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Athens, Nov.29,1831.
Tht LtgUlahtrr. —The demands upon uur column,
'’em other «ource«, have prevented u. from enpyinp
die legislative proceeding, down lo (Ire late.t dale.
Veceitod, without infrrnpinp upon the plan we liavr
adopted, which is, to pobhali every thing ol'gencral in
icreat, and such local proceeding* as will concern oui
patrona. The delay, however, at this tinge of the ecs-
sion, is not of much importance. The people arc only
.(reeled by law. passed or hills rejected, and are there
fore more interested in the mull than the introduction
df whatever is agitated in the Assembly. Most of w Iwt
now engages their attention, as will be seen on refer
ence to tho published journals, consists in the introduc
tion, nnd notices for the introduction of hills, petitions,
resolutions, Stc.; thus while finishing but little el pres
ent, they are fast preparing bntineas sufficient to en
gage a much more cxpeditiouxand industrious body for
several oionths. A bill Itns pasted the lower house,
reducing the salaries of public officers, with the follow-.
Tog provisions: Judges, $2100 per annum, Surveyor
llencral, $2000; Secretary of State, $1*00; Comp
troller General, 51500; Treasurer, $1500. Wo al«o
online that fmtunste drawers in the land lotleriea of
1818. 1810, and 1821, have been allow ed until the year
1837 to lake out their grants, the pricoof which is to be
reduced to five dollars; both branches concurring.
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Stale-llmitc Officers.—We nre enabled tide week to
give the vote lor each candidate at the cleeti-oi ol Slate
House officers on the IHtli mst. the result of which woe
-published in our Isst paper. The balloting, were u-
follows:
Secretary of Stair.
Hamilton, 119 elected,
Bozeman, 98
•Blank, 1
- Triantrtr.
1st ballot. 2-1. 3d. 4lli. 5th.
40 42 S3 92 119 elected.
98 9fi til withdrawn.
14 Id 23 IS withdraw::.
23 24 37 43 34
57 30 43 SC 54
justice; bid ive cttnji.it torbcjr to remark, tiiai. w’lo.c j into UiC deb of itof.S ? Bcctltl*0 lit* eltOSO (o
Jndge Clayton hss been nrnued of lliw srting the in-; pay mure respect I® the dictates of Ilia own
teresl oftleorgia by liisdecision, Jiidge Schley ha« gone eonscicnce than to tl* e decree of lung l)arili3.
much Curt he. bv his vote in the Legislation. If then, j Why were Peter and the other Apostles hfiaton
an objoelinn ean he urged against one on tins ground,) „ n j jmpri.Sned at Jerusalem ? Because they
It will b* found to apply with increased foree, to the i re f ugod (Q ,| je y ,|, B jaw requiring them not to
othsr, and last mentioned. By refering to the Journals I nf ,^ c jJ j„ the name of jeaua. Why
of last year, it will he found that when the citation j dj j p a(J | c9 j ure bonds and imprisonment nnd
from the Supreme Couit of tho United States in llie | CVer y sufTjring which the malice of Jew or
case of Tas.ols, was acted upon in the Legislature, | Gentile could'' inflict ? Because ho would
Judge Scldoy voted against the resolutions then pas- ^ ra( y icr than man—because he cared
sod, (see Journal of the House, page 449,) thus tacitly ( more fo|> |h# so(J | s a „j , (lc riK | l(s of Ul0 pe0 .
admmmgthe right or that court to make a sowe.gn , l||BI1 fm |( , aws of ki „ s . Bul we need
Stato bow to itaauthorily. Ue voted against enforcing nQ( mu((j| CM(!g . Kvery man who has
our ltw<i in the execution ofTaeads, or in oilier worn* ... J. /. . -
read his Bible knows that it has nothing but
cottimundalion for men who, like Worcester
John Williams,
4 lt IV. Alston,
IV < . Koddiug,
T. IV llreie,
A. V. Hull,
Comptrollrr Central.
Thacker. B. Howard,
Abraham B. Fannin,
lllack,
Snrrryor Omcnth
John Brlhunc,
Jacnb Mel.ciidon,
Carlton Wi Ihorn,
111 elected.
98
l
115 elected.
