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POSTAGE.
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as all others, tbit the postage of ail letters and
communications to me Editor or Proprietoi
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upon business connected in any way with, th
establishment, to bear it in mind. Persons
wishing to become subscribers to the Standard
of Union, ire p irtieularly requested to give thei
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per forwarded to them.
TO ADVERTISERS ABROAD.
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of giving their advertisements an extensive
circul ition, are respectfully informed that
THE STANDARD OF ONION pre-fllts tile
means of spreading them before a larger 1
number of readers than any paper in Geor
gia, or perhaps in the Southern country,
with hut a single exception. There is not
a State or Territory in the Union, t<» which
it has n«»t fotinn its way ; and scarcely a
Post Office in this State w ere it is not ta
ken.
TO PRINTERS. I
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SALE—Two largo siz'd PRINTING
-*■ PRESSES, of the in inntacitire of Robert
Hoe &. Co. of New York. up< i> one ol which this
paper is now worked, and the o diet will take on a
form as large as the Journal or Recorder. They i
have been in use but a short time, are in perfect
order, ami will he soul togedteror separate.
Also. Type t nlumn Ru'cs Chases, ind every
article necessary for prin iax a t>«*wsp'per.
To »ny person about establishing a papct in
this part of the country, or wishing toco' wgn his
business, a more eligible oppo trinity is seldom of
fered, than may fie found bv imm <!i t i applica
tion at this office, where terms, &c. will be made
known. Up
Storage & Coassmissioss.
THOM.AS DAWSON, ha* mkitu fora term
of year-, that extensile Brick l ire i’roul I
Ware HOUSE. &. CLOSE STORES, in thei
City of Augu-tn, formerly occupied by Messrs.
Musgrove & Biotin. and recently by E. Bus.in. 1
Esqr. lie will attend to am order* ill his line,
•ud those who confide to him their busines-, may
rely with confidence ou his best excitions for lheir '
interest.
AUGUSTA. Aug 15th. 1837.
Th* undersigned hniiig leased the Ware House,
at present occupied bv him. to Genl. Thomas :
Dawson, will retire fom th« business after the
first of Sept next; h > solicits for Gcal. I)., the pa ;
tr-.nage of bi* former customers and friends, be 1
lieveing that all business confided to his charge,
will be piomptly attended to.
EDWARD RUSTIN.
Augusta, Aug. 15th, 1837.
ifX* Milledgeville Recorder. Journal Standard.
Columbus Enquirer, AVr«hi'i<on News. South
ern Whig, and Eh-efield Advertiser, will give the
above «ix weekly insert ions.
Aug. 22* 82 St
J SHOTWELL,
Druggists, .Vs ami:, Ga.
FBXHE Si bSC It I fiElt .*> (tormi i paiuiu.* <.f
■- Ellis Shotwell. &l Co.) hove resumed their j
basin' w under the above firm, at th-ir old stand I
opposite the Brick favern. and will keep a gc.ici
al iis.orttnent ol Drugs. Medicines, Surgical and
Instruments, Baiuts and Oil*, ot all kinds. Win
dow Glass. assorted nze«. Gla«s-U aie for shop
furniture. Pet turner}. Fariey Ai’ticle*, Bru.hes ot
every descrip ion, Botanic and Put'nt 'de hciu i
Carpenter’s preparation-.-ilvo his Einays Mediea.
Dye Woods, and Dye »‘i £s. ind agreat variety of
Miscellaneous Articles. wlitcu thev have received
a la’gc supply of, and intend keeping their stock
constantly replenished, so as to be able nt all
times to supply Dealers. Physicians. Planters mid
others who may favoi them with their custom, j
Intending to he permanently engaged iu this
business, the subscribers from their long export
once, hope to render it worthy the patronage of
old and new customers. Orders by letter will
meet the same attention a* if made in person.
N. B-Garden Seeds, assorted. w:rrented fresh
A liberal discount made to ci untry dealers.
H. &.I. S.
Oct. 11 39- -ts
THE subscriber having purchased the entire
interest of Col H. R. Ward >n the stock o
goods belonging to Cinvla &. Ward, the bint
oess will be co iducted hi reafier by him s Jone.
The subscriber thankful for pa»t patronage hopes
that by a strict attention and exertion to plead), t<
merit a continuance of the same.
1,. COWLES.
iu | v2> 28—tl.
We arc anthoiizefi to
•itnouoee SEAHpRN RANEY, as a candid v
It represent Lowndes Onnnty. in the IxigislnlLre
at the eldction iu October udxt.
MiHc.lgvvilSe t'iotliinu; Stoic.
GEORGE E. O’BRIEN,
( Sif'cerenr to .1. C. t ad,)
Rl.Sl’l < 1I f LI A itPorms his friends
and tiie public, dim he lias recently ri
j .urta d from New \ nrk, atfer select mg a new
; ind elegant assortment nt .Spring and Summer
; Clothing , Ins also every article connected
| u ith bis line of business, which he expects iu a
I tew tieys.
lie his also on hand, an extcns’ve assortment
of Cloths, Cas-inters, ' estmos, Hats, Hosierv,
A*e. some id which are of a very superior qual
ity .
ASmo,
A general assortment of Rt-idv made Cloth
ing and Line-s, ail which he will dispose of on
the most accommodating terms.
Having made arrangements with Mr. ’osiali
Doles (of the lat* firm of Doli s & Clioa’,) to
superintend the Tail, ring D.-partment, who-e
. celebrity in the art of cutting is well known to
l the < itiz.i ns ol Milledgev die and the public g6n
■ orally, wid ensure in every instance fust rati
j and fashionable fits.
