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cf the Federal compact;” and long, long may it be, before the
States of this I be involved in civil conflict. Bui
knowing that this dreadful alternative must inevi'ably be uhi
tnitelv resorted to, ns a matter of sill defence bv the people of
the South, in case the unhallowed example of the Governor of
Maine be followed by the authorities of the other Stales of the
North, and willing to proveto the world, by our ll.i bearance,
our reverence for the Constitution—a forbearance, which it is
hoped, will hereafter ensure ns justice—vour Committee, al
though strongly disposed to recommend the passage of a law
imposing a quarantine upon all vessels coming into out waters
from the State of Maine, in consequence of viewing the doc
trine of abolition ns a moral and political pestilence, which ii
not checked, will spread devastation and ruin over the land,
at this time, simply recommi nil the adoption of'the following'
Restduiimu :
be it resole. it by the Senate and Hints of Reyn senfalices of
the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and if is here
by resulted ly fht authority of the same, That Robert I’. Dun
lap, Governor of the State of Maine, in refusing to comply
with the demand of the Governor of Georgia, so far from per
forming the duties which the requisitions of the Constitution
<>t the I nited Slates, and the obligations his oath imposed upon
him, acted in delegation ot both.
Resolved, ih it in the opinion of" this I .egislature, die Con
stitution ot the C uiled States gives no seciirilx adequate to the
protection of our people, from the lawless anil criminal attacks
of the citizens of non Slav, holding Stan s ; and from the dispo- 1
sition evinced !y Governor Dm lrp, to disiegtird I oner s-.i.d j
good faith, in this respect, it is time that the Shiv t holding'
St.lie.- should hold theniM Ives prepaied to ** prov ice new safe
guards Ihr their future seeuritv.”
Resolved, further, That our Senators in Congress be in
sti acted, and our Representatives in that body, be requested,
to use their efforts to obtain sm li amendment of the Constitu
tion, in relation to fugitives from justice, as may be neces.-arv
to render effective, that provision which guarantees to the res
pective States, the execution ol their penal laws.
RiSoleul, That this General Assembly expects, at the linnds
of the 1 legislatures of the non-slav i holding States, such .action
upon this subject, as will tend to put down incendiarism, earrv
into effect the provisions of the Constitution, and protect the
Southern Slates in the enjoyment of their rights.
Resolved, That his Excellency, the Governor, be, and he is
hereby requested, to transmit a copy of this Report and Reso
lutions to each of our Senators and Representatives in Con
gress, and to the Governor of each State in the Union, with a
request that the same may be laid before their respective Le
gislatures.
CORRESPONDENCE.
Gov; ruor Schley to Governor of Maine.
Executive Depar TVfF.xT, Georgia, ?
Milledgeville, 21st June, 1837. )
Sir:—-1 herewith transmit to your Excellency a eopv of an
affidavit of James Sigurs, taken before a lawful officer of lids
State, and other proceedings bad thereon, charging Daniel
Phiibrook, late master of the Schooner or Brig Susan, and Ed
ward Kelleran, mate of said vessel, (fugitives from justice in
this State) vv ith the offence of’ feloniously inveigling, stealing
andc arryiug away a negro man slave, named Atticus, the prop
erty ot said James Sagars and Henry Sagurs, which copy 1
have caused to be carefully compared with the original and cer
tified accotdingly. 1 have also, in pursuance of the provisions
of the Act of Congress, passed 12th Feburary, 1793, respecting
fugitives from justice, &e., appointed an agent on the part of
this Stale to receive and convey the fugitives to the Countv of
Chatham in this State, to be tried for the offence with which
they stand charged.
Your Excellency will therefore, be pleased to consider this
my demand, under said statute for the said Daniel Phiibrook
and Edward Kelleran, ami to order their arrest, if to be found
in the State over which you preside, and cause them to be de
livered to Mordeiea Shi flail, jun., the authorized agent of this
Slate for the above purpose.
1 have the honor to to lie, very Respectful!v,
1 our Excellency’s obedient serv ant,
M ILLI AM SCHLEY.
IJi» Excellency ibe Governor of ike State Maine,
Augusta, Maine.
James Sagars' Affidavit,
G orgia, Chatham County. ) Per onally appeared before me,
j Joseph Felt, a Magistrate duly
:q point) d in amt for the County :.'fores ‘id, James Sagurs, who
being duly sworn deposi-th ami saitb,that one Daniel Phiibrook,
late master of the S< hm ner of Boston, as deponent believes,
And one Edward Kelleran, late mate of said vessel, asdeponent
also believes, did, on or about the fourth day of May last, felo
niously inveigle, steal, take and carry away without the limits of
the State of Georgia, a negro man slave named Atticus, the
property of'this deponent and his brother Henry Sagtirs—and
further he sailh, that the said Daniel Phil! rook and Edward
Kelleran have been guilty, ns deponent is informed and believes,
of a felony under the laws of this State, and therefore pray s a
warrant may i-sue against the said Daniel Phiibrook and Ed
ward Kelleran that thev may be dealt with according to law.
And this deponent further s otli, that since the commission of
said felony, the said Daniel Phiibrook ami Edward Kelleran
have tl d from this State, and are as hi- believes, at this time
w ithin the limits of die State of’Maine, in the United States.
JAMES SAGURS.
Sworn to before me, this IGtli June, 1837.
JOSEPH FELT, J. P.
Georgia, )To any lawful Constable of
Chatham County. ) said County.
From the information contained in the above affidavit, you
are hereby authorized mid commmided to arrest the bodies
ofthe said Daniel Phiibrook ami Edward Kelleran, if to be ;
found in this county, ami bring them before a Magistrate of said '
County, that they may be d all with as the law direct-.
I-. _. -.Given ii tiler my hand mid -i al,
•- J ‘ '’J tins loth June, 1 37.
JOSEPH FELT, J. P.
The defendants D u i< I Phiibrook ami Kelleran, are not to
be found in ll.i- Cntiiitv.
M. SHEFTALL, C. C. C.
Savannah, 16th June, !*37.
Gori runr Dunlap to Governor Schley.
State of Malm:, Exf.ci tivi: Depart .meat, )
Augusta, August Kith, 1837. )
His Excellency Wm. Schley, Governor of the State of Georgia.
