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EDITED BY THOHAS 15 AYN !’.!•> ESQ
VOL.. IV. JO. 1.
of
B Y :i\ 7>. AO BI MBD.CSf,
ST-STU Pttt.VT£K,
AND
Publtsher (Ry Authority,) of the Laus
of the United Stales: j
Office on Greene Street, nearly oppo
site the Market.
Issued cveiy Tuesday morning,at $3 per annum '
N'i subscription taken tor less than a year
and no paper discontinued, but at the option oi
th* publisher, until all arrearages are paid.
Advertisemcsts conspicuously inserted at the
usual rates —those not limited when banded in,
will be inserted ’till forbid, and charged accord
ingly.
CHANGE OF DIRECTION.
We desire such of our subscribers as may a
any timo wish the direction of their papers chan,
ged from one Post Oilice to another, to inform
u«, in all cases, of the place to which they had
teen previously sent; as the mere order to for
ward them to a different office, placesit almost
autos our power, to comply, because we have no
■means of ascertaining the office from which they
are ordered to be changed, but a search through
aur whole subscription Book, containing severa
thousand names.
POSTAGE.
It is a standing rule with this office, as wel
as all others, that the postage of all letters and
communications to the Editor or Proprietor
must bo paid. We repeat it again,—and re
quest all personshaving occasion to address us
u[>en business connected in any way with the.
establishment, to bear it in mind. Persons
w ishing to become subscribers to the Standard
•f I nion, are particularly requested togivethei
attention to this; nr they will not have the pa
per forwarded to them.
TO ADVERTISERS ABROAD.
Persons, at a distance, who are desirous
of giving 1 their advertisements an extensive
circulation, are respectfully informed that
THE STANDARD OF UNION presents the i
means of spreading them before a larger
number of readers than any paper in Geor
gia, or perhaps in the Southern country,
with but a single exception. There is not
a State or Territory in the Union, to which I
it has not found its way ; and scarcely a
Post Office in this State where it is not ta
ken.
Maiiealg’eville Ge®.
IN consequence of the continued high price of
provisions. Servants hire, &c. the price for
regular, or yearly boarders, is fixed from and after :
the Ist January 1837, as follows;
Board per month, without Lodging, S2O 00
“ •* “ with “ 25 00
Children and Servants half price,
BEECHER & BROWN
THOS. R. HUSON,
A.M. HORTON,
D. B. MITCHELL.
Der#mber29. 50—ts.
Milledgeville ICF.Compatiy
THE stockholders met on Saturday the 20th
iiist., and organized by the election of Col. i
Abner Hammond, F. V. Delaunay, T. R. Huson, '
as a board of directors.
At a meeting of the directots on the same day.
Col. Abner Hammond was elected president, and
S. D. Betton, Secretary.
August 23. 22—ts.
Rockwell &■ Kenan,
A TTORNE YS A T LA I V,
Milledgeville, Georgia,
HAVING united their PROCESSIONAL
INTERESTS, will attend to business en
trusted to them in the Counties of the Octnulgee
Circuit, in the Comity of Hancock of the North
ern, Washington of the Middle, Twiggs and Lau
rens of the Southern, and Houston, Bibb and
Monroe of the Flint Circuits: also in the Federal
Court.
Their office is on the second flaor of the Mason
ic Hall. July 19th, 1836.
SAMUEL ROCKWELL,
M. J. KENAN.
August 2. 29—ts
Notice.
RANAWAY or stolen from the subscriber’s
house in DeKalb county Georgia, on Sunday
night the Sth instant, a very bright .Mulatto slave
about 20 years old, about 5 feet high heavy built,
and hair very strait ami black, eyes very black,
lips thick, and one or more smooth black meles on
the back part ofhis neck, named Pleasant. 1 will
pay twcuty-five dollars for his delivery at my house
•r for his delivery in some safe jail, so that I can
get him. ROBERT CROCKET.
January 19 I—3t.
07- The Columbus Sentinel, Geo and th:
Montgomery Advertiser,Ala, will please insert the
above advertisement three times, anil forward
their accounts for payment. Decatur DeKalb Ga.
Janpa-iy 19 J—3t.
io Ml,
IN Sandersville on the J Ith Decembei last, a
Negro man about thirty years of nge, by the
uaineof Ahram, who says he belongs to a man by
the name of Henry Coismas, living in Madison
eounty, in the state of Mississippi, near the town of
Livingston ; he is about 6 feet high ratherof a light
complexion. The owner is requested to come
forward, prove property, pay expenses ami take
him away. J F NORTHINGTON, Jailor.
January 19, 1-ts.
“FIJBiNiTiJRir
FROM THE NORTH,
of the latest style, ju*t received ar.d for sale by
THO if AS h:, WOODRUFF,
At the new and splendid Cabinet Furniture
W" re ' , ‘ o,,, os. corner of (‘ampbell and Broad sts.
Formerly McKinzie Bennocb’s old s’ppid.
&''' ' T'"t”
pp pj
Pin nos.
A LS .f , ,‘? IKl ’, il fi "° '“ '’ltment of PIANO
111 the production of wveial pop
itlar Manufactories, which can be offered with
confidence,'and sold with the most pt.ffoet guar
antee. /senary 12, '
fff ! gj|wiw e
! •
MEDXCAL.