To those who nmv wish to have Garn'c'tt’s
I made to order, he feels confident o’" giving -n-
I tire satisfaction.
orders punctually attended to.
The Subscriber having engaged in the cut
j ti >g department of Mr. G-mge E. O’Brifti,
j pledges himself to use his utmost exertions to
j phase all those of bis frien Is and sorer custo
! mers, who mav favor h tn with a ca 1.
JOSIAH DOLES.
! April IL 1837 I.3—tt.
: MSiW EKTABMSUMtINT.
7K*IIIE ST\ND form.fly occupied by Mr.
_m_ John IL Ware, and recently by Mr. J.
Doles, in this citv, has been fitted up and furnish
ed at considerable expense, and is now open to
customers. In the arrangement of the establish
ment, the Confectionary department is entirely
I seperate and distinct from the Bar and Billiard
: Room. To this arrangement the attention ol ,
the Ladies of Milledgeville and the County ad
jacent, is respectfully invited ; having’ adopted .
the plan with a view to their accommodation, the .
proprietor hop-s to receive a portion ol their '
patronage. The stock now opening is large, i
well assorted, and of superior quality ; a few of
the leading artcies are subjoined.
dandies, assorted, liaisons, Almonds, Pre- I
serres, assorted, Jellies, assorted, Jams, assor- I
ted, Pcrfumrry, of various kinds, Dried Lit-'
mn. Currants, Prunes, Bit's, Cordials, assor- '
ted, Champaign, Madeira, and other wines '
Candles , Sperm and Tallow, Loaf Tea,
in Caddies and Boxes ; Old London dock
I'randy, Monon. Whiskey, Yellow Spanish
Segars, Principle, do. Pepper Sauce, Ketch- ;
up, P c/. /rs, assorted, Caprrs,*OUvis. Crack
ers, Cheese, Chewing Tobacco, Snuff, S f -c. tfye. i
allot which will be sold at a moderate profit for
cash or approved credit. M lledgeville, March
22d, 1837. • Much 21 10—ts. I
Troy mn,
FSAHE undersigned info ms hi* friends and those
.cL of the late linn of Cutter fy Cornwell, ,hnt
he intends resuming tbc Warehouse and Coinmu
sion business al the stole next above the om re- ,
cvntly oouipied by T. J. t'hace.on the margin of
East Macon, know nas the tow u ol’Troy. lie fur
ther informs the public that he has bought iiis
(,’ooils. &<-., and having now on the w iy, from \ew
York and other places. Dry Goods ami Groceries. 1
together making his stock complete, which will !>o
sold low for ready pay. he will he ready to receive
Cotton early in the fall, ami be prepared to make
.-.dvanies. lie would particularly notice to hi
friends the great advantages his u arehoiises have
over those in the dense part ol the city with reg ird
to fire, they being detached from other nmhling .ind
at a distance from any street or I no and well en
close. ILS. CUTTER.
HZ” The Macon Messenger au l Telegraph. Mil- i
ledgeviilv Journal and Standard of Union, tv ill
publish the anove until further notice.— tl<orgian.
Capital Muck 85J9,ODO—All i>.*.d iu. I
I•Z I•> > < I. 11A v itlß,
AGEXT al. Milledgeville, of the Georgia in- '
sticance and I'riist Co up my. w ill take Fire ;
ano Marine liisur .nee out he most reasonable
taruis.
THOMAS S. METC\LF, Pres’t.
V.’si. T. Gould, rfeer’y
Directors of the Georgia I nsur'nce and Trust Com
pany, Socewbe.r Ith ! **<>.
Samui l H de. Uenjantn H. H’ttrren, '
David if. St. John, tilisha Morton.
Adum Johnston, Ldward Thomas,
Jacob Moise, Jam. ■ P. Stuart,
Stdomon is net land, Samuel tl Pick,
Hays Bowdrr, Isauc T. Hcaid,
Pleasant Stovall, It illittm il. Morgan, 1
Artem is Gould. Harper C. Bryson,
John M. Adams, John P. Cowling,
Andrew J. Miller, Edward Padilfoid.
Aov 17—44
40 HIID'S St. Croix Sugar,
!i<J •• f*6rto Ittco ••
IU “ New Oile .ns "
4>f bbls double relined Loaf*'
25 •* sing a•• •• ••
lu Boxes t< bite llavaunali •'
luU Bags Green Coffee,
.50 •• Java
10 Casks Rue,
60 btils No. 2 .Macke:ell,
50 •• *Xo. 3 ••
i 50 hail' u: i, No! &
, 150 Ind, i’iielps iv. i> irbcrs Gin,
100 N. E Kum,
; 75 •• N. Wins key.
■ 20 Monong.
3 Pipes Cog. Braixly
5 •• H Gin,
2 Puneui n- Jam lira Rum,
2i) half & quarter Cask it ine (various kinds) '
55 Baskets Cliam,i ugu •• (Fancy Brands)
50 dos tnitties choice il ida. Port A’- Claret
l’. ines.
10:) Dim'johns nss’d. sixes,
250 Kegs Nails & Br,ids ass’d.
100.0.10 Bounds .-weeds Iron, well ass’d.
3,000 •• Plough Moulds,
LOO ) “ Nail Rods,
1.51)0 •• hand lion,
I OM) •• Hoop ••
J.Out) “ Scroll “
1.500 •• German Steel,
I OOi) •• Cast “
l.OOi) •• English & Inter Scan Blister Steel
I0.0IM) •* •• Castings ass d.
