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ud Liwf, and many 9f*« bright** torn!- (who hi ao*
narits of the law, he might well fed appal- | member his <
■led, while contemplating the great talents of those foibles
his'predecessors. Yet alT agree who wit- inanity,
ncssed his jndhial administration—that A true e*t
I BLorrinHT riox England and Ab-
kkst Dr New Yoka.—Dr. Andrew Plum-
n»er, who arrived at Boston from
in tbfrsteamer Niagara recently, was arres
ted on Thursday evening, at the Irving
House, New York, at the instiinee of thfc
Consul, and Col. Thomas A. Howard, ef the
British Army ,bn the charge of having elo
ped from Brighton, England, with a young
which made it so objectionable to the people Now the Union paijy have maintained froi
of the North. The one in reference to jury the commencement that these measures ough
trials, which we have just considered.— not to be resisted; bat if we could not whol
The other sought to give to tho fugitive ly tpjwrerf thorn, we ought to abide tj;
slave the right of habeas corpus. On the the setfleusmt, provided it was. executed h
same day that the vdxwe vote was taken, good Aiith Igr the people of (he Northe»
Mr. Wintlirqp offered'the following amend- States. And we still insist that any part]
raent, for the purpose of securing the right with whom we act shall in good faith plain
of habeas corpus to the fugitive: ly and distinctly ua4> without ambiguity -oi
•« Provided, however, That no certificate circumlocution affirmed the duality of thi:
of any commissioner, as herein provided for, settlement in the view of .pledging them t<
shall be an answer tom writ of habeas ear- the faithful execution of the fugitive -slavi
pus issued by any judge of any State or C- law. But a short time «nce, those elf in
nited States court who may be authorized by who supported this principle, were deaoun
law to issue the said writ in other cases; but eed as whigs or anything else than demo-
it shall be the duty of the commissioner or crats, and m fact we were even censored
other officer who may give any certificate in because we did not -under their invitation
the summary manner .provided -for in this reorganize a democratic party for ‘theirben-
bill, to inform-the party claimed as a fugi- efit. We intend to insist that the nathmal
Uve, of his right to said writ of habeas cor- democratic party shall make our principle*
! pus ; and in case said supposed fugitive shall- a part of their ereed, and when this is done,
demand said writ, the forms, proceedings, if they will put in nomination any man who
• and evidences shall be according to the law can consistently with his former public
of the place, as in other cases where said course, sustain them—Hie Union men of
writ is issued.” - Cherokee, at least will take pleasure in
On tliis amendment, as upon the former, sustaining him. .Will the Southern Rights
[ the name of Gen. Cass is found recorded democrats in Georgia do the same thing? It
> with the South in the negative, thus showing is now certain that the national democracy
that whilst his name docs not appear upon will affirm the finality of the compromise
: the final vote, yet upon every test question, measures, and it is equally certain to -my
he is fully committed upon the record, in mind that Gen. Gass twill be the nominee of
favor of the biH. Since that time he has that SemocraticGcinvention- Will they toe
voted in the Senate against disturbing the .the mark and prove that they are democrats,
provisions of the bills; and an repeated oc- or will they follow the lead of the Macon
casions has declared his purpose in whatever Telegraph and Columbus Times into another
position placed, licnestly and faithfully to sectional party organization ?
maintain aud execute it; and yet in the face . CHEROKEE,
of all these facts, this gangling, shadowlcss , »
disciple of the secession school, rails in im- Slate of Georgia, MifledgaiHr, 5th District.
potent rage against Gen. Cass asunsoupd *
upon the Slavery question, and untrue to' Mown vt« 3d May 1852
the rights of the South. The Honorable the Supreme cdurt met
V. e should expect to he ir no more of these pursuant to adjournment, present, their
malignant charges from that source, but for Honors, Joseph HI Lumpkin, Hiram Warner
the firm conviction upon cur mind that the and Eugenius A. Nisbct, Judges.
Southern Rights press of Georgia is prepar- On motion of Col. Iverson L. Harris, a
ing the way for a new detour into another Committee of five members of the bar of this
Southern sectional party in opposition to the Court were appointed, consistine of Messrs,
noini
—Private let-
an authority
mats that the
ipers relative
Invasion of
1 foundation,
the avowed
phrase of the
If. Hts lucid manner, critical acumen, and
analytical powers were uneouuMn. If at
times, he was impatient and restive, it is to
be attributed to ill-health and nervous de
rangement—to physical rather than to men
tal causes-. That‘he ‘had his imperfections
will be readily admitted, for-he was a
of like passions and temptation with our
selves.
