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THE FEDERAL UNION.
VOLUME 2—NO. 15.
MILLEDGEVILLE, GA. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1831.
WHOLE NUMBER 67.
EDITED BY
J. G. POLIIILI. &. 4. A.
cuthbert.
TTir UNION is published every Thursday at THREE DOLLARS
per .tnuuin, in advance, or FOUR, if not paid before the end cf the
Sear. Tl • Ofl&re is <>n Whj ne street, opposite McCombs’ Tavern.
Ail ADVERTISEMENTS published at U.c usual rates.
N. b. Ettch Cit ition by the Clerks of the Courts ot Ordinar;- that
application has bsen made for Letters of Administration. mi.&t be
jmliluhed THIRTY DAYS at ’.tast.
Notice by Executors and Administrators for Debtors and Credi
tors to rondcit-iH their accounts, must be published k-IX WEEI S.
Sales «f Negroes by Executors and Administrators must 1 e ad
vertised SIXTY DAY5 before the day of sale.
Sales of personal property (except negroes) of testate and intes-
tato estate.-, by Executors and Administrators, must bo advertised
forty days.
Applications by Executors. Administrators and Guardians to the
Court of ordinary for leave to seil Land, must be published FOUR
months.
Applications by Exectttorsond Administrators for Letters Dismis-
Sory. must be published .SIX MoN'I HS.
Applications for Foreclosure of Morttrayeaon real estate must be
advertised once a month for SIX MONTHS.
Sales of real estate by Executors, Administrators and Guardians,
fnust be published SIXTY DAYS before the day of sale. These
sales must be made at the court-house door between the hours of 10
Iti the iiiomine and 4 in the afternoon. No sale from day to day is
valid, unless so expressed in the advertisement.
Orders of Court of Ordinary, (accompanied with a c.opv of the
bond, or agreement) to make titles to land, must be advertised
THREE MONTHS at least.
Sheriff’s Sales under executions regularly granted by the courts,
must bo advertised THIRTY DAYS—under mortgage executions,
, SIXTY DAYS—Sales of perishable property under older of Court,
Bmst be advertised, generally, TEN DAYS before the day of sale.
All orders for Advertisements will be punctually attended to. t*
*.‘A!1 letters directed to this Office, or the Editors must bo post
paid, to entitle them to attention.
FACTORAGE
AND
CO&ftBfflSSION business.
The subscriber will com-
• Renee the above business
■n AUGUSTA, on the 1st
Jay of September next, 1
an ■ vill devote his time exclusively to the interest of his
friends, who may patronize him.
All COTTOXT and other PRODUCE, or
sent to him for Storage, will be stored in a first rate FIRE
PROOF WARE-HOUSE, at the customary charges.
All orders to him previous to his arrival at Augusta,"di
rected to the care of John C. Holcombe, will meet with
prompt attention. His Office, for the present, is at the
first door above Holcombe. &, Campfield’s Ware-House.
A RMS TED RICHARDSON.
Augusta, Aug 25 7—tf
NEW FIRE PROOF
AUGUSTA.
‘ ■ rjIHE undersigned tender the public their thanks, for
, j -M- their liberal patronage, and beg leave to advise
POETRY.
J OHN R» WOOTAN respectfully tenders himself
to the citizens of Baldwin county as a candidate for
ytte Clerkship of the Superior Court, at the ensuingeleo
jfon in January next. Aw* 4
. .s.. ^
’ST’U are aitTnGi'ized to announce Mr. LEW IS .1. W*
Y V KR AATZ a candidate for Clerk of the Inferior
Court of Baldwin county. Aug 4
are authorized to announce Mr. RANSOM
Y V H. SMITH a candidate for Clerk of the Iuferi-
(fi Court of Baldwin county, at the next election. Aug 4
'WZJ J are jequgsiod to announce the .name ol VV IL-
V V LIAM D. SCOGGIN, Esq. as a candidate for
fhicriffi >f Baldwin county, at the next election for coun-
i y officers. Nov 6
WiTfrf.y are. authorised to announce BARR ADKLL 1*.
V V fe'l'UBBS, Esq. as a candidate for Tax Colleo-
tr: of Baldwin county, at the next election. June 23.
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: $.T}} are autliorizeti to announce JAMES CONE
Esq. as a candidate for 'l ax Collector of Bald
win county, at the election in January next.
