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mer’y aa officer of the etat major in
the service of Lewis AV I* This pam
phlet proteffes todiCculs the modes of
defence, recommended by others for
the United States, and a plan
of his-owrt.
Thii pamphlet is evidently the pro
duction of a man of confideraole tal
ents, and knowledtp? of military affairs, j
and although there breaks through the |
temper of the work, an occasional a
-and difconjent at the ifuteofe
vents in Europe, there is much matter j
deserving of the mod serious attention j
of the American people and their re-
prefentatives.
We respect the writer’s talents and
his motives, they are entitled to praise ; ’
but we do not, on fome important j
points, concur with his opinions ; it is
our purpose, however, to examine the
work as a matter meriting public re
gard, and where we entertain dmerent |
ideas from his, to difeufs them with the
fame liberality which he has displayed,
and with an expectation of obtaining
a like indulgence in return for the free
dom with which we touch the writings
of a profeflior.al mad.
WAR SON3,
FOR THE
‘TAMMANI'AL BAND
(tune et hom.)
Brothers of tlie Great War b uJ—7.s.?,
Sworn to drfendyour native -and.
Repeat—*?i.
’Gair.ft fJa uret lroiverf-l Ffles —Et ht
Who live by blood aui huunn wotis.
Rcptat— St iti.
Woo Afi-, Africa, Europe-’* Store,
Have drench'd o-ith biojtl! with human gore
From Pole to P te great Orean bleeds,
America, avert thtir f uig'une deeds-
Sweet liberty, join year fav'+ite band,
Yjar co-tetryb genius trices cstnininJ.
Sirei and forte in union join,
jir.i hearts w-th liauds, lwear to cotubii.e-
The friendly Calumet' broke,
Which we w re lately, sou l to (make.
The tom hawk once hurried deep,
No l urger rests in silent Amp.
Oar bows which lately weis unftrimj;,
Touch’d now, give’ cadence vj the fuug.
Keen arrows now our quivers fit',
Leach wing’d with tlculs a foe t o kill-
To the peaceful vr g wim bid adie i,
Squaws and Papoos—the foc’a in view.
Prepare then for the fang tin’d field,
To naught bi t death, your freedom yield.
Your banmr* honor, your chiefs obey,
Your great ftendard on the hills display.
The tyrant's Haves, ere now advancing,
Their leaders all on hoTes prancing.
■See there fangnin’d banners flying,
Our wigwams burning, our brothers dying.
The proud tyrannic haughty band,
Flufh'd— makes, a momentary itaud.
Ye foneof freedom now advance,
And teach those bulls the backward daaee.
B- firm, nor dcubt your truftjr bow,
Wit i (bower of arrow-, o'er whelm the few,
A ready in the daft Line's dying,
Some quartets aik, wailft ctiters Hying.
The battles won. the day's our own,
Proclaims brijht genius Iron her domr.
Columbians, noble generous brave,
Tho’ conqutrers !io dno foe as Have.
Your toimhswk, your arrow, bow,
Prefer vc for th’ u ct audacious foe.
The Calumet, now dress anew,
F.r all wh > live in peace with you.
Hail the great Tanim.i tial bind,
Guardians, favours of uur land !
Hail the great, the good the free,
Hail all who cheriSt liberty.
Great genius of Columbia * land,
On freedom’s rock confirm our ft.md,
N >r elem-ots, nor powr rs that be,
id-.Aurb ur life, ’t:s liberty.
Now form, the great Tamm inial chain,
Whild a .lure lath, it will remain.
A BROTHER.
Bowers & Sweet,
dl.tr g just arrived /ram the Northward, and
taken the store in Market-Square formerly occu
pied ly Mr. Peltibonc , where they have for
sale, an excellent assortment of
Saddles, saddlery, & c .
Among which are,
LADIES and Ociu'enieu s Riding SADDLES, whole
late and retail
Bov’* SADD.UiS.
lIRIDI.Es jf various Win’*
M VKTINOVLbs-P jRTMANTEAUS
Chair and Cart HARNESSES
I RUNKi
Fl*E fcUwKSTS, &c. St c. All of which they tffei
at reduced prii c* -
November 14 -j
In CO UNCI l ,
_ November ja, 1807.
