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V OI.UME I.] i'l/lILIMI i ll Wt kKI.T) nv joz/.v A', m. auni/rox. 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.” [No. 2 3,