5 • Biegs White Lead,
503 Gal's. Lin-cedOil,
500 •• Lamp •* winter strained,
50 hhds Molasses,
10.000 Bush. Satl.
50 Boxes Sperm Candles,
30 •• Tallow ••
100 “ Bsi 10 &10 x 12. Glatts.
50 Bags Shot,
1.000 Pounds Bai Lend.
150 Cask* Dexter Lime, fresh
150 “ Thomaston •• **
25 Plaster P iris,
400 Pieces Gilroy* heavy Hemp Bagging.
10,000 Pound* G.ind Stone*.
SA Li, One JJollar p< r bushel, so sale by
NICHOLS & DEMING
/-ip'e 27 24 t!.
f||tw
U& 9. fi, a-: 11 El' E LLE, <»EOliCi lA, Ti’ E.M>A
illilb’< geville Thealre.
i PSA' * LET. either for the appro«iching season
j M. or f.ir i term of years, ihe TH EATRE ii<
I ibis city. Tua good company of performers, a
' belter oppoiti nity is seliloin offered tha.i is pre
| nt d t this establishment during the s "ssiou id
j dte I egislature, ai d the races which take place
over the Mill (Irevillc C'litrso. It w ill bo rented
;on very favorable terms ami every informatiou
I gii «n, on application, either personally or by let
ter (post paid.) to
P. 1.. ROBINSON.
TT 5 * The New X’ork Times, nnd other pipers
with whicli we exchange, by giviu • the above tw o
or i hree ias ■> lious. w ill cou’ei a favor whieti slial
be duly reciprocated by the propiietor of this pa
per.
Milledgeville. \u- !?». 32- ts
JhwkMm ilalL
THE subscriber tenders his thanks
to his friends ami the public geuerai
ly. for ‘he liberal patiouage th y have
Z’ T heretofore extended to bun ; and hopes
by the attention of himself ..ml family to merit a
i iintiuti mce 'if their support, lie has doubled
the size of bis Dining Room, so as to be able to
ac. ointood.it<- nearly twice as many at the first
rd.lc as he could at the but session of the Lcgis
l itur-’. ami 'ililed thr«. m.’ie RoOuts to bis es
rubbshiiici.t. which will enable him to *u<qilj
I r_e Rik’Hi* Ii r iarge Comities.
He Il 's al.-u added largely to his Stables, which
I will be stii.-tiy attend 'd io. ili-f ire shall be the
| best the ci untiy atl'ords. and as usual, the terms
; moderate.
Ti A’ UNCLE SAM AGAIN,
at his Old Stand.
He will also take a few monthly or yearly
. I’o irdms ami Families, during the summer.
lie al-o tenders hi.no li io Me Legislature, as
a cimdi-late lor CO MPTRt) LLE It GENERAb,
| t the next Session
SAM L. BUFFINGTON.
I \ugu-t2’2. 1837. 32—lit
i fjga JFayelte Hall.
i zjjyllE undersign'd respectfully informs his
fri-uds and th ■ public geu rally, that he has
Taken the LA F # \YEI PE H ALL, in Milledge
ville. formerly kept by Geo. I). B. Mitchell.
Tins house is as well ea.cul ited to render comfort
as any other establishment in the city; and every
exertion ou my part will be made to accommodate !
those who may fivor me w ith a call.
The subscriber will give hi, personal attention '
to his patrons, and w ill have the enti-e man ige ,
incut of the house.
WILLIAM ROGERS. |
(tZ" The Stage Office ol the People's .ine is <
kept ar tins house, the stages daily leaving for ‘
Montgomery and Augusta
.Milledgeville. Ga. Aug 1. 1837. 30—fit i
(Xy“ i'he Columbus Enquirer and Herald, the
M-ic .n Messenger, the Augusta f'lu-nnicle & Sen- ,
ti i -I. ami Athens Whig, are requested to publish :
me above six times. W. R.
rgAHE Subscriber very respectfully tiifortn. Ins
_SL friend* and the puldiek generally that he
Inis located liinisell .'it the .Marrietta Hotel. Cobb
C 11.. w here he oilers his services to "search out
ami te-t the value of Gold and Laud lots, and to
make a true return to applicants iu the counties of
Cobb. Paulding. Floyd. Cass. I'heiokee and For
syth: at the low rate of five dollars per lot; at the
above stated place, reference may be had to the
State ::ud Check maps, the quality Book, and nu
merical list. •'tiimage in the above buxines
will be thankfully received by
I) \NIEI. M \Y.
March 11. 1833. <>l ts.
THE GEORGIA AND CAROLINA AL-
M \ N AC, FOR 1838.
Tins Alm iiae, is n nv ••e.idy for delivery.—
IL iLts a id other* wishing to be supplied, will
pleise sen i io tiioir orders enly. To .»ur coun
try i.ieiids, in G • irgia and tbc upper part of
Car-ilin.i, all we wll say is, th it this \lm inac
is truly want it p.irp jtts to be, a Georgia and
Carolina Almanac. Th« calcul itions are bv a
native Georgian—its contents embrace evei v
thing lor their inform i ion, that its space would
allow, and it is primed at home.
CONTENTS.
So'aran 1 Lmar Eclipses for 1838.
Pheiimnena ol the Planets lor 1838.
Chronological (.’tides lot 1838.
I ue A i itomy of .Vi m’s Body, as governed
by the twelve constellations, with characters,
e»p! inations,
Al iveable Feats for 1838.
Table of t.ii' Solar System.
