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THE MIRROR
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For Governor,
niucLis douuhukty.
W’e ore obliged again to apologue to onr rea
v.r, for a cliatice in our day of publicaiion.
Tnc frequency of this occurrence is morti
fying to us, but inasmuch as we cannot pre
vent changes and alterations in the Mail ar
r moments we ate compelled to submit. In
tJjis'as in all other matters connected, with
tlic publication of the Mirror, we endeavour
consult the convenience of our snbsn-
The Mail running Eastward from
tliis place having been changed from Tnes
a v Jo Monday we are compelled to alter
oiirtitne of publication from Tuesday to.Sat
in-lav, at which time tit? Mirror will here
after regularly appear.
FLORID t tli.rla: ilON*
Return* from eleven counties, show for
J,[,. ffidt/.ell the S. R. Candidate f.»r Con-
majority of 674 votes over his Van
fjuix-n opponent, Col. Downing.
President Van Uareu has declined all
,J a of visiting the South this Summer, ami
is aoiitg Northward to .spend tlie ws.rm sea
son iu his native Star*. All Kimlerhook is
couimolioii at the thought. No doubt
tn Little Magician wishes to seclude Inn*-
sell lor a shuit time, in order to practice
ntw tricks, to be played «'fl before the
jx-opf- in the appioaciuiig i'te.jtdeuli.d
canvass.
Two great men tiave gone to Europe,
flan. D.uiiel Webster aud the Jabtz
Jackson. -Take tare that .w dolit tread on
ench others Ides," t’S the chicken cock said
to the horse. •
TllE BRIDGE.
At a meeting' of the Florence Bridge
Company Held on Monday evening last, the
fitlo-viii'g gentlemen Were elected directors
vi/.: Messrs 11. W. Jernigam J. li How-
M J. .lulm D. Pitt.*, A. I*. Hood, A. I>ur
jjeu, J T. it Tm-iici , Zachariah Williams,
A. H. C. Winfrey, I E. Cachet, F. G Gib
sjs I. 11. Brown, and 11. W. Woodward.
A. i in or 1.1 .%g of tire Directors held sub
niictiily, tori. II- W. Jcruignu vas elected
pres (lent, A. Burnett Treasurer and 11/
\V \Vi.elwir l .Secret try.
Tim .-oniract fur build.tig the Bridge was
cl is'-d with Mr. 0* dwin, who will com
mence operations torthwitli. We under
stand that .» »• umber - of hands are already
engaged in prep iring tin: timber and in a
ft v months we exnect to see. an »hle aiid
beautiful structure thrown across our river,
l niting innor streets the trade ot the rich
Colton planters-of Barbour ami Russell, by
affurJius l Item a cheap and convenient mar
k t. Tite building of a Bridge across the
C nttaho.u-hce. will be an important era in
the history of opr youtlilul city. tor we
hesitate not to assert, that willi l!.e trade ot
A: ib i.o i which with this facility will be
vare to gather at K!< reuce, together wth
the extensive region of rich Cotton growing
iunk uu.heGeorgia side, that will inevitably
bring its produce here, it is dcstiued soon
t > becoin • a place of cousid.-rab'e comtner
rul importance and rival its oldest aui! larg
.T neighbours. No town ever arose utider
a more adverse set ot circumstance* than
tat-:; bit yeVth; ddlicultiei an i obstacle* it
li. l * eacouiitercd in its growth, have been
owreon-o by the natural advantages ot its
location. The spirit of improvement lias
beeu onward, still onward, in dc»pitcol the
nvages of hostile 1 diaus, tin- succeeding
pressure, hard times, and scarcity ot m.m-y ;
and if ne were to judge Ironi the number
ot buildings rapidly springing op. and the
noisy ami continued sounds ot the hammer
a,d tilts anvil, vve should say ot 1-ioiciice,
that a large Commercial Town will sooq
occupy the spot, which but two year*,ago,
was a forest, and the immediate scene ot
sav.ig depredation and cruelty.
DROPS -i HE \Y FATHER-
It is vet too early in the season To begin
to make calculations on the growing crops
of Corn and Cotton, but yet so far as they
have come within our observation, they ape
peculiarly flattering, autl promise a rich re
ward to the planter’s industry. Wheat and
Oat crops are also remarkably fine; although
iu thi* section ©fstountry, the quantity
raised is small, very little attention having
yet been paid to fhcigunvth of smali grain.
The Spring has Ireen peculiarly favorable
for keeping the ..crop* .iu. good order, ar
tiiotigh very little rain has fallen. Indeed,
but three or four rain* of consequence have
fallen in the neighbourhood of this place
for about twelve months. A fact worth
(he history of tire firming opera
tions of county. Judging from the in
tensity of (he heat which has provided for
»*o orthree-days past, another hot 'Summer
i» befyie*uy,.tlioft3;li wis ltope-its motiotoiny
may be broken throughout, byr 'frequent aud
plenteous showers of rain. The Tlicrinom
eter rose yesterday to 92 degrees in the
shade. f
WeU directed Munificence.— It is stated in
the New Orleans Bee that Thomas F.'Mc-
ICino»y James Perry have subscribed
s3')oß.per annum to sustain a female Ac
nderrty in Texas. ; Sucb acts of gc;>x«4i*X.
