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TWENTY-FOURTH CONGRESS, A ■
SECOND SESSION.
LN SENATE.
Tuctday, Dec. 8, 1836.
The VICE PRESIDENT laid be-'
ore th? Senate the following coinmitniea- ■
lion* :
1. A communication from the War De
partment, exhibiting a s ac.nent of the dis*
uurM iiiciib made from the coiiliugetil fund
<>; the uftii c of the Set rctnry of War; laid
on the table and ordered to be printed.
2. A couimuuicAtion from the war De
partment exhibiting'the amount of moneys
paid on contracts liy his disbursing officers
oi tile War Department ; laid on the table .
and orded to be printed.
3. A commtinicatio i from the Secretary
nf Stale, tr.tnsmtiiing a statement ofix
petidilures during the present >ehr, tor the !
contingent expenses of northeast Excituivc '
bnildiiig, for foreign intercourse, See. laid '
on the tilde and ordered to be printed. '
4. A cotntuun cction fr< in the Se< rotary •
of the Navy, exhibiting a statement of ex -j
penditurci made from the contingent fund
of hit department ; laid on the table, and i
or lered to be printed.
Mr. EWING, of O.iio. gave notice that (
he should, on the next day of the inc-'ting .
of the Senate, a*k leave to introduce a j lint
resolution to rescind the Treasury order of,
the 11th wfjuly, 183 ti, and to make uniform
li e currency reccivcble for the public reve
nn ts .
Mr. MOORE gave notice that on to- .
morrow tie should ask leave to introduce .
hills for the relict’of S. Miller, W. Edes and’*
John McCarty.
Mr. TIPTON g. ive notice that on to- '
morrow he should ask leave to idtrmHuce
the following bills.
A bill supplementary to au act entitled ’
“ An act to provide foi an exchange of
land* with the Indians residing in any of
the State* or Territories, and far their re
moval west of the mississippi,” approved!
23th May. 1330.
A biH tor the relief of P. Warner.
Mr. KING, of Alabama, submitted the
. following resolution, which was considered
and adopted:
Resolc.'el, That the Senate will on Mon- '
day next, atone o’clock, proceed to the e- 1
lection of a Secrttary of the Senate, in the
place of Walter L i.vrie,resign *d.
Mr. HUBBARD submitted the follow-!
ing resolution, which was consider d and
•'■♦opted :
Retained, That the Senate will on Mon- i
<hy next proceed to the appointment erf the !
standing committees.
Mr. KING, of Alabama on leave fsotro-1
duced a bill supplementary to au net to
amend an act for the better organ*. tfiun of'
the District Courts of Alabama ; »kjcli wa •
read a first lime, nod ordered to a second
reading.
Mr. K.NIGT, on leave introduced a bill j
for the relief ol’Sirah Angel, and the heirs
at law of Benjamin Klug., dr.-cased ; which i
was read a first time and ordered to a se
cond reading.
Also, X bill lo allow a draw back of duties
on imported hemp and cordage ; which was
read a first time, and ordered to a second
reading. ;
Mr. BENTON, on leave, incroduced '■
the follow ng bill* : ,
A bill t > increase the annr.
A biil to construct certain fortifica-’
tionr; ■<
A bill to provide for the constrnion of a’
a western armory nnd arsenal ; ,
A bill lor the relief (he heirs of Gen. W. 1
M. M it »n.
A bill m iking a grj it ofla.i.l to ti e uni- .
rer/tty »»f St. Loui.r.
AU of ahiebwir.- read a first time, a.i I '
ordered l> a second reiuiing.
Mr. GRUFDYg; ive notice that on Tlies- ,
d»y it. x», beshould ask lea • io in reduced .
a bill suppl. nvntarv io an act to amend lhe
jhdi. ialjsysicin of the United Stales,
Mr h ALKhK.on leave iijiyojuced a
bill to advance to the States of Mis.'issinpi
and Alab tma two millions of dollars, .efian- ’
geble upon the 2 per cent, ffi#d, for the ■
p irp i*e ol conflicting a raiJ-vjny from Bra
don, in Mississippi, to C»ha» bs, .in Ala
rinia ; which wa* read a fint titye, and or- j
dered to a second reading,
O i motion of Mr. EWING,
Or lered, That when the Semfc adjourns,
it adjourns to meet on Monday next.
Mr. BENTON (hen called up the fol
low mg resolution*, sub/nijietJ by him on
Wednesday:
Jlmo/u//, That the annual siatewnt of
the commerce and navigation of the United
Slates be hereafter printed under the direc
tion <>f the Secretary «f the Treasury, and
be communicated, in a printed form, as
s. as possible, after the commencement of
tach sla'ed se*»ion of Congress.
Mr. BEN TON dated hi* object to be to
have the work printed by . t ,e direction of
me Treasury Department, and laid before)
Congress <l its meeting, iij the same manner
i.i wnich the receipts and expenditures were
nor printed .arid laid before Congress.
After a few remarks by Mr. KNIGHT,
on :n->lio.i of Mr. BENTON, the resolti-
t. i wi*l ii I over until Monday next, when
f.ie Senate adjourned over to Monday
next.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
T.tt rrdav, D> < ember Bth, 1836,
The SPEAKER laid m iore the House
Sundry executive < oinniiiiii.mtions, six;
I. A I'oinmuiiicntioii from the Secretary i
of tiie Treasury, showing tie amount oft
money reeeivi d from jb< o'et < f Chickasaw ,
lan is ; laid on the table and ordered to be j
p rinted.