ORDERFD, That it he adveriilul, (hat Com ci>
wtd on Monday ntr, appoint a lie, per of tin
of width, ail peifoiis williirg to app!,-
for laid oflice will take ciut notict,
A-vs. act hem t’.e tuiuutet*
D. U. Vi luLUMS, C. C.
, . ~,,1, , ——
BRYAaN COURT.
Hit honor Judge Charlton's Charge to the Grand
Jury of Bryan County.
Gentlemen of the G. and Jury,
THE oath which has just been admin
istered to you, is an emphatic and an impreiiive
I one—it designates the general duties which the
] law imposes upon your body, and if you will
I permit it to govern your condud, no e..ential
. error will mark your deliberations. \ou ate to
I determine upon an exparte investigation, wheth
! er there are fufEeient grounds for accul3tion a
j gainft the persons charged with crimes or mis
demeanors in the bills ot indidments delivered to
you by the Attorney for the State. Prosecu
tions for offences should always have for their
! balis the public good. Thegratificatior.of indi vi
-1 dual acrimony ought never to mingle itfelf with (
! that fpiritof patriotism, which brings the offender
to his trial, because he has outraged the order of
society, or violated the laws of his country.- So
soon, therefore, as you may difeover that malice,
or any other bad pallion of the heart, attempts
\ to inflid its vengeance through the medium of
a court of juilice, it immediately becomes your
sacred duty to step between the prosecutor & his
viftim, and to save as well the one from the im
morality and danger of a prejudiced oath, as the
ether, from the ignominy ot a public trial. li
no case should the nigh rank, rcffpedability of
charader or personal influence of the wilnefs,
( dually denominated the prosecutor) induce a
. pre-fnppoficion, that hs is f ‘perior to the
common frailties of human nature, or that
his breast may not be tiudured with the spirit
of revenge. The hillory of mankind evin
ces, and uly .occurrences evince, that all classes,
the high and the low, the rich and the poor,
the man of an exalted, as well as the man of
i mean inteUed, 1 are all equally fu'ojed to the
dominion of pp.lfionc, feelings and refentraents,
which ate but too frequently permitted ui con
taminate the pure sources of public juilice. It
is therefore your duty, Gentlemen, to ferutimze
the motives for every prosecution which may -
present itfelf before your cohftderation, and I
without ‘regard to the adventitious reputation of}
the offender, or the flute witnesses, to form your
deciflon upon the ah ft rad principles of dimin
ilhing offences, and of protecting the virtuous 1
and orderly from the outrages of the licentious.
If these principles should control your judge
ments, no other case will be brought before the i
Court than thafe which will deserve its atten
tion, and the attention of the County. No of.
-j fender will then escape who ought to be punilh
‘cd>' cd> . . |
In diicharging the duties of Atterney
tjenerai, I have frequently difeovered i greater
snare cf zeal and personal malevolence, than
were compatible with an unbiaffed and faithful
teflimony ; ar.d when this uncommon zeal aid
malevolence have been displayed, I have feldoru
obtained a conviction, because the difeerr.meut
of the Jury had previously afeeriained the pri
vate views cf the witnelfes.
I have obtruded these remarks upon your
attention in order that the neceflity of diferimi
| Bating between those cases which are entitled to
j your ferieti3 reflection and those which are not,
j may be duly imp re fled upon your minds, and
I that offences may meet with their pur.ifhments
jin the ratio only that they may militate with
i the public order and happiness, not as they may
interfere with the view s or resentments of indi
viduals.