August no 7
i —a ^
II are authorized to announce W. C. POWELL,
V w Esq. a candidate for Receiver cf Tax Returns
in Baldwin, at the election in January next. July 28
ALTER f«. JENKINS, Esq. is a candidate
V v for Receiv er of'l ax Reiurns lor Baldwin eouii
tv in January next.
Bahlwi
Sept 15
I
MRS. 1'IjQ V R N ©If*
(f ndoie of I Tin. II. Ehurnoy.)
nS* AS taken a SGI1 , X>L ROOM at Mrs. Vickehs
3 B n-arly opnosito Mr. Humpiiki^s, where she wil
i:*t a select iv-itnber, not exceeding fifteen, the follow-
,g branched oi Female Education, at the annexed pri-
Rea ling, Writing, English Grammar, and
Fla in Work, w - “ - - - $3perqr.
Geo;• ighy. History, Astronomy,Natural
Pldlosophy, Belies Lettres and Orna-
in oval W ork, - ■ ? ^
Priiwi;)g and Fainting, -
Embroidery, - - - *' -
French Language, (five lessons per week,) .
Music, (five lessons per week,)
Use of tiie Piano tor Practicing,
patronage, _ o __
|them, that they continue to transact the FACTORAGE
&. COMMISSION BUSINESS in all its branches.—
They are now erecting a commodious fire proof Ware-
House and Close Stores, on south side Bread-street, a lit*
tie below the upper Market, which will be in readiness
by first September for reception of Cotton and Mer
chandise.
Being in every way well prepared to serve customers,
and intending to use due diligence for their interest, full
reliance may be placed in the faiiluul discharge of busi
ness intrusted to their care.
Their Commissions shall be at the recently reduced
rates. STOVALL & SIMMONS.
Augusta, August 1st, 1831. 4 tluec
"groceries
sjvd
T HE subscribers beg leave to inform their friends
and the public generally, that they have connected
themselves in t he above line of business, under the firm
of KENRICK & WALKER. Their store is situated
on the north side of Broad-Street, immediately in front
of the Plarder’s-ITotel, where they are receiving from
New-York, Philadelphia and Boston,
A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF
GROCERIES # HARDWARE,
Which they will sell, low for cash or approval paper.
ON HAND
500 Pie res Hemp and zvmencan Bagging,
10 3 Coils Bale Rope,
1003 lbs. Bagging Twine.
B. F. KENRICK,
SANDERS WALKER.
5
6
4
6
12
2
As tlie m ist devoted a« ten-: ton will be pa';! to Die con*
J iot, Hfi'iUiiss, Rc.,'as well as lycufaj improvement of
«uose pupils confided to hr:', pa-e-nts a fid guardian s ure
requested to visit the School twice a month a.id judge ol
lOr improvement.
?\Iiiiadffevilie, August 1 -f, 1
Augusta, Sopl. S, 1831.
10 2m
A C ARD.
Fjg^rlE undersigned, beg
L leave to inform the pub
lic and their friends, that they
have opened their
Auction Store
on Wayne-street, opposi: e the
Slate Bank, where one of them will al-
i ‘ersnns sending Goods on consignment,
either for sale at Auction, or on Commission, may rely
on having every exertion used to effect sjieedy sales on
the best terms.' JOHN W. PI / T,
FRYOR WRIGHT.
Milledgeville, Oct. 13. . . 14—tf
Post-Office and
ways be found.
■31.
4—tf
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TVnt. II.
t VE an
LAW.-
Underwood 4’ Henry’L. Sims,
lk ed their 1 rofessronal imere* s tin ah the
ti £ c unties in the Western Circuit, under the firm
ol lNDEIt>VOOD frllvlS. William II. Underwood
will remove to Ga'uiesville in December next, where one
cf tiu: firm may at ail times be found.
Gainesville, Sent. 25, 1831. 13—2m
- TLtAW.
AR GROVE R W ALT H ALT. are practicing Law
in l c mnect; >u. They will atrcndtlioCoiirt.sin the'
aitmming coumics. 7/. P*. HARtlRO\F.,
TURMAN WALTHALL.