3. A communication from the Secretary i
of die Treasury, in compliance with a res
olution of the last session, giving certiiin
i .formation respecting the importatkni* of
paiipi r* into lhe United States.
3. A coinmiiuiention from the Secretary
of die Treasury, showing the amount of
fund* applicable to the erection of marine i
hospitals in the United States, and on the
sidject generally.
4. A < ommiiiiication from the Treasurer <
r.f the United Slates, transmitting a slate- j
rnent of bi* accounts.
•j. A communication from the Secretary '
of lite Treasury, transmitting a stitcineut!
*--<f die expenditures in relation to the Polo- -
m,4< B.idge.
6. A communication from the same, trans
milting a Htrvcy of lhe coasts of the I tilted
Siates.
7. A cominuiiicntion from the becretniy
of War, transmitting mi mcounl oi the
conlingctil < xpeinliturcs ol that Depart
ment.
8. A romiuujjicalion Irom the becrelnty
of State, .raiismiititig all account ol die
contingent expenses ol dial Department.
(». Abo, from the Seri clary <>l die Na
vy, trmismitimg a similar report of the
contingent expenses ol the Navy Depart
incut.
All the foregoing communications were
several!, ordered to lie on the table, and be
printed.
THE LATE HON. G. L. KINNARD.
Air. Davis ol' Indiana, then rose to; die
purpose of iinnounciiig to the House, the
dealh of one of his late colleagues, the Hut).
Gt.uitr.E L. KINnaHD.
Mr. 1). addressed the House as follows:
Mi. SI’EAKEK : Painful as die duty may
b‘, it is mine of this morning, to announce
to the House the dec. a>e oi another oi its
meuibcrs.
My friend and colleague, the Hon.
George L. Kinnard, died at Cincinnati
uu ntirr n lew days of
nig much more severe than ordinary tails
I io the lot of mankind, in passing that dread
i ordeal.
The cause of his death is per
haps well knowai to j hi* House and to the'
country. Jt-w.* ins misfortune lo sui’eij
from one oj tssutc appalling accidents w hich j
are al but 100 frequent occurrence upon our
steamboats, by lhe bursting of their machi
nery.. He, 100, like one of our associates,;
whose dealh was announced on yesterday , ;
died amongst strangers, yet among f. lends. ’
At die hospitable mansion ofthe Hou. Rob
ert Lytle, where he paid the great del t of
nature, he received th ■ most uiuemilting
attention and kindness, aS also die most un
wearied services of those who rank amonu 1
lhe lirsl in die profession of medicine; but'
all would not do ; he omnipotent first had
gone forth, by winch he was called from the
service of his rountry, to the service ol bis
God. Had 1 slu.ii. oby set phrase to pass
an eulogy upon,hi* character, 1 should find
words 100 cold, language too inexpressive,
to do justice to his virtues. Il wasin v good
fortune to be favorer!, lor manv y ears, with
i.is acquaintance, and to share largely in
In* friendship. U itli a clear and discrimi
ating mind, an honest heart, and an unti
ring industry, lie bad elevated himself to
I die highest seat in the affections of those
1 rtli o knew him best.
In id! the varied relations oflil’e, (to which
he vv a* about lo add another of' a sacred ami
responsible character,) be sustained the most
unsullied reputation; leaving to the world
iiidubiiidde evith nee not only that he was
a man of high atluinnierts, but that he was,
emphatically, one of God's nobkst works
—an honest man.
Mr. D. then submitted t! e following res
olution*, which were ttnaifi aou-.lv adopted.
Resolved, That as a t< stimonial of respect
fi>r the memory of the Hon George L.
Kinnard, lave n member of this House,
from the Stale of Indiana, tftc members of
this body will wiarcrnpe on the left ann for
thirty days.
Resolve I, That the connections and con
stituents of Mr. Kinnard are joined in the
sincerest condolence by this body, in the
loss of that inestimable man, to them, to ns,
and to the country.
On motion of Mr. LAY’,
The House then adjourned till Mondav
nc xt.
1 legislature of Georgia:
IN SENATE.
Friday, December 1G 1836.
‘ Mr. Revs Chairman •! the Committee on
Public Education and Free Schools, made
■ a rcpuit on the Rev. E. Sinclair’s report
as Commissioner of lhe appropriation for
! .the indigent Deaf and Dumb, shew tog that
i former appropriations had not been expen
ded on account ofthe reluctance of parents
ito send their unfortunate offspring to so
great a di. a ice as Hartford—only 3 out ol
j|6 ascertained to be lit subjects, having
' consented to go. The unexpended balance
l of former appropriation* is staled to be
,$5,671 17 making any further approjiria
' tion at tjtis lime unnecessary.
j Mr. Cone from the Select Committee on
! the petition of Citizens of Bryan, made a
.' favorable report, rei onnr.ending SI,OOO
lo be inserted in appropriation act, for that !
purpose.
The Senate took up the unfinished'busi
ness, being lhe bill for a Rail Road ficin
.; lhe Tennessee line, ike.
| Mr. Reese offered.a substitute for lhe bill I
i providing for a survey of the route by com
petent Engineers, who shall report on the
I best route, and the probable cost of the!
construction to the Governor, lo be by hitn
laid before the next Legislature: the State I
to take < n" ha'fllje stock of tiie main trunk
and one fourth "f the stock of any of the !
