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PRICE— TIII'K HOLLAHS I* Ml AVVIM, IU I F
P.VII* IV ADVANCE.
Georgia, Wilkes Superior court, >
June Term, 1816. 3
Ps\ - ■ ..•> Homo , Judir o‘res'iam.
The Grand Inquest for thf* laid j
county of Wilke*, congratulate
themselves and their fellow-citizens
th it the date of society, ;s <- uch,
that they have no presentments to
make. But whilst they are thus !
happy, in matters immediately at
tached to this county, they feel
bound not to withold their anim
aivemon, and dissent toother ab
ilract matters of much more im
portance to the country :
We earneflly reccon.mend the j
overseers and cotnmiilioners of
roads in this county, to use more
vigilance in opening and keeping
them in good repair. The law,
upon this subject is within the reach
of all we recommend a fit let at- I
tention toils requmtions.
Experience has taught us that 1
our superior courts for this county, I
is badlv arranged, theone comen-]
cing on the third Monday in Jan
uary, generally, the mod cold and ;
inclement season of the year ; at
a season of the year, when the days
are short, and often endangering j
the lives of those necessarily atten- |
ding court. The other on the firlf j
Monday in June, generally the •
moll sultry season, and in the mi Jft
of harveff time, in which farmers !
are compelled to lave the r final! j
grain. We wouid, therefore, re- 1
quefl our Senators and Reprefen
tafryes f ui wir next
general Assembly, to u'e their ut
mott endeavours to arrange the fu
perior courts in this county, so as
to have their feflions in the spring,
and fall of each year.
The bridge over fifning creek,
near Mrs. Low’s, and the bridge
over little river, at Philips’ old mill
place, being places, over which,
bridge’s are indispefible, we would
recommend, that thehonorable the
Inferior court, for this county,
make a further appropriation in aid i
of the citizens, who, we fondly
hope, will contribute something
for the completion of these ob
jects, inasmuch. particularly, as the
pecuniary resources of the county
are much exhauffed aoout other
neceffiry public works.
We lament that on this occasion,
it becomes ( s we humbly con
ceive) a duty which we owe to our
selves and to our fellow-citizens, in
our corporate capacity, to express
in the moftd ecifive terms, our un
qualified disapprobation of a law,
recently passed by congress, to
change the mode of compenfaii'on
to the members of the Senate and
house of Representatives, and dele
gates from territories.
The nation jull emerging from
the dangers anddisaflers of a bloo
dy war, a great iticreafe oi our na
tional debt, necessarily consequent
thereon; our relations with foreign
nations, efpecialiy England, France
and Spain; the general aspect and
‘difpofnion of the European pow
ers toward us ; the late alarming
embanaffinerus of our national
treasury, did not, in cur opinion,
warrant an in crease of compenfa ‘
tion. Nor can we view the change
of a per diem compensation, into a
permanent and fixed salary, as a
measure congenial with our repub-
I’ H E NEW S.
WASHINGTON, (georgia) FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1816.
lican inllitutions.
Without the lead exertion of
imagination, may be diflinctly seen
in this measure, the ftrongelt sea
tures of personal aggrandizement,
ami we fear political proflitution,
which, if fufferei to continue un
molested, would quickly engender,
natch and propagate a species of
proud, arrogant, and luxuriant ar
iltocrats t no spurious brood, bui j
their own legitimate offspring.
But it has been laid bv the friends j
ot this measure, that the high price
of produce, and the depreciation of
money, made it neceffiry to in
crease the compensation of the
members cf congress. Ir this be
true, -%,-it not equally neceffiry to
bestow on the several olticers of the ,
general government, an additional
salary also ; why not for the lame
rcafons (if they w< re 4o*wuJ) in
crease the fafarie’s of our Ambaflu
dors, Judges and all the’ other pub’
lie functionaries, can anv one how
•> ‘ j
ever -avaricious he may be, pre
tend that the loss incurred by the ’
depreciation of money, falls ercclu- j
lively,, wpon our Senators, Rcpre
fenratives and Delegates in con- j
grefs ? Wherefore, according to ,
the fame mode of real uiing, dim- j
Inifh the wages of the soldier, or
wiiy has the lma.il .pittance allow
ed those defenders of our.country’s
rights, who have so bravely fought
our battles, so gallantly defended
our fire sides, our fag-ed privileges j
and have so eminently contribute. 1 j
to our national honor and glory, j
been so long neglected. ?