•He was a firm believer in the Christian re-
•Hgion; mA felt hiewKigalMns to God and
his fellow-men, for Aefaithtoaperformnnce
of liis public duties. -And in tin, as in ev
ery thfag else,;he gave proof -of the acute
ness of his -understandhjg, as well as the so
lidity of his judgment, ffw we my «g well
undertake to blot out Vesuvius and-Niagara
from the works of God, as to deny to Him
the authorship of the Bible; and to write
down or sneer down the tempest and the
earthquake as a Book, which in the last
conflagration, when all other volumes ever
read or known on earth shall be consumed,
will-remain-uninjured, and will be -the only
authority recognized, in the trials and de
cisions of that day.
The law is generally accounted a stern
mistress—requiring of her followers as un
tiring devotion at her shrine; and it is rare
that her servants find leisure for eminence
in any other pursuit. Judge Meriwether
was a
V ^Bprk, and ar-
the disas-
previous expeditions to
^^fiaTand with a view of making the success
I of the next invasion, a matter beyond donbt.
CASS YULE, GEORGIA
to j Affiliated societies are known to exKt in oth-
er States, and it is believed that the amount
is ef funds in their hands, raised by voluntary
contribution is considerable. We have at
justify the Court in granting a new
the ground that the verdict of the
contrary tor, and without evidence.
- Moigsti dad Rockwell for Pl’ff.
I. L. Harris -for Deft
contribution is considerable.
IpreSSnttoo further particulars but the ’let
ters before us referred to above, say-: «-Be-
'fore many months pass away, you must not
be at all surprised to hear that the Star
Spangled banner waves victoriously over
the walls of the Moro' J ”
The absence of the editor at the time
of going to press, will account for any defi-
cienciesor imperfections in the present num-
the time of this separation, an acount is con
tracted by her with a merchant for necessa
ries on tho credit of her husband is liable
therefor.
2. Nat if the -merchant,gives -the-oredit to
‘the wife, and charges the goods to her not to
the husband, the husband is not liable there
for.
Rockwell for Pl'ff. in Error.
I. L. Harris for Deft.
A Short Sermon.
gNow Is a good time to pay up. Come and
do as you would be done by. Do not be
among the outcast delinquents. |You shall
see your name among the true men of the
country in our list of Receipts. Sctiua ex-
sunfto to your children and neighbors. St.
Paul says : «. Owe no man anything.”
her own lips.”
Joe took him at his word* the old man fol
lowed on to see the result, sad found Joe
kissing Mary very sweetly.
« What on earth are you about T*
.< Oh, taking that awful tough story from
The following resolution was adopted
*>J a Democratic Convention in Vermont:
<« Resolved, That the scries of acts passed
during the second session of the Thirty-first
Congress, known as tlic Compromise, arc re
garded as u final adjustment and permanent
settlement of fihe questions therein embrac
ed, and should be regarded, maintained and
executed as such.”
L. P Harwell aud Wife vs Jss.^W. Arm
strong awl another—From Putnam.
1. In Equity causes, the entry of .. usual
Rule" on the Docket is no judgment of the
Court, unless the order is actually entered
«n the -minutes.
-2, If the party defendant fails or refuses
to answer when required to do so by the
Court, it is a contempt of the Court: and
when the Coart below, in the exercise of its
discretion, allows the party to purge himself
of the contempt, the Supreme Court will not
control that discretion, except in cases of
flagrant abuses.
J. Wingfield for Pl'ff,
R. Hardeman for Rett,
ripe scholar, and confessedly one of
the ablest writers of the day.
Like hundreds in this climate, -from -sed
entary habits and severe attention to his
profession, his constitution was soon shaken
and underminded. What signifies *M na
ture hath given to us bone and nmsete for
strength and hardihood ? How soon we grow
old and decrepit; and envy the life of the
laborer in the field, or the workshop, whose
sleep is sweet, and who, fearless of the ele
ments, defies the sun-shine and the storm.
