the sober and re flecting part of community will most undoubtedly pro nounce their decided dissent from the unjust measure, The hill nnw before the public, as altered andainen- ded before its final passage, embraces no provis, ions more salutary than the one reported hy Mr. Dougherty, chairman oftliecommittee on the State of the Republic. By that bill no proscription was impos. ed on the gold diggers; hail it been adopted, no discus sion could have taken place upon the inexpediency of the substitute offered by Mr. Ilnyncs; the state might have been saved some 20 nr 30,000 dollars, and its in terest ns effectually promoted. Our object is not to enter into a discussion of the question—we have already express! d our disappro bation of the bill, and between this lime nnd the next session of the Legislature, shall probably have occa- aion several times tn cull the attention of our readers to the subject; hoping, by these means, to aid in eflect ing t modification,if not a repeal oflhe 16th section oftlie kill. Wc would here heg leave to request the atten live perusal of the following able article from the Southern Recorder. It was written previous to the sdjournment nf the Legislature, and, as an Almanac maker would say, calculated for tho latitude of Itall, but will answ er with little vitiation for the neighbor ing counties : To the Hall county Representation : Gentlemen,—It being nn acknowledged right in n Republic, that the Representative account with Iris constituents for the manner in which ho has employed the talent commit ted to his charge, we believe you, ns honest and faithful stewards, cannot, nor will not, hesitate to disclose your reasons for your vote on a late occasion, which we shall in due time notice. You were assembled before tlio Con- stitutionnl period, lo devise and ndopt such measures ns might seem expedient und just, iri relation to the lands in possession of the Cherokee Indians. We have awaited your deliberations on this all absorbing subject, with deep anxiety : And, behold ! when your session is neurly exhausted, a bill for the pur poso of disposing of nil tho unappropriated land in Gcorgin, makes its appearance. You Imnr in the provisions of that hill, n complete destruction oftho rights ofyonrconstituents nnd who appeared in their behalf? It is thus, gentlemen, you leave ua at tho mercy of our enemies : Do you not know, that the rights (Constitutional rights we may add) of more than ono half of your constituents were sarri fiecd in the 16th section of the late land bill ? Was it a matter so dishonorable for the peoplo of Georgia (men contributing annually to fat ten you) to go to the Cherokee nations, whilo hundreds from other sections (not contributing n farthing to the support of our institutions) were assembled there, and transferring our own wealth from the Slate ? Wo say, was il William C. Micou, F.»q. has been appointed p„.«t Master in Augusts, in place of James Fraser, Erq. re signed. • The Surveyors rlrr.lrd at the late session nf the Lc- t gislsture to lay off into Distticts the territory helong- from our columns this week, the usual jour- tug to this state, occupied by the Cherokee Indians, 1 attended here in the ctrlv put oflhe week to execute their bonds, Ac, Slid will proceed forthwith to the dis- chaigeof their duties. —SttilArm Recorder. The Washington correspondent of the Philadelphia Inquirer,(a Jackson paper,) stales that—" Il is cur rently rumored it Washington,among the more knowing circlet, that Mr, M’Lanc will shoitiy return from Eng land, lo lake possession of a sear' in the Cabinet of Ml of Coogresaionil proceedings. On a careful petu sal ourselves, wa find that nothing of material impor tance has been done since our last accounts. The on ly item worth mentioning is the bill reported by Mr. Davis of S. C. from the committee on the judiciary, lo repeal the lilli section of the Judiciary art, passed m * _ .1 • a * . Mini, lAirrtaoiwtt ui ■ wwr m me vauinn oi 1789. This aMlion autbonxe. an appeal from the Pri ^ c nl J-.ckw.o~.nd that Mr. Ingham, tba ineum- "" ’ " " * bent oftbe Treasury, will pinreed to l.nndi>n,to fill the place vacated by our Minister at that place.”' VOS Till. At IIRKISN. State to the Federal Courts in all cases ** where ia drawn in question the validity of a treaty, or statute of, or an authority exercised under the United States, and thedacutoa is egsiuat the validity ; or where is drawn in qaaation the validity of a etatutuc of, or tn authority exercised under any State, on the grouid of their bi tug - . . 1 . _. , ... , public side walka, which seems tety prevahfit at ore- repugnant te the Cooethulioo, traSUrs, or laws of the j Athena, and having seen with regret, our tiu.id Cnited Si lies, and tba dtcisiun is in tavor of their vali- i pair aura often eonqicHed to encounter tho mud in the Mr. Slaw.