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To Till: PUBLIC.
I am compelled to appear before the public, ♦’
to vindicate mvself and *«©n«ls, f™> the,-
unfounded calumnies contained man Editorial •
article which appeared some weeks ago, in I
the Recorder ami Spy. edited bv M. IL Garth- , t
right in Dahlonega, headed Murray County , i
Victory, as follows :
“The Murray County Victory—Wr understand. I
from an authentic source, that > <>l. Win. .N. :
Bishop, has. after several years reign ol despm.sm, |
beeu reduced by a mffi’Mry Jure, h. the neee-it; ,
ofvieldiii" that obedience to the civil authormes ,
the < ’ o -m?v. >o essential to the happiness ol a " ell ,
re-idated government. The facts in relation to'
tins important event, as we are inhumed, are
briefly m follows; n di.iicuhy. some IO or 12
months since. occurred bct.-.cen Bi-hop.iud Gem
ge W. Wacasar, Esq. "huh had continued ever | 1
since to grow w i ler ami deeper. In the absence 1
of Wacaser. a f w days since, a violent assnll was : <
made upon his Clerk.’a young man by the name i
of Davis, by Bishop's claii—at the cmmneiiceineui ,
of the assault Davis shot one of Bishop’s men. ,
wounding/..'m severely—The mob fired several .
muskets at Dav.. . wmindiug him slightly in the (
leg. and a lady severely—Davis then made his
escape. The'mob then commenced a furious:
assault upon the storehouse of)' iicasar, ami com
pletely demolished it. and destroyed many vain- I
able articles of Merchandize. I pon U acasar- I
return, he* was informed by the mob. tti.it hr ’
would not be perm it ted io come into town Iu i
the course of tw o days he rallied the peaceable ,
orderly citizens of the county, to the number ol j
72 well armed with rifles, ami marched at their 1
head, to the scene of action, w here he found the
mob sorted in the Court House and well armed
with Bishop at their hcml—no soon a* AV’.acostir
came in sight. Bishop amt hi. clan made a fii.a.' ll ',
charge upon Wacasar, believing he would be eu- |
wbled to fiighten bis company into submissiovi- 11
They had. however, come there to restore peace,
and had resolved to do so at the risk of bloodshed. ! j
and was in truth as eager for the light as Bishop j ~
aermerf to be.—The rille company was drawn up f
in battle array and the word ready given, when v
Bishop came iu gun shot, at this critical moment he
perceived the great danger ahead and lustily bawl- ( s
ed out for quarters stacked his arms and agreed to 1
give his recognizance for his appearance at the '
next Court. Thus, we trust has beeu settled the
disturbances of Murray county, and henceforth f
we hope her citizens will lie secure in their per- 1 c
sons and property, which has. so long and so j
shamefully been the subjects of the most outrage- t
ous abuses with perfect impunity. “Well done - t
Murray county, go ahead you know you are i
right-" ’ ’ I J
This Editor should have recollected, that
nothing is more essential to the dignity of the ,[
press, and of those who conduct it, than a sa- < (
cred regard for truth and the characters of in- ,
viduals ; and altho’ I am unacquainted with 1 ■
the source from whence he derived his infer- I 1
mation, it is sufficient for me, that he endorses I
for its correctness ;to all which, I give the 1
most unqualified contradiction.
Under the aspersions thus cast upon my
character and conduct, I deem it a duty *.
which 1 owe to tlie public and myself, to pre
sent a plain unvarnished statement of the whole 1
transaction, which is briefly as follows :
Mr. George W. Wacasar and myself, '
were in the habits of friendship until last fall, j *
when he became dissatisfied with the nomina
tion of a candidate to represent the county,
since which time, we have had no further inter
course—not one word having passed between
us ; altho’ he speaks ot a difficulty of ten or (
twelve months standing, which has no founds- i
tion in truth.
Some time in March last, a difficulty or- ’
curved between two young men in this place, jI
a Mr. Bucnannan and a Mr. Oates, entirely of a i
private nature. I was not present, nor had 1
directly or indirectly, any agency or concern m ;
the affair.—They perhaps passed a few blows j 1
and separated. On the same day, Buchannan's
father commenced a conversation with Oates,
on the subject of die difficulty, when Oates was
surrounded by several persons armed, who ap
peared determined to injure him. At this time, ■
the friends of Oates came to his relief, and a
considerable quarrel ensued, and his friends be
ing the most numerous, those who were urging
Bueiiannan into the difficulty, were compelled
to re’roat into their houses. They sent a run
ner for Davis, whom the editor of the Recorder
and Spy, designates as Mr. \\ acasar’s clerk,
who came in company with several other per
sons, with rifles in their hands, and remained
about the place for seveial hours, or perhaps
days.
In all this matter I had nothing to do, nor
was I present until it bad ceased.
Sometime after this affair took place, Mr.
Wacasar left here, leaving Mr. D avis in his
store house. Another person named Keliv
was with Davis, and much news was carried by
Davis, to the persons engaged inthe affray, and
many threats were said to have been made bv
him, which aroused the indignation of every
citizen in the place, with a few exceptions.
Several were snapped at in passing the street at
night, near Wacasar’s store house, until the
citizens considered it dangerous for such a state
of things to exist any longer ; and on Saturday
the 16th of April, they determined with one ac
cord to put a stop to those movements ; and ac
cordingly assembled, for the purpose of having
an explanation from Davis and Kelly.