How many fallen flowers of hope and
promise are scattered and Test on the path
way 6f the legal profession! The canker
There is frequently a facetious union «f puff
and despondency; We will give a specimen
of a « death —.. Died, on the' 11th nit., at
tiie shop in Fleet street, Mr. Edward Jones,
much respected by all who knew and delt
with him.. As a man he Was amiable, as a
hatter upright and moderate. His' virtues
were beyond all prices and his beaver hats
were only 24s. He has left a widow • to de
plore his loss, and a large stock to te sold
cheap for the benefit of biwfamily. Hfe was,
snatched to the ether werid in the prime of
life, and just as he had concluded an .exten
sive purchase of felt, which he got so cheap
that the widow can supply hats at a more rea
sonable charge than any other house in Lon
don. His disconsolate family wiH parry on
the business.—English paper.
Thf lodera Trare-TIalcpr again.
Since writing our article of last week, on
the «* Modern Peace-Maker,” we have read
the letter of Mr. Forsyth to tlic editor of the
Southern Press.
This explanation docs not materially af
fect the question as wc then presented it to_
eur readers, but there is a discrepancy in
the statement of Mr. Forsyth, and the re
marks of Mr. German in the published de
bates of Congress, which ft is proper should
be noticed by us. ■
Mr. Gorman says,-that Mr. Forsyth was
to conduct the Southern Press on the basis
of acquiescence in the compromise, whilst
the latter avers that his proposition looked
to a toleration of discordant opinions on the
compromise in the-democratic ranks.’ We:
leave this qumtion open for the adjudication
at Messrs. Gorman and Forsyth. It does not
in our judgement vary the matter material
ly, no matter whleh is right about it. There
is one point which is very clear from the
whole development that a part of the pub-
l ie printing was essential to secure their
s >rvicca of the peace maker, and those ser
vices not being so highly estimated at Wash
ington os was supposed by some would be
the case, he returns to Georgia, deeply cha
grined and mortified, and in a very pctulent
humor.
It seeaM from a late editorial, in the
Times, that Mr, Forsyth is not responsible
for the editorial columns of that paper since
he went on his peace mission to Wasington.
We are happy to know this fact, as relieves
him front the odimb which the authorship of
those articles on the public printing, and i
It would be calculated to bring upon him on- 1
ly remains for him now, to openly repudiate i
locum tenons” during his :
inee of the Baltimore Convention. -They
see and feel that there is no sympathy felt
for their late heretical preachings, by the
national democracy,and hence, theri constant
exhibition of fretfnlncss and peevishness.
Like a spoilt child—they don't feel very
comfortable where they are, and don't know,
just now, where to ge, or what to do. Our
advice to them is to keep quiet and behave
themselves.
Revival, in Charleston.—A scries of
interesting meetings has for some time Wti
, earned on in the Filet Church and the
WentwcArth street Church of this city.
the former 88 persons—16 Whites and 20
blacks—and in the latter 9 persons—four
whites and five blacks—have already been
baptized. The meetings in the Wentworth
street Church were instituted |t a more re
cent period, and have, therefore, developed
hitherto fewer results. The prospects for
the future are encouraging in both church
es. We have every reason to believe that
the Lord is aboul to perform a great work
amongst ns.—Southern Baptist.
Lola Montez.—During a discussion be
tween Lola Montez and some persons whom
she invited to her rooms, one of the individ
uals became excited, and so far forgot him
self as to strike Lola a blow in the face.—
None of the persons present interfering to
chastise the brute who had struck a female,
she sent for a friend, who went to the hotel,
and meeting the offender, gave him a severe
threshing. This affair occurred on Thnrs*
day evening.
Accident to Me. Webster.—Mr. Web
ster, was violently thrown from a carriage
near Kingston, Mam., the horses having be
come frightened and running off. He sus
tained only slight injury.
JfRP A Philadelphia merchant sent
goof goods to Constantinoph
Murphy vs Justices, Ac.—From Wilkinson.
1. 'A runaway slave is sold by the order
of the Inferior Court, {Under the Statute to
pay the costs -cf his detention.) under an at
tachment issued by the Clerk of the Court,
subsequently the Inferior Court required the
Sheriff, by an order, to account for the pro
ceeds of the Sale. The Sherriff s return
thereto was traversed and issue formed.
-Held, that the Inferior Court had the right
to require the account by * the Sheriff, and
that there was no error in
work of distraction begins. How many have
died in our midst—in the meridian of their
days ! Harris, Upson, Campbell, Meriweth
er, and a host of others in our State left
the world in the summer of life, before a
single chill of Autumn had seared a leaf or
changed a hue of their honors. The world
deplores their untimely loss and Weeps at
Milledgevjlle, 4th May 1852.