OR. C. I'.. II.W NF.S has resumed the proc- i
lice of Medicine and its collateral branches, |
to which his undivided attention will be devoted ' ■
until the close of the sickly season. When not I
profession Ih aos nt, he may be consulted at the [ -
office heretofore occupied by him, or at the Ea j .
i gle Tavern. ' ,
1 Sparta, August 1. 1836. 29—ts | ,
>;
SOKE EYES. ;
Tilt with inflamed or sore eyes ,
'.•tliould be aw are of the great excellencies
of Or. Adam's Eye B’der.in the treatment of this, i
troublesome affliction. It lias been before the <
public but a short time, yet it has -trendy been
fairly tested in comparison with all the common <
remedies, and with what success may be inferred
1 from the extensive demand now existing for it, :
■ and from the numerous testimonials ot its value (
now in the hands of the proprietor, one or two
■ of which it was deemed proper to subjoin. i ’
Sir •• It is with pleasure I state to you, that my t
wife who was troubled w ith sore eyes, was com- j t
. pletely cured by using one bottle of Dr. Adams'
Eve Water.
JOHN GARDNER, Green street, near 7th.
Norristown Pa.
Mr. Fisher : 1 take pleasure in bearing testimo ■
uy to the superior excellence of Dr. Adam's Eye (
Water over all the others thaPl have trit .I. Ha
ving given Dr. Thompson's a fair trial 1 consider ‘
Dr. Adams’ by far the best, as it is free from that 1
smarting produced by Thompson's. 1 know sev- I 1
eral gentlemen in this place who have tried both 1 1
and they decidedly prefer Dr. Adams’ Eye Water '
a very valuable medicine. Yours,
BENJ. POWELL.
Prepared and sold by the sole proprietor, Jo- 1
soph Fisher, south-west corner of Seventh and 1
Buttonwood streets, and of Huddlesou, Norris-
: town.
A constant supply of the above for sale at
JOHN M. SHARP’S Sparta.
Oct. 11. 39—ts.
Montague’s Bahs: tor line
TOOTH-ACHE:
Petersburg, Via. 2 June, 1836.
H. D. M’lntosii, Esq., Henry County, Ga. ■ ;
Dear Sir:— l am this morning in receipt of
i your favour of the 18th instant, requesting to : *
I have some of the Balm sent out to your State as *
soon as possible. Such is the pressing demand
in every section, that 1 have, as yet, not been j
able to supply the orders that have been some [
' time on hand. I have had an order from Au- t
gusta, Gqprgia, and Savannah, since last win- ]
ter, and only last week sent one groce to each t
place. Dr. E. R. Calhoun, of South Carolina,
has contracted for that State and Georgia, and 1
I have shipped to him near five thousand bot 1
ties, ail that 1 could spare. As soon as I can, I 1
will send him more; but when, I cannot say, as
I must divide it as well as I cast, until I can sup
ply each State fully. I will doinyself the pleas- .
ure of requesting Dr. Calhoun to establish ana- <
gcncy at your office as soon as other engage t
ments will allow. I have been putting up near
ly two thousand per day, and now find myself r
in want of about fifty thousand for immediate s
use, and have not fifteen bottles, but what are
packed up for shipment. From the present de- i !
maud, I should not be surprised, if it were to j
take five hundred thousand bottles a year to sup-
■ ply the demand. | .
i Yours respectfully, &.c.
H. B. MONTAGUE. 's
I ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATES. .j
Albemarle, April, 1836. j 1
Dear Sir:— We suppose you like good news, *
i particularly when you are mostly interested,
j We have but two bottles left of the box of Balm '
I you sent us. You can draw at sight for $ , (
! which we believe will be the amount, after de
■ ducting commission and expenses We will t
thank you to send to our friends, Messrs. •, 1
; of Richmond, by first conveyance, a double box, |
' which you will put at your wholesale price, for
j which you can also draw on us. It has failed s
| in two instances in this neighborhood, but one of i {
the persons that we have seen, thinks it was
(with him) rheumatism, as he had the tooth j
drawn, and the pain still continued. ,
Several persons have used it, with defective <
gums, or scurvy, and are so much delighted with
it, that we are charged to keep a supply, The
ladies are using it with the tooth-brush, and say ! 1
: that it is the best thing for the teeth and gums i
: they have ever used. We are glad, for the sake 1
|of the sufferers, as well as on your account, '
I that this remedy is not only not of Northern or
igin, (from whence all the patent nostrums
come,) but is a Virginia preparation, and by a .
Virginian. Nor does it detract from its efficacy,
on account of the place of its preparation, (Pe
tersburg,) once styled by Mr. Jefferson, the
“cockale of America.” It seems to us, that
al) you now have to da, is to see to it, that yon
keep a supply sufficient for the demand—for if
it sells elsewhere as it has done here, there will
!be no end to the demand. Several merchants
! of my acquaintance, mean to send for a box.
Allow us to congratulate you, and the public,
■ at the discovery and use of the only remedy (ex
cept drawing) for toqth-ac|;e, that has yet been
; discovered.
Respectfully vours,
R. R. &.T. T. G.
Huntington, J
near Cabin Point, 24th March. (
! Dear Sir: I bought a bottle of your Balm
j from Messrs. —, in Petersburg, in Februa-
ry, chiefly because I had a servant who had
! suffered most excrutiatingly for some months.
We had tried all the remedies which were in
our reach ; an attempt was made to extract the
i tooth, but broke it off. I caused the Balm to
be used after warming it in a cup—this was re
peated with a second spoonful, when she vas
entirely relieved. The next night she came for
' more, saying that a tooth on the othor side
ached, and also iequested some for her husband
who, sin: said, had been suffering with the. same
disease for some weeks. I cheerfully gave it,
an 1 the next day on inquiry found that both were j
i relieved. One of my neighbors of high respcc- j
lability sent to me for some for his wife. I [
have this day seen him, and he assures me that I
it afforded immediate relief, and there has been j
i no return ; before she suffered almost constant- |
i ly, and could not bear to k t cold water touch ■
the toqth.arid for nights previous to theap
i plication-,she had not been able to sleep scarce
-Ily at all. Now she has no inconvenience from
j rol l wa er or any thing else that comes in con
tact with the tooth. The night before last ho
! used some with one of his own men, with the
I same success, and says if he could have have had
this romc'lv fifteen years ago, and known its ef
ficacy, lie would willingly have given a hnndred
j dollars for it. I have written in haste giving a
plain statement offsets.
i Yours respectfully.