J branches upon a joint stock Company sub- >
. scribing the tainainder, Lc Substitute rc-
e I—yens 22, nays 6].
t Mr. Mitchell of Baldwin, offered a sub
j niiute, providing for the employment of an
j Engineer to make a survey of the most eli
j giblc route, ami appropriating $ 69,000
i for the same—said Engineer to report to
j the Governor the progress ofthe survey and
; vv hen completed, the expenses of the Rail*
i Road—the Gover.to. t > communicate with
.tfie Governor of Tennessee on tite subject
.^•Rijccled —yea* 38, nays 44.
j Mr. L ■iniar ofl'vred a proviso, that no ex-i
: pendilttre be made prior to the Ist of De-!
I cember, 1837, except for a survey— Reject-'
, eel, yea* 34, nay s 46.
’ Mr. Cone moved an amendment provid
ing ilia', noting shall prevent a subsequent
! Legislature from alining all or any p Mr t ofi
this scl—Rcjci teel, yea* 16, nays 60.
Mr, Gibson moved to strike out the ]Oth j
| section—yeas 2G nays 53.
The bill was then put upon its passage,
jand I’AFMED —yeas 46, nays 34.
The Senate adjourned u> Saturday inorn-
i '“ g -
Satu.uluy, December 17.
I Mr. I zaniar called up his resolution rela- 1
I live to the furnislfing of a troop of cavalry
'in Lincoh:, with swords, pistol*, Ike. under!
the act of last '.■■■•!<>n.
1 \ 1
Several amendment* being offered to add
other counties, Mr. McConnell offered a
substiltile authorizing die Governor to fur
nish stu li companies as shall report tli. ui
s< Iv vs organized, having rlue lefcrence to
the most exposed counties. Substitute a
• tloplctl-—yeus ; 9, nays 18.
The resolution was then ordered to lie on
I the table for die present.
Mr. Reese called up his Report on the
subject ol the deal and dumb appropriation,
; whn It was amended and agreed 10.
JiUl.t jxissrj.
I To authorize die li.LiiuF Court of Ba
ker to have surveyed and sold certain un
survey ed portions of said county.
To incorporate lhe “ Hauk of St. Ma
: ry’>”—yeas 42, nay.- 24.
To incorporate the Flint and Chatta
hoochee Rail Road Company.
To divide the county of Walker, and to
firm a new county west of the Lookout
| Mountain, to be called “ Cui-’I EE”—teas
I 33, nays 36.
To organize a new county o t of parts of
Houston and Marion, to be called “Epps:,”
yeas 40, nays 31.
The Senate adjourned to Monday innrn
iug.
,'_.y
Bills passci/.
I o provide lor (he payment of Volun
teer* in certain r ases, lor services, losses
and expenses coring the late Seminole anti
Creek campaigns.
To add an additional section to the sixth
division of the Penal Code.
To extend lo certain descendants o! Cher
okee Indians, tire rights, | r.v ileges and Iran
chises of citizens of this btate—\ca»sl nays
21.
To establish a company tinder the name
of the Savantialiand Charleston steam pack
et company.
To incorporate the President and Direc
tors ofthe “ People’s Line” of Stages.
To amend the act of 1811, establishit g
tiie S. nafus Aca.lt micus.
i To add a pan of Jackson to the counts
I of M adison.
To authorize the Sheriffs of the Chero
kee circuit to sell one half of all lots con-
I demned as fraudulently drawn in the late
lottery, and to make valid, certain sales of
! the Stale’s interest in such lots, kc.
Bills lost.
To exempt t’ie •‘Richmond Blues” from
; jury duty.
To authorize Jeremiah Thompson toe
rect a mill <!am across Flint river in the
| county ol Fayette.
To provide for the call of a Convention
ho reduce the number ol die General As
i sembly of Georgia, and for other purposes
j —yeas 32, nays 35.
The Senate learning that Major General
, Gaines of the U. S. Army, was at this time
I at the Capitol, invited him, by resolution,
to a seat w ithin their chamber, during liis
' stay in this (dare.
i They adjourned to Tuesday morning.
Titcs lay Die. 20.
Bill rejected.
To a itliorise James M>»rris, bis heirs and
; assigns, to erect a mill Gam across the Con
' ttasauga river.
IVctlncsilufa Dt ccnibcr 21.
Bill rejected.
To authorise George Kclloggand Isaac
Whorton to bui d a bridge across the Coosa
vvaltee river.
j Tliursdiit/, December 22.
ills rejecled.
To provide for the compensation of the
| grand and |«-tit jurors lor the comities ol
Gwinnett, Butts, Cass, Cherokee, Craw
) ford, Franklin, Glynn, Habersham, Hall,
. Henry, Harris, Macison, Meriwether, Tal
bot, Walker and Wilkes.
; To idler and fix tiie limes of holding lhe
! Superior courts of the Coweta circuit and
the Inf rior court of the county of Hous-
I ton.
Il OU SE OFR EP R ESEX T A TIV ES.
i Friday, D cember 16, 1836.