Covington, Newton cm Juno 23, 1231. £0—tf
CIJTIIBERT Ac FOLmiiL
M l VE civ: 1 o-o'.r' J-AW OF FI CL at the Com
missioner's Hall in the market-house, Miiledge-
v;i. •, leorgia. One df ui ni is alwaj s to be found there
re t-iy to attend To professional crdls.
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NOTICE.
SRSQNS having accounts against the J-IHledgevffle
-Masonic I(< Lottery, will please present them for
payment, within leu days frerathis date.
By order, 11. A. GREENE,
iSecrctary to Commissioners.
M.lleiJgeville, August 4.1S31. 4—
From the Daily Albany Argus.
DIRGE.
On the night f Mowing Sunday, August 21st, while
many of the inhabitants of Southampton county, Virgin
ia, were absent at a camp-meeting held in a neighboring
district, the blacks rose upon the defenceless and unarm
ed, who remained at home, and sacrificed, with barbarous
cruelty, between sixty and seventy victims, without dis
crimination of age, sex, or condition.
Wail! for the innocent,
The beutiful and fair,
The young, who perish’d in their youth,
The old, in his hoary hair.
Wail! for the many hearths
And homes made desolate;
For broken hearts and severed ties—
The spoils of murderous hate.
Fair past the Sabbath sun "
Behind the western hills;
And hymns were heard in the ancient wood,
And songs by the gushing rills.
The old man call’d his flock,
And read the living word;
And the peace of God was in his heart,
While his lips in prayer were stirr’d.
All solemnly knelt down;
With meek confiding air;
' And breath’d “amen,” as the sire implor’d
For them the Great Keeper's care.
Sleep, in her folded arms,
Wrapp’d husband, child, and wife,
And throbbing pulse, and heaving breast
Were all that betoken’d life.
A shriek was heard by night!
The startled eye but saw
The gleaming axe, and the ear just caught
The sable fiend’s hurra!
The lid shut o’er the eye,
The ear heard not aarani;
And only death stood sentry by
'1 he red postern of the slain.
Morn smil’d as it wont,
On upland, plain, and stream,
And thousand birds their ma-ins sung
To the first awakening beam.
But woman’s cheerful smile,
And man’s exciting voice,
And childhood’s gleeful laugh, no more,
' In the morning, bade rejoice.
Out on the polish’d floor,
Ran the ensanguin’d flood,
The babe slept in its mother’s breast.,
And its brus’d lips dash’d with blood.
Upon the co'.d hearth-stone
The unripen’d virgin lay,
Crush’d in her budding loveliness,
And dawn of her opening day.
And manhood’s sturdy arm
In dust was beaten down;
From youth his boast and pride were reft,
From revered age his crown.
Wail! for the young and fair,
And their remorseless fate;
IVa.l! for the merry homes laid waste,
And the bosoms desolate !
VIATOR.
Norfolk, Va. 4?h September, 1831.
AUDUBON—THE ORNITHOLOGIST.
This gentleman has recently returned to this
country from Europe, where he 8ome time b nee is
sued a prospectus for an important and compre-
possessed of official papers necessary to com-* 1 '
niitment, caused the delay. The day after his re
turn, they were delivered over to the civil author
ities.—The Cherokee who we* chained to the wag-
n^nsiv-e work on American Ornithology. We be j con, was caught in the act oi’ digging forgoid.—*
lieve the object of his visit to his native country is, * He was and had been for eight years an outiawy
to make preparations for the new publication, and
at the same time obtain patronage for it. An elo
quent writer, in a late number of Blackwood’s
Magazine, thus sketches a hasty portrait of Audu
bon:—
Before speaking of the magnificent design of
Audubon, now last being accomplished, let us first
acquaint our readers with the man. In an autobi
ographical sketch—would that it had been a finish
ed picture—prefixed to the volume now before us,
he exhibits many traits of his simple, single-heart
ed, enthusiastic, enterprising, and persevering
character; which it is impossible to regard with
out affectionate admiration. IJe calls himself, in
the pride of genius and patriotism, an “Amer
ican Woodman.” And when some five years
ago, we first set eyes on him in a party of literati,
in “stately Epinburgb, throned on Crags,” lie was
such an American woodsman as took the shine out
of us modern Athenians. Though dressed of,
course, somewhat after the fashion of ourselves,
his long raven locks hung curling over his shoul
ders, yet unshorn from the - wilderness. They
were shaded across his open forehead with a sim
ple elegance, such as a civilized christain might be
supposed to give his “fell of hair” when practising
“every man his own perruquiet,” in some liquid
mirror in the forrest-glade, employing, perhaps, for
a comb, the claw of a Bald Eagle. His sallow,
fine feautured face, bespoke a sort of independ
ence; and then such an eye—keen as that of the
falcon/ Hisi foreign accent, and broken English
speech—for he is of French descent—removed him
still farther out of the common place circle of this
every day world of ours—and his whole demeanour
—it might be w r ith us partly imaginary—wascolor-
ed to our thought bv a character of conscious free
dom and dignity, which he had habitually acquir
ed in his long and lonely wanderings among the
woods, where he had lived in the uncompanioned
love and delight of nature, and in the studious ob
servations ot all the ways of her winged chldren,
that forever fluttered over his paths, and beholding
them still the sole images that haunted his dreams.