WM. F. R. RUFFIN.
t S-sj>r U bf!r9. 31—^tf ’
53 £1 a.l a, lEDGKV3 L3.K, «E®
ToS 3 Say« scsa e i w, iW <t ‘a•clas ?sifi s |
mii<B Plaa asters:
Drug Medicines, Dye Sluffs, Paints, Oils,
D indow Glass, Perfumery, Pat
ent Medicines, Hal
ter's Materials,
c '
FjHAIIE subsciibcr having recently purchased the
“ Drug Store of the late JAMES M. CAR
TER, Respectfully inform the public, l!u»ir frieuils
and the late patrons of the Establishment that
they will continue the Drug business at the same
.stand, (No. 232, Broad Stieut,) whure they are
now, mid will be constantly receiving, from Phil
adelphia, New \ ork aud Boston, a largoand well
selected assortment of DRUGS. MF.DECINES,
<Scc. which they will dispose upon terms as low
and accommodating as can be obtained in any
Southern Market. They will warrant tlieij arti
cles to be fresh and genuine.
Qje’Betides the temis above specified, a liberal
discount will be allowed upon all cash sales.
MR.N.B. CLOUD.
DAVID E.BOTHWELL.
Augusta, Nov. 25.
Staudaid of Union, Southern Whig,
Washington News and Athens Banuer will copy
the above until the Ist of February, aud send us
theii accounts. C. & B.
Doc. 22. 49—7 t.
EXPRESS'MAII7
PROPOSALS will bo received until the
loth day of February next, at 12 o'clock ftl.
(io b ■ decided the next day,) for carrying a daily
Express Mail on horseback, for the purpose el
carrying slips from newspapers, in li.-u of exchange
newspapers, and letters, (othei than such as con
tain money) not exceeding half au ounce, in
weight, marked “Express Mail,” and publish de
spatches, on the the routes, aud during the times
hereinafter stated, to wit:
No. 11, from .Mille geville to Columbus, 133
miles, aud back, daily on horseback, to stop at
u it more than three intermediate offices.
Leave Milledeville at 3 P. M.
Arrive at Columbus, the next day by A. M.
Leave Columbus at 12 I*. M.
Arrive at Milledgeville, next day by 2P. M
No. 12. From COlumhus Ga. to Montgomery
Ala. and back daily, on horseback, to exchange
mails at one intermediate Post Office, if requited.
Leave Columbus at 4 A.M.
Arrive at Montgomery by 12 M.
Leave Montgomery at ItJ P M
Arrive at Columbus by 1 l.j P M
The service is to be commenced on the 15th
March 1837, or sooner il practicable.
No proposal will be considered, unless it be ac
compauied by gi arauty. signed by two respousi
blepersons iu the following form, to wit :
"The undersigned aud
tuaraaty that if his bid for carrying the
Express Mail from to
be accepted by the Post Master General, shall en
te. into an obliga'ion prior to the 15th day of
Enrcli next, with good and sufficient sureties
to perform the service proposed, dated 183 's
To winch the guaranties shall sigu themselves.'
It is also required, that the bidder, < r bidders for
ward with their bids, the certificate of apost mas
ter, in the following form to wit :
“I certify that . aud
who have signed the foregoing as guarantors of
in his bid for earring the Express
ail, from to are men
of property, aud able to make good their guaran
ty. Dated”
Each route must be bid for separately. The
route, the sum, aud the r- sideiico of the bidd. r,
should be distinet ! y stated in each bid.
The Post master General reserves to himscl '
the power wf changing the schedules, but not so as ;
to imcrease the expedition.
The mails are to leave precisely at the time set.
Three minutes only are allowed for opening j
and closing them at the intermediate Offices.
For each failtire to arrive at the time set iu the
schedule, the pay of the trip shall be forfeited, sub- ,
ject to be increased to a penalty ot ten times that j
amout ; and fora repetition of failures, the con
tract may bo annulled.
Ifit should becon e necessary at any time to
discontinue the service contracted for, (a result
which is not expected) ihe contractors shall re
ceive two months extra pay.
Those who enter into this service must makeup
their minds not to let bad roads, nor storms, nor
floods, nor casualties, nor dangers, prevent their
performance according to contract.
The proposals should be sent to the Department
sealed, endorsed “Pi oposals for carrying the Ex
piess Mail” and addressed to the 1-t Assistant
Post Master General, S. R. Hobb’.e.
If the mail shall regularly exceed seventy pounds
in weight, the department will consider itself
bound to pay for an additional horse, wh .re the
express is carried on horseback.
January 12. 52—4 t. AMOS KENDALL.
The following is a list of Letters remaining in
the Post Office at Decatur Ga. and it not
taken out before the Ist of April next, will be for
warded to the’Gen. P. O. Department as dead.
Deca.ur Ga. January Ist 1837.
T. A. SULLIVAN. P. M.
A. John F Adair 2, Samuel Abernathy, G D
Anderson.