•re deserving of all praist. •
Our friend* of the Southern Post are de
lightfully situated iu the nnd« of “bubbling
soda fountain*" and “Ice cream establish
menu." In prosperous times, our mouths
would water for some of the tuxdries with
which they seem to be so bountifully sup
plied ; but iu these hard times, when .t is
with difficulty that we cao obtain even the
necessaries of life, we rejoice that we are
not expised to temptations so irresistible iu
their character, as Ice Creams and bubbling
•Soda. We wish our friends all the happi
ness such pleasant things arc calculated to
promote, and much more too, but, for our
selves, we must be coutent wiih such “bub
bling fountains” as send forth the pure lim
pid draught, generated, not in the laboratory
of the chemist, but of nature.
Dr. A. B. Pope, the celebrated c.rcvucliet
ecneral an> / notorious Po.it Mister , says vve
have libelled him ! ! Whew !!No doubt
the Nincompoop would sue us for his char
acter, did he not recollect that a jury of 12
honest men of Stewart oiicp placed upou it
the estimate of 60 cents ! which, in all con
science was entirely too dear a price for an
article so flimsy and (rifling.
The present Mouth has been prolific in
the death* of eminent men.
The Columbia Telescope of the 11th
List, says; “We have only r-oin aud time to
announce the death of our distinguished fel
*ow citi/.rn Dr. Cooper which took place
l ist night at 1 o'clock."
“ Die lion. Jctvmiab Cuvier for a long
t/Titi of years J-ttilge of U S. District Court <
lor Georgia, died suddenly at Savannah, on
the 7th in-t."— Charleston Courier.
We ret-ri-t to announce, cm the authority
of a letter from Pendleton S. C. dated the
10th iust. that the lion. Samuel Prioleau,
died at that place on the night of fcth hist.
ib.
THE VICE PRESIDENCY.
Col. R. M. Johnson, the famous Tecum
seh killer, and who has performed the duties
of Vice President of the United Stateswith
so much sihnt honor for more than two years
past, i* about to be thrust aside, in order to
make room for some more iufluen'ial favor
ite. it must be highly mortifying to the
valiant Colonel's feelings to be thus uncere
moniously baulked in his career, after having
so nearly reached the “highest office iu the
gifi of the people!” We are disposed to
flunk, however, that he will struggle man
fully acainsi this unjust aud arbitrary exei
t ise of party power.
Alter being wooed and soli-ited by the
V*n itiircu presses throughout the Union,
to resign his pretensions to a. second term
anti thus make himself a martyr to the glo
rious cause of Dcnwcrary, we fm 1 him pre
serving a dugged silence, or. at least, mut
tering and murmuring against the crying in
justice of the course about to be pursued lo
w-aids him. But, Colonel, its all of no use.
Better gbe i* up while times are good.—
Come out in a letter to the Globe, announc
ing your determination to retire from future
public honors, and preach up for your rea
sons, private engagements, and the good old
doctrine of rotation in office, aiid there is
little doubt jut that your name will go down
to ..II posterity, linked with “tlje greatest and
best." duur unparalleled disinterestedness
and patriotism will proclaim you worthy of
ti i:/.otiuosis , and a column will be erected
at the Great Crossings, in , memory,
of your many aud matchless virtues.—
U ould h koi, therefore, be infinitely better
to retire from the conflict, in order to attain
so “glorious a consummation,” than to cling
with such tenacity to an office, in which you
will soon be considered an intruder, and be.
execrated by all democrats, from one
end of the Union to the oilier, as ati obsti
nate aiid officious demagogue* Listen then,
while you may, to »;ie tender wooings of tile
Globe and the Enquirer, and to,life "half Sup
pressed mutteryigsof Northern aud South
ern presses.
Know you not, that the Van Buten papers
iu the- Keystone State, arc holding forth the
pretensions of the staid “Miss Nancy,” of
Alabama ? Have you not heard, too, that
Tennessee is loud in favor of Mr; Speaker
Put!, ? Thai Col. Benton, formerly 01 Chap
el Hill, and Mr. Buchanan both have been
spoken of in connection with this subject?