All this, we admit, must have had over it a strong
tincture of imagination; for we had been told of bis
wandering life and his wonderfal pencil; but the
entire appearance of the man wa3 most appropri
ate to what had for so many years been Ins calling,
and bore upon it, not to be mistaken for a moment,
or overlooked, the impress, not of singularity, but
originality ; in one word—of genius—self-nursed,
sell-ripened, and self-tutored among the inexhausti
ble treasures of the fo*est, in which in one soul-
engrossing pursuit, it had lavished its dearest and
divinest passion. Nor will this language sound ex
travagant to those who know Audubon, and that
the man is never an hour distinct, in his being, from
the Ornithologist.
One who has received so much honor and com
manded so much attention abroad, should surelv
not be neglected bv the pations and admirers of
science at home.—tiicknelVs Reporter.
T
£l-lt
•raoticc in the followuig Counties and Cii-'
f BALDWIN,
1 JUNES,
1 PUTNAM,
( WILKINSON,
f BIBB,
\ MONROE,
(HENRY. .
Chatahoochie Circuit ,...TALL> ’T.
o , (TWIGGS,
Southern Circuit j TELFAIR, Ac.
Mobile Circuit.., Y A&IIiNGTON.
Mill' ilrrviHo, June 23.
Qcnndgee Circuit •
Thai Circuit..
MASONIC HALL.
XL PHEMIUM OP 100 DOLLARS
ZI ; 11.L, he paid for a Plan of a Masonic Hai l to
V $ be erected in the town of Miliedgeville. The
building to be firo*proof-—three storios high, the base
ment story to be of stone, the other stories of brick—to
lie placed on a corner lot fronting south and west. Base
ment story to be occupied for store*—cost not to exceed
SI5,000. •
The plans to be directed to the Secretary of the Board
«f Commissioners of the Milled?cville Masonic Hall Lot*
fccry, on or before the 1st day ef November next,
3 It. A. GREENE, Secretary.
Miiliedgeville, Sept. 6, 1331.
p, s. Brick can be purchased for $4 50 per 1000—and
Stone for 83 00 per perch of 25 feet.
' • • The New-York Gourior & Enquirer, Augusta Courier, and
Cliarleston Courier, will give the above three insertions oiui fur-
jvaril their accounts for payment. It. A. GREENE,
Sojn a S -tf secretary
T HE subscriber has rbtained from some of the Judg
es, and others a number of DECISIONS made in
important law eases. He expects to enlarge hj^Collcc-
tion* and so soon as the subscription vm authorize, to
publish them in a plain, cheap style, in pamphlet form.
1 The object of this undertaking is to awaken among
the people a sense of the importance of a
Court for the Correction of Errors.
The Judges, Solicitors, and Members of the Bar,
throughout the State, are respectfully requested to fur
nish authentic reports. To those who may do so, a rca-
eonable allowance in the price of the work will be made.
7 Utility alone, and not profit, is the object of the under
taking And with this view he solicits warmly the co-
operatiori of the Bar a^id Bench. Ilis situation os an
editor will enable him to print Y
than other perrons. . J OH ^ POLHILL.
MiUcdgevilie, April 21, 1831. 41
W 1ST 0F BETTERS remaining in the PostOf-
M-A fice at Monticeho, on the first of October, 1831.
A—Alexandria Avry, C. E. Arleage, Doct. A. Armc-
stead, Croin Askew, Louson Adams, Albert Alexandria,
Dr. Jefferson Adams, Airs. Charlotte Adams.