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• Congressional Elution.—The public have already
Ircrn informed that there ant two eaudi.lates before
Ihrm for the vacancy in Congress, occasioned by tbo
•yeaignatiun cf the lionorahlu Wilson Lumpkin. These
l*o, tt is alto known, are Judge Clayton nnd Judge
Schley; the forniet of tho Troup, the latter of tho Clark
.party. Of the comparative merits of each, wo shall
have little to say -we shall engage in no lengthy de
lineation of the talents of the one or the other, their
fitness or unfitness far the office to which they nspirn,
or the objections that may be urged ngain.t either.
They arc both well known to the community, w ho will
judge ef their merits as they plense. Vet it rosy not
be improper, indoed, il is hut an act ol justice to our
-readers, In notice one of the arguments advanced
against Judge Clayton, and to vliolv as well its fallaci
es its inconsistency. Il is this: that his decision inlhe
case ufCanatoo, “ should form nn insuperable barrier
against his rising to a sent in Congress;” that “ a man
■ entertaining doctrines which form the basis nf his de
cision, is opposed to the interest of the State, and
should not be entrusted by us with a scat in the Cot,
federary.” Now, in order to show tbo invalidity of
this objection, it ta only necessary to say that Judge
Clayton ia a native citizen of Georgia; iicre has ever
been his home, and with the welfare of tins people are
all his intorcits identified. No man is more deeply
concerned In the prosperity nr tils native mate ; none
more jealous of her honor, or anxious to preserve her
Integrity. In liis judicial capacity he has drridrd that
we have a full and perfect right to jurisdiction over the
a tjherukee territory, but that while tho Indians possess
^the right of occupanry, they are entitled to all the pro
ducts of tho earth, whether vegetable or mineral. Hr
' draws no distinction here, and hence lie believes they
have as much right to the gold lliev dig, as tn the corn
nrrotton which they cultivate. Now let ns apply this
opinion in Ilia capacity of member nf Congress. lie
believes that the only manner in wbicli we ean Inwfiillv
acquits the gold of that country, is by the extinguish
ment of the Indian title to the occupancy of (he land,
and he will therefore have a double motive for adtocat-
fhg ita speedy acquirement. The gold mines compose
undoubtedly, the main w ealth of the country, and if
nne of our delegation in Congress believes w« can lake
them without the forms of a treaty or the consent of
. fhdt body, be will not treble himself to obtain the bal
ance, while one who regards the aid of the general
government as necessary nr indiapantable to their ac
quirement, will be induced to call into requisition ell
his industry, sll liis talents, and all his eloquence, for
.the accomplishment of an object no snitch desired. Here
than il it unnecessary to ask whether Judge Clarion's
opinions are correct or not—nn the main question lie
agrees with the majority of the people, and on this par
ticular point, even if he is wrong, il is an error that will,
ns we have already shown, add great inducements to
his exertions in our behalf. No one, therefore, ran
.reaaonatly regard it as an objection.
We could here call the attention of all who read to
the fact, that the very men who now op|K»c JuJpo
Clavton on the grounJ of his decision, were his warm
supporters fur re-election ss Judge. What will the
people say to this strange inconsistency ? Will they
not at ones question the honesty of these men, either
i# their support of, or opposition tn the Judge I IVe
think so. Will they not see that the objection urged ia
only raised for electioneering purposes; that it is futile
in Rself^ud that it displays s moat glaiinginck..:ute.i-
cy in these who have stated JtJ Assuredly they will.
The pretext ia too frail lo builds single hopecfsuecesa
upon.
ro nollity them, and yet when he is brought out as t ho
only competitor of Judge Clavton, we oro told that , „ , , ,
that gentleman opposeaour interests, and to avert the B “'W, for COWWtiCB nke, throw them-
calamity of his election, we must send such a man as tvetween the tyrant and hts victim.
Judge Sclilev. We think our opponents would do well I Tru0 roll ‘-' , " n has always benn tho unvteld-
lo observe the old adage, that they who live in glass ITB fr ' erid ofl . lb, ‘ rl y «"d justico, and if Judge
houses, should novel throw stones, Ac.
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Ihmki.—Among the hills and notices for bills before
the Legislature, there are some five or six contemplat
ing the estaldishtnent of new hanks; none of which
have yet been disposed of. The locations spoken of
are Warkesville, Gainesville, Athens, Macon and IJaw.
kinsville. The wrslern Circuit is now the only one in
the State, not favored with the advantages of such an
institution. Tlte increasing demand for capital—the
growing importance c-f the mining operations, and the
want of greater facilities Sir exchange, render such an
institution, in the present condition ofnfTairs, important
to its present and future interest*. A* little or nothing
however, owing to section..! jealousies and rival inter
ests, lias been done to advance tho prosperity of the
l\ i stern partofllia state, but little need be expected,
miens seme faint hope may be indulged, that it* road*
will perhaps, in 1833—4, receive the benefit of the
public hands belonging (o the State. An opinion has
fieeo expressed by a correspondent from Milledgevillc
adverse to the pa: sage of all such applications, of
which, shouldsr.eli ho the result, those interested will
lie duly informed.