At a meeting of the members of the Bar
of the Supreme Court of Georgia, in attend
ance at this term, in the Court room, the fol
lowing resolutions were presented by the
As a certain member of the
Legislature once said about the Indians in
this section of the country,«« We wilt exer
cise akind of parental care over them,”
and with this assurance, they qught and
must remain 4)uiet, if not content.
The Franklin (Tenn.) Review says that
Geo. Bennett, of Williamson county, cured
himself of a large cancer in the nose and
with which he had for years suffered intense
ly^ by the following simple process t
the Superior
Court presiding in the Case.
2. A new trial will not be granted for the
admission of illegal testimony, where there
is sufiiccnt testimony to sustain the verdict,
without the evideacs illegally admitted.
Cochran for Pl'ff.'
Bower for Dcf t.
communicated.
Nelson’s Northern Lancet.
The April No. of this valuable work is
now out, and deserves the patronage of eve
ry Lawyer and Physician in the South, it
being the only Journal in the Republic de
voted to Medical Jurisprudence. The Edit
or, long a resident of the South, is truly a
conservative man, and merits our support.
The lectures of Prof. Bedford are worth
the subscription price. The Journal is, too,
iudependent of any clique, caucus, or col-
t f g e j it speaks boldly and openly against
the frauds and abuses of the fraternity, and
lashes the small Colleges which are annual
ly turning out incompetent men to practice
medicine, ad infinitum. For this it deserves
He procure! about a peck of clean red oak
bark, by first cutting off the rough outside,
and put it into a vessel containing about two :
gallons of water which he boiled over a slow
fire till the ooze became quite strong, when
he strained it through a cloth to remove the
particles of the bark.
Then he again put it
into the vessel and simmered it over a slow
fire till it came to the consistency of molas-
n* was then
Terry and others vs
Buffington and others—
From Elbert.
1. Upon an issue of mental capacity to
make a will, where it is proven that the con
dition of the mind is the same at the time of
making the will that it has five years there
after, it is then competent to show by a phys
ician what was his mental capacity at the
latter time.
2. If there be testamentary capacity the
presumption of law is that the will is the re
sult of that mind and the burthen of proof
is on the party denying it.
3. « Undue Influence,” and « Fraud” are
two seperate and distinct grounds for cave-
ating a will.
4. It is improper on the part of the Court
to call oncounsel in the presence of the Jury,
to dispense with a legal right, the refusal of
which, would be calculated of prejudice the
Jury against the party objecting.
Cobb for Pl’ff in Error.
Van Dozer for Defit. in Error.
ses, when it was fit for
spread upon a peice of silk or other soft rag,
and applied to the diseased part. He used
about two fresh plasters every week until
the cancer was removed and the wound
healed ; he says it is not painful, but believes
it an infallible remedy.
acar-
After the
super-cargo saw the hales and boxes safely
landed, he inquired where they could be
stored. ■> Leave them here, it won’t rain to
night,” was the reply. .. But I dare not
leave them thus exposedsome of the goods
may be-stolen,” said the supercargo. The
Mahotnedan mezuhant burst into a loud
laugh as he replied : « Don’t be alarmed,
there ain’t a Christian within fifty miles of
here.”
A petition has been presented to the
General Conference of the M. E. Church,
praying that the Conference will require all
the editors of the Methodist papers to con
form to Bible orthography, and not to that
of Noah Webster.
There was frost at Newbury, 8. C.,
on the 5th. and 6th inst. The Sentinel says
that the present appearance of the corn and
cotton crops, is by no means flattering.—
s, Corn looks yellow and sickly. Cottob is very
s feeble, and has a crimped appearance. The
t, wheat crop upon which so much dependence
is placed for a speedy relief from the great
•- searcity of corn, will not make a full return
. to the farmer. In some sections of the Dia-
_ trict the fly is very destructive, reducing the
e probable yield to less than half the ordinary
quantity. The oats crop at present looks
. well bat has. not reached the most critical
, stage of its growth, and it is impossible to
i predicate any certain hope of an abundant
t yield upon its present appearance.
* Statue to Washington in New York.
r —The citizens of New York are in earnest a-
’ heart the erection of a bronze equestrian
1 statue to Washington, in that city. Alrea-
’ dy fifty-two persona have subscribed $500
each, making a total of 826,000, to defray
expense.