A tabl exhibiting the Seats of Government t
of the diiTerenl States, the times ol It.J ling the i
Election ol State Officers, and the times of the
M 'eting of the L 'gislatures of the several i
T ie Cde i ler of the twelve tnon hs of the I
year, giving the rising and setting ol’the sun and
tn i ».i, tlie decle ition of the sun, the mom’s I
place, time of high w iter at S tv-imriii, moon's I
phases, equation of time, and the gardner’s
calle,id -r for each in niih in the year.
An Astronomical Ephemeris of the P'anets |
Places, tor the first, seventh, thirteenth, nine
teenth, and twenty-fifili days of’each month, for
the year 1838.
L i’ ol »I •uh irs to Congress from Georgia.
Ti nes of Holding Superior Courts in the dif
ferent Counties of Georgia.
rimes of holding Inferior Courts in the dif
ferent C.nmties of Georgia.
B inks an I Branches in Georgia.
Pu ice it' the City of Augusta.
P is! ) ft e D -p inmo f, Align sla. —.31 ~ I Ar
r ingeim n:s, R ites of Postage, & ■.
Principal Officers of the Federal Govern
in'at.
li'ites of Foreign Coins and Currencies, as
fixed by L iw, ind as i-aim tied in the Custom
H I.IS'-S tn the (Jailed Si.lies.
A I'ahli- ol the Weather, bv an observer——
ex rar.te l f’r i n the G orgia C > istitutionalist.
Cucotnary Rates of Freights, between
Siv iiinali and Augusta, revised and correc-
R ites o' Stor.ig • and Co umtssion in A igu ta.
II ites ol Do< k ige, W liarlage ami Storage at
S tv annah.
C tslo ii irv Rates of Freight between the
Cities of New Y uk mid Savannah.
Times of hoi.ling United Stab s Courts
in Georgia, South Carolina and North Caroli
na.
SOtiril CAROLIN A.—l imes of holding
Cour’s of Sessions and Common Pleas lor each
Circuit.
Associate Judges in the Courts of Law for '
each Circuit.
Times for holding Appeal Courts of Law
and Equity,
Times for holding the City Court of Charles*
ton.
The Chancellors in Equity.
Tim-' for holding the Courts of Equity in the
different Districts of South Carolina—together
with the num"* of the different Commissioners
and Registers.
M 'mbers to Congress from South Carolina.
Anecdotes, &c,
ff.T 5 ' Editors tn Go trgia, and the upper part
«f South C irolina, with whom wo exchange,
will confer a favor bv giving the above om« or
tw<J iuxirlions iu (Hew papert j
Cause if tier——Our Country—-Ostr J’rrty.
Corresptin lvnce b hr n (lav mar S 'il i
of Georgia, an I Gov. Dunlap of Maine.
STA TE OF MAINE
b.XEcii’i’ive Department, )
Augusta, (Mt.) Anu. 16, 1837. )
His Excelh ney. William Si /tley,
Gov, mor if the S.'atr of Georgia
Stß—l Imie bad the Imtior to receivt
V"tir EsCtdli-ncv’s eonini'.iiicatiou, eticlo
sit g the aflitlavit of J nnes S.tirnrs, and
It'innnditm' the arrest of Daniel Piiilbrook.
im. Edward K llvran, accused of liavinu
fidoiii'inslv inveigled, stolen, and carrieii
iway, without the limits of the State of
Georgia, a negro slave.
Whatever tnac have been urged rela
tive to this, or atty kindred sulj ct, l>v in
dividuals or self-constituted societies* lli<
offi-nce in lii-at. d in tiie affidavit beinc
made penal by •!•" law* of Georgia, would
in my view, require Executive interfi-ren< e,
as really, and as readily, as offence* of any
" h< r character.
1 am, however, dissuaded from comply
ing; with your Excellency*s r< qtie-t, ot
from a y sympathies with th ise who «v< ul I
wantonly violati the aw* of a sister State,
but from consideratiotts, which 1 beg leave
I) IV IO present.
S" far as I have received any inform i
tion relative to P lilbr.iok and K‘ller; n
their visit to your Sm e. was in the course
"f their ordinary bo-iitess, as mariners.
Tlieir vessel being at the Smith, they nati
g>t •<! it homeward hy the u ual route, and
in the usual time. They hail stated hotties,
t> which tiny openly returned—at those
h ums they took up their residence, anr
condui ted their affairs tlmre without con
cenliuent. ami in all n spects, conformably
to the usages of innocent ami unsuspecting
citizens. Whether such a course of con
duct is to be deemed a fleeing from justice,
«idtiii the meaning of the Act of Congress,
and whether tnen, so conducting, are to
be viewed as “ lujilives,” may present a
question of som importance, but which it
<ioes no l now seem necessary for me to de
cide.
The affidavit suggests twit causes fir the
proposed arrest. One is, that the (Suppo
sed fugiriies h ive been guilty, as the de
pow ut has been informed, and believes of a
.felony, under the laws of’ ymr State.
Felony is a gene ic term. enil»racing
many descriptions <> i rime. I i what acts
the sttppo-ed It limy consi-t> <l, wheilit r
they wi r.- acts aimed at the stibv* rsioti o>
the gover mient, or ass cling Hie life, liber
ly , or property of inilivitlnal citizens, and
when, where, or by what instrumentality
coinniitt d, is not intimated.