That Georgia ami several other States are
determined to fight under the banner of [the
Kenegado Mr. Forsyth? iE«uot even the
district of the Great Crossings in old-Ken
tucky, lifted up its voice against you, and
yet you are incorrigible? Oil' lie, Dick
Johnson! out upon such inulishness.- Is
not the honor of having killed an Indian iu
mortal combat, the surreptitious credit of
Having written the Sundajr Mail Report, and
the glory of having served under such a
chief as Martin Van Bitten, sufficient, in all
conscience to satisfy tli‘i cravings of the
most inordinate ambit ion;?. Do not you also,
recollect the sage councils of th< ; hero at
the Hermitage, the immortal General JncU
son,'iu relation to the Presidency aud Vice
Presidency being occupied by the same, in
dividual longer tbau one term 1 and cah you
find it iu j our loyal heart to dissent from the
opinions of so immaculate a statesman ? .. p
And what is of more importance; still, do
.not the endearments 'of the dbmestic”fird
sitlc, and the fond caresses of “wife, children
and friends,” possess a charm for lulling the
tnrbid emotions of a troubled political con
science, compared with Which, office and its
pitiful emoluments sink into insignificance?
Then why, our “sweet scented friend,” do
you wish longer to be absent from a scene,
hallowed by the sacred influences of connu
bial love, and where the bloom and braeUcat
innocence and health, glow in l’ c cheeks of
your affectionate children?- Your quondam
friend of the Richmoatf’Enquirer seems to
regard it as a settled Aafterthit you are not
*. a r • •in t.v;' j • ‘7
t o be the candidate. We should be glad to
hear the result of yopr self communion in
relation to whether y«u will or will not - t* 1
gagged and kicked from the lists.
the Van bukkn Party.
We have always had our own opinions of
the leaders of the Van Buren party, and
have never bceu backward iu expressing
them whenever it was necessary; but wvr e
always disposed to treat them with justice
aud that respect due honorable opponents,
ind hope ever U be actuated by motives of
Utis character. We find, however, that in
<ur Opinions we have been entirely too liber
d, and their conduct in the late Convention
-dearly prove* that fact. We have always
lelieved that they would take all the advau
age to secure their nsceudaucy iu the State,
whether by lair or unfair means, when their
conduct would not inyolve the welfare or
character of the State—but it seems they
have gone even further than this and arc
disposed to mutilate the Constitution of the
State, trample the rights of the people uiri
der their feet, and disregard the interest of
the whole State, iuorJerto place themselves
in the ascendancy. Led on by that politi
cal knave and accomplished juggler, old
Billy Springer, and with a majority in the
Convention, they are attempting to palm up
on the people a red."tion of the Legisla
ture. that will give the control of the whole
State into their hands and enable them effec
tually, to place their feet upon the necks of
the people, from which it will be almost im
possible ever to be released. Party ascen
dancy seems to be the sole incentive to all
their actions, and if this can be gained their
every desire is abundantly gratified.
Before the election for Delegates, it was
the incessant cry of the Van Buren press
that that election should not I-e-maile a par
ty question; professing an anxious desire
that some plan might be adopted that would
meet the approbation of the people, they ex
pressed a willingness to lay down all party
jealousies and animosities, and go into the
Convention with the determination of effect,
iug something for the benefit of the whole
people and not an individual party. Confi
diug in their honesty of purpose,thus openly
expressed,and i.ii.uesscil with the propriety
and necessity of such a course; their feel
ings met with a cordial response from a large
portion of the Mate Rights party, conse
quently, they manifested verv little party
feeling in the election, while the Vaiutcs,
uuwilling te let so lavorabJc an opportunity
pass by unimproved, contrary to their dec
larations, by their tact and management, took
advantage of the indifference manifested by
ibe State Rights party, to secure the ascen
dancy in ihc Convention. And, so soon as
the Convention assembled, they showed the
cloven foot in the person of Billy Springer,
very significantly styled, (as our correspon
dent informs us.) the Great Western
Their plans were laid—their schemes dis
cussed, and w ell arranged, and the reduction
of 'he Legislature, without regard to any
tiling save their own elevation, was presented
to'Hte Convention, and supported: through
out by a party vole, and is thus sent out for
the ratification or rejection of the people..
We rejoice that it has to pass this ordeal, and
we arc sure the leaders of the Van Buren
party will find that they have calculated too
much nn the anxiety of the people for Re
duction, and they will be taught that howev
er earnestly the people may desire the ac
complishment of such a measure, they are
not disposed to d'sregafil all right, justice
aud equality, to sustain a plan that will bind
(he State, neck and heels, to the car of a
party so faithless and corrupt, that has for
its leader, so far as political matter* are con
cerned, a tnau devoid of all principle, hones
ty and virtue.