Does not such conduct, on the
i part of those in congress, who yiel
ded their support to this measure,
evince a spirit of illiberally approa
ching to a total want of patriotism,
and deserving universal delegation.
To fay the lea.fl or this law, it
appears to us a. strong evidence of
gross indelicacy and felfifhnefs on
their part. Thus with an unequal
degree of avidity, to ffa ch at and j
serve rhemfelves with the loaves &
fifhes of the nation, f-o the c.xclu
! fion of others equally deserving,
! and perhaps, more* needy and mo
del!: ; they surely ought to have j
j been just to others,befi rethey were
j so exclu lively liberal and generous
j to rhemfelves.
Upon his occasion, we are for
i ry to observe that although our
; members in the house of Repre
i sentatives, seem not to have yield
| ed their assent to the passage of the
j law, of which we complain, yet
nevertheless, from any informa*
! tion we have been enabled to ob
’ tain, we are constrained to fay, that ;
iwe have not seen or hear of anv j
other than a weak and fiimfy exer
| tion to pre'n nr its passage; wliilft
| on many other occafmns. far Ids
! important and interesting to the
nation, we have witnessed a brill
iant display of words in lung, labo- j
rious and tedious speeches.
In the language of another (have j
we nut reason to fear) that the
love of honest fame, predominant ?
I in the revolutionary war, is chan 1
j ged into cupidity, disinterestedness
1 and lelfifhnefs, and the publiegood
j is facrificed to personal views cf
ambition. In this difgraceful situ
ation, in our opinion, it becomes ;
the duty of every genuine citizen,
every lover of the country, to use
his personal exertion for the prof
perity of our common epuntry.
Vv e would therefore, refpectful*
ly recommend to our fellow citi
zens of Georgia, at our approach
ing election, t > withold their fuf
Irages from those of our Reprcfen
ta ives in congress, who did not
manifeft a zeal becoming the oc
casion, againftfo obnoxious a mea
sure, by Something more tli.au a Si
lent vote or flimfy pretence. We
would further idpectfuHy recoin
mend our fellow-citizei s, also, to
withold th ir Sup port from any man
as a member of our (late icgisla
ture, who does not give unequivo
cal assurances that he will oppose
the re-election of any man, who
has heretofore given his absent to
the pafiage of the law, now the
subject ot complaint. And we
furthermore, Solicit our Senators
and representatives compofmg the
next congress, to use their belt en
deavours to procure a repeal of the
law, to which we allude.
We avail ourtelves of this ‘p
portunity, to express with the live
liestemotioas gratitude our nigh
and xalted opinion of the ability,
integrity, and patriotism display
c l by the honorable Mr Huger of
S C. and the other no mbers of
congress, who zealously oppoled
the adoption of this little bantling
of at bloc racy, into the American
family ; and, alio, our great t fleem
and respect for the difintereftedr !
nefs of those members of congress, ‘
whw refuted to accept ol their aj- ;
qitional compeufation, and vve re- j
gret that we. have it not in oui pow- j
er to offer this tribute of reipect i
to but too few upon this occasion, :
We return our thanks to his
honor, Judge Grefharti for his at
tention to business, during the pre- |
sent term. And wi icqucft, that
theteour proceedings b pufilifhed
in the News Signed,
jfutin n L •7 uun /, fore'll
John Head ley,
Jodi ua Jaek ion,
Adler Wellborn,
Tevi 11. Echols,
I entn/i V. L win,
Joseph CiiHuway,
Jo.:. ■ph Henderson,
‘Thd... BamrSy
JiJin Heard ,
Dickinson Hejhela j
William Kit^ore,
Joel //. Terr; //,
John Favour. yv.\r
J >hn IF Coo.rr,
II nry 11 (.A boon,
(Jtnstoph r (Jrr ,
Johnson Wellborn, j
James Hint on.
The court oidered the prefent
menrs of the Grand Jury, to lie
published pursuant t their lequeft.
True copy from the Minutes.
D. i'LKKI-.LL, Cl’L
MTSCF.J L 4 Nr.
CO R R OSIVE SU ill 1M ATE.