Slit: —1 have hid ti.c honor to receive your Excellency’s
communication enclosing (he affidavit of James Sugars, and
deiminding the arrest of Daniel I’hilbrook and Edward Kelle
ran, accused of havin'’ feloniously inveigled, stolen and carried
away without the limits of the Stale of Georgia, a negro slave.
Whatever may have been urged relative to this or any
kindred subject, by individuals or st If-constituti tl Sm it ties, the
oftence indicated in the affidavit lit ing made penal by the law s of
Georgia, would in my view , require Executive iiitc i fence as rc
nllv and as readily,as offences of any other < barat it r. I am, how
ever, dissuaded from complying with your Excellency ’s request,
not from any sympathies w ith those who would w antoidy violate
the law sos a sister state,but from considerations w hit h I beg leave
now to present. So far as I have t< ceived any information
relative to I’hilbrook ami Relit ran, their visit to your State was
in the course of their ordinary business, as mariners. Their
vessel being at the South, they navigated it homeward by the
usual route, ami in the usual lime. 'J hey had stated homes to
which they openly returned—at those home.? they took tip their
residence ami conducted their affairs there wilhont conceal
ment, ami in all respect-, conformably to th' Usages of innocent
ami unsuspecting citizens. W hello rsm h a course of conduct
is to be a fleeing from justice, within the meaning of the Act of
Congress, ami whether men so conducting tire to be viewed as
“fugitives,” mav present a question of some importance, but
which it does not now seem necessary for rnc to decide.
The alii lavit suggests two causes for tin: proposed arrest: one
is, that the opposed fugitives have bt on guilty, as the depo
nent has bi < n informed and biliircv, of a felony under the laws
of your Stale. Felony is a gem ric term, embracing many des
criptions ofcrime. In what acts the suppo-ed felony coti-isted,
whether they were acts 'aimed at the subversion of the Govern
ment, or afi' cting the life, liberty or property of individual
citizens, and when, where or bv what instrumentality committed,
it not intimated. The deponent (as he a.--< it-) may Lave been
informed, that some act which lie liadlu ard and believes the
said I’hilbrook ami Keller in performed, was denominated a
felony. From whom, and with what accuracy lie learned the
definition of' a “felony” is uukovvn. Had he stated the act com
mitted, the conclusion which I could have drawn from it rela
tive to its character ami criminality would be more satisfactory
to me than the deponent’ opinion that st-clt up tn t (w hatever it
might be) constituted a felony. Surely a charge so vague, even
when i aisi dby oailt, cannot justify the desired arrest. But this
i charge, indefinite as it is, is not sworn to, as true. The allega
tion is merely, that the deponent Ims bei n so informed and so )
believes.
'File other allegation is, (hat the said Phiibrookam! Kelleran, I
as m pom nt Lein ves, did felunieusly inv< iyle, sti al, take and i
carry nw ay, w ithotit tie limits ofthe Plate <f Georgia, a negro j
j slave. Doubtless such an act, if co mmitted, is an offence against )
the laws ol Georgia. But the alli gations <1 the affidavit do ‘
not in my judge meut, i cr.stftule such a charge as would jttstilv ■
me in surrendering the supposed fugitives. All rests iti the de- j
pom nt s belie!—no positive stair nil nt is made, ami on what
evidence liis belief is founded, does not appear. It might he )
; tin' slightest suggestion ol an excited mind—it might draw its )
origin from some indeterminate, msmm’tion of' interested per- J
sons whose motives weeanhot scrutinize. Above all, it is not
alleged, licit the crime has been eommill'd by auv one, but I
merely that the deponent In lieves it has.
By the Constitution of the I uited Slates, no warrant is to
‘ issue except on probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, i
and the Constitution of this State, furnishes the same protection
to its citizens, in the case under consideration it is not asserted
that there is probable cause, nor are facts or circumstances
; presented from w bieh probable cause can be inferred. Ina ease
i arising in this State, no Magistrate would feel justified to issue
his warrant upon smh tvidime. It would not be sufficient)
authority to detain a man lor trial.
From toe loregoiog considerations, I am constrained to )
think, that tile case w hieb y our Excellency has presented, is
not of such a charm ter asw ii.l permit me to order the proposed )
arrest.
I have the honor to be, with higlt consideration,
Your i ixeellenev’s obedient serv ant,
ROBERT P. DUNLAP.
I
Gormiet S'shley In Governor Dunlap. *
Executive Pei’artjiext, Georgia, )
M i’Jedgev die, sth September, 1837. y
Sir—l have the hoiter to nckimw ledge the receipt of vour
communication ofthe IGtb ultimo, in answer to mine of tbeAlst
of Jun!' last, demanding' ot’y ;mr Excellency the persons of Da
niel Pliilbrook and Edward Kelleran, fugitives from justice, !
and charged with the crime of feloniously inveigling, taking
ami cnrryiirg away, without the limits ofthe State of Georgia,
’ a certain negro man slave, named Atticus, the property of
James Sagurs.mi I Henry Sagurs.
You refuse to comply with the demand on three grounds, it
I rii htly understat'd y on. First, because the persons charged
“visited G wgia in the course ol' their ordinary business, us
m irim rs, returned homew ar 1 by the usual route, and in the
usual w ay—lt id stated h nies to v. hteh they openly returned—
took up their re-idence, :m I conducted their aflai. . there with
out concealment, and in all respects conformably to the usages )
of innocent am! tinsc-pecting citizens,” Secondly, “because
the affidavit on w hich the demand was made, is not positive ;
but only a-serts the deponent’s information and 1 elief, that the
persons charged had committed a felony, by inveigling, steal
: ing, taking and carry ing away, w ithout the limits of the State i
of Georgia, a negro slave.” And thirdly, because “felony is j
a generic term, embracing many <!< -eriptions of crime; and had
the deponent gated the act committed, the conclusion you could
have drawn from it, relative to its character ami criminality,
would have been more satisfiictory to you, than the deponent’s |
opinion that such, an act ce:i-iitiitcd a ff-lony
The fact that the individuals ch ng ■ 1 “returned to their
homes, (’n Maine,) mid conducted their affairs there, without
conceale.ient, mid in all re.-pects conformably to the usages of
innocen! and uiioHeudiug ' ilium g" i no evidence of their in
nocence. It’ th y had thus acted uifhin the jurisdiction ofthe
State where the offence is alleged to have been committed, 1
admit it would have lx n a circumstance well calculated to re-
Imt the sttmeiion <-*f gmii. But they were in tlw Sfa',. of
Maine, beyond ami without the jurisdiction of the laws they
1: id violated, where they expected to be protected, and where, ;
I regret to say, the course your Excellency has deemed it your
) duty to pursue, they will in fact be protected ; and that, too,
directly in opposition to a positive law of the United States,
passed in pursuance of th' Constitution.