At the fame time thr.t I fugged these cau
tions, I flatter myfelf with the hope, that no
person will be differed toefcape who has in any
manner infringed the laws of his country. Let
him be brought forward for animadversion cr
punilhment. Guard your breads againd any
compalflon, which hi3 situation in life, or the
apparent unimportance of his offence rnsy be
calculated to inspire. I feel convinced from my
knowledge of the virtue and firmnels which dif
tinguilh your body, that neither fear, envy, hat
red or malice can poflibly influence any of your
decisions ; and I trull your minds will be equal
ly exempted from the operation.of those fympa
thics, which are as amiable in private life, as
they are prejudicial to a righteous admiuiitration
cf the duties cf a Grand luqucil.
As men you may comraiferate, but as Grand
Jurors remain inexorable—Prated virtue and
innocence—throw over them the krigis cf your
integrity ; but bring to light the deeds of the
vicious and abandoned, whoever they may fee,
that the march cf crime may be impeded by
equal and speedy punilhment.
Ading upon Mr. Solicitor s bills is indeed an
important branch of your furdtons ; but they
extend much further, and embrace objeds of
equal importance.
Are there any violators of the public law,
of the police, or good order of your county,
who have not fallen under the cognizance of
Mr. Solicitor * Such persons ought not to es
cape your cenfare.
Are there any immoralities or nuisances, which
require animadversion or suppression ? Let them
appear in your Prefentmeuts.
Are your public officers, or any of them,
negligent of their duty ? i hey will be llimu
lated to an active and faithful ditcharge of it, by
die severity of your rebuke.
Is there any law, which operates oppre(lively
upon the Citizens of your County ? It is your
•inlinefs to requeli the Legislature of your Coun
ty to repeal it.
It is alio within the compass of your power,
.o-recommend to the attention of the Legisla
ture, any meafure9 you may deem worthy of
national consideration.
Through the medium of a Grand Jury the
sentiments of the people can be more genera ly
colleded than through any other channel, inc
members of your body are supposed to be lelec
- ted from among the moll virtuous and enlight
ened of your Fellow-Citizens, and therefore t tie
expieflion of their opinions is a good
by which may beafeertained the views aiulwilh
es of the fedions which they represent. On all
matters, therefore, of national concern, it is of
iaTiportancc to hear the voice of a Grand *>ury ;
and for that reason, I charge you to dired your
attention to matters beyond the confines of
your Couuty,
Among other objedn, I shall feel happy if a
reform of Ithe Penal Cqde should meet your ap
probation. The system we have borrowed from
our ancestors is founded upon an indifference to
the life of man, incompatible with religion,
found policy or themanners of this age. It is also
at variance with the nature of our Government,
the genius of which, is to raise, not to lessen the
value of human exiltence. The Penitentiary
plan is found to involve all the ends ot punifo
ment, and is gradually fuperceding in these
United States, the fangainary and unequal
punishments of the feudal seras.
Perpetual imprifonmeut is more terrible to
the offenders, and more efficacious as an exam
ple to others, than the inflict.on of death itfelf.
.■solitude and hard labor are better calculated to
reform than the public ignominy of whipping
or branding.
Other States, not as rich as this, have adapt
ed their Penal Code to the Penitentiary fyliem,
and have experienced the beneficent . fleets of
it—then why should not Georgia try the exper
neut ? At all eve-.its,Gentlemen, let ‘.he Gen
eral Alfemhly know your sentiments on this im
portant fubjed—the zeal width you may evince
nay infuie itfelf into the deliberations of other
public bodies, and ultimately produce the refor
mation so devoutly vvilhed for by every religious,
benevolent and phiiofophic mind.
1 have thus attempted, Gentlemen, to give
you a faint aualyiia of your fund ions as a Grand
Inquell.
As to myfeif, I shall (in the terms of my
oath) without refped to persons, do equal jui- j
tice to the rich and to the poor, and i will faith- j
i fully observe the law sand Conilitution of tins
State. To use the language of Marus, I fha.ll j
1 fat out in the difeharge ot my dittiesjwitli adivity,!
! moderation anilhnmility, and I. bcfeech God,j
that 1 tray never link into the eppofite extremes
of sloth, pride and venality.
| i have had fome experience in my profeffion ;
but if I should involuntarily commit errors, I
th ail repose with confidence upon the learning
of an enlightened bar to corred them. I shall
- bow with fubmillion and feel grateful to any in
dividual, who may at any time convince me, I
have done wrong.