There is now, or was very re
cently, living in Condantinopie, n
; very extraordinary man, upv.arcs
1 of 100 years of age, generally un
tier the name or “ Soliman, tin
Father of Sublimate.” Ihs man
when young, accullomed himfed,
as the Turks do, to f wallow opium,
1 and having taken by degrees a large
quantity, without producing the
I desired effed, he adopted the ulej
! of Sublimate, and for up-vaios Hj
thirty vc-ais, has taktu a (iraiu o! ■
44 *
| Uxty grams a ay *H e Would
I f °nH'(imes go to rhe'fhop of a I ur-
Unh Jew and call fora drachm of
mui mi re, u liich I e mixed m y
glass of water, and drank it up im
mediately. i’lie tiitl time, the a
pothecary was very much alarmed,
i foi ftai he Should he charged with
I poif;ning the Ih, k j'.but'he was
i * ci, k. with amazement when he
<aw the fame man again on the n< xt
d.iy, vvlio called for another dole.
Lord Elgin, Mr Smith, and Several
gem ict’icn now in | ngiand, have
nut this extraordinary man, and
line heard him lay, ihar the hm
fation ho t x(lerienced af'er having
I diattk f oat ‘ xit> nit-ly active poil >n,
j Wt,s ‘he rood delicious he ever en
joyed. Such is the force of lnbir!
j ,s generally thought, that Since
Ine days cT clghruiates, no one
had ever made tonftant ute of Such
a fubllance.
It is with pica!urc we record flic
following ini farce ol noble S-teluy
and generqfity, lo honorable to the
character 01 Frenchmen :
Balt. Amer.
‘h de Lavalette, flviug wiih his
deliverer, had approached the ir< n
ticr. Ihe puli*.nailer in exan in
ing his countenance recogtiizid
him rhr*-ugh his tlilguiie, and in.
j ftantly a poft/dion was tent <'fi at
full speed. M. dc I.avalette uig and
I his demand for horses. The p- h.
maiter had quitted the house, ad
given orders that none Should be
iupplied—l he travellers fancied
t ifiiif.!vrs ditef'vcred, and (aw no
me ms of <•/. apnig, i- a c unny
with which they were unacquaint,
ed ; they ref lived upon defending
theii lives early. ihe port mail
er at length returned unartemUd,
aiui addressing hirnfidf to M , dr i„i
vallette, he fiid. ‘"you have tfie
.appearance of a man of honor, you
are going to Bmfh Is, where you
will lee M dr Lavalett ; diver
him these 200 Louis which I owe
him, and which h ic no doubt in
want of,” and without waiting 1 >r
an answer, he threw the mo- cy in
to the caarrir’ • and withdrev. . tey
ing. “ yo : will l o drawn .'y n y
belt ho tics a pwibi-ion is gone on
to* pruvirte - ! -ys lor tin continu
ance of \ . j >urj ( \
An rx. .Hunt was n.;< !e ih-e
17th i-dt n ho.i-i 1 rhr fm v.ew
ft)-]) Mmei va, delf:o, ; ( u \ 4
don trade in pr< ‘ j., ..lag’ at
nu ate * La fr.Mt.i . ol the efiaa
cy of tile tabular valve pun V :i
v- nted by Mr Perkins !■•... .... t
fevrn inches of water let and t. > il,e
fliip’s ho>d for the purp te, u.is
thrown < If in 35 minutes, by tvo
pumps, worked by fix n.. n and
I without any fatigue to the r> en • ni
i ployed, ihe luccefs of the < xjre
; riment was exceedingly gratnv.ng
|to the great” nmnocr o perl-;j s af
ferubied to vn-w it, and was regaid
ed as a complete tell of th„ J great
! utility of the invention.
Two met hod ill preachers were
lately robbed of their nockei 1 ■ s
I■■ c . ,
i containing very count om: ■ u s
in bank notes, white attem ; e’
funercl of *i.evcm- Ihlh f> o-,-
bury, a B.t’timcrc A. cew-.-ie
j probabi; foutbon f-.y r,ics . ; e
I charg cannot lava a...ft ; -'-t -e
| preachers of having dif.b<-ve t ir
I ction, 4 10 ■ 1 yl: ur
silver 3 nor brass m your pudes.”
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