W ith due deference to your Excellency’s judgment, I must
lie permitted to differ from you in the <’imstri:clion of Mr. S.i
--■ gurs’ affidavit. He does not state the fact of stealing upon bis )
belief; but the fact ofthe individuals charged, briny the master )
and mate <■/ the Schooner Boston. The affidavit states posi
tively, “that Dmi’tl Phi’lneck end Edward Kelleran did, on
or about the fourth day of May last, feloniously inveigle, stwd,
take am! carry awry, without the limits <T Georgia, a negro
man slave, name:! Aitiwis, the property ofthe deponent and his
brother,'Henry Sagurs.” The deponent then states that this
act, as he has been inf; rue. d, and bt licvts, is a felony under the
laws of Geor. I ’.
The fact, t'urci'.ire, which yon desire to know, inorder to'
draw your own conc’iu imi, relmive to the cb.aracter ami crimi
l nality of he offence, ha bt n distinctly and positively sworn
to in tiie affidavit, to wit : that D.niel Phiibrook ami Edward
; Kelli ran, did feloniously inveigle, stei 1, take ami carry away,
a ccrtum negro man Muve, mimed Atticus.
But admitting the nflid.tx it to be as you understand it, still I
hold it amply siifficiciit to acthm ize the nrre.-t ofthe persons
charged. Indeed, it-is very r< I lorn ] cssil le to obtain the kind
of evidence you seem to require. Crime ; are generally com
mitted in secret, ami usually est:dd : <'g'd by the proof of
facts which neccs irily lea 1 th< mi 11 to the conclusion that the
crime was committed, and by a certain pi rson. On such < vi- ;
i deuce, convictions are usually obtained ; ami a much slighter |
proefis sufficient to authorize mi arrest. Suppose a murder to
have been committed, and an affidavit made, stating “that the 1
deponent hid reason to believe, an! did verily believe, th.it )
A. B. did the net.” Will your Excellency say, tint on such
evidence, the per.-'m eh.irgeii could nd be legally/'rrc.s’fw/?
I hope not ; for if such bethe undcrstmidiug of the law in the
: State of Maine, it would . ■ -m tn mo, that a very low estimate
is place 1 on the va tie of h iman life, and the preservation of
order and good go-.ernmeut. Am! in regard to the crime of;
which Philbriol. and Keller m 1 charged, we ofthe South
' know, that it is always commit; 1 seen th .an under cover of
ni lit. This icci n : r mnd, th< r■’ re, .on whii h your Ex
cellency lias been pleased to ph,< •• yiw.r i cfusal to comply with '
my <!■'■;.mid, is totally wdile, and will continue so until the I
whole fabric of criminal jurisprudence, as heretofore known)
and under-t-Ka’i in the I Tiled States, shall have been 'demolish- )
ed, and a new order of things estm.'L lied.
But I atn at a loss to conj • ti re by vvh I authority’ your Ex
cellency assumes the right of jt.dgitig the sufHeieiiey of the ttf- '
fidavit, the nature and extent of the crime, or the guilt or in
nocence of the pcr -mts charged. These arc th province of a ;
Court and Jury of the comity of Ch itham, in the State of
Georgia. The Act of Congress,.2l vol. Eaws 11. S., page
165, declarer , “that whenever the Executive authority of any ■
State in the Union, etc. shall demand any per. on, as a fugitive ,
from justice, of the I'x-.etttivc authority of any such State or '
Territory, to w inch -tch person shall have fled; mid shall more
over produce th. • copy of an indictment found, or an affidavit'
made before a magistrate of any State or Territory as aforesaid,
charging the person so demanded, with having committed tiea- ,
son, felony, or other crime, certified as authentic, by the Govern- j
or or Chief Magistrate of the State or Territory from whence
the person so charged li -d, it shall be the duty of the Executive '
authority of the Sta’eor Territory to which such person shall i
have fled, to cause him or her lobe arrested.” See. Bcc. The
only question, then, w hich your Excellency iscompetent, under
■ the statute, to decide, is this:—Has the Governor of Georgia
i transmitted the copy ofan affidavit charging Daniel I’hilbrook I
’ ami Edward Kelleran with “treason, felony, or other crime."
That he lias, your Excellency admit.-; but you contend that as
“felony is a generic term, embracing many descriptions of
' crime,” the deponent should have stated “the act committed,”
from which you could have drawn a conclusion more satisfac
tory' to yourself than the deponent’s opinion that such an act,
whatever it mi I lit be, constituted a felony. 1 forbear to answer
■ this portion of your letter, in di" spirit my feelings would dic
tate. But really, sir, I cannot 'avoid expressing my utter as
tonishment al the assumption of powers like these ; ami 1
i venture to say, that in the whole course of our history under
the Conditution, am! the law 1 have quoted, no such preten-
■ sion has been heii'toforc sit tip. Is the Governor of Maine
■ better qualified to determine w Irnt constitutes a felony' in Geor
gia, \\v.a\ Guv or iwv ami judicial autlmritii sos Georgia?
I and have not. the latter, by receivin'’ the affidavit, i.wtimg the
i warrant, and making the demand of your Excellency, declared
that tlie crime cliarged is a f-hrny ? Hut suppose the act n it.
Io be a felony, the demand is < qnally legal, ami you are equal -
! !v bound to comply; because the Constitution, an I the act
of G(.ngre,ss: say trea on, felony, or other crime ; and the fact
that a demand lias been made, is evidence t'.iit a crime of some
1 sort has been committed against the laws of Georgia.