1 lie deponent (as he asserts) may have
been informed, that some at t w hit h he had
heard, and belli ve-, the said Pliilbrook
am) Kelleran performed, was denominated
a felony. From whom, and with wit it ac
curacy he lea. tied the tit fniili'm of a “ f 1-
ony” is unktiow n. Had tie slated the ai t
com nitt tl, the co ,' hi-ion which I could
hate rlrawn Ironi it relative to its < harac
ter, and I’riii'iuality, would be more satis
factory to im-, than ihe depom ms opinion,
th it -tt' h an act, (.vh tiever it might le )
constituted i felony. S rt ly a charge s •
vagu , even Winn verified by oith. cannot
jitstny the tlesired arn st. Bit li isi h irge,
iu telinite it is, i-» not sworn io, j«s irnc.
1 lie al.egation i. men ly, that the tleiio
oent lia- been so inforiiieil, and so believes.
Ihe oth’t alleg ition is, that the said
Pliilbrook an I Ki II- ran, as tit poiieuf be
lieves, did I' h'iiiomly inveigle, steal, lake
anil carry away , without the limits of the
State of G orgia, a negro slave. D >nht
it s- su b an act. if coiiiniitte'l, is an of
fence aga nst the laws ol Georgia. Bit
the a legations of the affidavit do not, in
my judgment, constitute such a ch irge as
w0.x1.1 justify me in surrendering the snppo- I
-e.l fugitives. Ail rests in the deponents
.leiiel—no positive statement is made; ahd
on what ey i-lence his belief is fond led, d >es
not app. ar. It migh be the -l sttg- !
geslion ol an excited mind —it ,u-lit draw
its origin from some indeterminate in-i ill
ation of intereste'l peisons, whose motives
we c innot scrutin ze. Above all, it is not
alleged, that the crime has been coin , i'led
by any one, but inert ly that the deponent
lieliev es it has.
By the Con-titutiiin of the United State-,
no warrant is to issue, eXei pt ori probable
1 ailse, siipporh d bv oath or affirmation, I
and tin (j-m-titiitio i ttfiiii.-Siate, fui’iii-h;-- I
the sa ue protection to its cit.z n-. In th • ’
i ast- under t'oiisi let atiou, it is not asserted
that there is prob ible cause, nor are facts
or circum-t inces presented, from which
probable cause can b" inf rred. In -t ca-e,
arising in tiii- S ate, no m igistrate would
eel j 'stifled tn issue liis warrant upon such
evidence. It would not be sufficient au
thority to detain a man for trial.
Fmm the fiiTgoittg coiisi lerntion, I am
constrained to think, that the case which
yotir Excellency has presented, is not of
such a ch trader as w ill permit im* to order
the propo-' tl arrest.
I have the Imilor to be, with high coti*id
ei alioti, your Exceliency’s olie lient ser
vant.
(Signed) ROBERT P. DUNL AP.
Executive Department, Ga.,
Milledgeville, S- pt. 5 1837.
Stß—l have the honor to acknowledge,
the receipt of your commi'i'icatioii of the
16 h ultimo in answer to mine of the 21st
of Jtnic last, demanding of your Excellen
cy tilt 1 prr-nns of Daniel Plntb' - ook ami
Edwmd K lleran. fugitives from justice,
and charged «ith the crime of feloniotisiv
inveigling, taking and carrying aw.iv with
out the limits of the Si.te of Georgia, a
certain negro man slave, mimed Atticus,
the property of James Sngnrs and Henry
Sigurs,
You refuse to comply with the demand
on three grounds, if I rightly understand
yon. Fir-t, because the persons charged
“ visi ed Georgia in the course of their or
xltuary bust Jus's as mariner j; returuwl bdme-
*1 o ifi Mft <«, S PT i:IEIS fi Ii i», |
ward by the usual route and in the usual
inn—had stated hoim sto vliich tin v open
ly returned—took up tin if risidence and
conducted tlieir affairs there without con
cealment, ami in all respects cotnformalily m
trie usages of innoct nt and unsuspecting
citizens."’ Secondly, “ because the aflid t
vit on vv h'ch the dimtaml was made, is not
positive ; but only as-erts the deponent
i'lforniati'm and belief that the pi tsons
charged had coimnitted a ft lot y, by inveig
ling, stealing, taking and canting away
w ithotit the limits of the State of Georgia,
i negro slave.” Ami thirdly, because
“ felony is a general term embracing ma
ny liescriptions of crime, and had thv de
ponent stated the act committed, the <’oti
e|it*iou you could have drawn from it rela
tive to its character and crinunality would
have been more satisfactorily to von, th n
the deponents opidon that such an act con
stituted a felony.”
The fact that the individuals “charged,
to their homes (in Maim ) and
comlticted their affairs there without con
cealment nnd tn all respects conformably
to the usages of innocent and iinofl’enning
citizens,” is no evidence of their innocence.
It' they had thus acted within the jurisdic
tion of the State where the offence is alle
ged to have been coimnitted, I admit it
would have been a circumstance well calcu
lated to rebut the presumption of guilt,
■out they were in the State of Miine, be
•»‘Stitt ami without the j'lri-iiiction of dir
laws tiny had violated, where they expected
to nr protected, and where, I regret to say,
lite course your Exetllency Ims deemed it
your duty to pursue, they will in fact be
protected; ami that 100, directly in oppo
sition H» a positive law ol'th" United Stat.-s,
passed in pursuance of the Constitiition.
With due reference tn your Excellency’*
judgmeni, I must he per.mtteil to differ
front you in the constrttciion of Mr. Sigur’s
affidavit. He dues not state the fact of
stealing upon his lit lief, Imt the lin t of die
individuals charge I, b ing the M tst r and
Mitral' the schooner, B >*lon. The affi
<l vit states positively “ that D miel Phil
brook anil Edward K-lleran did, mt or
about the 4th day of May last, (t loitiotislv
inveigle, steal, take anil carry away with
out the limits of Georgia, a n gm man
s ; ave, named Atticus, the prope tv of the
deponent ami In bmttter, H'-tiry Sague’s.”