B Warren A Belk, Jenpeth Bpi'totte, Jeptha
Browry, Xaniug Brown 2, Miss Binam, 1* Bald
win, Sarah Bird, J M Boring,, Elijah Bird jr 2,
John Breedlove, Elijah Birdsenr, William Bryce,
Richard Aurdett, J B Badger”.
G William Clemons, Robert Cpchran, Robert
Clemons, J L (’ash.
D James Douali'oo.
E Elizabeth Eaton.
F Thomas Fowler. James Ferrell, William Fer
rell 3, J C Farrar 2, Elizar Fowler.
Josiah Grisham, J R George, J O Graddy,
Drury Greydon,
J W Hawkins, J C Hightower. Wm Heath
cock, P I louswortli, A Holcombe, ES Henderson,
Isham Hendon, John Hardman, J B Hicks, james
Howard, A Hendman, .Martin Harding
I&J Larkiu Johnson, John Jones, Henry
Johnson
K Thomas Kenedy, Josiah Kirksey
L J R Loy less
M Joseph Minchew, P A McDaniel, G B Mc-
Intosh I, P McColestcr, James Morris, Wip Ma
son, Win McEvcr, Amy McVey, Isaac Morgan,
John McDonald, Micajah Martin, Nancy McGee,
Daniel iMcGinis, 3, John Metcalf
N R If Norman, Alston Mahers, 2
A Joseph Pitts, Isaiah Parker, Samuel Potts,
Dempsey Peikerson, Jane Pudley. Elizabeth Par
ker
James Robinson, A Rateree
S. B D Sliusniitc, Hannah Snow, Wm Smith,
John Shqsnate. John Sprayberry, ThotpasJ Si
nions, John Sartin, David Smith, J Southward
T James Trillion. Wm Trafford. Wmii lau
i ne.i, Jolm Turnell, John Trimble, G B H Adams
I V W & Y I ini»a Varner; J M W'eirns, II H
! Watterson, John Woodruff'. Francis Ward. Win
! Wallis, Wm Wylie, TC Williamson, Jesse Wood.
) John Wilkerson, Constantin* Wood, N Wright,
- | Thomas W hite, Wm W hite, Robert Young,
, i James Young January 12, 52—.3m
A LIST of Letters remaining in the Post Of
fice at Cumming Forsyth, Georgia.
1 | W H RAY, P M
' ! Wm Anderson 2: Powell Blair; Jacob Carroll
tI 3. Mrs Elizabeth Curiie, Thomas S Chapliar,
• ' Jolm Crow ; Ransom Foster; Curtis Green. G
| I W George; N G lluiderson ; John Jolley, John
. i M Jack ; John Keith ; Archibald Lindsey, David
I Lister; Jacob Martin. Thomas McDonald. S
Moore; G B Nuckles, Stephen C Naler; Henry
' Parks 2; Robert Smithwick, Jolm Short jr; W
| W Walker, George Willinghnm Esq, Burrell
i White, Joseph Woodall, Messrs Hays & Whortoti.
| W II RAY, at Cumming Ga.
J JnSuany i“, 3£—3na.
Oitr Cotescienee —Our €ouui» u—<>ttr Party,
lICIA, TUESDAY UWKAIAUi, FJEBRUAKY 7, IS»7.
Laws of tlac United States.
ISfei *
~ t BY ALpriJORIT Y.]
LAWS OF TUBL'X’ITKP STATUS PASSED AT THE SE
COND SESSION OF TUB TWSNTT-FOUBTH
CONGRESS.
[Public, —No. I.]
AN ACT to regulate, in certain cases, the
disposition of the proceeds of lands ceded
by Indian tribes to the United States. (
Be it enacted by the Senate, anil House
of Representatives, of the United Slates of
America in Congress assembled, Tint all
moneys received from the sales of lands,
that have been, or may be hereafter ceded
to the United St ites by Ind an tribes, by
treaties providing for the investmeit or
payinent to the Indians, parties thereto, of
the proceeds of the lands ceded by than re
spectively, after deducting the expends of
survey and sale, any sums stipulatedto be
advanced, and the expenses of fulflling
any engagements .contained therein, shall
be paid into the Treasury of the Uiited I
States, in the same manner that moneys re- '
ceived from the sales of public lands are
paid into the Treasury.
Sec. 2. And be it further enccted,
That all sums that are or may be required
to be paid, and al! moneys that arc or may
be required to be invested by said treities,
are hereby appropriated in conformity to
them, and shall "be drawn from the Treas
ury as other public moneys are drawn
therefrom, under such instructions as may,
from time to time be given by the Presi
dent;
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted,
That all investments of stock, that are or
may be required by said treaties shall be
made under the direction of the President;
and special accounts of the funds under
said treaties shall be kept at the Treasury,
and statements thereof be annually laid be
fore Congress.
Sec. 4. An I be it further, enacted, j
That the provisions of the 4th section ofl
the act of June 14th IS3G, entitled “An act
making appropriations for the Indian De-j
partment &.c.” be and are hereby ex-!
tended in such manner as to apply to the |
disposition of all moneys that may l-.ere- :
after be received under the treaties [
therein named, or under any others con- j
taining similar stipulations for the pay- i
ment to the Indians, annually, of in- 1
erest upon the proceeds of the lands c -dad
by them.
JAMES K. POLK,
Speaker of the Home of Representatives.
M. VAN BUREN,
Vice President of the United States,
and President of the Senate.
Approved, 9th Jan. 1837.
ANDREW JACKSON. .
[Public. —No. 2]
AN ACT Making an appropriation for
the suppression of Indian hostilities.