But if vottr Excellency hall .- til! lie of opinion that it is your
right to judge w hether the act complained of be a felony, that
I opinion must, of course, be formed on the laws of Georgia ;
and theiefore, 1 respectfully refer you to the following section
; ol the I’cmd ( ode ol this State, by which you will see that all
) ci imcs, inciuding Penitentiary punishment, come under the de
| fmifion ofthe term felony, and that stealing of a slave sub
i jects tlie ofii’iider to such |>uni-hniciit. The 13th section of
) the first division of the Penal Code of this State is in the fol
lowing words Sei tion I 3th. “ The term felony, w hen used in :
ibis Act, shall be construed to mean nn offi’iiee for « liicb the of-I
I fender, on conviction, shall be liable, by law, to be punish'd )
by death or im| risonnieiit in the Pi nitentiary, and not other- i
hum-. Ami the 20th station of the sixth division is as fol
) lows: Section 20th. “.1 be stealing of a slave is siniple larce
) ny, and shall be puui-lied by imprisonineut and labor in the
; P< nitentiary, lor any term nut less than lour yeais, nor longer
) than ten years.”
ILu'ing shown, as I think, that your Excellency has miscon
ecived the w hole matter, and denied to Georgia a right guaran
; teed to her by the ( oiistitution and the law, i propose to x lew
) the subject as a political and international question.
The (’oiistitution of the United States was the result of a
compromise between States, having different, and in some re
.-pects, antagonist interests and views. Subjects constituting
property in one State ceased to be of that character, whi n re
moved to other sections of the confederacy, and acts which
constitute crimes in one Slate, were not considered criminal in
I Olliers. Under this state of things, no union, under a Federal
) Govcrinncnt, could be formed, until all the States agreed that
the laws of each should be respected, and that persons charged
with offences against the laws of one State, escaping into ano
ther, should le delivered to the authorities of the offended State,
without enquiring into the justice or propriety ofthe laws said
to be violated. And in pursuance of this compromise, the fol-
Howing clause was inserted in the Constitution:—“A person)
! charged in any Slate with treason, felony, or other crime, who )
; shall fice from justice, and be found in another State, shall, on
ih'imii d of the Executive authority of the State from which he
) tied, be delivered up to be removed to the State having juris
! diction ofthe crime.” This is a part ofthe organic law ofthe
Union, and is equally obligatory on every part. But what
sanction has it? ('mt the Chief Magistrate of a State who
! thinks proper to refuse obedience to it, be forced to a compli
) ancc, or he punished tor contumacy? No. And whv not?
Because lie is the Executive Officer of’a Stale, and acts in his
official capacity, as the representative ol’her reserved sovereign
| tv. The act is not an individual, but an official one. Is there
i t'ie ■no remedy for the injured State ? None, except such as
remains to independent States, when treaty stipulations are vio
lated— the idliii a ratio— War—and this would produce a rtip*
lure of'the Union and our happy form cf Governmeiit. Will
! the State of Maine, under such circumstances, and in violation
of her duly to a sister State, persist in r< fusing to obey the Con
stitutii n and the law of the United Slates ? I hope not. And I
am persuaded that, on a review of this subject, your Excellency
will become satisfied that Georgia has been denied a Constitu
tional right, without the enactment <;f which she would never
have become a member ofthe Union, and without the enforce
inent of which, she cannot maintain her just rights and liberties.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully,
Your Excellency’s most obedient servant,
WILLIAM SCHLEY.
His Excellency Robert P. Dunlap,
Governor of Maine, Augusta, Maine.
AZ. Shtflail, Jr. to Governor Schley.
Savaxxau, 1 Sth September, 1G37.
Sir—As the accnt appointed by your Excellency to demand
from the Exei ntive of Maine the bodies ol’ Daniel Phiibrook
and Edward Kelleran, fugitives from justice, who inveigle I a
negro man, the property of James and Henry Sagurs of this
place, 1 have the honor to submit the following report of’ niv
mi"i it : I proceeded forthwith to the State of Maine, and
on the 15th July last, called on his Excellency Robt. P. Dunlap,
Governor of that State, and presented a sealed demand, toge
ther with my commission as agent employed to make the de
mand and receive the fugitives. 'Flic following is the report of
our interview. His Excellency asked if these were all the
documents? i replied yes, sir. Then he looked over them
and said they were not as full as they ought to be,and bis present
impression was, that under such slight evidence, he would not
. be authorized to deliver acitiz.cn up of that State ; but stated
’ that he was not making a decision ill the case, and requested
me to call on him at three o’clock, P. M., at which time lie
would endeavor to give me an answer. I stated that I did not i
wish him to hurry on ivy account in making his decision, and
should, therefore, call at die time he mentioned. 1 called .it
three o’clock, P. M., (same day,) ami lie stated that lie was un
able to make a decision in the case ; that under a bare affidavit
he was required to give up a citizen of that State; that he
would have pr<(irred seeing the iimling ofthe Grand Inquest
of the count} : that it on a bare affidavit, which an individual
might make, possibly through malice in some instances, a citi
zen should he di liv. red up, great injustice might be done.