How long before the politically honest,
who claim to be of that party will seethe
disgraceful conduct of its rulers, become
convinced of their perfidy, and come out
from among them? Every hour gives a
How long before the politically honest,
who .claim to be of that party will seethe
disgraceful conduct of its rulers, become
convinced of their perfidy, and come out
from among them? Every hour gives a
deeper insight inio their < orruptious, and
shows how devoid of every thing like poUti--
.cal integrity they are; and it does seem to us
that no one, who is disposed to act for the.
honor and welfare of his country, can claim
kindred with a set of men* who would sell the
dearest rights of freemen to effect their ne
farious purposes. Let the people look to
this matter and see that their rights are pro
tected and their liberties secured. A pow*
erful rfit,it will be made by the friends of
Van, Huron, to secure the Ratification of the
o-VuoxinuS plan, when .it conic before the
people; it 'would' therefore he well for - the
fiicuds of liberty, justice and equality, to'
ke'ep a Vigilant watch upon the tower of li-,
berty, and See that Ihiir rights shall not he.
thus trampled tinder the.feet of these cor
rupt aud designing men, as is Contemplated
in the idau adopted by the Convention. ■ ,
MVom our Corn stfonttent,
,MlLi.kutiKviXLk. Monday, May 17.
Gentlemen: The Convention adjourned
nine die ou yesterday, alter carrying out a
measure for the establishment of party as
cendancy. Tlie Report of the Committee
of Tiiirty is Re’dnotion, to be sure, hut ii
cannot be culled cqualixativu no way you'
can lix it. The iuequarlity of which the
people complained, is abundantly-hiereused,
w hile! Jtiic classification of counties into Sen
atorial , districts afe r.q’arrihged is to give
the Union pasty a'majority of 9or 10 dis
trict*. The members from Stewart,'true to
the trust reposed in them, voted against the
report, throughout ; it was their earnest de
sire to accomplish the purpose for which the
Convention had assembled; there w/.ragth--
et-s, hdwerer,' who were determined to. carry
UtducUon At thw expense of equalization,
and they have doo*.M>. The vote-upon the
final passage of the report will show ns par
ty complexion. Some of our party were,
impressed with tlie notion that they
wereNoOnd to carry out thft instructions of
the &egisl|Uure, and arguments were era
ployed to convince, if possible, the members
of the CwaVCution, that they were hound,
by th& oath they bad taken, to carry out this
scheme. Verily, those speechifiers must
have entertained a most contemptible opin
ion of the judgement of a majority of the
Convention. VV l,ee they found that the
members wore not to be gulled by that kind
ot logic, the tart aud c/ucanery of the law
yer.. were employed to explain away the
j>laiu, obvious aud comiuou sense me.tuiug
ol equalization , /.ud to cap the 'climax, ar
arguiueuts were used-rto prove to the Con
vention, that they were bound, by the very
part of the Constitution of the State, put
into their hands by t'<c people lor alteration.
These argument* were advanced, not by
those wlhi would be called the iguorant, but
by those who are looked up to as the first
lawyers et the Slate; they may have more
('oiiiiiiQM sense than other people, but the
proceedings of this Couvenliuu have led me
strongly, to doubt fit.
The great struggle w as between reduction
and inequality, and reduction and eqvaliza
lion. The Union party seized u[iou the op-
P«rtunity afforded them by a majorny iu the
• otivention, to secure to the party, if possi
ble. a permanent majority in the Legisla
ture. The classification of the districts to
suit party purposes, originated with Mr.
•Springer, of Carrol, or the Gieat tVeslem,
as be is sometimes called. From the course
which that geutlrniau pursued, I am led to
believe that parly asnndancy is, w ith hire,
a paramount consideration. The party
trianoEVrtiig of the Convention was but too
apparent aud disgusting.
The whole mutter, such a* it is. is now be
fore the people, tliey will decide whether it
shall be the Jaw of the land oruot.
The following is the plan o f Reduction
adopted by the majority of the Convention,
and which is now proposed to the people, for
thei i ratification or rejection. It remains to
be seen what disposition will be made of it
by tiie runghtencJ aud independent freemen
of Georgftc
The House of Representatives shall be
c-omposri! of members from all the counties
which nov arc, whereafter may be included
within tliii Slate, according to their respec
live numbers of free white persons, and in
cluding tlree-fifths of all the people of co
lor, to beasccrtained by actual enumera
tion, to be made front time to time, at inter
val* of seven years. as no* by law provided.
Each county shall be entitled to one tn-'m
ber. Eath couniy having a representative
population a* above specified, of six thou
sand penons, shall be entitled to one ad
dition:! member, and each county having
such representative population of twelve
thousand persons, shall be entitled to two
additional members but no county shall have
more than three members.
The tuurbers of wh'-ch the House of Rep
rcßentjjiivtia wili be composed according to
the aCvrcsaid ratio, and the last census, shall
not.hrreaftcr bq.increoscd, except when a
new' bounty W created; aud it shall be the
duty'ofthe Legislature, at the session, to
be hfikien next after tlie enumeration provi
ded fibi by Ism* so to regulate the ratio of
repio'suriration a* to prevent such increase.