Be it enacted by the Senate arid House
of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled, That
the further sum of two millions of Dollars
shall be, and the same is hereby apprproia
ted out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, to defray any ex
penses w hich have been, or may be incur
red, in preventing or suppressing the Itos- i
tilities of any Indians ; to be expended un
der the direction of the Secretary of War,
conformably to the acts of Congress of
the nineteenth of March, and the second
of July last, and of the acts therein r. ferred
to.
Uiiwsof JHeorgia.
'q i.
~[BY~AU TD O R IT Y.]
~ ~AN ACT,
To authorise the construction of a Rail Road
communication from the Tennpssee line, near
the Tennessee river, to the point on the south
eastern hauk of the Chattahoochee river, most
eligible lor tne running of branch roads, thence
to Athens, Madison, Milledgeville, Forayth, aud
Columbus, and to appropriate monies therefor.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and
Hon.se of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in
General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by
the authority of the same, That a (fail Road com
munication as a State work, and with the funds of
the State, shall he made from sorpo point on the
Tennessee line, near the Tennessee river, com
mencing at or near Rossville, in the most direct
and practicable route, to some point on the sou'll
eastern bank of ’.he Chattahoochee river, which
shall be most eligible for an extension of branch
rail roads, thence to Athens, Madisoq, Milledge
ville, Forsyth and Columbus, and to sny other
| points, which may he designated by the Engineer
j or Engineers, *tu'veyif|g the same, as most proper
| and practicable, and on which the legislature may
| hereafter determine. Provided, that no greater
i sum than three hundred and fifty thousand dqllars
| shall he appropriated, annually to the work eou
| templated by this Ret, unless a futup legislature
shall otherwise direct.
ftr.c. 2. fnd be it further enacted by the authority
aforesaid, That a competent engineer s' all be
foithwith appointed by the governor, whose duty
it shall be tq make an accurate and instrumental
examination, survey and location of said road, and
an estimate of the probable cost; which said eu
i gineer shall he authorised and empowered under
i the control ami direction of the Governor, to cm
| ploy such assistants, surveyors and attendants as
) shall be necessary, specdjly and effectually to
j accomplish such survey und location, apdan esti
| mate of the expense thereof —and the snlariesand
expenses shall be paid out of the Treasury of this
State, for which purpose the sum of sixty thou
sand dqllars be, ayid (be same is hereby appropri
ated and set ftfiart
.... ... . j
S*u. d. And be it further enacted by the autho
rity aforesaid. That so soeu as a report of such
survey and location, and estimate shall hay* been
made by the said Engiuqer to the Executive, if
the same shall shew the work to b* practicable at
a reasonable expense, a si.pei inteiidcnt shall be
appointed by the oxccutiv*, whose duty it shall be
to advertise fur proposals for the construction of
said road, or <tu-h parts thereof, ns shall be deter
mined by said snperiiit* ndeut under the adxic* of
said engineer So be first built. And on the receipt
of satisfactory proposals, the said superintendent
shall accept such of them as shall be most advanta
geous to the State, and shall insure the construe
tiou thereof, within a time to be allowed by su
perintendent ; and shall have authority to require
such securities as shall h* deemed necessary to
ensure the fuithfnl performance of the contracts,
Provided that the width of the tract of said rail
road shall b« live feet from the inner edge of one
rail to i .>0 inner edge of the other.
Anri bn il further enacted, That the sum of two
hundred and ninety thousand dollars be. and the
sain* ;s hereby set apart and appropriated for the
year 1837, for the accomplishment of t|ia work
contemplated by this act.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That when
funds yhall be needed to defray the expense and
cost of the work on said road, or for materials, or
for the fulfilment of eoi-tracts, the same shall be
applied!'-rto the executive on the certificate |of
the superintendent, aud on the production of said
certificate, it shall be the duty of the Executive to
make a requisition on said fund for the amount of
such certificate.
Sue. 5. And be it further enacted, That it shall
be the duty of the said engineer and superinten
dent to make quarterly to the Comptroller Gen
eral a return of the full amount of their rospec
tived isbursemc'nts. and to produce their vouchers
therefor, and it shall be the duty of said comptrol
ler to audit such accounts, and to make a full aud
detailed repert thereof, at tho end of the session.
Sec. 6. And be it Jurther enacted, That the en
gineer and superintendent of the state shall have
full powerand authority to treat with any owner
of land, or executor, administrator, or guardian,
having the legal custody and management thereof,
through which said rail road may be cut or con
structed,, or from which any timber or other ma
terial may be taken for the construction of said
rail toad, and to fix and agree upon a compensa
tion lor the same; and when said engineer and
superintendent cannot agree with such owner so
aggrieved, (and in all cases where an executor,
administrator or guardian is concerned) the amount
of injury or damage sustaiusd shall be in writing
submitted to, aud shall be adjudged and deter
mined by three arbitrators, sworn to do justice be
tween the State of Georgia and the party so ag
grieved. one of whom shall be chosen by the said
engineer and superintendent, one hy the other par
ty, and a third by the two so chosen, or in the event
of their disagreement in such choice, hy any three
or more of the Justices of the Inferior Court of the
county in which such land may lie. either in term,
time or vacation ; all which submission, choice or
appointment aud award shall be reduced to wri
ting, and no act bona fide of any executor, adminis
trator or guardian, and iu conformity with this
act, shall iu any manner prejudice his, her, or their
interest, but shall bo binding on the heirs at law,
legatees or orphans with whom he, she or they
may have to account ; and it shall and may be
lawful for the said engineer or superintendent for,
and on behalf of the State, or for the other party
to the award of said arbitrators to present to them
a written declaration of dissatisfaction therewith,
and desire to appeal therefrom, who shall there
upon transmit forthwith to the Clerk of the Supe
rior Court of the county wherein said laud may
lie, all previous proceedings iu the case together
with such appeal, to be tried by a special jury, as
in other cases of appeal, without formal pleadings
or issue, which said appeal shall bo prosecuted on
behalf of the State, by the Attorne yor Solicitor
General officiating in such court; aud upou pre
sentation to the Governor of any such agreement
or award; attested by a Justice of the Inferior
Court of the comity wherein said land may lie, or
of aveidict of a special jury, in any such superior
| court, certified by the clerk thereof, whereby the
I payment of a sum of money has been accorded,
1 awarded, found or adjudged to any individual in
the manner herein pointed out, together with a re -
inquishment of the land, if any wore iu dispute,
it shall be his duty to make a requisition upon the
fund hereinbefore appropriated, in satisfaction of
the claim so adjudged. In making the said valu
ation, the appraisers, or the court (in case of ap
peal) shall take into consideration the loss or dam
age which may accrue to the owners, in conse
quence of the land being taken, or the right of way
being obstructed. Provided, that nodifference or
(liia.greenieut between the State and any land
holder shall operate by injunction or otherwise, to
suspend the progiess ofsaidwork; hut the same
I shall in all cases be continued without interruption,
I if such submission to said award shall be tendered
by said superintendent, and agent as aforesaid ;
and Provided further, that it do not interfere with
the house, mill, or other building, oryard or grave
yard enclosure of individuals or churches.
Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, &,-c. That
whenever the said rail road shall intersect any pub
lic toad, the State shall build a safe and substan
tial bridge, or other means of crossing, tobuafter
i wards maintained by the State, and any public or
piivate bridges may afterwards be bnilt across tho
said rail road: Provided, such bridges shall not in
terrupt lhe use of the rail roads.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, !,-c. That any
person injuring the property of the State, or who
shall unlawfully throw earth,stones, rubbish, trees,
logs, orany other matter in or upon the rail road,
shall be punished by indiement for a misdemeanor,
and on conviction, may be fined and imprisoned,
or fined, or imprisoned, at the discretion of the
court; and shall also, be liable for such damages
as may he occasioned thereby, to be recovered by
action, at the suit of the State, or of any person
aggrieved, in any court having jurisdiction.
Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That said
rail road shall he known and distinguished as the
Western and Atlantic Rail Road of the State *f
Georgia.
Sr.c. 10. And for the encouragement of tliecon
struction of branch rail roads from the termi
nns of said State ra;l road, on the Chattahoochio,
to tho several towns of Athens, Madison, Milledge
ville, Forsyth and Columbus—
Be it furthir enacted, S,'C. That so sooq as char
| ters shall have been qbtained for the construction
I of said branch rail roads orany of them, and one
i half ( f he stock shall have been suhsephed for, in
all, or either, it shall be the duty of the Governor
to subscribe, in the name of the State, for one
fourthof the capital stock of such compaqy or com
panies : Provided, that said subscription shall not
exceed ttyo hundred thousand dollars, to any one
branch: And Provided also, that the State sip 11
not be required to pay any part of said subscriptiqiq
until the whole capital stock of any compa
nies shall have been subsetibed for: Providedalso,
that nothing in this act shall be so construed, as (u
prevent ihe State ftqm authorizing any company,
! now, or hereafter to be incorporated, tq intersect,
or crofts said main trunk, or any brhncheS| with qi;y
other road—naif further that the tracks
of all branch roads, by this act.contemplated, sha|l
correspond in width with that of the main trunk.
Sec 11. And be. it further enacted, &;c. Thatlhc
' said rail road shall cross the Chattahpochie river, at
some point between Campbellton, in Campbpli
. county and Wynn’s ferrv, iq Hall comity.
Se*. 12. And be it further enacted, t,c. That thp
Engineer shall, from time to time, qt least every
three months report to tho Governor, tho progress
ol said work, and that he cause the same to he im
mediate y published in the several gazettes of s|il
ledgeville.
JOSEPH DAY.
I Spea ’cer. of the House of
ROBERT M. ECHOLS,
President of the Senate.
Assentetd q, .December 21, 1836.
( SCHLEY, foitrntfa
AN ACT *ntitl«><! an act to authorize the I
sheriffs of th* counties of Cass, Cobb,
Cherokee, Forsyth, Gilmer, Lumpkin, ftlurpy,
Paulding, Floyd, [inion and se|| all
the State’s half lots vyhich or ptay' be
condemned as fraudulently in the'rate
Land and Gold Lottery to make valid cer
tain sales ot the Spate’s interest in [pts sold nn- 1
dor th* existing laws, bj( the consent of tho in
formers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and of
Representatives of the State of Georgia in
General Assembly met,, and if it hereby enacted
by the authority of the same, That from and
aftfur the passage of this act, it shall be the duty
ot tn* Clerk of the Superior court iu wiclr 'uf
th* counties of Cuss, Cobb, Cherokee,, Gilmer,
Floyd, Forsyth, Lumpkin, Murray, Paulding,
Union and Walker, to furnish the sheriffsof each
of their respective counties a certificate, under
their hand and seal and countersigned by the
presiding Judgo of the Superior court, pf all
lots that have been condeipned as fraudulently
drawn, designating the half assigned to the Slate,
with a copy plut; and it shall be of (he
sheriff to proceed to advertise suclthalf lots anil
sell the same, by giving thirty days notice of the j
time of sale under th* ssm* rules and regular
tions as sales authorized io be made by sher
iffs under execution. 1
And be it further enacted, That it shall be
the duty of the sheriff to sell all such half lots of
kind, at the time and place of selling land under
executions, and the highest bidder sltpll be the
purchaser.