O.t motion of Mr. Gi rdon of Chatham,
the Home took up ti e recoitsidt red bill for
the organization of the Court for the Cor
rection of Errors.
'I be bill was amended by changing the
salary of the Judges froms2,9oo t 052,500
—yea* 82, nays 71.
Mr. Sanford moved to alter the places
fixed for lhe sessions of the Court, so as to
; mi ike G eenesboro’ the place of session for
the Northern and Ociniil o ee circuit*—Re
jecteel.
Mr. Cone moved to strike out Savannah
—yeas 62, nay s 83.
Mr. Prior moved to strike out Columbus
i —yeas 62, nays 93.
Mr. Branham moved to insert, in the sth
' seotion,; f.er the words “ determine each
and evtry cause,” the words without argu
ment of counsel either oral or written —-y eas
59, nays 97.
J The House adjourned to 3 o’clock, p. m.
when the House again met, and resumed
the consideration of the Court bilk
Mr. Pitman moved an additional section,
providing for the appointment of a Solici
■ io.- General with a salary 0f'52,500 to rep
resent the respondent in all cases, and be
prohibited from practicing in any other
i Courts ol’ this State, or receiving any
other fee than his salai} —teas 40, nays
Mr. YVilkiiison moved lo strikeout $ 1,500
as the salary of the Reporter —vea»s6, nays
° 4 ’
The bill was then passed—yeas 82,
n iys 76.
YEAS—Meesrs. Andrea s, Barnett, Bar
ron, Bcrrie, Black, Blackburn, Blount of
Upson, Bolton, Bradford, Brown, Bryson,
Bulloch, Barney, Carroll, Clark of Catji
deti, Clark of Hall, Cleveland, Coffee, Col
i berl, Crane, Cui ver, Dirt, Dav is of Elbert,
! Davis ol' Walker, Diamond, Distnnkes,
! Drane, Drysdale, Duncan, Dupree, Ellis,
Fletcher, Flewcliin, Franklin, Gordon ol
Chatham, Gordon of’Monroe, Gray, Ham
mond, Harris of Baldwin, Harris of Burke,
I Harrison, Holcombe, Jenkins, Kelly ol
I Houston, Kelly of Rabun, Kirnsey, King
I of Mt Int' sh, Jti<>. B. Lamar, Lewis, Love,
i McAfee, McDonald, McKinley, Meriwelh
! er, Miller, Ogilby, Peddy, Price of Gilmer,
‘ Price of Jasper, Quarterman, Rambo,
Reeves, Renlroe, Rhodes, Roberts of Hall,
Roberts of H riven, Robison of Washing
ton, Rogers, Scruggs, Smith of Coweta,
' Smith of Huncock, Solomon, Stroud, Swift,
! Tow n*, Wellborn, White of' Butts, Whit
!field, Williams, Wilson, Wood oft ’ovveta,
1 Woo,| of Randolph.
THE STANDARD OF UNION
NA \ S—M< sus. A'ford, Alli ii ofFayette, >
As i, Beck, Bentley . Blackshear ol I ,ow ndes
Blackshear oi Thomas, Blount of Warren,
Bowen, Branham, Bryant, Burnes, B>tie,
( amp, (. olley, Collier, Cone, Cook, Coop
er, D iiiiel oi Madison, Daniel of Thomas,
Dougherty, Drew, Easley, Espey, Ezzard,
Fl mrnoy, Floyd, Foard of Cherokee, Hall,
Hamdt >n, Hatn| t >n, Haris of Newton,
Hatelier, Hatten, Hay es, Hill ol Ogletluvi'pe
Hilliard, Holland, Hurt, -Hust, Jennings’
Johnson, Jone, ol M avion, J one* ol Wav ne’
Kr ilh oi Decatur, K< itli ol' Hail, King o’
Green, Knox, J unes Bainar, Landrun?
Loya.l, Mays, Me Arthur, McCrary, Mitch
ell, Mo. >n, Mo.elcy, Murphy, Pcnlicost,
Pitm .n, Powell, Rivers, Robertson ofCo
lum'ii.i, Sanford, Sharpe, S l, ipp, Smith of
Ji if I'son,- S ci.ccr, Siai.ing.-, Strickland,
W artlieii, Vthiteoi Campbell, White ofEl
b. r', V\ i.liinsor, Young.
The House also passed lhe hill to vest
the i state cdWyatt Alford in William Wy
att Allot il.
Bills li.sl.
T’o authorize the collection of interest on o
pen accounts in certain cases.
To exempt tirand and I'etit Jurors from pay- '
ing toll at the feiri-s dvei Flint river in the cotin- '
ty of Lee.
They adjourned to Saturday morning.
Satuntai/ December 17: ;
I he House refused mre-cousider lhe passage i
of the Court bill by a vote of 82 nays to 78 1
yea*.
Nir. Goidonof Chatham, by leave imrodticc
instaulcr, a bill to change the name of the Far
mers’ Bank ol Chattahoochee in Columbus, ai d
t > regulate tliesyme.
The Hoi.setouk up the appropriation bill for
the political y.nir, 1837
h rum tie sc'tion appropriating $5 per day
to themembeisof the Legislature,ss vvasMrick
en out, (y eas 7d, nays 53) and .*>4 per day in
serted. Fromtlie section a Jawing the Secretap
rv of State atj Surveyor General, j%],POO fur
Clark’s hire,.'•‘l,ooo was stricken cut, am] $75'.)
it sorted.