—Having heard inanv complaints reesnlly urged sgsilisl Ihe practice of hilehing hors— on the dity, Sec.” The following extract from e letter to the editor of the Charleston Courier contains the lueet information art have received on thia subject t “ The bill reported by the majority of the Judiciary Co-umi'ler-, to raped the 85th section ol the Judicial Bill, will, it it oodttMood, be fully dehatad; and, if so, middle oflhe street, aa well aa having had the safely of my own shine more than once endangered in con sequence of this custem. I have been induced, through the medium of your paper, to hint the matter lothe town authorities, and tn inquire whether it could not be presented by the assessment of en adequate fine, or otherwise. t out’s tetpeclfullr, A CITIZEN. arable that parly distinction is very fnr from so dishonorable for the citizens of Goorgia tn being lost in the Stnte— it betrays itself in al- j retain within her own limits some oftlie peo- most every thing. Not satisfied with march- 1 pie’s treasure, that the immediate representa- ing in the public places, und gaining followers I tivos from Hall could not even insist on the in the high-ways, and arraying men against j injustice of said section ? We may ho blindly each other upon the broad field of polilicnl con-: partial to our own rights ; but we would ask troversv—il invades private life—breathe* its j you, gentlenqen, to point to an art of morn influence upon social intercourse, nnd disturbs j crying injustice, in the annals ol legislation, the harmony of tiffcctinn even between kins- j We rnmatked, in the passage oftho section men. Who cannot discover the clans in so- : alluded in, it was a deprivation of a Constitn cirlv ? And who is ignnrnnt of the feeling Ip'niil right. In proof of this, we would re- that creates them I Yet how often is it rc-1 spectfully refer you to that part of our Consti- mnrkcd that the hour has gone hy when the tution which declares, ull the unappropriated merit ofa man was determined by ascertaining ‘ lands within this Stnte do belong of right lo to wltnl partv he belonged. There is an evi-! the free citizens thereof And what right have dent effort to delude the Troup party—to lay i you, or Ihe Legislature nf Georgia, to divest us their energy asleep—to fetter their activity by j of this right, guaranteed by Ihe Constitution ? persuading them that party identity is lost.— ! Tho aforementioned section to us is clearly This is the h.ngtiage publicly used Lv some, at j unconstitutional on another ground. And least, of the ( lark party. But occasionally 1 should it not be impertinent, we would inquire, the true spirit will betray itself, and the sounds J what construction you place on that purl nf of preparation for the coining contest may , the Constitution you have sworn to conform lo, sometimes he caught. For ourselves, we arc ! which doclares, no ex post facto law shall he lar from believing that the feeling which sepa- j passed ? Does not Ihe section alluded to in rated tlx* Troup and Clnrk parlies are dead.— l the famous land bill virtually amount lo such a We believe that the ground of separation is! law ? At the present session ot Ihe Georgia principle, nnd that the parlies will never coa- j Legislature, an act is passed, making it penal lescc wilhnht an essential revolution in opin ion upon the one part or the other. I f evidence is wanted lo establish Ihe fact that this stale of feeling still exist*, it may be found in every to dig gold in the Cherokee nation, after the 1st day of Jnnuarv, 1831. In the preamble of that act. no previous act ia revived, amend ed, or referred to. Hence, we may infer, no movement of the lost Legislature, and the spi-1 prohibitory ael existed anterior to the passage nt is now discoverable in every Journal in the. oflhe act last referred to. Now, mark both Scate. J the acts alluded lo, are passed ia December, In • late number of one of the Clark papers, j or in Iho session of 1830. B v one section of we find an editorial article winch condemns • an act passed in December, i830, the law is Governor Giltnrr—represents him as deserted made to attach back os fur us the 2d day of by his party—announces Mr. Haynes ns the'June 1830, (and al • lime no inhibitory act candidate of the Troup parly, and winds up by j existed) nnd on that day punishes ihe gold modestly proposing Mr. Lumpkin, and most:digger by a law made several montha after manfully declares that he ia obliged (olio elect-1 This, then, to our minds, amounts fully to an ed if he (tins. Thia is in Ihe old style of the j ex post facto low : and an ex post facto law is Clark parly, and can deceive no one. The' unconstitutional. kce nation for the pnrpoae of digging £o ij°‘ such as had drawn land, and had been e n T ed hy the State’s bouuty, and such aa had ver drawn mi acre. Is it justice to pu„ia one citizen, while another is unmolested has been guilty of a similar offence! ft # would be the result hy the operation of section (admitting gold digging to he nn of fence.) Not to be misapprehended, m ss ' by the section alluded to, you punish him wifi has received no bounty from the State, w|,i| you distutb not him who has. Is such a | (l | impartial ? Suppose, gentlemen, every citjj f . of Georgia could have obtained an equal shara of the gold taken from her unappropriated lands? We presume your answer to tl,j, would be—then no one could complain. No» sirs, shall we be punished because our reii! deuce is in Ilall ? We had thought, removed as we are from commerce, our case waa abundantly frightful without additional penal, ties. But to our supposition nnd vour proba. hie answer. Who prevented the citizen nr citizens of Chatlinm county from coming ig the Cherokee nation