. He stated that there was no evidence before him that either of the
persons, namely, Daniel Phiibrook or Edward Kelleran, were '
; inhabitants of that State. I stated that ] was informed that j
) one ofthe persons, Kelleran, was at that time in the State of
Maine. He a-ked me it’l kngw it of my own knowledge? I
stated no, but 1 was so informed, ami thought, if lie would
grant the order for his arn st, that be could be taken. He ask- ;
ed where he was? I told him at YVest Thomastown. He
-asked me if 1 knew anything about the other individual? I)
) stated I had not received any information where lie was. He
) slated he had received some communication on the subject, and
: endeavored to collect what evidence he could, anil it appeared
that thisslave wason board of that vessel without the knowledge
of these individuals. I then showed the Georgian with the
resolutions passed ata meeting of a number ofthe citizens of
: Thomastown. He stated he knew some of them, and named
Edward Robinson, ns a member of Congress; he S. ked me
the value of the boy’Atiicus? I told him what I thought his
value was, namely, one thousand dollars—he being a carpenter
iby trade. He st.itedhe would gladly acquiesce to the requisi
tion ot’ bis Excellency the Governor of Georgia if he could do
so ; that lie was to protect the citizens of his State .as Chief
.M igi.-lrr.te ; that he, therefore, should not pass any order in
the ca e for the present, but should hold it up for advisement,
and in a few weeks he w ould be able to lay it before certain in
) dividualspdl oi'which should be perfectly secret ;and at furthest,
he would be able to come to a decision, and inform mo at Sa
vannah in six weeks or two months from that lime. I request
ed liis Exci Ih'ticy to state, in writing, the case was held up for
' advisement ; l.e stated that he could net make any order or
’ anv tiling in writing on the subject for the present ; that my
; course was a plain one, to return home, and he would inform
me through bis secretary. I stated that 1 should do so ; 1
asked it’ the order should be granted for the arrest of these in
dividuals, what course would be pursued ?—That it would not
be worth my while to come all the way from Savannah to
\ Maine unless the arrest w as made, and the individuals were in
jail, subject to the order cf the ageiit of Georgia. He said,
vtry true, for they might be out ofthe State by the time I got
there. 1 stated that Daniel N. Piper, of Thomastown, knew
these persons, and show ed a litter ol’ Piper’s to Sagurs, w hich I
had. He stan d that there wee great doubts in kismind whether
these persons could be considered Fugitives from Justice; the
papers handed by me to his Excellency were the affidavits of
Sagurs, with the warrant for the arrest ol the individuals an
) uexed ; with my ret’.-trns as one of the officers of Chatham
i county that they were not to be found, with the sealed de-
I maud —my commission I ictaiued after his Excellency read it.
I have not rcccivid any communication from his Excellency,
i and the time has expired in which lie was to advise me. All
' of which is submitted bv vour obedient servant,
M. SHEFTALL, Jr.
His Excellency, William Schley,
Governor of Georgia.
(ll'.N'CY.—'file sub-Bribers will attend to the discount and reuew
j ffitL al of notes at lie: <Jen rit,v 1. Bank—to taking out and forwarding |
(.'aants, and Io the preparation and transmission of Records and Doc- |
. ■ c.'.if.nts from til:; several Departments in the State House.
Terms—tine Dollar for each Note discounted or renewed al the Cen- ;
j ti al Bank—One Dollar for a separate Grant, and Fifty Cents for each i
■ additional one.
■ I For preparing and forwarding Records and Documents, the compel!- j
■ i sation will be in proportion to the lime and labor employed.
'flu: money for renewal of Notes, Grant fec.s, &e. must invariably :
. 1 be forwarded, and the postage of letters on business, must, lie paid, in
'! all ease.. B. T. BKTiIUNE,
G.E. Il VAN.
I-■ . y
; i’»;J • f I'l ('f'h —'i'he subscriber having discontinued to act. as Agent, in
1 -1 v,a tran acting Imsines.i at. tlio Central Bank, and Granting Lands,
’ ! desires all those for whom iic has advanced money, io settle immdi
t | ately—and tln- ic I > whom h ■ may be imbibte 1 arc reipn.-stcd to call on
I I him previous to ihe 1 >:h of January next, as he expects to bo absent
I afte I that tiiw, for a few months, lie takes pleasure in reconimandiu;;
' Me -srs T. ■’etbune, and (~ K. I’ytui, to his friends as Agents.
I Dec |2 4.S—- lit B. 11. ROBINSON,
r ■ 'Hi ■ city p’.pcr.s will copy the above
NT 17’.'; RltlH'i’H anil UNITED STATES HIGHTS.
■■ ■
' ig§ii
"I he frirmls oj Iht I nionttre our friends,and its S.nemiei, our emmieS.'’
RJa-XIE3I 535-755 ti?.
COLUMBUS SENTINEL AND HERALD.
The Cohtmlms Smttimd and Repttbliean Herald have been
associated under one head, the first number of which, appeared
on the 7th instant.
The Sentinel and Herald is conducted by B. V. Iverson, and
J. B. Webb Essp-s., and will support, with z;.d and ability, the
great principles ot’the Uirioti partv.
'l'lieir prospectus which appeared in the first number of the )
Sentinel and Herald, is an earnest of the course they will pur
sue. We give it below.
We rejoice at this association, for we know that the combined
talents ofthe Editors, will not only give to the paper an exalt
ed character with the reading public, but will make it a )
| powerful instrument in combatting the political errors of the )
day, am! giving strength ami permanency loathe “Union ofthe !
States, and the fovt reignty ofthe Slates— and in I'ri.d' I
A iM A LG A MATION.
It will be seen by the heading of this day’s paper that the
Sentinel anti Herald h ive associated offices, names, interests,
ect., am! that this paper will hereafter be conducted under the
name am 1 style ofthe Columbus Scnline! and. Herald, published
and edited by B.\’. Iverson and J. B. Webb. In entering
into this association, it is due from the Herald to its former
kind patrons and friends to say, that all things considered, it
may not be viewed as having changed or sactiffced any impor
tant political principle, fur in the prospectus of that paper it
was written thus :
“Devoted to the union ofthe States, we shall advocate, with
becoming zeal and firmness, those great am! glorious principles
by which we believe it is to be perpetuated. We look upon the
Government that was established by the toil and sacrifice and
blood of’our fathers as upon the mother who gave us birth—
with reverence and love. It is a holy thing; and we will love
and support it as long as we continue to love and respect our
selves-”
The Republican Herald inu.- t therefore have been regarded
as a / 'nion print ; notwithslrnd’mg, looking to the lbcsidetitial
question, it was decidedly anti-Vau Biiren. The election of
the Cliief Magistrate being over, and that election having been
san< tinned by the yeople it I ecomes the duty ofcvery good citi
zen to acknowledge and approbate such acts of his adminis
tration as may accord with the constitution of liis Country, and
to oppose am! condemn those wl.ich run counter to that sacred
iiislrnmeiit. This doctrine the Herald avowed immediately!
after the election of our present Chief Magistrate ; and the like I
statements are now entertaine'J by the then Editor of that paper.