The Representatives shall be chosen an
nually, On the first .Monday of October, un
til such day ofeiection shall be altered by
law. ;.
TWe Senate shall consist offorty-six mesn
berS, vho shall be respectively resident in
the Senatorial districts for which they shall
beelerted, but this number may be iucreap
ed by lie creation of new counties, in the ra
tio ofvrre Senator for every two counties,
iitrif ifat any time the number of counties
shall rot admit of such divisions without
leaving a surplus, such remaining county
shall-be attached to some contiguous Sena
torial district.
The following shall he the third section
ofthe first nrlicle of the Constitution of the
State of Georgia :
The Senate sh.ilf be elected annually on
the fire raouday in October, and shall be
composed.of one member from each of the
forty ?ix Senatorial District* following
1 .Chatham ami Effingham.
2 Scrivcn and Burke.
3 .Richmond and Columbia.
4 Lincoln and Wiikes.
$ Elbert aud Madison.
> 6 Habersham and Lumpkin.
* ,7 Uaion and Rabun.
8 Forsyth -*pd Hall.
9 Jackson aiid Franklin,
10., Clark and Oglethorpe.
. 11 .Greene and Put nun.
12/{hdiaferro aud Warren.
13 Hancock and Baldwin.
I<|. Washington and Jefferson.
15 Emanuel and Montgomery.
16 Liberty and Bryiin.
1-7 TatnalVknd Bulloch.
, Melotq&'h and Glynn.
19 Caimlen.atid Wayne.
20 Ware am! Lowndes.
21 Telfi.ir and Appling.
23 -Laurens and Wilkmyon,
2T Pulaski and TwiggS.
24 Bibb and Crawford.
.• - 25 Jones ami Jasper.
,26 Butts and Monroe.
27 Gwinnett and Walton.
. 28 DcKalb and Henry.
29 Newton and Morgan,
30 Gilmer and. Murray,
31 Cass and Cherokee.
32 Cobb anfl. Campbell.
33 Coweia and Fayette.
34- Mjerriweti’cr and Talbot.
35 Pike and Upson.
36 Houston and Macon,
.... 37 Dooly and Irwin.
• 06-Thomas and Decatur.
39 and Early.
40 Lee and Sumter.
44 Randolph and Stewart.
42 Muscogee and Marion.
43 Harris «nd Troup.
44: Heard and Carroll.
45 Paulding-and Floyd.
46 Chattooga Walker and Dade.
Those‘who . voted in the afiirm.itive, are
Messrs. Alien, Ballinger, Barclay, Baxter,
Beall, -OCCarroll, Beil, of Coweta, C. Bell,
of Wilkinson, S. 8e11,.0f Wilkinsen, Beck,
Berrieti,-of Chatham, lli.d, Blair, Bostwick,
Btadberfy, Drutsoii, of-Emanuel, Brinson,,
of Thomas, Brown, of. Camden, Brown of
Hall, Brysotur-Bryaii, of Wayne, Burney,
But', ol Union; Caiawuj, Charlton,’Carson,
Carter, Candler, Chopped Charlton, of
Chidham, Charlton, .of .Effingham, Chas
tain, of Gilmer, Clark, Cleveland, Cobb, of
.at- Dooly, 'Cotfeo, Curie, of Bulloch,
pone,-• o<S;Camden,- Connelly, Co-v
--oer, Crawford;.'of Columbia, Crawford, of
I^cmur,-Creech.-Davis, of Lee, Davis, of
vTdlbot, Davis,. wf Walker,'Dav, Denmark,
Deodard, of*Baker, Den until, of Housfoo,
Diamond, .Donaldson, Durham, Ecliola, ol
Coweta, Enftols, of Walton, Evans, Ford,-
'Frefoinan, Giuphle, Gat might, Gilt. Graham,
Gyay; jf Waifton. Hall, llain
imiud', Ilshsorf. Ilarri*, of Columbia, tlar
rij», of Einap'iiej, Harris, of Wayne, Haynes,,
ol Hancock, Haynes of Baldwin, Heard, of
Chattooga, Heard of Elbert, llempbill, Hil
lard, .‘i|iue?, ofDecatur, Hines, bf Liberty,
Hopkins, Hu.inohries, Host; Hutchings, of
Forsyth, Hutchings, of Gwinnett, Jackson,
JenWynv Johnson, of “Henry, Jones, of
Gwinnett, J&nes, of Walker, Kellogg; Kelly,.
King, Knight, Langston, Law, Lawson, of
Houston, Lefils, Linder, Lindsay, Long,
i of Coweta, Lowe, Maddox. Marsh, Martin,
Mays, McAffe, McCollum, Me*
lutyre, McCall, Mtklmky, McLendon,
Mealing, Miller, R. Muehrlt, 0 f Franklin.