Extract from the minutes, - hth Nak ISO 7.
GEO : M. WATERS, c.s.c.a.c.
Presentments of the Grand Jury fur the County of
dityar..
WE, the Grand Jury for the County of
Bryan, feel a lingular plenhi'e in ad dre fling the
honorable Thomas U. P. Charlton, congratula
ting him and our fellovr-citizens at large on his
appointment as Judge of the Eaftcrn Diiirid,
feeling every confidence in the integrity of his
principles, and a decided preference to those
congenial to our excellent government and its
republican administration, which in no instance
we would wiih to fee varied in any form, or ad
miniilered in any ether way. Under these im
preflions, we cannot otherwise, but anticipate
the many and l'olid benefits which will result to
our country and its citizens, not only from these
! principles, but from the administration of the
‘Judicial Department, by one whom we con*
i ceive so eminently qualified to difeharge so im-
I portant a trust. We coincide with his honor
(the Judge, that the trial by Jury is one of those
inellimable blessings which we enjoy under our
happy government, that every honeit citizen
feels himfelf beyond the reach of oppreflior, and
j fafely (hielded from the hand of perfecuiion.
1 While reaping these rich benefits, it evidently
becomes the duty of each and every one to be
vigilent and attentive in preferring these Mitfti
mable rights.
While enjoying these great privileges we
cannot but with concern view the powers as
signed the Justices of the Inferior Courts too
! unlimited, and too great to be confident with
our republican fylltm of government.
We also view with confi Jerable concern, { from
the remote situation of the upper diftrift from
, the lower) that nearly one half of our citizens
, are so much inconvenienced from coming so
‘great a dillance, that they seldom or ever have
an opportunity of giving their votes at our annu
al ele&ions; we could wish to fee a mode adop
ted whereby this evil could be remided.
j In the next place, we have to lament tke in
fufiiciency cf County ‘Magiftrates in cur Coun
ty, and particularly in our lower JJiilrid, where
1 there is but one.
And lastly, v/e have to return our thanks to
hia honor the Judge, for Ins excellent charge,
and heartily coincide with his honor, that ilie Pe
nitentiary Syttem, w.ll be a great acquiliticn t
our State Code.
We requell that his honor the Judge, will or
dcr these our fe..t:meats, together with his
charge, to he published in one of the city Gazetts.
JAMES BIRD, Fore man.
Etetraff from the minutes, 24th Nov. 180 1.
CEO ; M. WATERS, c.s.c.x.c.
[The following is the ontlire of the BANK
BILL , now under the confideratiorr of the
General Affenr.bly of this State—for which,
we are indebted to a friend lately from Mil.
ledge ville.j]
A BILL
To he entitled , “ An An to incorporate the PJ M .
ter s’ Bank of the State of Georgia .
Sec. I. Be it enafted by th: Senate and House
of Representatives of Use utate of Georgia, in Ct .
nerul Assembly net, it is hereby enacted ly
authority of the same, That a Bank shall be efta.
llilhed at the capital flock whereof (hall
be dollars, divided into (hares of
dollars each ; but the direders, or a major
ity of t hem, may at any t me after the eflabliih
mentof the said Bank, increase the said flock to
any amount net exceeding dollars: ant]
that fubferiptions towards constituting the said
Bank shall, on the day of * next, be
opened at the city of Savannah under the fnper.
intendance of comm-flioners, for
{hares; at the city of Augulla under the
fuperintendance cl for
snares ; at the town of Washington, in Wilkes
county, under the fuperintei.dance of
for flures; at Athens under the
fuperintendance cf for
(hares. And a majority of the said ccts.