The (ieponent dn-ti states that this act. as
In has bem inf rnt-d and b licves is a telo
ny iHnirr ilit* law*, of Guornia.
1 he fact, thorefcre, vvhii h you desire to
know in oriler to dta.v your mvn coii'hisioti
relative to the < haracter and eritn u .lity of
the offence, lias been distinctly and po-i
--•ivelv sworn to in the affi lavit, to wit, that
D inie! Phiiltrook, nnd E Ivvard Kelleran
ditl lelotii..iis!y inveigle, steal, take ami c u
[ r . v sway a certain negro man slave, named
■ Aiticu-.
But, admitting t'm affi 'avit tn be ns you
untL r*taml it, still I hold it amplv sufficient
to author ze the arrest of the p> rsons char
ged. Indeed, it is vt ry seldom pos-ible
to obtain die kind of ev idem e you seem tn
!’• qui e. Grimes art gem ially cotmiiitteil
in sei f. t and are usually established by the
proof ol facts which necess irdy lead the
mind to die com In.ion that the t rime was
committed, ami by a certain pi-rs m. Ou
such e idem e conv ietion* are usually ob
tained, ami a much slighter proof i- suffi
cient to authorize an arH st. Suppose a
murtlet* to have iieeti coinmiiied ami an »•’-
ft Javit made -tiding that “ the th pom tit
hail ri-ason to b lieve and di I vetily lu-licve
that A. B. did the ait.” Will vOfifExtil 1
leu. y sIV th'lt Oli Stu ll evu'ence, the person ■
t barged could not be legally arrestid ? 1
hope not ; for if such he the iin'lerstauding
ol the law iu the State of M ine, it would
i seem to me that a very low estiqiate i- pla- j
j ced on the value of human life, -ind the'
preservation of order and good gov( rn
tiii nt. And tit r<-g'rd to the crime ol
w hich Pliilbrook and Kelleran stand char i
i ge.l, we, of the South, know that il is al- '
« ayS romiiled set felly ami under < over of'
the night; ’f’iit- Second grtmnd, therefore,
upon Which yotir Excellency has been plea
sed to place your refusal to comply with
my th tn and. is tot.dly uutvnable, and will
cindimie so, until lltc whole fabric of crimi
nal jiirisprtidem e; as heretofore know n and
understood iu the United States, shall have
betm demolished and a new order of things
j e*t tbli-bed.
B il I ant at a loss to conjecture bv wh it
| authority your Exet llency assumes the
right of judging the sufficit-m y of the nffi
davit, the mature and extent of the crime,
or the g ilt or innocence of the persons
charged. These are the ptovince -of a
court and jury of the comity of Chatham,
m the State of Georgia. The act of’ Con
gress 2n I vol. law* U. S. page I(js. de
clares, *• that w henev er the Executive au
thority of atty Slat" in the Union, &.<■.
.-hall th tn tml any person as a fugitive from
ju'ti< e, of the Executive authority of any
stteh State or territory to which such per
son -h ill have fled, ami shall moreover
pro luce the copy of an in lieim nt fottn I,
or an afftdavit tn uje before a tn igistrate of
j any Suite or Territory as aforesaid, charg
\ ing the person-.n demanded, with having
| commit ted treason, felony, or other crime,
I certified as authentic by the Governor or
■ Chief M igistrate of the State or Territo
ry from whence the person so charged,
fl •<!, it sh isl he th ddy of the Evcutive
authority of the Ssue or Territory to which
such person shall It ive fled, to cause him or
j her to be arre.*teil,’’ &c. &,<•. The only
’ question tben, which your Excellency i*
competent, under this statute, to decide, is
this—has the Governor of Georgia trans
mitted the copy of an affi lavit charging
Daniel PhllbrOok and Elw trtl Kdlcran
with “ triasob, fehny or other crime."
That he h i*, your Excellency admits ; b'it
you content) that as “fehmy is a gerferic
! term, embracing many description* of
| crime,” the deponent should hwe stated
“ the ict coni iiitte I,” from wiiii h von .co il l
t have draw pa euticlujiun a)jYc Satisfouluri-
it®
I v to yourself th in the deponent’s opinion i
that sm h an act (whatever it might be)
constituted a felony.— I fori.ear to answer
this portion, of your litter in the spirit my
feelings would dictate. B it, really sir, I
cannot avoid expressing mv utter astoti
i'hnirnt at the assumption of powers lik'
these ; ami I ventlire to say, that in the
whole i-our-e of our history under the ctut
'titniiorf ami the law 1 have quoted, m
siit’lt pretension has been heretofore set up
Is the Governor of Maine belter qiialifi>‘>
to determine what constitutes felony in
Georgia, than the Gov i rimr and the judi
cial authorities of Georgia ? and have not
the lait- r by receiving the affidavit, issuing
the wor int, and making the demand ol
your Excellency, declared that the critm
ch-irgtd is af> lony ? But suppose the a< t
not t i be a felony, the demand is equally
legal, ami you arc equally hound to cotn
ply ; because the constitution a d the act
of Congress say treason, felony, or other
crime, ami the fact that a demand has been
Ut ide’is evidence that a crime of some sort
has been conmiiitod against the laws ol
G oruia.