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Dccths in Columbus.—A statement of the number of
■deaths which occurred in Columbus, from the 1st of
June last until the 13th or Nov. inst. has been publish
ed in the papers nf that place; taken hy order of the
cnniinissinncra. The result is as follow a:
White Adults, 2(1
Children, 2(1
Black Adults, b
Children, 9
Clayton was ignorntil of tho examples which
ive hove quoted from holy writ, he ought at
least lo have been sufficiently acquainted with
modern history to kt.ow, that all which is most
vulued in British tint! American freedom, was
won from tyrants by men who imbibed Iheir
principles of action from the holy volume.
Even the infidel flume admits that England is
indebted for ber liberty, in a great degree, to
the suffering- 1 of Puritans in the dungeon nnd
at the stake ; and every American school-boy
knows dial the liberty of this western world
originated in die refusal of a Christian people
to obey Ihe mandates of usurped power. We
are acquainted with no sect of christtans who
do not admit die right of men lo resist tyran
ny nnd usurpation, when it ran bo dune pea
ceably j and if the people of Georgia arc dis
posed lo :inc(57poratc into their religion tho
slavish doctrine of Judge Clayton, we rejoice
to know that in die missionaries now in their
penitentiary, Ihcy have met with men who bet
ter understand their duly to God and their
country.
Total, 57
Of llita number -10 died with fever, 3 in child birth,
und 2 of hilempciancc.
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Ingenious L'caiion.—It is ntated in the London papers
that a method lias been adopted to evade die tax of-id,
upon every printed sheet of piper, by substituting cot
ton handkerchiefs, giving to their gazettes the title nf
“ political handkerchiefs.” An improvement lias ulso
further been made, hy printing the map of London up
on eilk from a steel plate, which is represented as very
beautiful. Il is found that cotton is less expensive than
paper, alter paying the enormous duties that arc ex
acted hy tl.e government.
ICT We nro requested to publish the following ex-
traft from tho New York Observer, and the accompa
nying remarks:
Judge Clayton —Judgn Clayton quotes the
Bible in support of the doctrine of pusstve
obedience, in support of tho duty of Christians
to-submit lo human government in nil cases
whatsoever ! Wo ean find no other meaning
in that part of liis remarks in which lie replies
lo tho plea of tho missionaries. The stale of
Gcorgin had passed a law requiring pill while
tnen residing in the Cherokee territory to lake
the oath of allegiance. The missionaries re
fused to tnko this nulh on the ground of con
scientious scruples. They believed that Geor
gia Itnd no right of jurisdiction in the Choro-
ken territory ; and that nn onth of allegiance
would be an ontli lo support her in Iter usur
pation. flow does Judge Clayton j-eply (o
this plea ? Ho contends (hat the missionaries,
notwithstanding their conscientious convic
tion that tho power claimed by Georgia is an
usurpation, (for if he does not mean this, he
means nothing to the purpose) nro still buund
on Christian principles to take the oath, lie
Huys that Holy Writ requires us “ lo submit
ntirselvua lo every ordinance of man for the
Cord's sake; that it enjoin* upon the citizen
“ to keep the king’s [Suite’s] commandment;’’
that il directs “ to render under Cmsar the
•kings Hint aro Cmsur’s,” that it doclnres
“ whosoever resisted) the power, resisted! the
ordinance ol God,” and filially he comes out
with his doctrine fully and explicitly in the
following sentence:
To my tninil, anil I would feign believe to every dis
passionate man, there, ia nn pond rcatmn for running
upon tho ervero pi nutty ofilie law, and fonli*hly defy
ing iis consequences. It cannot be exrcuacd upon any
principle of *ound religion or a rational and discreet
desuo In serve the cause nf piety, lor surely that reli
gion which requires us In “ render tribute ta whom
tribute is due, custom to whom custom, fear to whom
- REMARKS-
No man has had n more embarrassing task
to perform than myself, on tho subject of our
Indian relations. The whole weight of tho
question in its judicial character, bus exclu
sively fallen upon me, and such has been the
peculiar versaljlily of the public mind, I have
been unable to mnnage tho case lo its enliro
satisfaction. When my decisions pleased my
own Stale, they gaVP g rcal t.ffenco abroad,
and thcro was no ubuso under wldC b ®V cbl1 -
rnettur and feelings aero not doomed to p393.