An ad.litioml section was ad.led, appropria
ting A!),-; IS S7 to the Inferior Court of Mus
< "g< e, and x],<)s!> 75 to the Inferior Court of
Taibot, for e.’penses in arresting the spread of
the small pox—was (18, nay s 67.
Alter some lui ther amendments the bill was
passe,!.
Adjout iiec lo Monday morning.
Montlay, Dcrc.mbcr 1!).
On motios a! the House agreed
to reconsider the passage ci the aj>ptopriation
bill.
>.r. Gordon of Cha:har.., Item the Committee
on Internal Inijiiovement, .submitted a leport
an l resolutions lavoral.le lo an appropriation for
(he Allamaha «m.| its branches.
llie House took ep, and concurred in, the
amendments ol Senate to the bill lor the con
struction ol a rail road Irom lhe Tennessee
line, &.c.
Hills passed.
I<> in ’orporate sundry Academies named.
A substitute jur the bill to alter, consolidate
and amend tl.e s< v ral incorporation of
fdaco:-. [An unsuccesslul attempt was made
to strike out the provision limiting lhe tax to 50
cents o.: everv s it) >.]
1 o appropriate money' for the improvement
of the Fl.nt river—veas B>, nays4B.
I he reconsidered bill to appropriate money
($1(1,GOO, for tne removal of obstructions to
navigation in t!.e Gcaml-yee river-- -yeas 'JO, nays
47. ’ ■
I o amend tin* art ol 1835 relative to the poor
school ford of L uiren*.
To authorize J. M. Mitchell of Muscogee to
pleadand practice law in this Slate.
1 o amend the road lawsso faras respects tire
cjiinty of Wilkes.
To change the names of certain persons,
To repeal a portion ofthe laws relative to the
introeuction of >1 ivcs into this State—yeas 73,
nays 66.
. To compensate the Grand Jarors of DeKalb
county.
Tuesday, December 20.
Air. Camp moved lo reconsider the rejec
ted bill for forming a new county out of
Paulding, Car. oil, &.c. The house refused
to recottsiiler.
Mr. Strickland moved to reconsider
the rejected bill to add a part of Elbert
to Madison. Tite house refused to recon
sider.
Bills lost.
1 o cha igc the times of holding the Su
perior courts of Appling, Ware, Lowndes,
Thomas, Decatur and Dooly.
To form anew county from the counties
of Ilotiston ami Alarion.
To legalize ch’cds cf c. nveyatice in cer
tain cases.
To manumit Hannah Lenos, a free woman
of color.
To compel retailers of spirituous liquors
to take an oath to comply with the thirteenth
section of the thirteenth division of the pe
nal code.
To manumit Philip and Phillis, slaves.
To repeal a part of the act of ISIS, in
relation to assignmenis of property by debt
ors.
For the relief of James YVale.a.
To prevent the vice of gaining.
It vein sei ay, December 21.
Mr. Kelly of Houston moved to recon
sider the njectcd lull to form a new ciinnty
out of Houston and Marion. The house
refused to reconsider.
Mr. Branham moved to reconsider the
rejected bill to compel retailers of spiritu
ous liquors to take tin oath to comply with
the thirteenth scctien of the thirteenth di
vision ol’ the penal code. The house refu
sed to reconsider.
Mr. Bulloch moved to reconsider the re
jected bill lo prevent the spread of' small
pox. The house refused to reconsider.
Bitts rejected.
To exempt printers ftom military duty.
To admit certain deeds in evidence.
To define the powers of courts in relation
to amendments.
To incorporate the Mti cogee Blues.
To increase lite capita) and extend the
charter ofthe Marine tk Fire Insurance
Bank ofthe State of Georgia.
To change the name <>f the Farmeis’
Bank of Chattahoochee, and to regulate
the same.
To regulate tho establishment of Branch
Banks.
To regulate the duties <>f the officers of
the Central Bank.
To establish lhe Citizens’ Bank in Au
gusta. *
For lhe improvement ofthe Withlacoo
chc.
To amend the seventh article ofthe third
section of th-e constitution.
To establish the Miners’ Batik ofGeorgia
at Dahlonega.
To authorise a loan to the Georgia Fe
male College.
To allow securities on executors,’ ad
initiisitators,’ or guardians’ bonds to intro
duce < v idence against them.
To aiii-iid lhe fiist section ofthe third ar
ticle of tlieeoiistiititioi).
Mr. Easley, from the committee on peti
tions, made unfavorable repot Is on two pe
titions, one fi oat Rabun, the other from .sutt-l
dry citizens of J ones.
Thursday, December 22. I
Mr. Miller moved to reconsider the rejee-|
ted bill, lo incorporate lhe Citizens’ Bank ;
at Auigusta. The house refused to recon-I
?i ter.
Many (fills passed by the Senate were I
i ( ad the first time.
Dill rejecti d.
To form a new comity out of Mariyo
and I lou-toi).
Several bills were passed, the captions
of '.vliich will appear hereafter.
To regulate the selection of Jurors in trial of
persons tor alienees stibjecinig the person to line
and imprisimmcni, or both.
'1 o rem >vc obstruct! ms to the free passage of;
itsli iii the Ogccltee river.
i o exempt J nstices ol the Interior Court from ;
jury duty.