'File other am] only remaing point then upon which has pre
viously existed a difference between the Sentinel and the Her
ald, is that of an United State Bank. So familiar is the subject
of banks and the currency to every well informed mail, and
so well are all men versed in the discus-ions on those subjects
in the early session ot’Congress, that it cannot be more than
necessary for us to say, that from pre.-ent prospects a National
Bank being entirely out of the question, for at least three or
five years, we are left to choose between a Sub-Treasury am!
State .Bank system —the former of which we decidedly prefer
above the latter.
We have ciiosen to lie thus candid and explicit, with a view
to avoid all after controversy, am! that our pathway might be
>i;ee ami unobstructed to the bold am! fearless battle ground of
party politics; for we now enter the arena, being clad in the
beautiful garments of light and truth, and having on the breast
plate, shield and buckler of Unionism, ready to do battle unto !
the death in defence of what we conceive to be the Roman C’e- )
mi nt of our beloved country, ami the life snsliiiidug principle I
ol'libirly— Union. While, therefore, the Herald cannot con
sider its integrity as having been compromitted by the amalga- )
mation, the Sentinel will continue to occupy its old ground in )
defence of the administration, consiilutioitally administered,
whatever may be the private views or feelings of either of its
Editors.
To their patrons, both the Senlhiel ami Herald are greatly )
indebted for a kind and patient imlulgeuce during the period (if 1,
their non-publication. Our river has been, ami still is, extreme!',
low. We have just received a small quantity of paper, and
trust that we shall soon obtain a supply sufficient to prevent fu
ture stoppages. There is now every prospect of rain, am! on
the arrival ofthe first steamboat from Apalachicola ve shall
! receive paper enough to last us the entire season. We feel, kind
reader, that you have exercise ! towards us a Christian-like pa
tience, for which we semi back to you, from the full fountain of
mir hearts, gratitude unmeasured and thanks in abundance.
We will not again suspend. — we like not th? word.
THE CTVTL WAR IN CANADA.
The accounts from Canada are of a warlike character; ind
from the at titles which appear in the Northern Journals, there
is no doubt, but the iriother country w ill have some trouble in
.quieting the dissatisfaction which nt present exists among her
Canadian subjects. We extract the following from the latest
accounts:
The Burlington Free Press of Nov. 2Gtb, states that Mr.
Sanborn, of Plattsburgh, says, that an express had arrived at |
Swanton last night, bringing despatches from Mr. Brown, nt
St. Charles. Mr. Sanborn says, he was present, and heard the ' i
letter read, which slated there bad been a decisive engagement !
between the Patriots and Royalists on the Saturday night pre- |
v'mus, and that the Royalists itad been defeated am! dispersed. ;
In corroboration, a letter front Mr. Whittemore, of St. Al
bans, stales, “ that on the evening of the 25th Nov. the regu- |
lar British forces,l2oo strong, made an unexpected assault tip- |
on the front of St. Charles, about 35 miles from Montreal, I
The assault was urged and resisted with the greatest ob
stinacy on both sides until near morning, when the British j
were attacked in rear, by about 1600 patriots from St. Mathias, i
14 miles distant, who, hearing the cannonading, reached to the ■
rescue, and came tip just in time to save the front, w hich was |
about being captured. The royalists immediately (led in all |
directions, with the patriots at their heels, and will probably i
all be killed or taken prisoners, as the patriots under General
Brown, had previously cut off all means of escape, by destroy
ing the boats in the river Richelieu, ami stationing forces in
the only places where they might retreat. The Patriots lost
in the assault on the fort about 200 men in killed and wounded.
The loss of assailants not known. They left behind them two
pieces ot cannon; but did not burn the village of St. Charles.”
Other accounts state, “the British forces this side of Qtte
! bee, are nearly all annihilated. A spirit of patriotism andcou-
I rage is aroused in the French population, so much despised, !
I and so tauntingly stigmatized as cowards, which will shortly
■ take vengeance upon their oppressors for the slavery of nearly |
■ a century. It is said tin re is scarcely a royalist in the whole !
i French population. The women are engaged in making ball ■
cartridges, and are as enthusiastic as their husbands and bro
thers. An (.'.press has-arrived, requesting that the steamboats :
be sent to St. Johns immediately ; the inhabitants were leaving j
J Montreal, and the banks at that place and Quebec are lor- |
i warding their specie to the States.”
I Commandant Brown, in his letter, says, “the troops are j
flying in all directions—the patriots in hot pursuit, and it is |
I hardly possible that a single soldier shall return to Montreal. ’ ,
“ Four thousand dollars are offered by the British Govern- ,
moot, for the heads of either of the Patriot Generals Papineau >
ior Brown 1 11 1”
The following extract is from (he Plattsburg, N. A . W big.
SfvZZ Later.— Intelligence to wills h we give lull credit, was
j reeeix cd lu re hist evening. ( 01. etherall, the commander of
the expedition against St. Charles, stall's that on Ins return to
Montreal, that his men bayoneted and killed with the butts ol
their mu; kels, two hundred e.f the Papineau men, and that his
officers had to keep back the men with their swords to stop them
from initrth'riii r those who I .ad surrendered, an 1 were begging
for quarters.
I The same Co’. Witl.endl stated that about 30 Canadians bad
I
m a'■ '■■ m U:irii, wlm 'i imr.;. by ins ordeY J
Tl, ere at St. Di and St. Hyacin
t hm., to (':>!. Gore a warm reception.
FROM FLORIDA?" •
f 'orl Mellon (Lake
J )ccembcr 3, 183'?*
I have <m:y time m drop a few lines, I must
gi-w'.l di ;l in fi-w wm <l ;. At six o’clock this evening
: ! • I '!:.nd, Jam zo.' m piuw.', mid twenty seleA
ors into c imp w ith Co-a-had-j-.:, mid the UherokMß
went o",t on 'Flmrsday la-t, to .hold a talk with
brought their nr.m, £..<•. w ith th-mi. Co-a-had-jo also, brotw.'*
liis w ife and three children in.