When of an opposite effect, then, any where
but in my own land,they were the subject of all
praise. My decision in the cases of Slanccll
and Tassels, my addresses lo (ho Grand Jury
of Clark, and the Missionaries all going lo
sustain Hie authority of Georgia over the Che
rokee Nation, and which have actually settled
Hint question beyond all further difficulty,
were received with great approbation at home,
and while they have been forgotten there,Ihcy
seem to be recollected elsewhere with a view
tn nsvail. and if possible, complete the ruin of
a lair reputation it was fondly believed bad
been honestly acquired, in a long course of
public service. These remarks have heon
drawn from me by the severe strictures upon
my conduct in relation to llie Missionaries
found in the above” extract from the “ New
York Observer,”a religious paper.or .rather,
I should say, otto professing to be sucli. To
make ihem *he more conspicuous, lltov are
beaded, “JUDGE CLAYTON,” and com
mence by slating ibnl ‘‘Judge Clayton quotes
the Bible in support of ihe doctrine of passive
obedience, in support of Hie duly of cliristians
lo submit to liumnn governments tn alt cases
whatever ! We can find no other meaning in
tliut part of his remarks in which he replies to
the pleu oftbe Missionaries.” Can it he pos
sible that this is a sincere declaration 1 Can il
be possible that (his assertion has been
brought op to the standard of gospel truth,
and ilicre measured according to the candor,
kindness and charily of ita meek and peaceful
temper? Is this ihe “ genius of clirisjiRqjty,”.
and tho true spirit of Hie Bible ns understood,
and practised in the refined and enlightened
city of New York? If so, may tee of tho South
be delivered from such Christianity. But in
charily to the good people of that place, I con
ceive il (o bcieng ulune to Ihe source from
which it springs, and can never provoke ihe
envy of any bosom at peace with either Gud
or man. I must say the Editors have suid
what they do nut believe. They do not be
lieve that I qmiied Hie lliblo iu support oftbe
doctrine of pest ice obedient c. They do not
believe that I quoted it “ in support of the du
ty of Christians lo submit to human govern
ments in nil ■ asea whatever.” They do not
behove they con find no other meansing in my
“ remarks.” They know my references are
truly quoted, they knpw they are tn be found
thousands Lavo lo do, viz : swear (o support
the Conslitulion of the State. If they could
net do Ibis, what scruples of conscience could
they have in leaving a territory that did not
belong to them ? The law was directory to all
white tnen, not iho Missisnaries alone, not to
ritizens of other States only, but to our own
citizens, indeed every whito tnan found nn tho
territory. Precisely such a law ns the United
Stales bad frequently passed to prevent white
men from going among the Indians. My quo-
Psnifcnfiarg.s—Messes. Tennilb
' Appling, McAllister, Hay. Swj,,,'
On the
Thomas of .appnng, mc/unster, Kay. Swain
Echols of Walton, Purisb, Holloway,
Thomas of Lee. ' * 1
On the Military.—Messrs. Anderson, H 0 t
loway, Bailey, McAllister, Wofford, Thomas
of Appling, Echols of Waltob, Dunegan, E V( .
roll, Echols of Coweta.
On Printing.—Messrs. MeDougald,
cltell, Anderson, Bryan, Spann, Sheffield
Bo«i»*v i-oyal, Groves, While.
On Knrolment.—Messrs. Brown of Ci-m.
den, Bryan, Steward Rav, Waldliour, Cone
tations are next presented, and alter arraign
ing in no modest terms my ignorance of the
Btblo lhay Stale “Iho Bible ubounds wilh ex-; Dean, McRcn, Sheffield, Graham,
atopies of holy men, who not only made such
resistance lo the laws of the Innd as incurred j ton, White, Prior, Hall, Cleveland, p 8
the forfeiture of freedom, but who resisted j Cargill, Clayton, Dean,
even in the face of dealti in its most horrid
On Engrossed Journals.—Messrs. Slap!-,
i, White, Prior, Hall, Cleveland, p ar „
rgill, Clayton, Dean. "
On Petitions.—Messrs. Swain, Clayt 0 .