B.ti, if your Excellency shill still Leo
opinion that it i* your righ to judge vvheth
i r the act complained of be a felony, th.i'
opinion must, of course, be formed on tli
laws of G orgi i, ami therefore, I respect
fully referyou to the fullowiug secti mol
ihe penal code of this State, by wlii. It yti
will see that all i rimes imlm ing peuiteittia
ry pun shment count tinder the definition <>
the term felocy ; ami th it lite stealing of >•
slave subject* the off n ler to such punish
ment. The 13th sectio iof the first, divis
uni of the Penal Code of this S a'e, is iu
these word-. Set ti. n 13th. “ The term
j lony win ti usedin this act, shall be con
strueit to tn> an an offence, f r which the of
fender, on convictio , shall be liat le by law
to be punish d with death, or ittiprisot'ineiii
in he P niten iary, and not oth rwise.”
And dir 20tli section of the 6th .-ivi-ion i*
as t'ollow * ;
S c. 20lh. “ The stealing of a 'lave i*
simple laneuv, and shall lie p'liri'hetl b\
impti'Oiitni'nt and labor in the Feiiitentiarx
lor any term m>t 'ess than four years, mn
j lonuer than u n years.”
I H <ving shown, as Ith nk, that tour Ex
c I etiCV Its iston gt.ei tie wli >lematter,
ai'iitieuitd to Urttigi t a tight guarantied
to ht r hy the con. titntion and die law, I
j pro-tttl to view tlie subject as a political
| and tuieriialio al qilrsiion.—Tin- conslitn
| lion of the Unit' ll Suites wa'the result of
■ a comprotiii*e between States, h iv nj c'ifl’-r
--ent, and in some r< sp> ct*, ai ta jonist ititer
je t ami view-. Stitj.-. t- < onstitoting pro
| pertv in one Slate t ettseij to be of Unit
• hnrai ter wh< n retnoVeti to other sectioos
ot the conleth racy—and aits which con
stituted eiiims in i.nv State were not con
sul red criininal in nth< r-. Under thi*
state ol things, no Uni'n, ntttlir a federal
unveiii i.ent, could lie f lined until all the
' Stales agreed that the laws of each should
I lie resj ectt iL atiii that p< r*ov;*i h irged with
oflvin i*' agaih'i the laws of om St ite esca
pe g into another, should be delivered to
the anth rittes of the ofl’emled Stale, with
out inquiring into the justice or proprirtv
ol tiie law. sul lobe violated. Ami in
linistiaiice of this cotnprnmise, the fl‘>tlow
i ig clause was i i-e t d in the constitution.
A pi t'Oii charged in any Suite With trea
son, Ii hmy oi other crime, who slial fl e
troin jus ice, and be found in another
Stale, 'ball, on demand of the Executive
authority ot the S ate Atom which he fl 'd,
j be dt llv en d up to be reinov ell to the S'ate
| hav iug jurisilii tion of the crime.” This
i' a pa t of the organic law of the Union,
and is equ ill v obligatory on evi rv |rirt.
But, what suu tioii has it ? Can the Chief
j Magi'tfate ot a State who thinks proper to
I refu-e obedience to it, be forced to a com
l plimic , or ue punished for I’ontttinacv ?
N" ; ami why not? B-cause he is the
j Executive officer of • State and acts in hi'
j offu i d cauacitv as the representative of her
re.ti rv »•<! soveie gnH . The act is not an
individual, but an ufti. ial one. Is there
then no remedy for the injured Stale ?
None, "xi’i pt such as remains to indepen
dent State*, when Peaty stipulations are
I violated—the ultima ratio —war—and this
| would produce a disrupture of the Uilinn,
. and of our happy form of government.
! Will the Slate of M aitte under such rir-
I cn.mstances and in vi dation • f her duty to
I a sister State, persist in refusing to obey th"
| constitution and law of the United States ?
I I hope not nnd am pi rsttaded that on a re
view id this sulij.'i t, vour Excellency will
. bt come sati-fied that Georui i has been <•. -
ini d a constitutional right, without the en-
I aettnent of w hi< h she w mild never havebi
] come a rm rn'ier of the Union, and without
the enforceine t of which, she cannot main
tain herjnst rights and liberties.
I have the honor to be, very respectfitlly,
vour Evcelleucv’s obedient servant.
WILLI AM SCHLEY.
His Tire H> ney. Robert P. Dunlap.
Governor of Maine, Augusta, Maine.
Political.
Front the Southern Hanner.
THE NUI.I4FIE.XS AGXfVST THE PEO
PLE OFT IE CHEROKEE COUNTRY.
When Mr. Gihnvr, the present candidate
of the Nuliifiers, hirnv riy filled ’he Exec
utive Cnair. it is well known that the ten
dency of his administration was to retard
emigration tn the Cherokee country. In
hi» recommendations to the L"«islature,
he threw as th adv obstructions as possible
i:i the wry of a harmonious action by that
body relative t > the disposition and settle
ment o( the Cherokee lands, and had his
('ffnr s been clTectnnl, that flue coontr.
would now have been ruled by the savajje,
dritikiiiif the hlood of the unfortunate white
man who should trespass up m its territory,
and become the abode only of robbers and
outlaws. ’*
Tur pnpnliritv which the lottery svst'-m
so-rd attaint'd)' forced Itidi pt» traiij| id atqui-
P 73L18 I : '» «V E. UO’-IASON
191
esce in its coiitiiiuance; but to neutralize
far as possible the beneficial effects of thi?*
system, he strenuously urged that a
tract of country adjoining the older porti<»«|
of the State, and extending along
the whole line of the Cherokee
should he reserved for the use of the State?
and tints form a barrier to the easy amK
speedy settlement of the country beyond?