S. t, : Jt>:< h i■; mith ri:w:l 'lira>topy ■••.i:] (lie
net !br him, mi ! .-.ay.; h ■ will a t > any 11
termim-<m ;be will a wait a n.'.-.age from .'■ U
;mi l hi. people will come in. This looks a little more like-d|f*J
) mrmimitmn ofthe wartlmn any thing I kin <• yet seen or ActlraMH
’t'h" army ri':'< ive<l orders to-day to march at day light
i-i-.z ; ]>•;! J thin’. G:n). .h- :<jp will c<mntt:rman<l the orUQsB
. m arriv:'] i:f t'm'se Indians.
Sa. t:. . m 'apa'dieaa, \\'h z’// ;'.)
<f irjHi'.’ix i \m-: com.rYotrshon/rj|
’ M.M tga-ing teriu es tliis lii-iiuitinn. fur 183!. will
January Btli. It is <1 <--i able tfint all stiuleut ) slioiihl b<: present
formation of class) s, on the first day ofthe term. 'J'lie
the in .lita'imi i . strict, 'mil sai miry--bmii" by w lilt n la ws nnd
liltinn, v> hicli are ri;n fly enforced, tiflcr tlx- manner of the rcpubliSoMV M
■ ,'i'e Cove: an.. t,t ,i f ib: i country. A p imp! Jet. containing IliriW zwSrfl
I i iiinle i.dm-a.em, <mr sv-tem of in tructioa. discipline, Jtc.X w.meL fl
rl.iatly l.e paid bed, and cut Io ail who may feel interested enaHfl
toapplj 1 for it, by felt r, Io the Priucipal.
'i'lic limir: for 'ar-' rm lion a ■■ iromday light till nine gw
(summer ;md wait ;) r- .r-.iim foil,-hours for mm's and recrenfflHMlLj
Ou ."'a’m-lay -midmiH/tro mi.-a.- d only till noon. 'Hie LyCcttiti. MB
fin-; ary and i:i ie : ty.) of which die Principal is, ex
sic! nt, meet ■ c-v-,-rj Satmdny evening. 'Pins society lias been M
cd Im: a f< w moa’llis, and lias already proven itself to be immciiselKyaO M
proving to the - 'oiing ladies.
We pledge oui-s'.-lviH to impart, in one year's time, to -u>y yotrafla - /
dy. V, li Ipo , c cs.a :;on<l mind, and wile cau read fl.irmly, a lianiMkuiio ’
fa. ml v.a if in;;, a currccl know ledge of Grammar, Ai itfimetlc, Geogritptfy T*;
and spelling. 'q j
A married gcml -man, from Mouth Carofim, is engaged in
ing ami Painting department. His work will compare with any artljW
in the Southern States. Besides the above I,ramdies; fie will tear 'jflP
Portrait and Miniature Painting, GildirrgHjxpnz.ing, Smalling,
ferimg prints, I’ancy Work with perforated )n
sical department, instruction will be given on the
flageolet Lectures every night, on ! I matin and comparative Phytslwjraß
logy. Botany, Astronomy, Chcmestry, Azc. &.e. SK
Exertions arc being made to have a clergyman attached to the-
tulion, which v, ill be effected with as little delay as possiblo,. AVo havji, tjT - ■)
a library ofl-dll) voluines---an herbarium of 2 )0i) species of plants,
li.-ctcd by the Princ'pal, in the State of Sotilli Carolina—optical
nicnts---Chcmienl apparatus, maps, globes, &c.
'l’lio young ladies are rezpilrcd to dress plainly---!)))), to wear jewels Jgß
of tiny sort, and not to attend balls mid p irties. No store
w ithout the sanetion of parents or guardians. Such as have ncc<*uhfflH|
will be required Io register all their expenses in a book they will kcopJißfl
for Iho purpose. Patrons will receive ain mtbly report of their chil-Bfl
dren’s progress in their studios.
Board cun be had in the village.
We solicit the p-itrmi.ize of ))itr Southern f.i.ml), mid pledge our«'“ l flH
selves to l.tbor to deserve it. We not only invite, but would be fl
• ■il by th : v: its of all who max be disposed to attend our lectures, recitjlH
tiom, hi', on t uyd.iyor hour during the w eek. --«»*—•
L. LATASTE?
ANNA ,M. LATASTE'* W
I’rini'ipals.f ‘CIB
Pec. 21. -Iff—3n>.
Tim Somhm-n B inner. Seiii’nel mi-I Co istitutionalist. Colvmlins I’nlqflß
(purer. Mobile t'ommrrcial Adverli-tcr. llopttblicmi and G.'orziau,
vmm ih. ii'id : I'rirl -o >.) <»!> ; •.'v.'r. will ins-rt thabove once a
'.': i’l.l ■: ‘ ' 1 v f- ! : . . ■
C1I J ’.X'l H ■ >'i'i'i I m-on <-'e.- Til.- - 'll: scriber respect- 9
' fully i'lfcrms his friend , ami tlm public in geiieial, that he' has 4«) H
taken the above nn.mlioiicd estidi'ishmeut, which, having been recently cjfl
thoroughly is paired and enlarged at great expeiise, is now open for th<>
reception of 'l'i avidlers. Boarders. &c. Tim < h'unhers are
airy, lhe servants competent mid attentive. Bistable sha'l be
stautly supplied w ith every delicacy the season and market will/ fdflHM
ni di. His liar is steckr-d with the choici.-t Wim s and Liquors.;
order more effectual!;' to make it a first ra e Jfen e, he has <■ a
his aid tin- services id’ Mr. A. Elder, id' Baltimore. « huse !>mg
I > nee at Bm nmn's City Hotel, has justly entitled him to the r> putnti)>*.. ( Bß
of a cnteier fir i!,e public. The subscriber, therefore, hopes by his uu- tjfl
remitting cxt-i'tioi!.-: to please, to receive a liberal share of patron
HORACE R.'AV A RD. -JN
N. B.—Goo! stabling attached to the Hotel, with faithful and
tire. Ostb'ri. JgSB
Dee. 2L
"g- OOK AT THIS.—TWENTM-EIVE DOLLARS R E&Alpjjpl
A St rax cd from the sub i-rilicr, on the <»> h of < >cto'>er last; a.
lint Sorrel 'lure, <> or 7 yen's old- trots and paces; no m :rksj-j oll|flß
ev: t ! e mm-.; is Irvim; lo ;mi io Bald wi:> imumy. where hJEaWB
Any person delivering her to me. in thc26ih district, Snnipter<||iMH
' slm'll have the above rewaiil. ur ten dollars lor any inforiha&n
cci dag her, ifdirtcted to I’omltiwn, l- mr.pt) r count v.