and participating in th e general scramble ? The people nf Hall did not—nor did any other portion of the commu. nity of Georgia—but their remole silualioo prevented them, together with their interest and the same enusc prevents the people of Hall from flocking to Savannah, in order to enjoy the fruits of commerce. And when did tho people of Hall pray the Legislature of Georgia to disfranchise the people of Chatham because they enjoy the blessings of an nctive commerce ? Never. Nor would the re pre. sentatives of Chatham listen to surh a props, silion, but with feelings oftlie utmost indignity and contempt. We have lettrned from authority high above Iho enactments of Legislatures, that, where there is no law, there is no transgression. Bet if a law of Georgia was violated in dig. ging gold in the Chprokce nation, has the Stale not her civil remedy, by compelling tres. passers to respond in damages to the extent of the injury sustained ? If sho hns not, thee, is that which wo call the sovereign power, more imbecile than a single individual. If such a course were pursued by the State in Iho exercise of a lawful right, we pledge our. selves not a murmur would be IteHrd hy a citi zen nf Hall, for this would he dispensing even handed justice : but the course of proscription meditated by the 16th section of the fnmnuj land hill, is the offspring of envy, partiality and injustice. Do you, gentlemen, or either nf you, expect to shield yourselves in return ing to your constituents ns regards tho act in question, under the miserable subterfuge that you moved and voted to strike out the section just alluded to ? It savours loo much ofa popular move, and in every view resembles a pretext; for we gather your intention, nay wish, in your after vote for the whole hill, (the obnoxious section remaining) when il was put on its final passage. In doing otherwise than pretesting and voting against the whole bill, while it contained a section unconstitu- al in (wo particulars, as we have attempted to how. and one dial is both partial nnd unjust, yuu misrepresented your constituents, or a majority of them ; and it may be a question in a coming day, whether you ore worthy of fur ther confidence. We shall not hold you guilt less about utlipr matters which imperiously demanded legislation, among which,' the sub ject matter of reducing the Legislature, you should have known, is one, deeply interesting to the people of IInil. THE VOICE OF MANY. attempt to divide the Troup party, we hope, j and uc believe, will not succeed. But the Conatitution aside, and wo believe the aforesaid section might have heeo met. If Governor Gilmer ia again a candidate, j and combated, on the broad principle of com- Dr. Milnar.—An esteemed correspondent hss writ us the following article from the “ Gospel Messenger" for republication in our columns. Admiring ts we io the sentiments it contains, and disposed as we are It concur with the writer in the belief that Dr. Milner's sentiments have been misrepresented by the London reporters, wc cannot but regret that something note conclusive has not appeared. The Episcopalians wets the first that established Churches in this State ; their member! have been identified in all the important questions oftho times, from the Revolutionary sting- ale to the present dsy, ts genuine patriots, and ardent friends of liberty—they would not suffer, in this respect, when compared with any other body of Christians, or class of men. In the present unhappy controversy, none feel more deeply or correctly than they do, or de precate more the intermeddling of their fiiendt abroad. Of that denomination Dr. Milnor is a member, and from hia distinguished talents, his great acquirements, and fervent piety, occupies and elevated station in the Ciiurch. Ilia opinions deservedly exert I great influ ence over the Christian community, and on the Indian question, with those who sre unacquainted with it, may do much good or evil. It is important, si his name has been made use of to promote the designs of mistaken philanthropy, that his real sentiments should be known; and for this purpose we would suggest to some of hia friends the propriety of writing to him oo the subject, and requesting an explicit avowal. He is a public man—hia opinions, being publii properly, would not be withheld; and we believe the prosperity and reputation of the Church requires that they should be known. The following is the article to which ire have alluded, and which has elicited these remarks : THE INDIAN QUESTION. Messrs. Editors,—l observed in a late number of the Philadelphia Recorder, the re tort of a speech said to be made by the Rev. Dr. Milnor of Now York, before the We** leyan Missionary Society in London. An al lusion was subsequently made in a subsequent number of the same paper, to the want of ac curacy among the reporters in England, to tho justice of which, so far as respects Dr. Milnor. I am inclined fully to subscribe. I cannot believe that he was the author of the remarks attributed to him, on the subject of the Indian question, in which, as a Georgian, 1 feel deeply interested; and beg Ihe favour of you to give publicity to my reasons for this in' credulity. _ 1. I cannot believe that there is io Dr. Milnor sucb a want of patriotism, as to place