To incorporate the Appling lluzzars. ;
1 o amend tiie acts oi incorporation of the
town o! Milledgeville, so as to make the same a
city;
To authorise William S. Jones to establish a
■ fetry across the Coosawattie river.
; To change the times of holding the Inferior
. Com Is of Muscogee,
j To compensate one of the Justices for car
rying up election returns in Lee.
io alter the road laws ol trlvnn countv.
; 1 o alter the times ol holding the Superior and
I Inferior Com is of Baldwin.
I Dills lost.
, To add a part of the counties of Cobb, Car
( roll, and Campbel), to the county of Paul
ding, and to lay out and organize a new coun-
! ty.
To appropriate money to build a bridge a
cross the Chattahoochee, at or near Dobbins’
ferry.
To amend lhe bridge laws of this State, so
! jar as respects tho letting of contracts.
To repeal an act ol 1535, adding a part of
\\ ilkes t> Taliaferro—yeas 16, nays 125.
To compel persons who have purchased lots
or fractious irom the State, which are not
yet granted, to pay tax thereon ; and to make
certificates of said purchase evidence of ti
tle.
io lay oil ilia Slate into Congressional Dis
tiicts. Lai<l on the table the balance of the ses
; sion, by yeas 113, to nays 3-'.
1 o amend the act authorizing tho Court of
! Comm, ii Pleas, &c. of Savannah, to hold ex
; iraordinary’ sessions tor the summary trial of
I cacses, vtc.
1 o prevent persons from permitting slaves
to visit their premises without a written permit.
1 o amend the act establishing a turnpike
road from the Tennessee line to the Hightower.
1 o p.event owners of slaves from keeping
quarters for said slaves upon any plantation,
without a white man on the premises.
Durrug the nfternoon session, the House, bv
' resolution, invited Gen. E. P. Gaines to a seat
I within the 11 ill, during his st ty in this place.
I , FROM FLoIIIDA.
Gov. Cal! has received orders to turn
| ‘die command over to Gen. Jesup. An
express, with a iruard of 40 men, left Black-
Creek, Satutday last, for Gen. Jesup’s
camp, as nothing has bt cn heard of him
since his arrival in Florida. During his
comtnainl, Gov. Cali lias had many difli
icujtirs besides sickness, with which to con
tend, not generally known. It has been
| suggested that he will demand a Court of
I Inquiry. We learn froin’good authosity
| that the Fresifient has given Gen. Jesup
; positive instructions lo estahiL-h a Post and
depot in the cove of the Withlacooehee,
and to remain there, till the war is termi
n:‘e'. By an order ofthe Presi len', a
depot i- to be established on the east side of
the St. Johns at \ olusia. Let three or
i f.iur others be established at proper points
[near the enemy’s strong hold, not 100
! miles distant, and bring as many thousand
men to operate in dilfereut bodies, with
sufficient means of transportation, and with
skillitl mauagyment, the’ war will soon be
ended. Then the enemy could soon be
brought to terms whether powder was scarce
lor not. Until some such course is afiopt
; ed, the enemy. alter fighting while thev
I have the advantage, w ill elude any body of
I men that is likely to be brought against,
| them. — Courier. ’ ' -
Idroni the Mobile Advertiser. -
THE MErN FOR FLORIDA.
; We stated y esterday, that SOO men were
♦ required of Alabama for the Florida ser
vice. The statement should have been
i 500. V. e had the pleasure of receiving a
letter upon the subject yesterday, trout
t Captain E. Harding, at the Motmt Vernon
j Arsenal, who is to eqtfipt, muster, and ship,
I'rtuu Mobile, to the head quarters, ofthe
i Army in Florida, the 500 men required, as
; early as practicable: He speaks in high
end just terms ofthe patronism and cltival
i ry of our citizens tint! independent military
I companies, nnd doubts not the required
i number of men will be raised without sub
mitting to a draft. “ The Seminoles,” he
says, “ must be put down, and it is mortify
ing to on National prid£ that they should
have held out so long.” YVe think with
Captain Hsrding upon both these points.
Mobile has once sent to the service of her
country two companies of noble fellows.
She has three more companies not a whit
behind the others and always ready to
strike for liberty, life and honor. She has
oilier citizens too, ofthe same steel, stamp
and mettle.
ITs an ill wind that blows nobod// good.—
After the battle of S.irttoga General Ar
nold met Sergant Throp, who had lost a
leg in the action.
“ Wei], Servant” said the General,
“ yon ami 1 liaveheen unfortunate.”
“ Not. at all, Sir, said lhe Sergant, “ my
expenses are reduced.”
“ Indeed!”
“ Yes Sir; I found it hard work to get a
living before, but now j shall have but one
shoe and stockihg to buy.”
Arnold laughed and limped offi lo his
tent to fmi.-h his letter to Harry Clinton.
Stop the Pig. notice an adwrtise
tneut in an exi liange paper, wherein one
Mr. Fig .speaks of bis tv it'e’s having eloped
Irom his hit! and board. We sincerely
hope Mrs. Pig will go back to her liege
lord, ami make lhe sty comfortable foF the
old grimier a:.d their porkers. When a ■
woman marries a hog t he ought to make tip 1
her mind to go the entire swine.