And be it further enacted. That the sheriff
shall grant to such a purchaser a certificate of
the amount of sale, setting forth the number,
district aud section in which said land may
bo situate, with a plan of the State’s half es such
lot.
And be it further enacted. That the holder
of such certificate shall, within sixty days after
such sale have tie right todeposite his note, for
the amount of sale, in the Central Bank of Geor
gia, under such rules as the Rank shall deem, se
cure.
And be it further enacted, That when such
purchaser shall deposite his note, as aforesaid,
it shall bo the duty of the officers of the Central
Bank to give such person a certificate, shewing
the amount he has paid in Bqnk, being full
amount of the sale of qpch half lot t he giving
the number of district and section.
And be it further enaeted, Thathis oxcellen?
cy the Governor shall issue his order to the
Surveyor General, to let the grant issue without
further cost.
And be it further enacted, That the
aforesaid shall be entitled to five per centupi on
the amount of all such sales, besides th* usua)
advertising fees.
And be it further enacted, That, upon tl\e
returns of the sheriff to the Executive Depart
ment, it shall be the duty of his excellency the
Governor to draw his warrant on t>\e Treasury
for the amount due sm?h sheriff.
And be it further enacted. That all sales
heretofore made by sheriffs of all such half lots
as have been sold, as have been condemned as
fraudulently drawn, by the consent of the In
former, and who has nut paid the amount of the
purchase money, due the State, shall have the
privilege of paying for the satpe, under the
same rules as are allowed by this act.
And be it further enacted. That all laws or
parts of laws militating against this act be, and
he same are .’.•■ireby repealed.
JOSEPH DAY,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
ROBERT M. ECHOLS,
President of the Senate,
Assented to, Decembei 19, 1836.
Jan. 19 1-sr-lt.
WILLIAM SCHLEY, Governor.
an act
Tq regulate the Auditing and payment of Ac
counts against the State.
Sep, 1, lie it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State of Geor
gia, iu General Assembly iitft, and it is hereuy
enacted by the authority of the same, That from
aqd after the passing of this Act, all accounts
exhibited against this State, shall be audited by
the Comptroller General and certified by him
to be correct.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, fyc. That
when accounts so audited and certified by th*
Comptroller General, shall be presented to the
Governor, it shall be his duty to order (he same
to be paid by a warrant op the Treasury ; Pro
vided, That the Governor shall have the right,
in any particular case, to withhold his approval
of any account certified and approved by the
Comptroller General,
Sec. 3- And be it further cncffted, That all
laws, or parts of laws, militating against this
Act, be and the squie are hqreby repealed,
JOSEPH DAY.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
ROBERT M. ECHOLS,
President of the (Senate.
Assented December. 26. 1836.
WILLIAM SCHLEY, Governor.
Jan.l9. l-»3t
Such accounts only, as are attested
by affidavit, shewing theni to be correct
and just, will be audited, under the requi
sitions of the foregoing act.
JOHN G. PARKComp’t. Genl
AN 4CT
f q amend tho Ponal Code now of force in this
State, so lar as relates to tho trial of perauus
committing ofl*ucus. whur« it requires the joint
action and coucurrcuce of two or uivc* per
sons, to commit lliqsame.
Whereas by ths: now existing I’mial C*d«, of
force in this Slate, it is imperative on tho s«v*rai
Superior Courts iu this mate Ktry persons joint
ly, coinmiti.ug olicucqqwjiicb joint ac
t|ou, and a concurrence es two or more; to com
mit the aame, iq consequence of which; offen
ders are permitted to escape usyiunishud; fur
remedy whereof,
Be il pnocted by the Senute and o f Rep-
resentatives »f th* Slate of Georgia, in General
Assembly ipet', and it is hereby emitted by lA« au
thority of the sanity That from and imius'diateiy
alter the passage of this act, that itshall tie law Is I
(or the several Superior Courts in this Mats ;
t[iat when any persons shall bo arraigned before
any of the aforesaid courts, with any of
fence which requites thojoint action and *>ncur
rence ql two oriqqrc perioqs, to commit tho same,
it shall be lawful for Siiperjur Courts, to try
any two qr more of such persons so oflbnding ;
and that nil laws, and" pints of laws, militating
against ffiis act, be aqd tbpsnipe is herpby fepeaF
JOSEPH DAY,
Speaker as the House of Representatives.
ROBERT M. ECHOLS,
Piesidcnt of the
Assented to, December 26th, 1836.
. .WILLIAM SCHLEY, Ctnymtor.
PUBLISHED BY f , L. BO > >
VwioLiTA'tjria©*
WHOLE NO. 1
lOSEindebted to Dr. W. G
mfoitqeti that be ha- removed, aad
bis notes and accounts ant) placed in my bauds rec
MUledgev'Jlo, January 28, 1837. isM.
MANK OF MILLEDOEVILLiJ.
The publication of jhp following letter* 1s feeas
cflpropftj. from the publicity of the pharge
brought about the aa<l tbe neers
sity of vindicating jnyseff qud (be ins’[:u|i<*>
which I mil couecfed. bi t’uje the public.
Another consideration has hnd vei«grpa|
enco with me in adopting this courseY_ii<vk>g|boß
vpr entertained the project ofsclliiig the
Midedgeeille to Mr. »raay o(her peryaa,
on the contrary, »ipce its qigaulantiou, havtaa
been Yuliy t%ge|)ier with tbe geatlji
men with w hom f am associated, (o
stock, no consultation ypo|t th* subjMt *f selGag
the bank has ever taken place. If th* alleged of
fer |o selHiad bceu made, therefore, is must ha*a
been, not fpily without theic authority, but with:
out their know-h-dgp, and in. bed |qth on piy park
To relieve myself fcqai the painful position' t ba([
thus bepn made to assume iq. relation te my ns#*:
dates, i# a common trust, aud e* a duty no Im
due to
correspondegpe, which submit te tbpus agf
to tbe publ;p.