W. M. Mitchell, of Franklin, Mitchell, ol
Jackion, Mitchell, of Thomas, Mitchell, o
Walton, Mobley, Mooney, Mooie. of
Glynn, Moss, Murphy, of DeKalb, Murphy,
ol Wilkson, Neal, Nesbit, Nixon, jjliver.
Palmer, Patrick, Peddy. Perdue, Perry, of
Scriven, Pitts, Pooler, Pope, Powers, Rad
ford, Ramsey, Render, Riley. Rives, Rob
inson, of Appling, Roberston, of Laurens,
Scarlett, Schley, Searcy, Shropshire. Sloan,
Smith, of Bryan, Snuth. of Hancock Smith,
of Tatnall, Smith, of Twiggs, Smith, of
W r alker, Spencer. Sptinger. Story Swift,
Talbot, Tatum, Terhuue, Thornton, Tilt,
Tomlinson, Tompkins, Tootle, Troup, Var
nutn, Walthal, Walthour, W'ard, Whitfield,
White, Willis, Wilson, of E rly. Wolford,
Wootten, Wright, of Floyd, Young. Yeas! i
181.
Those who vuted in the negative, are
Mess’s. Adams, Andrews, Bailey, Bald
win, Banks, Bass, Battle, Beasley, Bently.
Berrien, of Burke, Bivins. Boynton, Bran
ham, Brooks, Bryan, of Macon, Bulloch,
Butt, of Warren, Ctbincss, Calhoun, Can
non, Cato. Chaffin, Chastain, of Lumpkiu,
Chastain, of Union, Clayton, Cobb, of Up
scln, Colley, Cowart, Crawford, of Harris,
Crawford, of Newton, Crutchfield, Conyers,
Daniel, Davis, of Upson, Dawson, of Co
lumbia, Daw son, of Green, Dennis, Dickiu
son, Dickson, Dougherty. Fears, Fletcher,
Flewellen, Floyd Fowler. Gardner, G.mlden
Gibson, Gray bill, Gr-en, Gresham,Jef Stew
art. Groves. Guyton, Ilarrictnam Haiiron, of
Monroe, Harmon, of Dooly, Haralson,
Harris, of Burke, Harris, of Madison,
Hodges, Holloway, Holt, Hudson, Hunter,
Johnson, if Monroe, Junes, of Harris, Jones
of Muscogee, Jordan, Long, of Washing
ton, Mahone, McKenzie, McMath, Mer
ri wether, Mills, Minter, Moore, of Clarke,
Northern, Parks, Patterson, Pegg. Perry,
of Newton. Philips, Porter, Redding Rob
erts, Sentell, Simms, of Coweta, Sitnins, of
Oglethorpe, Smith, of Washington, Ste
phens, Stokes, Stark, Stocks, Strickland,
Taylor, Terrill, Thomas. Trippe, Wallace,
Watson, Whitaker, Williams, Wilson, of
Warren, Wood, Woodson, Wright of Lau
rens. Nays, 106.
FOA THE MIRROR.
Messrs. Editors.—Permit me to enquire
through your paper, w hether the citizens of
b lorencc and it* vieinity, design relebrating
the approaching anniversary of 6nr inde
pendence, in an appropriate manner, or
whether it is intended to suffer that hallowed
day to pas* away, without any manifestation
of joy or gratitude/
The Decimation of Independence, and
the humoital deed* of our ancestors, cannot
certainly have become a stale tbeine in a
land j-of freemen; their brilliant examples
cotlnpt certainly He cmraideFed a* no longer
worthy of being held up to the admiration
of posterity ; and the remembrance of their
virtues and their bravery cannot, surely,
have so soon lost its place in our hearts.—
Let us therefore like true sons of our
worthy sires, join iu celebrating the glorious
Jay that gave birth to us, a' mrfhVn, by
assembling ourselves together without re
gard to party distinctions, in order to com
memorate that event, and by pouring out
the libation of our hearts upon the altar of
freedom. If we have not determined to pass
it over in silence, it is now high time that
some arrangements should be eutered into.
P is understood that the Georgia Guards
will honorotr town with a visit on that day,
and we ought to be prepared to greet their
arrival with a soldiers greeting.
A CITIZEN.
Married,
In Monroe Cos. on. the 14th insf. by .the
Rev. N. G. Slaughter, Mr. Wiley Fu-
TRFtt of Crawford Co.’to Miss Susannah,
‘laughter of -Mr. Warren Barrow.
In Chirk county, on tlie 2d inst. by Wm.
Nabers, Esq. JOSIAH JACOBS, of Cor
inth. II -aid county, to Miss MARY CATH
ARINE NOELL.
B LICTDE BATE.
rpilE Florence Debating Society will hold
A a public Debate this Evening at the M.
E. Church at early candle light. The eiri
zons generally are respectfully requested to
attend. Question. “Is the mind of man
more susceptible of improvement than that
of Woman ?"