]}—Stephen Brides, Joshua Burgess, John Bogan,
James Buekhannon, vV iiham Blackburn, Green D. Brant
ley,2, Thomas E. Buehannon, Alias. Sarah CL Binns, J.
Beasley, Aliss. Elizabeth Bell, John II. Baynes.
C—Dr.M. Clatoi, Alien Castleberry, Miss. DieyCar
den, Abut r Chapman, 2, Eliza Champion, John Cumiard,
Leon Caldon, Washington Calisle, Alfred Cuthbert, 2,
Thompson Curry, Hannah Combs, II. Clay, Jolm B.
Croump.
I)—Henry Dillon, 2,Blarkrrit;n Dickson, Betsey Daw.
son, Jolm F. Dismukes, Robert H. Daniel, Francis Dun-
son, A Ibert J. Dosier, Elijah Dodson, Thomas J. Dosier,
Christopher Deaduelder. ^
K—Thomas Edmonson, James W. Espy, 2, II. Ed
wards, Baxter Estes, Jesse Evans.
F—Nathaniel Fish, 2, T. Freeman, Bailey Freeman,
William K.‘ Folkes, John Falkner.
G—Airs. Polly Georgia, Airs. Sarah George, George
Greene, Mark Gamer, Thomas 0. Garrett, Wily Gil
more, W i!liam Green.
tl-L. S. Holland, Airs. Malessa Harwell, Benjamin
Hammock, Joshua Homes, Edmund Harvey, AYilliain
Harwell, William Harper, N. Pope Howard, Littleton
fvl. Ilunnicut, Jacob Harrison, James Harrison.
J—Edmond Jinkens. Seaborn Jones, Lucy Johnson,
Joseph A. Johnson, Alexandria Johnston.
ft—Jerimah Keeth, Alfred D. Keenn, Abraham Key.
jr—Thomas Loyed, Jessee Leverett, John Lanier,
James Liles, Elleazer Lovejoy.
.A/—John McSparnc, James Martain, Lewis McKey,
Allen McClendon, 3, Richard AlcPuff, 3, David Melton,
JOHN HANCOCK.
John Hancock was born at Quincy, near Bos
ton, and was the son and grandson of eminent cler
gymen, but, having early lost his father, was in
debted for his liberal education to his uncle, a mer
chant of great wealth and respectability, who sent
him to Harvard University, where he was graduat
ed in 1754.—He was then placed in the counting
house of his benefactor, and not long afterwards
Yisited England, where he was present at the cor
onation of George III, as little prescient as the mon
arch himself of the part which he was destined to
act in relation to- the English Government. On
the sudden demise of his uncle, in 1764, he succeed
ed to his large fortune and extensive business; both
of which he managed with great judgement and
munificence. As a member oft lie provincial legis
lature, he exerted himself with zeal and resolution
against the royal governor and the British minis
try, and became so obnoxious to them, in conse
quence, that in the proclamation issued by Gen.
Gage, after the battle of Lexington, and a few days
DOMESTIC.
COY YON BAGGrtG.
-g 4WK piECES heavy hemp, just received, and
jpL sale by ____ « *> • ytpp
• jw^p24“-tf -k Pi'A-Tbu;
FROM THE OEOGGIA JOURNAL.
THE MISSIONARIES.
The following letter, written by Col. Nelson, in
relation to the alleged abuses of power by the
Georgia Guard in the Cherokee Nation, gives
quite a different aspect to that affair.
September 10th, 1831.
To His Excellency George II. Gilmer.
Your Excellency’s letter of the 3d. of this inst.
directed to Col. *J. W. A, Sanlord, enquiring
of him whether the several statements contain
'd in the public prints, in regard to the Missiona
ries and other pii oners, ia chans, while in our
custoday, were correct; if so confined, what led to
the seventy of such a measure, together with the
cause of the arrest of others, &c. To your Ex
cellency it is known that Col. Sanford’s absence
on official duties, at Milledgeville, during these
transactions, makes me responsible for the measures
adopted towards these men.