R. BINBf.
(GOBY.)
Milleuoetillw, January 12th t
B. Hepburn, Preset.
Stq—l have heard tho report cij*cuktfd (
your authority, charging pie with jnaking an «f
--fort to sell tho Bank of Milledgeville tp Mr. Bid?
die. Did the report originate qrilh youreelff
If b*jt t who i% the quthqr, and whip i» tbe pre?
cis* language pf t|»e charge I
{iespactfullv.
~ g.K.'|lNSf.
(COPY.)
January Ljth, 1887,
R. K.
Si$ —Your goto yas handp.d ipq by Ms. ®.
J. Kenan, desiring to know whether 1 was teg,
author of a report wherein it was stated you
had made offer to sell the Rank pf Milledge
ville to Mr. Riddle. S.q far as that fttpqft **>
made here, it was by njy autljprity, (raving no?
frqm £gl. Hitter qf Savannah, fuel}
wa» tlw f ac 4
Respeptfully,
b. iipßyjyr.
(COPY.)
Jamrapy JBBT.
Col. James
Si)R —A reporf. having bepq circulated in thg
upoq vour authqfity, tjrat I had
made an offer to se'ty the Rank pf Milladgevilif
to Mr. Bidcße, I have to request that you wilj
furnish me (he evidence upon vylnch t|iis phargf
is made—-and further, to state, whether j hev*
ever had, either directly or indirectly, any sen?
versation or correspoujoucp with yourself upon
the subject of selling, or wqy transferring
or disposing of the Stock pr Bayk of Mijjcdgo?
yille, to yourself, Mr. Biddje, the Bank pf th*
United States, qr any ftthejr person.
1 should be npich pleased to receive your reply
to these inquiries furnished to qiy friend Ma?
joy 11. I(plt, as eqjtjy a$ yqpr conypnienc* wilj
RW»nit.
(Rowectfußy,
R. K.
/cofe
Saturday NwnT,7 o’clour. I
14th January, 1837. J
R. K. Hines, £sy.-.-?Millq<lgeYille.
Sin—|lajor Holt has moment handed an*
ypur letter of the 13t)i inst. Its ,cont,enfa could
not have astonished you, pipre than they barn
done me. I (rave neve/ dire,ally or ip,directly
conversed with you, nor with any (pdividual
concerned with tlie Bapk of M'Hedgeyille, upon
the “ subject qf selling, or in any way transfer
ring or djsposipg of thp Stock o,c' Rank of Mil?
ledgevill.e,” nor have 1 had any correspondence
upon the subject, nor have I any knowledge es
ayy such conversation or correspondency, be?
tween you qnd Mr. Riddle, nor .do I belieye any
hgs ever taken plape, I tljerefore prpipptly
apd cheerfully relieve you from apt) pvery -
such chargp. .
I porfeejv recollect in a I had
with one of the parties from wl ,o ffl I purcliued
some shares of Stock of the Insu/anpc Bank er
Columbus, stating, that I had, at the instance es
Joseph M’ashburn, Esq. of
a let.er of introduction t,o l)Jr. Biddle, ggd that
should I in the negotiation for the pprphao '
of Stock in the Insurance Rank of Coluipbuej
that I had a great jjjind to go ovef |o Milledge?
ville, (being then qt Macon) aqd see it any ar?
rangement could be made, in rejafipn to th*
Stock of the Rank of Jlilledgjjyilje. This, B*
doubt, ha* been 'forfurea injo t()p report which
has reaphed your ear*; and jyhjch I ingst sincere?
ly ahou(d l ,ave ca »**4 you 3 moment’*
unplfias?nt feelipg.
I Sig air, yqur
MtLLEDqgviLLB, Janiiary 13;h, 18|7 }
Biddle Esq— ?B(dladi:lphia {
report hqying beqn circulated
in tips community, ti.at I ptade qn offer ts e*R
to you the of A) illedg*yille, juypce tq |ny?
self dema nils that I should inquire of
er any sqph pronositiqn vy as P,R
part, or whether, m tqe short interyipyy yhicb
1 had the honor to hayp with yourself’in Jiilj
layt, any conversation was had between tiji up*|
the subject of selling, oy in any wi|p disposing
of the charterer Btpckof the Bank o .I)illedge'|
ville. M a .V I further ask, t|jat you w|ll fato|
tne, through iqy friends, Mqgsrfe Florpifg, tfc?
Intyre Co., wjth a* prppipt f reply
thqre inquires "as eqayeniono* perj
uiit-
Very respertflillr.
R. K.
(pOPf.)
JJank pr the United Sf aw, )
January 18J7- J
De4R Sip-—I h*ve ||}|a jnorning rjfftjffJ
your favor pf the 12th injtaqt, phicl; I
answer
I well reptembei the pleasure es your
with letters froiq Mr. Fprsyth |)nd
Duripg onr shoft interview, [ undeptopp it
be ygur wish tq open sojne cpmipunic*t(qp
business between this jnstitufion apj yogj
but I have *o recolleetion wh ate V®f| 'hit ‘I flnjji
conrersajipn w*s had between iq n|<on tfie jp]h ;
ject of telling, or in any irV di»PP*>nf Os ||jq
chaster or Stqck qf the Rank Pf
R. K. nit) 9s.
Lia!«V*r<t