I uoxsnv SSI sirs j — — - — ••} ItJ) Hjn
forms.” They ask “why wore Shndrach, Me- (Blackstonc, Black, Eulwood, Johnson, Aloh-
shcch and Abedncgo thrown into the burning ‘ ley. Temples, Wells, Ware.
fiery furnace?” And then answer the question
themselves “Because they refused to obey a
law of Nebuchadnezzar their King.” And is
this a specimen of northern theology ? Surely
it must be that which belongs to “Sunday
scholars,” boys of ton years old ? Pray let me
ask what was that law ? Did it relate lo Cl V! I.
MATTERS ? Was il a law wholly addressed
to their civil duties, in common with the rest
of tho people, unconnected with their religion
or the rights of conscience ? They know H
was not. And so with their other examples
of Daniel in the den of lions, and the perse
cutions of Peter, Paul ami the nthar Apostles,
they full well know that their resistance was
to laws thnt-altempled to controul their reli
gion. But will they say that tho case of Ihe
Missionaries is parallel to the cases put by
them ? W'ill they bo so disingenuous as lo
say then: is no distinction between laws regu
lating human conduct, in a temporal point of
liew, and laws regulating conscience? Was
there any thing in the Georgia law that inva
ded tho religion of arty one ? Is there otic syl
lable in that law on the subject of religious
worship, or that directs how persons shall de
mean thomselvcs iu Ihe exercise of the inosli-
mablc right of conscience ? Nothing ! And I
boldly say it, not a text can be fuund authoris
ing the resistance of a municipal regulation,
(unless Hie whole people choose lo alter or
abolish thoir government) where that regula
tion consults alone tho civil policy of the land.
Our blessed Saviour himself died for the sake
of conscience, but even lie directed Peter lo
respect an unjust law passed by Hie proper au
thorities, and pay a tribute improperly exacted,
ti /csl we j.'fou/d offend them.”* Who does not
perceive tho jusir.rss of !*>o distinction between
laws tegulating the actions cf moil 5 stale
of civil society for Ihe benefit of their lompura!
concerns, and those Inws which seek to con
trol the thoughts cr.d conduct of men n» be
tween themselves nnd their God t Human
laws have nothing to do with Ihe latter, hut the
moment you allow n mart lo obey or disobey
Ihe former, according to liis scruples of con
science, that moment you make every man a
judge of tho law, ns it comports with his reli
gious belief. I should like to see thu ingenu
ity that could frame a Inw which would not af
fect Iho tender conscience of some one or oth
er, bent upon tho commission of the crime il
Monday, A'ov. 14.—Notices given for
appointment of committees lo prepare and re.
port hills :
By Mr. Karis. To carry into effect Hio l s j
section of the 3d article of Ihe (Jonatitutiun of
this Stato, so ns to givo the election ( ,f ,| ie
Judges of tho Superior courts to the people
Iheir respective Judicial Circuits overwind,
thev tnav he elected to preside. "
Mr. Cone, Tn reduce the pay of the inem.
bers of the Legislature of this State.
Mr. Prior, Making it the duly of Hie Clerks-
of the Inferior courts of Iho different counlies
in this Slate, lo claim estruvs in certain eesej'
for their respective counties, when levied on
by executions.
•Mr. Prior, To compel the Judges of i| 1e
Superior courts of this Slate to allernatu with
each other in Iheir different Circuits.
Mr. Mitchell, To lay out tho gold regioo
in tho Cherokee lands into small lots, and in
dispose of ihe samo hy separate lottery.
Mr. Cleveland, To lay off nnd divide Ihi;
Stale itilo Congressional districts.
Mr. Wells, To compensate one of the Me-
pcrinlendanU of each election district, who
shall meet at tho Court house, for the purpose
of consolidating Hie returns.
Mr. Bowen, To compel nil county ufficcrt
holding public monies, to keep a hook nf re
cord ol receipts and expenditures of Hie same.
Mr. Spuott, To make null and void all cot:
tracts entered into between parties, plaintiff,
or defendant and Attorneys at law, where the
attorney shall foil to attend to Ihe suit in per-
sun, until the rendition of n judgment.
Mr. Wofford, To incorporate the North
American Mining Company.
Mr. Smith presented the potil-on of a num
ber of citizens residing in East Mn-on, Ihlta
county, praying the. incorporation of a I!:ink
under Hie name of “ Tho Planters’ Bank o!'