About that time, Davis was seen, escorted by
the lady ( who the editor says was badly woun-
ded) across the square into her house, and very
soon he came out at the door, with a pistolpre
sented, fired at the company, and ran back to
the same lady f,<r a seeond pistol, which she
was, as I am informed, in the act of' handing to
him, when the ball from a pistol fired at Davis,
(after he had first shot at the company,) she says
struck her on the inside of the leg, very slight
ly. Kelly, wliohadfficn much about Waca
sar’s store, and who had attempted to shoot
[tersoiis while passing by the house, fled about
this time, and the company believed, had
retreated into the store house. They iinmedi
proceeded to the store, and demanded entrance
—no person replied, and in a moment of xe
citement, they broke down the door for the
purpose of seizing him ; but it is believed, he
became alarmed, fled through a window, and
has left the country altogether.
During the whole transaction, I was at my
own residence, several hundred yards from the
town, confined by indisposition; but the ex
citement became so great, that I went to town,
and advise-'I all my friends to desist, which they
did upon a moment’-, reflection.
On tbe next evening, Maj. Isaac Baßer
came to town, at the request of Mr. Wacasar,
and informed me, that Wacasar had asked
him to come, for the purpose of ascertaining if
the excitement wax as high as it was represented
to be. I informed Maj. Baker, that I had m
idea that Mr. Wa casar would he interrupted if:
he came peaceably, ami atl< ruled to his business
but that the c’xciterncnt was high, ttnd 1 drl
not believe if Davis returned with his gun, le
would be safe, ,
Nothing more was heard from them nt tint I
time, and on Monday, I advised our friends to
give themselves up to the civil authority, and
enter into bonds for their appearance at the
next term of our Superior Court, to answer any
charge which ni ight be brought against them.
This they did on the 18th of April.
The sheriff was repeatedly asked if he had
any warrants fol any of our friends, which he
posiitevly denied.
Thus matters stood, until Sunday tlie 24th,
when some of our friends from the country,
came arid informed us that preparations were
making to attack us that night in our beds. This
report produced some excitement, and two per
sons were sent to tbe sheriff to enquire if be
had authorised any such proceedings, which be
positively denied. We then called upon tie
deputv sheriff, who als» stateil that lie had no
u n rants, nor had lie any knowledge ol any
such movement being in coptemplation; but
staled, that about the time of file former fray be
had been solicited to join in taising a mob, for
the purpose of destroying some of their eninties
in Spring Place: but remarked, that he had
discouraged the idea, and recommended them to
pursue a different course.
Thev had out that night as spies, W ilson R.
Young, and one or two others, who teported to
the balance, that the citizens of Spring Place
were apprised of their movements, and - accor
dingly they concluded to postpone their attack
until day-light.
Early in the morning, on Monday the 25th
of April they made their npinarance, marching
in martial order, some with guns, and some with
out. 'l'lie citizens generally, with three or four ■
exceptions, armed themselves, and advanced to I
meet them ; and when they came to the border
ot town, thev were informed thattliey could ad- I
vance n > farther, until their business was ex- i
plained. Much clamor immediately ensued, j
nom both sides, and W ilson lx. oung, who ;
claimed to be their commander, ordered them, .
three times to tire. The List lime I became
provoked, at his folly, and uncalled for com-I
in ind, and re|H'ated’ for them to tire if they ’
chose, but stated io the company,that I thought
niiiiv of them were misled, and it they were i
not, all we wished to know, was, whether they
intended a tight, or wbethel they w re coming
under the pretence of arresting any person
present. Thev stated, they had warrants, but
s > many voices were at the same time heard,
that nothing could be understood.
1 then stepped fifteen or twenty paces in
front, and enquired who was their commander ?
Young again attempted to speak to me, when I
hitrirmed him in short order, that I would not
noiic" him in any respect, and requested tlx?
comi'any to guard against his advice. He then
went off and annoyed the ladies of the place, by
stating that they had come to burn down the
town, , and ki.’l every body in it. I again called j
fir the commai.’der, and they sent out George
W. Wacasar. J asked him if they wanted a!
fight or not I I»e answered not, if the matter:
could be otherwise settled. 1 then proposed
for each company to send out two men, and if
thev could agree upon ai.’Y mode ol settlement,
to report the same to their respective friends,
and let the matter end there. On their part,
George W. Wacasar and Wil-’on Norton, and
our part, Stephen Paxon and myr'clt were sent
out. We met, and came to the con elusion, that
the matter had better be dropped—af»d accor-'
dingly drew up an article to that effect, which
is here inserted as follows :
Spring Place, April 25tli, 18-36.
We the undersigned, a committee chosen to
adjust a difficulty existing between the citizens i
of Spring Place, and a portion of the citizens of,
Murray county, do mutually agree that all dis- :
ficulties arising out of the case of an attack upon '
the house of George W. Wacasar in said town ;
together with all matters and things connected
with the same, be mutually compromised, upon j
the following terms :
Each party is to suffer the other to go unmo
lested, except it is in self defence.
GEORGE W. WACASAR,
WILSON NORTON,
(Signed) WILLIAM N. BISHOP.
STEPHEN PAXON.
Thus fellow-citizens have I given a brief un
varnished history of a transaction which has
been so greatly magnified and grossly misrepre
sented by the editor of the Recorder and Spy.
lie asserts that 1 “bawledlustily lor quarters”—,
■ that we “stacked oar arms,” —and that 1 i
“agreed to give a recognizance for my appear- '
ance at the next court; ” all which I pronounce I
to be wholly without foundation, and destitute '
of truth, and leave him to his remedy; and to
his editor al; as a whole, I give the most unqual-
■ filed centradittiDTt.