Religious Ji'otice,
The Rev. T. Fowler, of the Methodist
Protestant denomination, will preach in this
place on Friday, 7th Juuenext, at caudle
light.
Sumter Coroner's sale .
V\T 1 1. L be sold on the first Tuesday in
v » JULY next, at the court house door
in the town of Americus, Sumter county,
within the usual hours of sale, the follow
mg property to wit:
Lot of Land No. 334, in the 15th district
of formerly Lee now Sumter county, levied
on as '.he property of Joseph W. Little,
pointed out by John T. McCrary;
AI o, the west half of Lot of Land, No.
>46, in the 27th district of said etjunty, levi
ed on as the property of John T< McCrary ;
Also, No. 134, in the 30th district of said
county, levied ou as the property of Lovett
B. Smith ;
Also, south half of Lot -No )75, in the
27th district of said county, levied on as the
property of John W..Cowart'
- Al*o, N - *. 234, in ihe 29th district of said
county, levied on as the property of Jehu B.
.vfcCartcr; . . ,
Also, Lot of Land, No. 199, in the 26th
listrict of said county, levied ou as the pre
,H-rty of Hachaliah M.cMath ; all pointed'out
oy Joseph W. Little; levied'Oil' to satisfy 'a
Ft Fa from Sumtor superior court fb favor
of the Sta’e of Georgia vs John W. Cowart,*
Hachaliah McMath, Isaac '*rCrary, Green
D. Brown, Lovitt B. Smith, John T. Mc-
Crary, Joseph W. Little, Lewis Gullins,
Joim J. Lee. John B. McCarter, Henry J.
Thomas, Benajah -Sanford, Samuel G. I*egg
and John Kimiuey. ' • .
Also, the*south half ofTot r>f Land, No.
175, iu the 27tff distric-1 biT said county; le
vied on as the property of John-'W. Cowart,,
tosatudy a Ft Fa' fiom Sumter superior
court, in favor of the Central bauk of Geor
gia, vs John Kitmney, Thotuas G. Gowart
and Jehn W. Cowatt.
Also, one' os’wjigon and two grey horses,
levied ou as -ttiV property of Joho Kmihiey,
to satisfy - a Fi Fa from Sumter - superior
court in favor of ; B. T rout man |
vs John Kitrwney; pointed out by.C-JB-j
fotrong, att’y at law. .- . - - - J
' -Also, Ids Os Land, No 176, in> the 27;K7]
distritl of said connty, levied on ns the p»o
--perty of Johtt Kimniey, to satisfy oFr
FasVrom -Soniter superior court, ooe in.fa
vor of Jamss Bright, tidin'r. the other hi fa
vor of Jacob W.Cobh, a-lm’r of A. S. Lu
cas, vs John Kimniey.; pointed out-hy E- It.
Brown, att’y at law.
In
WM. B. 8 THOMAS, Coroner,
mark. . - '
M»y B*. 1630. 7
' ; \ V 5 • . •*■ to
W L*e Sheri* SmUt.
ILL be sold on the first Tuesday is
JUL V next, at the Court House dnor
in the town of Starksvdle, within the usual
hour* of sale, H e following propertv, to wn •
Lots of Land. Nos. 173 and 65, io the
■3ili district ol Lee county, levied on as the
property of Jo|m R. Cam, deceased, .o s t
<*f> a f i Fa. issued Horn the auperior court
ul -ee county, in favor of Harrison Jones
vs John Slieriard, administrator of John R.
Cam, dec’d.
Lot No. 43, io the 2d district of Lee conn
ty, levied on as the property of John R.
Cain, dec and to satisfy sundry Fi Fas issued
Irom s justice’s court of Lee county, iu fa
vor of Joseph Jordon vs JuSi SIK-rrArd, »d
--uiinist rator of John R. Cain, dec'd, orincinsl
and William W. Harvard, prX:
ry pointed out by plaintiff, levy nulde and re*
turned to tnc by a constable.
Lot No. 40, in the 2d district of Lee
county, levied on as the property Os Abra*
ham Kmgery, to satisfy sundry Fi Fas issued
from a justice's court of Wilkinson county,
in tavoi of Bond 6c Sheffield, vs said Kin
gery ; property pointed out by plaintiff's at
torney, levy made aud returned to me by
constable. 1
May 16, ’839. A. DYSON, Sh’ff.
At the same time and place will be sold.
Otrc negro man by the name of Handv,
levied on as the properly of Eliza Oliver to
Satisfy a Fi Fa issued from the Superior
Court off ee county, in favor of Robert G
Forit vs Eliza Oliver principal, and Daniel
J. Thomas and l’atrick M. Thomas securi
ties.