miflioners, at the places before mentioned ris
peflively, (hall be fuflicient to perform the <?•-
ties of their appointment, which fuplcriptiurw
(hall continue open until the whole of t!.e fail
flock shall have been fubferibed for, and that it
shall he lawful for any perfen being a citizen of
the United States, corporation or body politic,
to fubferibe for fitch or so many (hares as he, fee
or they, shall think fit, not exceeding
Provided always, That if the said capital flock
I shall not be filled up in months after the
commiflioncrs herein appointed shall open their
books for fupferiptions for that purpose—that
i then, and in that case, any person, copartnerfifip
{ or body politic, being citizens as aforefaid, may
; fubferibe forfuch or so many (hares as he, fl-e or
they may think fit, not exceeding in the whole
| Sec. 11. And be it further enabled, That ail
■ those who (hall become fubferibers to the favi
I 3ar,k, their fucccflbrs and afligns, shall be, aai
i are hereby created and made a corporation and
body politic, by the name and style of, •“ THE
PRESIDENT, DIRECTORS AND COM
PANT OF THE PLANTERS’ BANtC
OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA ; * asd
by that name shall be an 1 arc hereby made able
and capable, in law, to have, purchase, receive,
poflefs, enjoy and retain, to them and their fe
edfors, lauds, rents, tenements, hereditaments,
goods, chatties and effects of whatever, kiad,
or nature, or quality Lever, to an amount, rot
exceeding in the whole, dollars, including
the amount of the Capital flock of the said Bank;
and the fame to fell, grant, demise, alien or dc
i pose of, to fee and be sued, plead and be io>
I pleaded, answer and be answered, defend and he
defended, in courts of recori or any other phtaj
| or places whatsoever ; and also to make, base
and use a common seal, and the fame to break,
alter and renew at their pleasure ; and also u
! ordain, ellabiifh and put in execution such by.-
laws, ordinances and regulations, as final! seem nc
. ceffary and convenient for the government A
said corporation, not being contrary to the lews
*or conilitution cf this (late or of the United
States, for which purpose general meetings c£
’ the flock-holders shall ar.d may be called by tbs
directors, at such time or times, as by them ibH
| be deemed neceffarj; ; and generally to do aai
execute all an J lingular such atts, mattes and
I things, which to them faali or may appertain.
| Sec. HI. And be itfurther enabled ly the au
thority aforesaid, That for the well ordering ct
the affairs of the said corporation, there (hall hi
a Prefideat and Directors appointed bythelegG
lature, of whom shall reside in the city of Sa
vannah, and in each di Ariel who (hall 1
citizens of the Ucited States yeai'S, and cf
i this flatc years, and the president and at-y
or more of the said directors, shall i
competent to proceed with the ordinary bufr-ic:.
of the said bank, and m case of the - death, n
| fignation, removal, or refafcl to serve, cf a c *
redor, his place fliiil be tilled up by the flock
holders.
Sec. IV. And he it further enacted ly the au
thority aforesaid, That the fubferibers to t!‘e
said Hock, (hall at the time of fubferibing fee
the 1 fame, pay into the hands of the comruillL"*
ers who (hall receive such fubfcriptiou
per centum of the amount of the (hares fubferibri
for ; and on the vs Hole amount of the laid Un
being fubfenbed for, as is herein before directs’ ‘,
the said eommiffioneis fluff and are hereby re
quired to return the fame, with all boohs aul
papers appertaining thereto, to the comtniflwne-*
in Savannah, together with the amount of cata
by them received ; and the laid
in Savannah, (hall thereupon call on the cwra
tors herein before named, by a public
that purpose, to assemble iri Savannah, for tiis
purpose of receiving the books of fuhC-ipu > i *
papers, and caih in the hands of .or. received 1/
the said commiflkmers, ar.d the i'tbferibe’"S to tt’<
(lock of the said Bank (hall, upon c f a ) :
notice given by the said direstore, pay into turn
hands other per centum of the amaust
fuLfcribed: and that as loon as the Cu.n or
dollars in gold ai.d Giver, (hall have been a”-*
ally received on account of the fobicriptioas
the said (lock, notice thereof (Hall be g’ Vc ‘ l
the said direftiors, or such number cf theoi y
arc herein b> fore declared to he competent |
proceed with the buff efs of the Cud Bat. j