? Iu answer 1 have the honor of stating, that they
before that of Bunker Hill, offering pardon to the 1 were confined each night, from the time ot their
rebels, lie and Samuel Adams were especially ex- i arrest till we reached these quarters, by having a
cepted, their offences being “of too flagitious a na- common padlock and trace chain around one ancle
ture to admit of any other consideration than that] of each of them, after their retireing to rest, say
of condign punishment.” This circumstance gave ! from 8 o’clock P. M._ till day light. In justific-a-
from his own tribe for killing one of their officers.—
His fear that he would be delivered to them for ex
ecution under their laws, caused hkn to make sueh
desperate attempts at escape, that 1 was compelled
to chain him. As regards the arrest anti confine
ment of Mr, McLeod, 1 deemed it sufficient lor
forme to state trie grounds of his am* t, which were
distinctly made known to him on his discharge, to
gether with the names of the individuals lodging
the information, all whi$h he has thought proper ui
hi publics irons entirely to suppress, to be relieved
from the base falsehood and calumny he has heap
ed upon me. The facts are simply these. An in
dividual connected with the mission, reported him
to Maj. Brooks, as residing in the territory in vio
lation of our laws; another person of res; eel abili
ty and connected with the same denomination, to
which McLeod belongs, made the same statement
to myself. VV hen we met with him on the morning
of his arrest, he was not recognized by me as the
individual against whom the information had been
made. After joining the command jlte and Wells,
soon brought themselves into notice by their abuse
of the administration of the General Government,
and that of the State of Georgia, audbv McLeod’s
giving some spirited reccommendations to the pris
oners in what way they should conduct themselves
This creating some stir with the members of the
•Guard near them, inv attention was attracted; oh
learning the cause and not knowing that either of
them were violators of our laws, I endeavored in
mild and peaceable terms to get rid of them; find
ing that I could not, I enquired of Trot, if that in
dividual (alluding to McLeod,) tvas one of their
preachers jvho was itenerating in the territory of
Georgia. By his answering in the affirmative and
my hearing hie name, 1 had him airested and treat
ed as the balance of the prisoners. After arriving
at these quarters and making such enquiries as
caused me to believe the information not as well
founded as I had believed, and making him fully
acquainted with the whole, he was discharged, but
with none of the threats or declarations attributed
to me by him. They are all false.
The affair of Wells, being entirely of a private
and personal character, I deem it unnecessary to
inform your Excellency further, tnan that "the
whole statement as made public is misstated and
false.
As regards the language attributed to me by
these men, I will onl remark, that I would disdain
to reflect upon the feelings of any man however
base, or however much he might have injured me,
were it in my power; as to these persons I am
not conscious of having spoken to them, or of them
in their hearing from the time of their arrest, till
they were before the committing officer, and ordv
then in the performance or my omciai Uuw.
to their savings cf Maj. Brooks, it is expected that
a jury of Gwinnett county, will determine how far
they misrepreseted him
I cannot close this communication to your Ex
cellency, without expressing my regret, that the
societies with which these men are connected,
could not be fully informed of their conduct. I am
very sensible that they would withdraw from them
their support, and leave them deservedly to the
contempt ol all good men.
I have the honor to be, your Excellency’s obe
dient servant. ‘ C. H. NELSON.
Extract of a letter from Evans Shannon, Esq. to
Gov. Gilmer.
Zebulon, Pike county, 16 Sept. 1
Sir—“I have just seen in the Georgia Journal
some statements about the cruel treatment of tie
Georgia Guard towards some of the Missionaries.
When I was with the Guard, I saw no disposition
in them to bear on the feelings of any one of r e
Missionaries. I was near the residence of Dr.
Butler when he was arrested. He was taken (.
few miles and permitted to return home, by his
promising to go to Head-Quarters, when he couiu
consistently leave home. The Guard had a M .
Moore in custody; he was treated well, for I’was
with the Guard nearly two days and nights.”
additional celebrity to these two patriots, between
whom, however, an unfortunate dissention look
place, which produced a temporary schism in the
party they headed, and a long personal estrange
ment between themselves. In fact, they differed so
widely in their modes of living and general dispo
sitions, that their concurrence in political measures
may be considered one of the strongest proofs of
their patriotism. Hancock was a magnificent liv
er, lavishly bountiful, and splendidly hospitable;
Samuel Adams had neither the means nor the in
clination for pursuing a similar course. He was
studiously simple and frugal, and was of an austere,
unbending character. Hancock was president, of
the provincial Congress of Massachusefts, until he
was sent as a delegate from the province to the
general Congress at Philadelphia, in 1775.—Soon
Riibcrt*RJVI"inter* WiTham Mwre, Louisa Alorjan, Ma- (after his arrival there, he was chosen to succeed
ry Mardial, Thomas Meriwether, Wood Moreiand, Peyton Randolph as president of that assembly,
John McMicial, Sintha Aliller, William McMichal, Wil- and was the first to affix his signature to the Dec-
ham Maxey, Briant. W. Alerret, William McCorcie,
Stockcley Morgan, Dock John G. McKinme, 2.