( So far from calling for quarters or stacking
our arms, mvself and all the company held our
arms, until it was mutually agreed to send out
two persons from each party for the purpose ot
effecting an amicable adjustment of the contro
versy ; and as it regards warrants and recogni
zances, all the warrants which had issued, were
torn up by George W. Wacasar, when the fore
going agreement was signed ; and thus ended ;
an affair which had its origin in a private quar- j
rel between two individuals, without my know
ledge, and in which I felt no interest or con- |
I cern, and which has been made the subject of
slandering and vituperating my character by
several presses, personally and politically hos
tile to me, in Georgia and Tennessee ; as they
did during the past winter, when it was public
ly announced that I had absconded with the
State’s funds—that I had left my country for
my country’s good, without discharging the last
quarter’s pay of the guard under my command,
&c. I refer to the calumny of last winter, on
ly to shew, in connexion with the late outrage
' upon my character, with what avidity I am as
tjjiiled by my enemies regardless of justice or
’ i truth, and particularly to point out the course of
’ the Recorder and Spy in relation to the asper
! sion last mentioned. When the falsehood of the j
statement of last winter was made manifest, the
Southern Recorder and other opposition prints,
’ had candor and dignity enough tocnrrect it,while
the Recorder and Spy observed a deadly silence,
leaving the columns of their mammoth Journal
to carry down to posterity, (if it shotikl not pe
ris hby the way,) a base and slanderous impu- I
tation upon my character uncontradicted; and
■ that too, with a perfect knowledge of its false
hood.
The number of men who were marched upon
[ this place, was fifty-four instead of seventy-two,
and in place of two days, they were ten days in
raising them; and many of that number were
told that the Governor had issued orders to cal)
them out, and they would be ruined if they did
not obey. I understand a muster roll is made
out, containing many fictitious names, as well
as- the names of Tennesseans, who have set
tled near the State line, whose names the Edi
tor of the Recorder and Spy ought to publish,
that the public may be the better able to judge
whether they are citizens of Georgia or Tennes
see, and the standing to which they are entitled
in the community where they are best known.
Among that number will be found the name of
; James Rose, <»f infamous memory, who was dri
j ven from this State for his vicious habits, and is
now a resident of Bradley < omity, Tennessee.
: I could sa y much more upon this subject, hut
.my object being nothing more than to present
, a true history of an tiffair, in which my charac
j ter and conduct have been bitterly assailed and
i greatly misrepresented, and having accomplish
ed that purpose, 1 cheerfully submit the decis
; ion to the impartial jiidgme nt of my fellow
citizens, in the full confidence that they will
; award a just and righteous verdict.
WILLIAM N. BISHOP.
Spring Place, Murray county, Georgia.
S;’a of i <7 35hitser.
AN excellent BARBACI E DINNER, will
he provided at the Cihil Spring on the east
' -ide of the Oconee netir this place, on the -till of
July next, by JAMES TRICE.
- June 28-
GEORG! A, Cobb County.
TOLLED before me, by David Wadkins,
one small yellow bay .’IA RE, three years
I old, with one eye out, appraised by Solomon
I Kemps and Reuben Benson, to twenty-live dol
lars. May 14th 18:X>. JESSE WADKINS.
A true extract from the record of Estrays,
MARTIN ADAMS, Cl k. i. c.
June 28. 24—It.
Central Batik ot tJeorgia, >
•/tine l(j, 1836. S
“ RESOLVED, 'I bat a distribution of three
hundred thousand dollars be made on accom
modation notes among the several Counties in
this State, in alphabetical order.
Resolved, that on Thursday the 11th day of
August next, notes will be received for discount
liom the counties of Appling, Baker, Baldwin,
Bibb, Bryan, Bulloch, Burke, Butts, Camden,
Campbell, Carroll, Cass, Chatham, Cherokee,
Clarke, Cobb, Columbia, Coweta, Crawford,
Decatur, DeKalb, Dooly, Early, Effingham’
Emanuel, Elbert, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, and
Franklin.
On the 18th day of August thereafter, notes
will be received from the counties of Gilmer,
Glynn, Greene, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall’
Hancock, Harris, Heard, Henry, Houston, Ir
win, Jackson and Jasper.
On the 25th day ol August thereafter, notes
" ill be received from the counties of Jeffer
son, Jones, Laurens, Lee, Liberty, Lincoln,
Lowndes, Lumpkin, Madison, Marion, Mcln
tosn, Meriwether, Monroe, Montgomery, Mor
gan, Murray and Muscogee.
On the Ist day of September thereaftet,
notes will be received from the counties of
Newton, Oglethorpe, Paulding, Pike, Pulaski,
Pulnam, Rabun, Randolph, Richmond, Scriv
en, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taliaferro, Tatt
nall, Telfair and Thomas.
And on the Bth day of September thereafter,
rotes will be received from the counties of
Troup, Twiggs, Union, Upson, Walker, Wal
ton, Ware, Warren, Washington, Wayne,
Wilkes and Wilkinson.
Ail notes must bo made payable at the Cen
tral Bank of Georgia, have tioo or more good
endorsers, and no note will, on any account, be
received after 12 o’clock, M. of the days above
specified.
By an Act of the last General Assembly, it
is provided—“ That from and after the pas
sage of this act, no note shall be discounted at
the Central Hank '/f Georgia, unless the prin
cipal and all endorsers shall be residents of the
respective counties entitled to said dividends:
Provided, that nothing herein contained shall
be so construed as t> require the o fficers of said
Bank to retain, theamount of dividedns, or any
part thereof, more than thirty days after the
same shall have Iten actually declared and
made." That the distribution may be made in
conformity with this act, the Board will require
from all persons olhring notes within the time
specified, i. e. withh thirty days of the day set
apart for receivingiotes, a certificate from the
; Receiver of Tax Rturns, or any civil officer of
the county, stating sat the drawer and each of
the endorsers of sai notes are resident citizens
of the county from 'lnch they are offered.
Certificates of te taxable property of the
ngakers and endorses of the notes offered, will
be regarded the besevidence of their solvency;
but t. l, e certificates f the judgments or mortga
ges aga.mst the dravr, which have heretofore
been°reqi’ired, wilho longer bo exacted.