PRESIDENTIAL STATISTICS. |)
(z\ll the States told certainly, exceet I'
Mississippi—and she in a ]| probability for :
Mr. Van Burmi :)
If so— Van Buhen gets
Marne, 10 votes.
New Hampshire, 7
Rhode Island, 4
Connecticut, g
New York, 42
Pennsylvania. 39
Virginia, 23
North Carolina, j 5
Alabama, 7
Lotfisana, 5
Mississippi, 4
Arkansas, 3
Missouri, 4
Illinois, 5
Fourteen State*, or ]G7 votes.
Generaj. Harrison gets
Vermont, 7
New Jersey g
Delaware, 3
Maryland, lo
' Ohio, 21
Indiana, y
Kentucky, 15 I
Seven States, or 73 vote*. |
i
Judge White
Tennessee, 15
Georgia, 11
Two States, or 2G votes. j
Daniel Webster.
Massachusetts, 14
One State, or 14 vote*
Mr. Blank, (or ,) gets
South Carolina, 11
Otte State, or H votes.
Van Buren's majority over Harrison,
94—over White, 141—over Webster, 153;
—over , 156—and over the united
forces of Harrison, White, Webster, and the
D , lie rect-ivs the nett majority of 43 ! '
Thus, Mr. V. B. has in all probability I
the votes of 1-1 Slates, or a majoriiy of the
States — He has 8 ofthe good Old Thirteen
United St vies, ora majority of them— He!
; has received a decided majority of the votes !
of the good Old Thirteen—viz : 129 votes
—while the other six of lhe original States
h ive thrown away their 46 vote* on the
Hydra-headed Coalition • —He has one half
ol' the new States; and if Michigan be
counted, a z« jorily of the new States— He ;
has received a majority of the slave-holding'
; States, probably in lhe proportion of 7 to 5
I —He has received a majority ofthe non
■ slave-bolding Stales, in the proportion ol’7 ’
;to 6 —Hehasa majority ofthe Electoial
Colleges—ami probably obtained 21 more ■
than the necessary ratio—He has received
a majority of the popular vote, probably of
trout 15 to 20,009 —and if vve count out the !
vote of South Carolina, of from 25 to more
than 30,000 —He has received a majority
of the Seutheni Stales. He has received
1 tiie votes of tite North-western and. tire
South-western Siates—He ha* received the ,
support of Stales, north and south of Ma
son’s and Dixon’s line—north and south of
the Ohio—east and west the Mississippi.
—He lias beat each candidate, as well as all
the candidates put together. He has dis
tanced every competitor, and beat the field.
He has been elected without regard to
sectional coii;-i erations —and upon lite prin- ■
< iples of one great political party, scattered
through the Union.— He has beat three ■
candidates, run 011 local grounds, and em- i
; bracing principles as various as lhe hues of.
* the rainbow.
! He has been eh ctcel by the Colleges of
the Peoples’ Electors—and thus cut off all
the management, intrigue and corruption of
an election by the H. ol R.
He has been elected in the spirit of the
American Union—and stands pledged to
I support both the ./tights of the Stales and
the Ln ion of U ir States.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
R. M. Johnson, gets
Maine, > 10
New Hampshire, 7
R. Maml, -4
Connecticut, 8
New York, , 42
Pennsylvania, 30
North Carolina, 15
Alabama, (probablv) 7
Louisiana, (do.) 5
Mississippi, 4
Arkansas, 3
Missouri, 4
Illinois, 5
Thirteen States, or 144
Francis Granger, gets
Massachusetts, 14
Vermont, 7
New Jersey, 8
Delaware, 3
Ohio, 21
Indiana, (probably) 0
Kentucky, (do.) 15
Seven States, or 77 votes. ;
John Tyler, gets
Mary lane, 10
Tennessee, 15
Georgia, 11 ;
S. Carolina, 11
Four Stales, or 47 votes. I
YVm, Smith, gets
Virginia, 23
One State' or 23 votes.
R. M. Jo'- nson’s majority over Granger,
67s—over Tyler, 97—over Smith, 121
and he wants 2 votes of a majority of lhe
Electoral vote.
Qy 5 ’ Some riititors arc afloat, that Mr.
Clay was desirous that Kentucky should
cast her vote for Mr. Tyler—in which case,
he ami Mr. Granger would be tied, being
1 ach 62, and thus Z>o/A oj them, as well as
Col. Johnson, would go up to the Senate ;
the Constitution having used the general
phrase, that “ from the two highest numbers
on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice
President.” But the language of the last
Lexington “ Observer” seems to forbid any
such scheme'— lor, the “ Observer” denies
that a single Elector of Kentucky can vote
1 for Col. Johnson, ttpot-t the ground, “ that
it would not only he a breaih of an implied
pledge given by them when nominated to
s ipport Harrison an 1 Granger, but it would
also be a dereliclion of principle in lhem.’ r
THE NEW DOLLAR.
It gives ns pleasure to announce that the
dollar of our own mint is soon to make its
appearance. For thirty years the coinage
of lhe American dollar has been suspended;
the money managers for lhe Government,
in the United States Bank, being interested
to supercede the American eagle on the pre
cious metals, by the eagle, in i-uk, on bank
notes. We may hope that it will not be
long before the money -of the American
people will become so familiar to them as to
render description seperfltions, which at
presen' is the only way to introduce it lo
tli> ir acquaintance.