IfSP It is rumored says a Washington let
ter, that Mr. Fillmore is about to come out
with a letter, declining to be a candidate
for the Presidency unless the Whig Conven
tion about to assemble in Baltimore first en
dorse the Compromise and the Fugitive slave
law as a finality, Having based his admin
istration on the compromise, he wants to
know whether the whig party, as a unit, en
dorse or condemn it. This is an ingenious
move; but Seward and Scott have the inside
track; and what If worse, they are deter
mined to keep it.
Gen. Scott and the Pk esidency.—The
New-York Express, s leading Whig paper,
predicts that if Gen. Scott is run for tto
Presidency, without a distinct lirnilsrstjnn
in favor of the compromise, Vermont will be-
the only electoral vote he will obtain. The-
Express adds, however, that it will support
him if nominated, as It bqiieve him to be
soiled on the compromise; but it fears it wilL
be impossible to make tho people believe it-
The other day, while a fire was rs^
ging in Drtruit, a gentleman of prepomss
sing appearance ruahed from the Free ftm*
tho doings of his
adacnce, and to promise the public that if
he should again take « a peaee mission” in
hand, he will select an alternate to supply
his Absence with more brains, and le s ven-
~ TOR the standard.
The compromise measures of the last Con
gress has produced a remarkable controver-
sy in this and several of the Southern States
of the Union. They were supported by a
majority of the national Democratic party
as content with the principles avowed by
Th$ Central Bank vs Little and others—From
Baldwin. , ’
1. In the distribution of an intestate's es
tate, a debt due to tho Central Bank, is a
debt due to the public and hence is entitled
to the priority of lien given.to debts duo to
the public.
Kens for Pl’ff in Error.
I. L Harris for Deft in Error.
Important to the Afflicted.—Mi*
Susan Nipper gives a ««long and loud” cer
tificate in favor of some of the patent medi
cines of the day.- The dear old gal was suf-
wintcr,
_ _ _ a large party in this State, consist-
are credibly inflamed* that in. that reply. 1 !n S mainly of such as heretofore claimed
Gen. Cass takes strong ground against the j themselves to. be democrats, were the advo-
Fugitive Slave bill, and plainly states.Yhat j ea tes ofopen. and determined resistance to
HR will oppose any provision which j th cse uiedgurcsj whiteainajorityof-the whigs
does not guarantee to a runaway j this State, with another portion of the
XEgro- a jury trial in the State to ; democratic party, were for acquiescence in
WHICH HE HAS FLED. j thwc compromise measures as a final isettle-
Rs o|jp the above paragraph from . the j mel, t of all the questions embraced by them.
u.Mdcpn Telegraph” of the 11th inst., and ‘ Tllc ? c f a«ts disclose an anonymous condition
publish it—italics and all as we find it. j political parties. And it indicated that
The object of the writer is to fasten upon j * ^ ar 8 c majority of the whigs of the Soutji,
vacated it fearlessly. Like all men of ar
dent temperament he encountered determin
ed opponents, and never failed to inn over
and draw around him admiring and devoted
followers and friends.
As a lawyer, he managed his eases bifore
the jury with tact, skill and judgment.—
His arguments were clear, close and strong.
At times he became earnest and animated,
and all the electricity iff his soul seemed to
shoot along the reap of every juryman in
the box. His speeches before this Gout
were always carefully prepared, teamed
and ingenious. His argument in the case of
JYeal against Armer delivered in this place
last May, will long be remembered by those
who were priviledged to hear it, as not only
»monument of his research and industry,
but a model iff earnest and impressive foren
sic oratory. Wholly engrossed with the
subject, he was on that, as on many other
occasions, truly eloquent, without apparent
ly intending it, and without seeming to he
- Singular Fraud upon a Railroad
Company.—In the Supreme Court, Jefferson
ng, which the Telegraph seeks to circulate
ups« the uqeortaiu rumor that a letter had
>00% written to that effect, by Goa. Cam to
Hr. Njcbolaoa. We will not comment upon
tUseqMnpek bat let it be a warning to all
flu ntom at the Telegraph, not to plane
mHpim ■P°B. the.charges, which it may at
•ny ttino prefer against the character of.
Whm».it* ■’I or its malignity may
miu th* object of its assaults.
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