No note w ’b be iscounted having on it the
name of any’ perso indebted to the Stale, ei
ther as principal orecurity, which debt is due
and unsettled, or v'*b is the maker of, or endor
ser on any note or !'l heretofore discounted by
the Bank,and which p;?stdue& unattended to.”
Extract from the min'.es of 'he Hoard of Directors.
R. .. GKL'ENE, Cashier.
AB’AJBGh.'
Shoxcing the White Colored, and j?xpresentatiie
Population, under e Census of ItJM; also the
amunnt of the eigh. Apportionment mc’de by the
Central Hank of (irgia to each County.
L„„°, jj| if j| :||
COUNTIES §ffi j-1 s ?
Appling, I-' IS- 1,33 b aoti
Baker, 276 1,143 741
Baldwin, 323 4,374 5.747 3.733 ;
Bibb, 475 3,089 6,328 4.111
[Bryan. 23 2,416 2,173 I,'JO
Bulloch, 147 701 2,268 1,472
I Burke, 593 G. 210 8,919 5,795
Butts, 337 1,724 4,401 2.858
; Camden, U 1 3,097 3,299 2,142
| Campbell, 3j)B 772 3,861 2,507
, Carroll, 3J7 377 3,293 2,138
j Cass, 1,451 99()
Chatham, 5J4 11,436 11,860 7,711
i Cherokee, 1,524 992
Clark, 5,14 4,675 7,939 5,158
Cobb, 1.778 1,160
Columbia, 4,17 7,639 8.900
Coweta, 4.6 1,503 5,048 3,279
Crawford, 2,‘4 1.733 3,804 2,170
Decatur, 2,11 1,450 3.620 2.351
DeKalb, 9,(0 1,867 10.140 6,589
Dooly. I.S 368 2,086 1,354
Early. 1.45 602 1,827 ijg,
Effingham, 1,71 1.228 2.448 1.539
Elbert, 6,3) 5,717 9,819 6,380
Emanuel, 2,8 506 2.459[ 1,596
Fayette, 4,5) 1,261 5,346 3,473
Floyd, 1,745 1,130
Forsyth, 2.305 1,460
Franklin, j 7,17 2,405 8,961 5,822
I Gilmer, 413 270
: Glynn, 6» 4,028 3,039 1.973
; Greene, 4,84 7,265 9.224 5,993
Gwinnett, 10,7’, 2,372 12,144 7,891
Habersham, 10,2(1 4,186 10,974 7,131
Hall, 11,17 1,500 12,077 7,848
! Hancock, 5.02 7,426 9.478 6,158
Hanis, 4,18 3,060 6.018 3,909
Heard, 1.48 621 1,855 J. 203
' Henry, 8,38 2,640 9,971 6,479
I Houston, 5.60 2,428 7,058 4,585
Irwin, 1.06 114 1,184 735
Jackson, 6,73 2,955 8,507 5,527
Jasper, 6,53 6.203 10,253 6 662
Jefferson, 3,51 3,682 5,723 3.713
Jones,
Laurens, 3,00; 2,341 4,410 2,864
Lee. 971 279 1,144 741
Liberty, 1,571 5,763 5,036 3.271
Lincoln. 2,78.’ 3.247 4,732 3,073
Lowndes, 2,15 S 389 2,38e 1,550
Lumpkin, 4,904 3,185
Madison, 3,561 1,323 4.355 2,828
Marion, 1,7291 153 1,821 1,181
M'lntosh, 1,077 3,926 3,433 2,229
Meriwether, 3,603| 1,740 4,647 3.018
Monroe, 9,7231 7,514 14.231 9,248
Morgan, ’ 5,093; 6,515 9,002 5,849
Murray, | 85!) 530
Muscogee, 3,106 1.960 4,282 2,781
Newton, 8,101 2,972 9,884 6,422
Oglethorpe, 5,313 7,536 9.824 6,390
Paulding, 1,015 658
Pike, ' 4,713 1.90:; 5.855 3,803
, Pulaski, 2.996 1.778 4,063 2,639
Putnam, 5,294 7,667 9.894 6,420
Rabun. 2,982 82 3,031 1,968
Randolph, 691 322 884 572
Richmond, 5,558 6.21 r 9,289 6,036
Striven, 2,216 2,242 3,561 2,312
Stewart, 1,371 598 1,730 1,122
Sumpter, 796 172 900 583
Talbot. 4.475 1.694 5.448 2,539
Taliaferro, 3.105 2,66.' 4,702 3,054
Tattnall, 1,821, 611 2,188 1,420
Telfair, 1,487 57. r 1.832 1.188
Thomas, 2,39! 1,34: 3,205 2,081
Troup, 5,02(1 2,934 6,786 4.409
Twiggs, 4,518 3,85-1 6,860 4,457
I nion, 1,019 660
Upson, 3,9211 2,319 5,312 3,451
Walker, I 683 442
Walton, 7,078 3,150 8,968 5,827
Ware, 1,063' 69 1,104 715
Warren, 5.013 4,686 7,854 5.103
Washington, 5,812 3,921 8,165 5,305
Wayne, 667 251 818 529
Wilkes, 5,211 8,995 10,607 6,892
Wilkinson, 4,785 1,887 5,917 3,844
3(1f).835| 223.881 461,860 300,000
All the Milledgeville papers will publish
the above until the distribution is completed,
June 28 24
T IIE STANiIAII DOF U N ION.
[By Authority.]
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
t-ASSEB AT THE TWENTY-FOURTH CONGRESS,
FIRST SESSION.
(Pitblic—No. 29.]
AN ACT to carry into effect a Convention be
tween the United States and Spain.