Dee.2l. 49-4 t VINCENT 11. TOM ’HANjoB
ADMINIzsTRA ICiUS SAIJI.—A; re ea Melo an
Inferior Court of Washington county, when sitting for ordmaiAJfl®
: purpose,, will be sold before the Court House door, in the town
j dersviilc, Washington county, on the first Tuesday in March next. (jBPajM
hundred 'rn't ■ pine land in said county, more or less, belonging tn
■ fate off!. C. Tucker, late of said comity, deceased. Sold for the bcnJKmjijH
of the heirs.
LEVIN
emlmr '
a t'mH/i/'f I-' v’i'Cli'.' SAL:’..—Ayr m.tiile t.i mt <>r.!er*of
Inferior Court of Pulaski county, when sitting for
purposes, will, within the legal hours, bo sold, on the first Tuesday
March next, before the Court House door in Hartford. P
count v, one half of a lot of land lying in the vicinity of
■ ville, in sai I County, it being a part of the real estate of John
let, late of said County, deceased.
Terms made known on the day of s :Ic. J
BERRY TH’I’EI’. A
A D.'.iLX i .ST K A'L'Oit’rt SALE.—Agie -able to mi order of
ferior Couttof Pulaski county, when sitting for ordinary pui-p<^.
will, within the legal hours, I e sold, mi the first Tuesday in April
before the Court House door m the 'l’oz. n of AlcDonougli, Henry 4
tv, one lot of land lying in the twelfth distiictof said Conn y, th
? nuiL' 1 "' D o '' lll Yl,
■ (d'— ■■■'' ’ll' y. ■ ‘mi. 1
Terms ine.de kuexxu vti tho day «f sate.
’■ ‘tc-
H AO; it months ai’u-r date, appliemimi xvii! In- mad,-, to th;: I.
§ j ble the Inferior Court of J’i'te eounv, wh Drifting I'm-
purpose -, for leave to sell the East half of Lot uunil.er 33. ami the 48
iia'if of Lot No. 61, in the 3ii Distiict el momm-c >imty. imxx- BikcMKj
North-East quarter of !.,<>t No. (i.l, in the 7th IHstrii t. of'Monroe cbjq;
now I’ike, being t'ie real estate i,l'■; >':> ' <w d<-c.-a■ ed. of Pike
D VNi: I, GODDARD. Ad'nj-
Dec. 21. . ' :
.‘i) \ i I'.—The Festival of St. ,1 '-e Evangelist, wi
celebrated in the f'ilv of Millcdtieville, on the 27th
Tim 1.-i.’-te v. i'l tn< c: at • o'c!.' A i eleven, tl;c:
ill .■ in pio. i--h-.rcb, w 1;< f
moimtim i.l an mldries a i‘r du r -el: <ud fm the oc/, '
“oM-.-k, p. m. .1 (■<);.in z.l i.i: f orll ß
l I', in llmM is.mil Hail, to wm- i; t'. a Ladies will be\
a Committee appointed for that peipose. Brethren o I^^.‘
Lodges, and visitors who may be in the City belonging to
are most respectfully invited to attend. Bv order of the LodgY
E. J. L. EASTER, i
Dec. 7.
6oLY”isiT Hfioircori:-p c
Dooly county, will be ad journed over to the fourth Monda
of March next, of which Parties, Jurors, and W itnesses will
take notice. Bv order of Judge Cole.
ALEX. MERIWETHER, C^ ild 1
Dec. 7, 1537. 47—3 t nce J
W-EtiKO SHOES AND BLANKETS, tog, ; |, ; . r Wl :| ia
J'y assortment of seasoiiahl? Goods, for sale at Augusta priJF|SM
bv R. B. BOSTWICK &
'Dec !i, 1837. IcrnaM
VRVt IttIEEDM'S GE llOß^eVL—TheVek'l>raUd _ Ricrrii anr «|
_H_ John Bascomb, will stand for the ensuing spring, at the Hamp CIC-®
coir.se, Aii.-ir t.-.. Terms, etc., made known on application al uj.-W
I course, to JOSIAH I.ACA', under whose management ho is pkiccdikjjAW
| 'p’NT OTICE. — AU persons indebted lo Newell & Dunean, ami I i i > 1
JLxj Newell individually, must call and pay up by the last ot Jm:uijgjjßl|
next. No mistake. Don’t forget the time.
NEWELL N- DUNCAjPefaM
Milledgeville, er ‘ !, 1137. 48—■♦tcenw
jV-rOTiGE.. —To William H. Speights-- Sir, i’ st ems as if you h^ v ®W
L d published me to the world for making a false charge in .MoWas,J
■ Olivo Church against Levi Spt-ights: you also oiler vour
called on, to produce lour respectable w itnesses, to prove your ■
ment true. Now, sir, bo so good as to adduce the proof to the
’ through those re-peetabl.- witno; s you speak of: dr.'isifjt
i plv. I -hall co-i-ider it my duty to do so ; ethcrw :’se, you w ill %
ati ntimi paid' to your assertions. '•te ejH
Dec JI 4J— 2t __ F.LTJAH
b. 1.-CCuH
4XI day of Janimry next, at the late residence of Daniel Tru--<Jhr twH
ceased, in Henry county, al! the perishable property of the said
ed ; i onsisiing of Corn. Fodder, am! Cotton, Cows and Hogs.
i i hold mid Kitchen Furuitiiro. Terms of sale made known on the
sale. THOMAS W. HARRIS, Admiliist!aior.
. I November 17, l.'-'!7. <|s-ts’h«S
1 ' E.-- ’,ll persons indebted to the estate of Daniel Trns-el, |„oM|
I JNi () f Henry county, deceased, are requested to make imnv dmigßj
I payment, and all persons having claims against the estate of snid TruAH
I sei, will present t!.em,dulv authenticated, in teims of the law. \
' Nov. 17. l,--tJS THOMAS \V. HARRIS, Admiuistraior. W