The lace of tiie coin represents a full
length figure o; Liberty, seated on a rock,
with the classic emblem of (he or lib
erty-cap sttrtmmniing a spear held in lhe
left hand. The right hand rests on the
Amer cm shield, withits thirteen sßripes,
cr< s e 1 by a scroll, on which is (trt? word
Liberty.
1 he reverse represents the A rnericart’e*-»
gle, on the wing, drawn accurately from ra
tore; all the heraldric appendages of the old
. coin being discarded. - Over lhe field are
.placed irremtlarly twenty-six stars; theen
1 trance ol .Michigan into the Union, having
I been, it seems, anticipated.
j Ihe design of thy face of the coin was
: drawn by Mr. Stilly, and that of the reverse
I by Mr. Titian Pealc; both under tusfriic
i lions from the Director of the Mint. The
dies were executed by Mr. Gobrecht, one
; of the engravers of the mint.
1 his emission of dollars is the first coin*
ed at the mint since the year 1805. It i«
intended to adopt the same design in tiie
other coins, as soon as it is practicable lo do
so.— [Globe.
Let no gentleman ever qnarrelwrth a wo
man. It you are troubled with iwr, retreat.
If she abuse her, be silent. If she tear your
cloak, give x our coat. If she box your
i ears, bow. If she tear your eyes out, feci
) your way to thedoor and FLY.
Absence of Mind.— A Southern edito r
. relates a most remarkable instance of ab
sence of mind. A friend of his, on arising
lin the morning, puton his wife’s petticoat,
■ an I did not discover the mistake, until he
attempted to nurse “the little one.”
; !
I
of
1 " i he friends of the. Unionare our friends, and its
enemies, our enemies."
' a ’3g URS’> 1V tl'He VIVI 4,
! LNIDN CANDIDA L’ E FOR CONGRESS.
J.llJßes uCi! L of Jackson county.
I I’. L. Robinson, proprietor of this paper,
having made the lowest bid, received the co«-
I tract for priming the Laws and Journals of tho
kite session, and was on !• i ida v evening, the 23d
| instant, elected State Pkinter, to print tho
Laws and Journals of the next le»islature. This is
i the first time that a Printer has/ever been elec
ted in this State. It has always been disposed ofto
the lowest bidder, heretofore; but the wish ofthe
■ Governor, as well as the Legislature, to have tho
'. work done in Georgia, (it having been done, for
some years past, at the am th,) induced the Legis
lature to pass a law to give a certain price, and
elect their Printer everv vear for the followinrr
• one.
NOMINA i’iON FOR GOVERNOR.
Milledgeville, Dre. 22d, 1836.
Ata numerous meeting, at Buflingtou’s, of
tl>e members ofthe Legsliature and many res
pectable citizens from various parts of the State,
attached to lhe Union party, to nominate tho
I candidate of lhe Party to be- run for Governor
.at the next election, the Hon. Vai. Walter,
; senator from the county of Richmond, was call
ed to the Chair, and James JI. Kelly, Esq. a
1 Representative from Houston, -was appointed
i Secretary.
The object of th: l meeting being stated by tho
Chairman, some discussion and interchange of
opinions upon the subject was had, when, on
motion of Mr. Gordon of Chatham, the follow
ing Resolution was adopted with great unani
mity :
Resolved, That the members ofthe Legisla
ture present at this meeting, representing the
Union Party from different parts of the State,
proceed to a nomination of the Candidate of
the Union Party for Governor, and that each
member oi this meeting be pledged to support
the nominee of this meeting by all honorablo
mca ns.
\\ hereupon, the members present, proceeded
to ballot, and on counting out the votes it ap
peared that William Schley received lU2 vote*.
Scattering 9. Il was moved and carried, by tho
unanimous vote of the members, that Will’am
Schley be nominated the candidate ofthe Union
party lor Governor.
On motion of the Hon. Peter Cone, senator
from Bulloch, tiie chair proceeded to the ap
! pointment of a committee of five to notify
\\ illiam Schley of his nomination, and to ascer
tain from him, whether he will accept the
; same.
I Messrs. Cone of Bulloch, Kellv of Ilcuston,
j Gordon of Chatham, CriWte of Lumpkin,
i Burns of Jackson, were appointed that Com
! mittee.
On Motion ol Mr. Gordon of Chatham, it
was Resolved, I’hat the proceedings of jhis.
meeting be signed by the Chairman, and coun
tersigned by- tite Secretary, and be published
in all the Union papers of the State.
The meeting then adjourned.
, \ AL. V. ALKER, fJAau man
James M. Kei.i.y, Secretary.
Mti.i.Enm.vti.T.E, Dec. 22d, 1836.
To His Excellency B m. Schley.
Deau Sm—The undersigned as a Commit
tee appointed on the part oi' the Union racni
beisot the Legislatmc, to notify you ofyattr
unanimous nomination by them as the candidate
ofthe Union Party to'be supported by that
patty for Governor at the next election, and’
to ascertain whether you will accept the same,,
take great pleasure in the discharge of the duty
assigned them.
lhe meeting, by which your nomination was
made, was intended numerously both bv num*
bins of the Legislature, and many most respec
table and intelligent citizens, attached to the
l tiion party, from various parts of the Stale,
am! tue harmony au ] unanimity that pt\ vaiku
on the occasion, gave us another eatf.c. t wf the