Zic it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives of the Lnitcd States of America in Con
gress assembled, That the President of the Uni
■ ted States, by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate, shall appoint one commissioner,
whose duty it shall be to receive and examine
all claims which may be presented to him under
tlie convention for tiie settlepnent of claims be
tween the United States of America, and her
Catholic Majesty the Queen ot Spain, conclu
ded at Madrid on the seventeenth day of Feb
ruary, one thousand eight hundred and thirty
lour, which are provided for by' the said conven
tion, according to the provisions of the same,
and the principles of justice, equity and the law
of nations.
1 be said commissioner shall have a secretary,
versed in the Spanish and French languages,
both to be appointed by the President by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate ; and
the commissioner, secretary, and clerk, shall,
before they enter on the duties of their oilices,
take oath well and faithfully to perform the du
ties thereof.
Section 2. And be it further enaettd, that
the said commissioner shail be, and he is hereby,
authorized to make all needful rules aid regu
lations, not contravening the laws of tlie land,
the provisions of this act, or tne provisions of
the said convention, for carrying his said com
mission into full and complete efiect.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the
commissioner, so to be appointed, shell attend
at the city of Washington, and his sahry shall
begin to be allowed within thirty days after his
appointment ; and within twelve niorths from
the time of his attendance as aforesaid, he shall
terminate bis duties. And the Secretary of
State is required, as soon as the said commis
sioner shall be appointed, to give notice of his
attendance at Washington as aforesaid,and to be
published in two newspapers in the city of Wash
ington, and in such other newspapers as he may
think pioper.
Sec. 4. xlnd be it further enacted, That all
records, documents, or other papers, which now
are in, or hereafter, during the continuance of
this commission, may come into the possession
of the Department of State, in relation to such
claim shall be delivered to the commissioner a
foresaid.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the
compensation of the respective officers for whose
appointment provision is made by this act, shall
not exceed the following sums, namely : To the
said commissioner, at the rates of three thou
sand five hundred dollars per annum ; and to
the clerk, at the rate of fifteen hundred dollars
per annum. And the President of die United
Slates, shall be, and he is hereby, authorized to
make snch provision for the contingent expen
ses ot the said commissioner as shall appear to
him reasonable and proper; and the said sala
ries and expenses shall be paid out of any mo
ney in the Treasury not otherwise appropria
ted.
Sec. 6. And be. it further enacted, That it
shall be lawful for the Secretary of the Treasu
ry to cause the inscriptions which shall be issued
by the Spanish Government, in pursuance ot
the aforesaid convention, to be deposited in the
arci’ii.'esof the Legation of the United States
at Paris until otherwise ordered by the Presi
sident ol the United States ; and it shall also be
lawful for t.'?e secretary of the Treasury, and he
isjiereby authorized and required, to cause the
moneys which may from time to time be paid,
in pursuance of the said convention, to be duly
received and accounted for at Paris, and the
same to be remitted, on the most advantageous
terms to the United States of America ; and the
said moneys, so received and remitted, shall
be deposited in the Treasury of the United
States, and ths same are hereby appropriated
to be distributed and paid to those authorized to
receive them, accordgin to the provisions of this
act.
Sec. 7. And Be it further enacted, That
the commisioner foresaid shall report to the
Secretary of State a list of ail the several a
wards made by him,. a certified copy of which
shall be by the said Secretary of transmitted to
the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall there
upon distribute,rateable proportions among the
persons in whose favor the awards shall have
been made, such moneys as may have
been received into the Treasury in virtue
of this act according to the propotions
which their respective awards shall bear to the
whole amount then received ; deducting such
sums of money as nlay be due the United States
from said person, in whose favor said awards
shall be made ; and shall cause certificates to
be issued by the Secretary of the Treasury, in
such form as he may prescribe, showing the pro
potion to which each may be entitled of tlie a
mount that may thereafter be received ; and on
the presentation of the said certificates at the
Treasury as the nett proceeds of the general in
stalments', payable by the Government of Spain
shall have been received, scch propotions there
of shall be paid to the legal holders of said certi
ficates.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That all
communications to and from the secretary of
the commissioner appointed under this act on
the business of the commission, shall pass mail
free of postage.
Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That, as
soon as said commission shall be executed &. com
pleted, the records, documents, tind all other
papers in the possesion of the commission or
its officers, shall be deposited in the office of
the Secretary of State.
Approved. 7th of June, 1836.
[Public. —No. 32.]
AN ACT repealing the fourteenth section
ofthe “ act to incorporate the subscribers
to the Bank of the United States,” ap
proved, April tenth) eighteen hundred
and sixteen.
Be it enacted by lite Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of A
merica inCongress assembled, That the four
teenth section of the act entitled “ an act to
incorporate the subscribers to the Bank of
United States, approved April tenth, eigh
teen hundred and sixteen, shall be, and the
same is hereby; repealed.
Approved, June 15th, 1836.
[Public. —No. 33.]
AN ACT to divide the Green Bay land
district in Michigan, and for no other
purposes.
Be it enacted, by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United Stales of\
i America in Congress assembled, That the
! country on the western slioj’o of Bake Mi
chigan, embrncei] within the limits of ilie
Green Bay land district, as established by
the act of Congress, of the twenty-sixth
day of June, eigliteen hundred and thirty
four, shall be, and is hereby, divided by a
line coininencing on the western boundary
of said district, and running thence, east,
between townships ten and eleven north, to
the line between ranges seventeen and eigh
teen, east ; thence north, between said
ranges of townships, to the line between
townships twelve and thirteen north ; thence
east, between said townships twelve and
thirteen, to Lake Mil higan ; and all the
country bounded north by the division line
here described, south by the base line, east
by Lake Micliigan,and westby the division
line between ranges eight and nine east,
shall constitute a separate district, and be
; called the Milwalky land district.
I Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, T\a\.