.V—Eli Norton.
O—Phillip Owens, Charles Olive.
p John Price or Thomas Price, James Phillips, Isaac
L. Parker, William H. Pearson, William Phelps, Mrs.
Marthy Pennington, 2. Edmund Bucket, 2.
R—Thomas Rivers, David Redden, 2, Thos. Rhodes,
John Roberson, 2, Alfred Reese, Abram Rowan, Henry
Roe, John Redley, Prier Reeves, Andrew Rhac, Nathan
iel R.oberson. _ , _
S—William G. Smith, Airs. Jane Spear, Jolm Spear,
Jamima Shields, Kolm Smith, Henry T. Smith, Henry,
Stephens, Radial Stagner.
’p—Thomas Thornasson, Joshua Teal, J antes k. 1 ur-
ner, Miss. Mary G. Truett.
IP—Hiram Wilson, 2, Henry W alker, Henry Wlie-
larationoflndependence.—He continued to fill the
chair until the year 1779, when lie was compelled
by disease to retire from Congress. He was then
eiected Governor of Massachusetts, and wasannu
ally chosen from 1780 to 1785. After an interval
lion of the measure; I have to state, that on the
first arrest of the missionaries in March last, I had
them treated with all the respect due their profes
sion, and all the humanity that men mistaking their
duty without intending crime might be entitled to.
Subsequent events, and information how ever, de-
velope the character of these men; instead of find
ing 1 hem the meek innocently offending individuals
we have believed them to be, they were found to
be under the influence of the worst passions; they
seemed to play at a game of the most desperate
hazzard, and there has been no expedient howev
er criminal, that they have not resorted to, to
affect their purpose.—It was known from informa
tion ai these quarters (though lodged by individu
als whose testimony our laws would not recognize,
hut of the most respectable of that character) that
there had been, (at their instance,) meetings held of
fhe most incendiary and criminal character, that
they had endeavored to excite the more ignorant
India ns to oppose in force the Guard, with a view to
effect the relief of themselves, or any other per
sons that might be apprehended in the violation of
our law s, and while the Guard was on the route
thro’ the country, in discharge of their duties, mur-
R. White, Air. Webb, Isaac Willaims, Col. William
Williamson, 4. PETER GRINNLL, P. M.
October 13 1“! 3t
F OUR months afterdate application \yll be made to
the honorable Inferior Court of Henry county,
when sitting for ordinary purposes, for leave to sell the
estate df John Joiner, late of said county, deceased.
LYTHA JOINER, l Ad
WOODWARD JOINER, ) Admrs -
.Tune 23, 1831. 4m
F OUR months after date application will be made
to the honorable the Inferior Court, when sitting
for ordinary purposes, foHeaveto sell the real estate ly-
ino-in Walton county, ot Phalbey Davts, late of said
county deceased—also at the same time like application
;«i ui to sell a neero woman named Phillis, belong-
will be made to sell a negro _
estate. JACOB BROOKS, Adnx’r.
September
10 4in
of two vears, during which Mr. Bowdoin occupied j der them in detail. (If VV orcester be not misrep-
the post, he was re-elected, and continued in the* resented, a gun for this purpose was nied from Ins
office until his death, Oct. 8, 1703, at the arc of 56! own house, or near it.) On the first arrest, I o\ er-
heard them myself discussing the probability of
violence from the Indians, one of them remarked,
years. In the interval, be acted as president of
the convention of the Slate for the adoption of the
Federal Constitution, for which he finally voted.