Macon which was read and referred to r.
select committee, consisting of Messrs. .Smith
Stewart nnd Cleveland.
Tho bill to grant purchasers of reserves,
&c. grants from the Stale for the same free o:
charge, was ordered to lie on the table forthr
balanrc of the session.
Tuesday, Nov. 15.— Notices for “
tecs lo report hills :
By Mr. Hull, Declaring what gifts of-Lu.
ehall bo valid, for the provontion of rau.l-
Mr. Echols of Coweta, Tn si-iend tin.
fi-sr, honor to whom honor,” never could demand such
tealstaiirn lo laws of the laud, as would incur in the de
linquent a forfeiture of all Ihe enjoyment* of liberty,
and iniposo in their stead all the hardship-! of an igno
minious slavery.
We arc surprised that any man in this coun
try calling himself a Christian, and especially
any man holding the station of a judge, should
manifest such ignorance of the genius of
Christianity and of the whole tenor of ihe Bi
ble, os Judge Claylun discovers in liis appli
cation of the I exit quoted above. IVe pre
sume that there are few Sunday scholars in
Georgia, certainly there nro few children of
len years of ngo in this part of Ihe country,
who cannot show Judgo Claylon that ho has
totally mistaken the meaning of those passa
ges ; and that the Bible abounds with exam
ples of holy men, who not only made “ such
resistance lo laws of the Innd” as incurred
“ Ihe forfeiture of all Hie enjoyments of iVeo-
dom, nnd imposed nil the hardships of an ig
nominious shivery,” but who resisted even in
tho face of death in its most horrid forint.
Why wero Shndrach, Moehcch and Abedncgo
thrown into the burning fiery furnace? Be-
wns designed to prevent. Think you there ia
a tnan tn tl.e Fonitontiary who would not raise 7th, and 12 thaccliona of the 1st nrii-le of Ho
the same plea, if it wero available in the case. Constitution, so fitr as respects the nnt:m.'.
of tho Missionaries, and lollow them out from ’ election of Senators and R< ‘prcsenlatives, .*tr*
that prison with ns good nnd equal a right to J meeting of the Legislature, to that of hicntur-
liis discharge, upon every principln of even 1
handed justice ? There is not a murderer who j M r . Bailey, To amend mid explain Ihe Gfh
rnuld not train hie conscience to cry out shame: <cQchon of an net. passed Dec. 20, 1828, !c
upon the Uw that could take the lire of a man j „ell and dispose of tho State’s interest in lots
mr the mero indulgence ol his natural passions. J 0 f land fraudulently drawn, in Hie counties et
No otto mnro sincerely regrets tho delusion of j Muscogee, Marion, Troup, &c.
Ihe Missionaries, nnd its fatal consequences j Mr. Ncshit, To prevent free persons ni ce,
lo (heir peace than I do. or would more choer- |„ r and s |, iV ,. H f l0m punching lo, exhorting or
fullv Its ii- avoided ihe paialui pnH 1 had-to addressing uny assemblage of slaves, Ike.
o.„.- .i -..-i. — ,J 1 — Wednesday, Nov. 16.—Notice fur iho-ftp-
boar in lheir case, if such could have heon
done consietnnt with duly. But when il is re
membered 'hat theirs wan a fate of iheir own
seeking, and mine wns a tavlt from which I
■lore not shrink, it does seem In mo a much
leas charity iliun that required l,J- holy writ,
would hnvo spared my feelings. This at least
is my religion, and though it may not be n-t
learned, yet i trust it is .\s benevolent, ns even
(hat of tho New-York Oiisr.itvnn.
A. S. CLAYTON.
Schl «3 r ' we * 111 “J but » fvw words, ,.nd I cause they refused to obey a law of Nebiicbad-
with no vltw ta Ms fi^orr, or wlzh ro do him in-1 netfsar limit king. Why ws» Panie! thrown
m the Bible; they know they must have some
meaning, or they would not be in that sacred
volume. Wlint meaning then is to bo attach
ed lo those scriptures ? Of what use aro thoy ?
What lesson Jo they convey ? They sutely
nro designed for somuohject. Nothing id the
holy Bible is useless. Perhaps 1 shall be ibid
they are intended to instruct Christians ns well
ns all others to be obedient to the lawful au
thority of government in all CIVIL MAT
TERS. This is precisely the object for
which they were quoted. The Editors say,
“ the Stato of Georgia had passod u law re
quiring all while men residing in the Cheto-
kee territory to take the oath of nllcgiaucc.