! two additional districts shall be, and are
i hereby established in the peninsula of Mi
| chigan, one to be called the Grand river,
and the other the Saginaw, land district, the
former of which shall be bounded as fol
lows, to wit : beginning at the shore of
Lake Michigan, on the line between town
ships three and four north, and running
east on said line to the line between ranges
number six and seven west of the principal
meridian ; thence, on said range line sou'll,
tothe base lineof the public surveys ; thence,
on said base line east, to the principal mer
idian line ; thence north, on said meridian,
to the north boundary of township ten
north ; thence west, on the line between
townships ten and eleven north, to the wes
tern boundary of range two west; and
thence north, following the line between
ranges two and three west, so as to include
ail that portion of the peninsula of Michi
gan lying west of said line. The Saginaw
district shall embrace all the tract of coun
try bounded on the west by the Grand river
district aforesaid ; on the south, by the di
vision line between townships number five
and six, north of the base line; on the east
by the division line, between ranges eleven
and twelve, east of the principal meridian ;
and on the north and northeast by Saginaw
bay and Lake Huron.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That
for each of all the aforesaid districts there
shall be appointed a register and receiver,
who shall reside and superintend the sales
of the public lands at such place, in each
respective district, as the President ofthe
United States may designate. They shall
give security inthe same manner and in the
same sums, and their compensation, emolu
merits, duty, and authority, shall, in every
respect, be the same, in relation to the lands
which may be disposed of at their offices, as
are, or may be, provided by law relative to
the registers and receivers of public money
in the several offices established fur the sale
of the public lands.
Sec. 4. And be il further enacted, That
it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the
Treasury, as soon as the same can be done,
to cause the proper plats of the surveys of
the said districts to be deposited in the land
offices intended for them, respectively; and
he is hereby authorized toaiiovv and payout
of the proceeds of the sales of the public
lands the reasonable expenses which may
be incurred in carrying into effect the pro
visions of this act.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That
the lands which were ceded to the United
States by the treaty made with the confede
rated tribes of Sac and Fox Indians at Fort
Armstrong, in the State of Illinois, on the
twenty-first day of September, eighteen
hundred and thirty-two, be, and the same
are hereby, attached to, and made a part of,
the Wisconsin, land district, in the Territo
ry of Michigan; and that said lands shall
be liable to be surveyed and sold at Mineral
Point, or wherever the President may direct,
in the same manner as other public lands of
the district.
Sec. G. Andbe it further enacted, That
this act shall take effect and .be in force
from and after the first day of August
next.
Approved, June 15th, 1836.
[Public. —No. 34.]
AN ACT to establish the northern bounda-
ry line of the State of Ohio, and to pro
vide for the admission of the State of
Michigan into the Union upon the condi
tions therein expressed.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
northern boundary line of the State of O
hio shall be established at, and shall be a
direct line drawn from the southern extre
mity of Lake Michigan, to the most north
erly cape of the Maumee (Miami) bay, af
ter that line, so drawn, shall intersect the j
eastern boundary line of the State of In-;
diana ; and from the said north cape of the j
said bay, northeast to the boundary line be- !
tween the United States and the province of
Upper Canada, in Lake Erie ; and thence ;
with the said last mentioned line, to its in
tersection with the western line of the Stale
of Pennsylvania.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted , That
the constitution and State Government
which the people of Michigan have formed
for themselves be, and the same is hereby,
accepted, ratified, ahd confirmed; and that
the said State of Michigan shall be and is
hereby, declared to be one of the United
States of Ameiica, and is hereby admitted
into the Union upon an equal footing with
the original States, in all respects whatsoev
er: Provided, always, and this admission
is upon the express condition, That the said
State shall consist of and have jurisdiction
over all the territory included within the
following boundaries, and over none other,
to wit: Beginning at the point where the
above described northern boundary of the
State of Ohio intersects the eastern bound
aiy ol the State ol Indiana, and running
thence with the said boundary I,ne of Ohio,
as described in the first section of this act,
until it intersects the bo’.inciarv line between
the United Slates and Canada, in Lake fi
ne; thence, vyith the said boundary line be
tween the United S’.atesand Canada through
the Detroit liver, Lake Huron, and Lake
Superior, to a. point where the said line last
touches La'xe Superior; thence, in a di
rect line through Lake Superior, to the
mouth ofthe Montreal river ; thence through
then.iddlc of the main channel of the said
riy .T Montreal, to the middle of the Lake
jof the Desert; thence, in a direct line to the
nearest head water of the Menomonie riv
er; thence, through the middle of that fork
of the said river first touched by the said
line, to the main channel of the said Meno-
monie river; thence, down the centre of
the main channel of the same, to the centre
°f the most usual ship channel of the Green
bay of Lake Michigan; thence, through
the centre of the most usual ship channel
°f the said bay to the middle of Lake Mi
chigan ; thence, through the middle of
Lake Michigan, to the northern boundary
of the State of Indiana, ns that line was es
tablished by the act of Congress ofthe nine
teenth of April, eighteen hundred and six
teen : thence due east, with the north boun
dary line of the said State of Indiana, to
the northeast corner thereof; and thence,
south, with the east boundary lineof Indi
ana, tothe place of beginning.