(An able sketch ofhis character is contained in Tu
dor’s Life of Otis.) .The talents of Hancock were
rather useful than brilliant. He seldom spoke; but
his knowledge of business, and facility in despatch
ing it, together with his keen insight into the char
acter of men, rendered him peculiarly fit for public
life. As the president of a deliberative assembly,
he excelled. His voice was sonorous, his appre
hensions of questions quick; he was well acquaint
ed with parliamentary forms, and he inspired res
pect and cftnfidence by his attention, impartiality
and dignity. In private life, he was eminent for
his hospitality and beneficence. He was a com
plete gentleman of the old school, both in his ap
pearance and manners; dressing richly according
to the fashion of the day, keeping a handsome
equipage, and being distinguished for politeness
and affability in social intercourse. When “Wash
ington consulted the legislature of Massachusetts
upon the propriety of bombarding Boston. Han
cock advised its being done immediately, if it would
benefit the cause, altnough nearly His whole prop
erty consisted in houses and other real estate in
that town.—Encyclopedia Americana*
that if the Indians knew that the Supreme Court
would not sustain them, that they the Indians
would he for open, war; this being their character,
and a strong apparent disposition on the part of
some to avoid arrest, on the approach of the
Guard, induced me to take such measures as I be
lieved necessary to secure their delivery to the civil
authorities. I believed the act fully justified by
these circumstances, when it is recollected that my
whole force consisted of fifteen men, detachments
from this leaving with me but nine, in a remote and
unfriendly part "of the territory, and these much
harrassed and fatigued, by having to ride from SO
to 35 miles after night, arid a greater distance du-
the day, (which often occurs with us,) I believed it
unsafe to risk prisoners in public rooms (where
strangers often also sleep,) with such guard as my
little force would enable me to keep up, (consider
ing too their drowsiness from excessive fatigue,)
without some additional security. In no instance
wa3 thi3 security used, but in the mildest manner,
leaving only an imaginary ill,) nor has it ever been
towards any prisoner under my charge. Their
detention was much longer than I wished at these
quarters. Ooi. Saa&rd’s ahscencQ find {up being
The following Extract is from a letter receive d
this morning from one of our Delegates to the Free
Trade Convention in Philadelphia. We thank
him for the information it contains, and Ids other
acts of kindnessA—[Courier.
Philadelphia, 4th October, 1631.
Gentlemen—
Believing that the people of Ceorgin, feel a deep
interest inlhe proceedings of the Free TradeCon-
vention, now in session at this plac#, I have pre
cured the Editors of the Philadelphia Gazette tr
forward you a daffy paper during the sitting
of the Convention, ih which you will find an ab
stract of all that may be done from time to time,
and from it you will be able to make such seiectioi.s
as aiav be deemed necessary to lay before the peo
ple of the Southern States through the medium cf
your paper.
The Convention is pretty full, numbering up
wards of two hundred, and representing fflecrt
States. It is not to be disguised that the Conven
tion contains a vast weight of talent and respecta
bility; indeed it is doubtful whether in this respect,
it lias been exceeded by any deliberative assembly
ever before, convened in these United States, uj>on
any occasion whatsoever. The results which may
be arrived at by such an assembly, must, and m»
doubt, will exercise a salutary influence upon the
American People, and aid in no inconsiderable do*
gree in removing the abuses that exist, and in bring
ing the Federal Government back to sound and
constitutional principles.
The deliberations of the Federative Committee
have thus far been much more arduous and intei
esting, than those of the Convention. The parti
culars are all known to me, but it would per hap
be improper to make any of them public, as all its
actings and doings must Vie submitted to the Con
vention for its approval or rejection.
The Convention,,at this time has nothing to
as it is waiting for a report from the committee,
which may possibly be made by 12 o’clock to-mor
row.
At present there is no prospect of any material
1 division amongst the various members of the Con
vention upon any principle, save that of the uncon-
stitutionolity of the existing Tariff*, but upon tLi-
point, I fear much discusssion and excitement may
exist. Our friends.from the Northern and Eastern
States are exceedingly anxious to give this part ol’
the subject the “go bve,” but already Mr. Cheves
of S. Carolina, Mr. Jones and Mr- Shorter of Gen*
gia, and other members of the Convention, hart
given open and unequivocal notice of their det< x- *
mination (in a proper time and place of the delib
eration) to present this question, and to have a dir-j.
tinct expression of opinion upon it from the Con
vention. The consideration of the constitution; 1
question therefore, is inevitable, and I have no do’t
ql ve*il result conformably to the wishes and upjtiut *