The Missionaries refused to tnkc this natli on
Ihe ground of “conscientious scruples.”—
Now here is au incorrect, and consequently
an unfair statement, all reasoning founded up
on it, is of cottrsn erroneous. The State of
Georgia required no such thing. It wisited ■
to remove all disaffected white men from the,—Mcsms. Allen, Mitchell, Stewart, Hall,
nation, on the ground that they were slimulu-j Dunegan, Mealing, Avery, Wood, IVoolfolk,
liog the Indiana to a very disobedient course | Miller.
of conduct towards the lawful authority of the ; On Public Education and Free Schools.—
State. That they must do one of tw-e things, I Me»«r-. Mutterief, Baber, Singleton, Mercer,
either leave tho nation nr give the usual pledge j Henley. Dcvnrsux, Waldliour, St. George,
of fidelity to the government ia doing what I Smith, Williamw, Surrenry.
- Matthew, xvii. 27.
ProcecHings of the Legislature
. IN SENATE.
Saturday,Nov. 12—Rills reported and read
the first time, viz :
By Mr. Baber, To incorporate n Banking
Company under the name of “ The Commer
cial Bank of Macon.”
By Mr. Clayton, To incorporate a Bank
ing Company in the town of Iluwkinsvilln.
Mr. Mealing notified the Senate, that after
to-day lie will move for the appointment of a
committee to prepure nnd report a bill lo
change tbo prusont mode of voting, lo that of
proclaiming or viva voce.
-Monday, -You. 14—The President of Se
nate unuounet-d the appointment ofthn follow
ing joint standing conmmiens, viz:
On the State nj ihs lifiublic.—Messrs.
Harlow. Daniel, McDo'igald; Nesbit, Towns,
Branham, Wood, lion s, Wofford. Burch.
On Finance—Messrs. IVoollnn, Mitchell,
Temtille, W-io'-IoIk, Brown of Monroe, Bow
en, Cnxe, Groves, Bulier, Cleveland.
On liutiks.—Messrs. Branham, Boykin,
Singleton, Woollen. Darnell, Ector, Spann,
IMtmcrief, Loyal, M” Dougald.
On the Judiciary.—Messrs. Nnsbil, Bai
ley, Henley, Towns, Prior, Burch, Ector,
Stapleton, Baker, Folsom.
On Agriculture and Interna! Improvement.
pointment of a committee lo prepare nnd re
port a hill:
In addition to an net passed December 2V,
1S28, to protect tho frontier settlements cf
• l.'l* Sltilo Irom tho inlniainn nf lltr* Tn/finni ^
the Creek nulion.
Mr. Bailey laid upun the table tho follow,
itlg resolutions ;
Wiicreas encouragement to the formation oT
volunteer corps of cavalry in tho different
counties of this Slate, is nccrssnty to pre-*
serve tho peace nnd quiet of .said State, nnd to
ensure the due execution of the laws thereof-
IU il therefore resolved, dj-c. That His Ex
cellency the Governor bo requested to pur-'
cltase for the use of tho several cavalry com
panies which have heon, ur may hereafter be
organized in this State, one thousand swords
and 500 braco of pistols, to be distributed
among said volunteer companies, alter taking
bond and security for tho return of said arms,
in the manner heretofore pursued hy the Exe
cutive of the Slate.
And be it further resolved, That IIin Ex
cellency the Governor bo requested to distri
bute among such volunteer companies of ca
valry in this Stato, as may at present be with
out arms, iho swords now in the arsenals ol
said State.
And be il further resolved, That the sum of
six thousand dollars, be set apart in the ap--
prepriation hill of Hie present session, for ihe
purpose of carrying inte effect Iho resulution
•first above mentioned.
Tho bill from the House of Representatives,
to authorise the Juatices of iho Inferior court
of Gwinnett county, to have tho census of
mid county perfected, Ity requiring the per
sons hy them appointed to fake the same, to
make un additional enumeration and return of
such persons in said county, a* thoy have
failed to tako and return heretofore, was read
the third time and passed.
Mr. Dnniell presented a petition from lh®
Mayor and Corporation of Savannah, asking
that a fund may be appropriated, either by tM
or otherwise, for ihe purpose of building a
Lazaretto at tho port of Savannah ; which wk»
read at)(3 referred to tho commute* on ,Fi-
ntvncc.