Sec. 3. And be il further enacted. That,
as a compliance with the fundamental con
dition of admission contained in the last
preceding section of this act, the bounda
ries of the said St..te of Michigan, as it)
that section described, declared, and esta
blished, shall receive the assent of a conven
tion of delegates, elected by the people of
said State, for the sole purpose of giving the
assent therein required; and as soon as the as
sentherein required shall be given, the Pres
ident of the United States shall announce
the same by proclamation ; and thereupon,
and w ithout any further proceeding on the
part of Congress, the admission ofthe said
State into the Union, as one of the United
States of America, on an equal footing with
the original States in all respects whatever,
shall be considered as complete, and the sen- j
Hors and representatives who have been e
lected by the said State as its representa
tives in ihe Congress of the United States,
shall be entitled to take their seats iu the
Senate and House of Representatives, res
pectively, without further delay.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted. That
nothing in this act contained, or in the ad
mission of the said State into the Union as
one of the United States of America upon
an equal footing with the original States iu
all respects whatever, shall be so construed
or understood as to confer upon the people,
Legislature, or other authorities of the said
Slate of Michigan, any authority or right
to interfere with the sale, by the United
States, and under their authority, ofthe va
cant and unsold lands within the limits of
the said State, but that the subject of the
public lands, and the interests which may be
given to the said State therein, shall be re
gulated by future action between Congress,
on the part of the United States, and the
said State, or the authorities thereof. And
the said State of Michigan shall in no case
and tinder no pretence whatsoever, impose
any tax, assessment or imposition of any
description upon any of the lauds of the
United States within its limits.
Approved, June 15th, 183 G»
[Public. —No. 35.]
AN ACT for the admission of the Stfite of |
Arkansas into the Union, and to provide j
for the due execution of the laws of the
United States, within the same, and for
other purposes.
Whereas the people of the Territory of
Arkansas did, on the thirtieth day of Janu
ary in the present year by a convention of
delegates called and assembled tbr that pur
pose, form for themselves a constitution and
State Government, which constitution and
State Government, so formed, is republi
can-: and whereas the number of inhabi
tants within the said Territory exceeds
forty-seven thousand seven hundred persons
computed according to the rffle prescribed
by the constitution of the United States j
and the said convention nave in their behalf
asked the Congress ofthe United States to
admit the said Territory into tlie Union as
a Sale, on an equal footing with the origin- i
tl States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House ■
of Representatives of the United Stales of
America in Congress assembled, That the
State ol Arkansasjshall be one and, is hereby
declared to be one of the United States of
America, and admitted into the Union on
an equal footing with the original States,
in all respects whatever; and the said
State shall consist of all the territory in
cluded within the following boundaries, to
wit : begining in the middle of the -main
channel ofthe Mississippi river, on the par
allel of thirty-six degress north latitude,
running from thence west, with the shid
parallel of latitude, to the Saint Francis ri
ver ; thence up the middle ofthe main chan
nel ofsaid river to the parallel of thirty-six de
gress thirty minutes north’: from thence west
to the southwest corner ofthe State of Mis
souri ; and from thence to be bounded on
the west, to the north bank of Red river, by
the lines described in the first article of the
treaty between the United States anti the
Cherokee nation of Indians west of the
Mississippi, made and concluded at the city
of Washington, on the 26xh day of May, in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and twenty-eight 5 and to be boun
ded on the south side of Red river by the
Mexican boundary line, to the northwest
corner of the State of Louisiana ; thence
east, with the Louisana State likie, to the
middle of the main channel ofthe Mississip
pi river; thence up the mid-jle of the main
channel of the said river, to the thirty-six de
gree ol north lattitr.de the pointed’beginn
ing.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That,
until the ne\t general census shall be taken
the said State shall be entitled to one rep
resents live in the House of Representatives
ol il)’; United States.
Sac. 3. And be it further enacted, That,
all the laws of the United States which are
■jot locally Inapplicable, shall have the
sime force and efiect within the said State
us Arkansas, as elsewhere w ithin the United
Sta'es.
Sec. 4. Z>e it further enacted, That,
tbe said State shall be one judicial discrict
anti he called tlie Arkansas district ; and a
distriat court shall be held therein, to consist
>fone judge who shall reside in the said dis
trict and be called a district judge-. He shall
hold at the seat of Government ofthe said
Slate, two sessions annually, on tbe first
Mondays of April and November, and he
shall in all things,’ have and exercise the
same jurisdiction and powers which were
bylaw give ntot hejudgeof the Kentucky dis
trict under an act entitled “ An act to es
tablish the judicial courts of the United
States.” He shall appoint a clerk for the
<aid<listrict court, w ho shall reside and keep
he records ofthe court at the place of hold
ing the same ; and shall receive fpr the
services performed by him, the same fees to
which the clerk ofKentucky district i- enti
tled for similar services.
Sec. 5. And beit further enacted, That
there shall be allowed to the judge of in
said district court,- the annual compensation
ol two thousand dollars, to commence from
the date ol his appointment, to be ; - i.l
quarter-yearly at the Treasury ofthe I. id
led Stales.
Sec. 6. JwZ be itfurlhcr enacted.. T; :.t
tbcie shall be appointed in the said uisiiict
a person learned in the law, to actlas attoi t < \
for the United States, who shall in addi
tion to his stated fees, be paid bv the uni
ted Slates two liuiidrcd dollars', as a I'u.i
compensation for ail extra services.
Sec. 7. And be i!further enacted, That
a marshal shall be appointed for the stiid
district who shall perform the same duties
be tubject tothe same regulations and (,ett
aitics, and be intitled to the same fees, a> :■ e
prescribed to marshals in other ciistri •
and he shall moreover be entitled to -.'.v.- s.m’
of two hundred dollars annually, as a c<
pehsation for all extra service.’
Sec. 8. Andbe it further enaettd. That
the State of Arkansas is admitted into the
Union upon the espress condition, that the
people of the said State shall never inter
fere with Ure primary disposal ofthe pul -
lie lauds within the said State, nor shall
they levy a tax on any of the lands of ide
United States within the said State; a--d
nothing in this act shall be construed as : n
assent by Congress to all or to any of the
propositions contained in the oid’niance of
the said convention ofthe people of Arkan
sas nor to deprive the said State of Arkati*
sas of the same grants subject'ta thejsnme re
strictions, which were made to the Stale of
Missouri by virtue of an act entitled “ An
act to authorize the people of the M ssimri
Territory to form a constitution and S,a •
Government and for the admission ofs.
a State into the Union on ati equal fooi-ntr
with the original States, and to prohibit
slavery in certain Territories,” approved
the sixth dayjff Ma rch, one thousand eight
hundred and twenty.