Bit this ditl not satisfy him. So aversuF
did lie seem ttt tht settlement of the courj-x
try, that he recommmled the Legislature to
put Indians upon an equal fooling with
men, and allow their testimony to be
red in Courts of justice against
zens. Animated as these Indians’ are,
deadly hatred towards the whites; knowing W
scarcely any thing of the moral duties that
bold society together, or of the sacred ob
ligations of »n oath; who does not see that
nmclt Was to be feared from allowing them
the power to gratify their malignant passions
in this way? |( this recommendation had
been adopted, lio nr.ui with any property
or reputation, would have ventured to
place them in jeopardy by removing to the
country,—-it would have remained to this
day, little better than a howling wilder
ness.
In view of these and other fart's that
might be adduced, we say that Mr. Gil
mer was extremely inimical to the prosper
ty of the Cherokee country; and we furdte
•barge bis present supporters, and himself,
with entertaining the <a ne urfworthy feel
ings at Ibis time. To prove bur charg*
true, we need only to refer to' the abuse
their presses belch forth upon Gov. Schley;
because he lias seen fit to make arrange
ments f,- the protection of the people there,
against the anticipated outrages of tl»e
Cherokees. Thev LOUDLY XfPERT THAT
NO PROTECTION IS NEEDED, and
that this portion of our State should be hft
Io take cure of itself. This language is in
"Tord.ince with the former acts of Mr.
Gilmer—ii proceeds from his supporters
am! accredited organs— *lie acquiesces ia
the sentiment—and it cannot be doubted
that be approves it. The NuVifiers, fhcftt
fell us. that IF MR. GILMER WERE
GOVERNOR. NO PROTECTION
WOULD BE AFFORDED TO OUR
ALARMED AND UNPROTECTED
C H EROK E E FRONTI ER —thy inform
vs in substance, that IF MR. GtLMEK
I 8. ELECTED. HE WILL DISBAND
THE FORGES NOW RAISING BY
ORDER OF GOV. SCHLEY!
People of north-western Georgia* What
is vmir resjtonse to the narrow, the illibe
ral, the unfeeling ileclarntiot s of Mr. Gil
mer’s fi i'-nds, th it you shall receive no aid
in keepini! in< lip< k your savage oeigl bors?
Are yoit content to abandon your farms,
ymir stores and your workshops, en masse,
tt» engage UNAIDED with a superior
force, whose only mode of warfare is se
en tlv io murder and destroy? We know
that as far as any comrunntty would go ia
bearing the Inu thens imposed upon them,
*o far you will cheerfully sustain and sur
tmmtti the evils of ymir situation— hut do
you [trefer to be left alone to meet the dan
gers before you, or do yeti ask lor tlrat aid
and sympathy which is due from one por
tion of ottr p-onle to another? Do you de
sire to lutve a Chief Magistrate who will
watch over and protect four interests? Theo
von will vote for Governor Scltlt v, for he
lm« shown that he wijl do both— you will
say to M r. Gilmer, we have tried you once;
and vim showed voitrself onr enemy—-
lieuc.'forth vve si all leave you as you ams
your friemls vvoitl'l u-—a/onp,
Brum the. Southern Banner.
MR. GILM ER vs. M R.GILMER S FRIENDS.’
Something has been said relative to Mr.
Giltner’s opposition to internal improve
ment-; but even before any charge xvas
made against him on this subject, through
the newspapers, it. was rmin Hy denied by
his supporters -—The Southern Recorder
of the 20>h Jtine, in making some remarks
upon the Governor’s election, indulges iu
the fl'lloWitig strain:
“We are let} to thrse remarks by the in 2
formation communicated from the up conn
try of a report most indtisttiously circulated
in that region “that in the event «!' Mr;
Gilmer’s sncce*s, the rail road from the
Tennessee to the Chattahoochee river
u ill be discontinued, as Mr. Gilmer is ini-?
rnic-.il to internal improvements tjenerally.”
We w ill not condescend to treat such ri
diculous rumors, raised by ottr opponents
for no other p irpose but to affect the elec
tion of our candidate, with the courtesy of
any other reply, than a flat deniak And
we trn»t our friends throtiL’hoMt the State;
when thev hear of such ridiculous rumors,
as they will doubtless before the clectioot
hear innumerable, knowing as oitr oppo
nents do tlf.it th'yean only defeat Mr;
Gilmer’s election by tricken, we trust the
supporters of Mr. Gilmer will not stiffer
thems'l'-es to be deluded by such deceits.'
In regard to State internal improvements,
w hen Mr. Gihnt r becomes their enemy, he
will probably communieaie his views on the
s ibjec.t, first to hi* fri nds, and not as in the
present instance, t ike hi* opp< nents into
his confi lence in the fir*t place, and keep
' is friends in ignorance ot *nch of his pub
lic view-.*’
Onr neighbor of the “Whig,” too, fol
lowed closely in the wake of the Recorder*
and on the 24th of the same month, staked
his veracity upon Mr. Gilmer’s friendship
for internal imp ovements. From that pa
per we make the following extracts
•‘ln laying beforeonr readers the forego
ing extracts, which we copy from the Stan
dard of Union, we cannot permit the oc
casion to pas* without a passing run.ark to
the citizens of that portion of the State,
through which this road will pass, relative
to the current minor whit k. has been cif
rulated W>th regird to Mr. Gtltnef*# °FP°
'ition to Interna! Improvements.'
“Our adversaries, alarmed for the fate of
th ir c in'lid'te, ami driven to the mostdeS- ,
pv'cate resorts to sustain their sinking cause;