Lots of Land, Nos 244, Ql2, 242, 218
216 aid ‘'66, iu the 15th district of origin*
ally Dooly now Lee county, levied on as the
property of Zemis Farker, to satisfy two Tj
l' as issued from the Superior court of Lee
county, one in favor of John Rawls, and one
in lavor of John Rawls and Hemy V. Kin*
vs said Zeuus Parker. *
D. GOFF, Dep. Sb'ff.
May 16, 1839. 1
JProkpertutt
or THE
SOUTHERN FUSTIER.
AT the earnest sohcitaiion of a large
number of our fellow-citizens, we is
sue a Prospectus for the niblication of a
weekly paper to be styled THE SOUTH
ERN FARMER, and dcVoted exclusively
to the improvement of Agriculture, and the
general interes of the Planter. We are
persuaded that a work of this character ts
essentially needed in this State; that its ad
vantages are duly appreciated ; and that wo
have only to commence the publication in
order to be patronized and sustained by tho
great body of the people.
At the North, where works of this kind
have long been ffistered and eticouraned. Ag
riculture is studied as a department of sci
ence, and is therefore in a continued and
rapid state of improvement; inconsequence
of which, industry and economy ate pro
moted iu all classes, and the substantial cotn-
IVirts of life are accumulating around every
hearth. J
We, of the South, have always been su
pinely negligent of our best interests in ref
erence to this subject, and it is now high
time that we should shake Off out lethargy,
and our shameful depcndance upon tke
North for every valuable suggestion in Ag
riculture as well as Literature. Why is if,
that the fresh and fertile fields of the South
cannot vie in the quantity and quality of
tfieTr productions, with the old and worn nut
fields of the North? An answer may be
found in the fact that Northern farmers de
vote more attention and study to the im
provement of tl e various branches of Agri
culture. With tiie advantages in point of
soil and climate, which our Southern States
undoubtedly possess, we see no other reason
for the paucity of their productions, than
imperfection iu the Agricultural system heie
in vogue. , '
Agriculture may be considered both as an
art and a science, depending upon innumer
able sources for its perfection, and applica
ble to every spot of t-artfi Inhabited by man ;
and no individual can acquire by liis oivn ex
perience alone, more than a limited degree
of knowledge on the subjeef. A paper of
the kind we propose to establish, will offer
great advantages for the interchange of ex
perience and opinion, by which every indi
vidual may possess himself of the combined
observations of a grtat number, with whose
interest his ow nis identified. By this means
* general intelligence in relation to agricul
tural subjects, and a competent knowledge
of the principles that govern it3 operations
will be diffused throughout the community,
and thus afford increased stimulus aud en
couragement to all who arc engaged io rtst
pursuits. We conceive onr undertaking to
be a laudable one, and therefore respectfully
call upon the public for patronage and sup
port.
Communications from practical men, on
practicable subjects, will, at all times find a
place in the columns of the SOUTHERN
FARMER, and from the interest which
some of our intelligent friends have already
evinced for its sncccss, we have no doubt of
being able to present to the public an inter
esting and valuable paper.
The publication will be commenced ns
soon ns a sufficient number of subscribers
are obtained to authorize it.
TERMS. The Southern Farmer will be
published weekly, on fine paper, in quarto
form, at the rate of Three Dollars per an
num, payable, in all cases , in advance. Sub*
scribers to-the Georgia Mlbro* will be en
titled to receive 'he Southern Farmer at
Two Dollars per ai.nuni. Both papers will
he sent to one address for Fite Dollar*.
GARDNER 6c BULL*
Florence, Ga. May 17. 1839.
~ LAN If FOR SALE.
THE Subscriber would sell the follow
ing Lets of Land low for cashi
No 58, 16fh dist. of Dooly.
No. 229 do-. do.
No. 2. Jsth dist. of Early.
No. 511, 7th dist. of Irwin.
No. 408, 28th-dist of Early.
No. 130, 12th dist. of Dooly.'
Apply to the Subscriber in Monroe coun
ty Ga. ; ; - JOHN PITMAN.
. May 15, 1839 '- S 31 •
F’ OUR Month* after date application
will be made to ths * loti or aWe iho
Justices, of the Inferior Gotirt of Stewart
ceuntyi when sitting for ordinary purposes,
fnv leave to sell the-land belonging ro the
estate'ef Alliert H. Sbepheril, deceased.
’ ' JAMES M SMYTH. Adm'r.
!AN\ E. SHEPHERD, Ad.iT*
M»v t-T lifey 6 4>W, *■ , .
»ftle: date wd,
■’Jt* he nia«l# to the honorable Inferior
GbnrrkfSnmtev rown'ty wlp>n sitting for
lUnary purposes, for leave to sell the real «*- '
rate tif' Uriah -Fuller deceased.
WALTON W. FULLF.R, Adnoh*.
- March f. l-rt 5«) 4m ,
r^~ ForSalN ' ”
A bFINR fbj»r wheel CARRIAGE, o»
f\ accommodating terms. |
Florence* April 59 -9* .