Approved, June 15th, 1836.
MARRIED.—On the 9th inst. by the Hen.
David lighted, Mr. THEOPHILUS WHIAMf ,
cf Pulaski county, to Miss Amanda Smith, c.f
Augusta.
Th© Utmtd system «f
Os different styles.
THE subscriber respectfully informs the La
dies and Gentlemen of Georgia, Ala
bama, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina
Virginia, that he intends visiting the di-'crei!--
villages, towns and cities, forthepurpose of teach
ing Peumanship, in its various branches, viz ■.
Genteel, Ornamental, Round, do. Inverse, Ind
ian, do. Inverse, Sharp, do. Inverse, Sharp It;*’
ian, do. Inverse, Single FloWery, do. Inyei
Double Flowery, do. Inverse, Hieroglyphic, ar-
Busin ;ss hands, will be taught on ZAe even or o/.'
I Syinetry, and as he has taught a. great in-u
--| classes with great proficiency, he flatters hin .<it
| that he will meet with liberal patronage. Tuitio ,
will be put as low as can be afforded, parems ;-.;r
guardit.ns will do well to make arrangement; be
forehand for their daughters and sous, to take tbe
course of Lectuies, on the true princij-1./s of
Chirography. Schools in all instances will i o
coriducted with die principles of politeness, :
spectators cordially received. Ladies a'ud jjc.r
tieman that are in indigent circumstances, st:-. i:
: have ffie pleasure of receiving a i-ourse of lessons
without any cbaitge. Schools will be openec' t
the folloiving places : Forsyth, July the sth, 'L;
lodensville, Jtrfythe 18th, Warm Springs, A.igin
the 15th, Hamilton, August the 29tli, t:nd on ;
'Other .places as fast as possible.
J une 18th 48:36.
WASHINGTON IL BROW?’.
Newnan, Coweta, Gm
Mr. B-. (thetestimonials as to hisc;:;>.>-
dity. 1
We whose r.atnes are hereunto annexed, do
I certify that Mr. Washington H. BroWn, 1/
I taught a Writing School in Newnan, and we b
J lieve tn a gt’eat advantage; assuch we reconnm . ■;
; him to the pttbiie as a fine Scribe and one that
write various hands well calculated to adv,:
the youths of our comity in fine writing. Il
.pectfully this 26th March 1836.
James Wood, : Samuel B. Hutehiio, i.
JohnM. Thomas, Enos Cleaveland,
■John Ray, Thomas W.l!mcliinsoi
Win. J. C-. Keirtieday, John Goodman,
William C. Redwine, Amanda llutvhinsou,
Charles S. Anderson, SarahS. Hutchiusuu,
WilKam R. Cowen, Elizabeth Alston,
Thomas IF. Roberds, Ellen S. Smith,
David Moseley, Joseph V. Walker,
Joseph J. Pinson, Mary Walker,
Mark A. Burnett, James W. Alston,
VV illiam .1. Mcßae, Robert S. Burch,
Ebenezfir McKinley, Ira E. Smith,
King W. Perry, ‘ John G. Peniston,
Thomas O. Carter, John D. Hinton, J. I. G.
Benjamin Selby, Geo. Pentecost, C. S. C.
Greenville, Meriwether County, Ga.
We \vhose names are hereunto annexed, de
certify that Mr. Washfagton 11. Brown has taugl;>
a School of Penmanship in our town, and we be
lieve to a great proficiency—As such we rec-; ~
’Mend him tothe public as a fine scribe, and
that c«n write various hands well calculated t .
advance the youths of our Country in fmc writing.
Respettftflly, &c.
Hiram Warner, Matthew D. Fetor.
Obadiah Waiter, William McGilionv,
W, B-. Ector, Henry Phelps,
L. M. Adams-, William Law.
B. Johnson, Archibald I). McDonrlu
Milton Holt. Robert Masters,
L. H. Feasterston, j. G. McLester,
Lyman Trumbull, JanoD. McCurdy,
WilHamlJ. Tinsley; Martha Low,
Joseph Duncan, Sarah Tinsley,
Gibson T. Hill, Olivia Jackson,
Timothy Ford, Mary D. Masters.
James McGibony, Eliza J. U. Brown.
Isaac C. Bell, Frances C. Shepperd,
Thos. E. Hardaway, Sarah M. Edwards,
James Moor, Frances C. Low,
John Hodges, Louisa M, Aines,
Mary F. Lynch.
The subscriber has’a number of other certificate.
bu t deems it tmweeessary to annex them.
McDonough, June 18, 1836.
•»* The different papers in Milledgeville, At',
cns, Macoit, Columbus, the Constitutionalist a;:.’-
Courier of Augusta, will respectively give tit
above 2 insertions, and forward their accounts ti
me at Cullodeusvllle, Monroe county. Georgia,
forpnyment. W, IL B,
.A fire HBssiß of Color,
By the name of PHILIP
guardian Nelson Dickinson, applies tome pt:
lished and registered in terms of thelaw, he is
II inches high, straight built, thin visage—"1. .
colored man says he was born on the 28th of Ar.
gust, " Inch will bo twenty nine years ago, on the
28th of August 1836, —Farmer hy trade; ratio
a light dark color, not a jet black num : went sci
Halifax county, Va. to Alabama, and thence '<
Lumpkin county Ga., in Oct. 1831, and had i ..
name registered there, as be was informed tic.-
ding to law, with, as he believed a full set of ;
pers establishing bis freedom—thence he remo
in the year 1858 to Murray county Ga., and li -
thence he came in April 1836 to the comity
Cherol ee,
June 23, 24—6’,
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