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Tof 1028. who voted for free negro suffrage
' \e« York who was a Visrotiri restrict
,ffl 1 , ~„j who opposed James Madison,
because he was iu favor of the war.
\\'e ask again where does Judge M cDon
-U «taud ? We answer, for fear the Fed
ral Union wilt not, that he advocates the
Constitutionality of a Bank of the United
v %i#pir
the m iim or
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*aiiir«tay, July 6, I Sill).
State nights domination.
I'or Pret>itlt‘n(,
GEORGE M. TROUP.
i'or (i over nor ,
CIMKLGS DOICiHLKXY.
FOR THE LEGISLATURE.
SEX A TE.
LOVERD BRYAN.
U RPItESE XTA Tll ES.
WILLI \RD BOYNTON,
JOHN WEST,
JOSEPH WOOD,
THE PRESIDENCY.
Fully satisfied of the propriety and policy
of abstaining from a “choice of evils,” either
r>f which we believe would inflict a dire curse
upon the country, and resolutely determin-
ed never to eompromit our principles, or
suffer ourselves to be led astray front the
great conservative dor trines. upon which,
»ve believe, hang the future destinies of our
country, we also, have hoisted at the head of
oar columns, the name of that Patriot
and Statesman, GEOROE M. TROUP,
as the candidate of our choice for the next
Presidency. Eminently qualified by his tal
uts and virtues for that high and responsi
ble station, and possessing, as he does, in the
highest degree, the admiration and esteem
of his fellow citizens of all parties through
out the Southern St .tes, wc look upon his,
ns the most appropriate name that could be |
selected, and as one upon which the w hole
South tnay unite, iu opposition to him, who,
while his disciples profess for him “South
ern feelings,footers and encourages at the
North, principlesaud heresies, that, a', no
distant day, threaten to subvert our 1 berries,
and overturn the dearest institutions of our
country. As the fearless vindicator cf the
sovereign rights of the Stales, anil the
champion of the Constitution, Gov. Troup
lias exhibited a devotedness of patriotism,
and a manly independence of character,
which we may in vain search for, among
those who move in the “magic circle” of
power at the seat of government.
We are therefore, proud to raise his bail
tier, and as we unfurl it to the breeze, wc call
upon ev«“ry friend to his country and to con
stitutional liberty to rally nronnd it. We
call upon all who are opposed to those per
nicious and detestable doctrines ol Federal
ism ami Consolidation, that characterize the
leading measures of the present and late
Administrations ; wc call upon all who are
disposed to view, with a jealous eye, the
glaring encroachments of Executive power,
and the corrupting influence of Executive
patronage ; we call upon all who profess to
believe iu the doctrines of ’9B, and claim to
be of the great democratic family ; r.e call
upon all who would not be found fighting
on the side of ties; otistn, and trampling on
the only safe guards of the < (institution ;
anil lastly, wc call upon every true citizen of
the South, who regards the safety and well
being of our institutions, and who wishes to
put an end to misrule and corruption, and
restore this almost exhausted government to
its pristine purity and integrity, to rally a
rouud the standard of him, who, in an hour,
wlieu the rights of his country wen: assailed,
dared to stand boldly forth, her champion
and defender
We extract into our paper today, an arti
cle from theßuffnlo Patriot,for 'lie edifica
tion of those of Mr. Van Bui oil’s Georgia
friends who delight so much in ringing in
the cars of the people, the stale song of the
•Northern man with Southern princii Ies;”
and we incline very much to the opinion,
tha' the “democracy” will have to he more
thoroughly drilled by the little magician, be
fore the effect of such things as these cau be
eradicated from their minds. In fact,so far
as the matter of Abolitionism is concerned,
the magician’s strongest talisman, and a
double portion of magic would fail to con
vincc the Southern people that his skirts are
clear of the sin. Yet we are uublushingly
told that though a Northern man he is
friendly to the institutions of the Suitth,
while he fosters in his bosom her bitterest
enemies, and disgraces the couutry, by pla
cing iu his cabinet as his confidential advi
sers, those who seek not only the destruction
of Southern interests, but the accomplish
ment of schemes that would plunge the
whole country into all the terrors of a servile
war.
Where is the man of common sense who
wishes stronger evidenceof Mr. Van Bureu's
•hostility to the South ? What unprejudiced
mind can still profess to doubt on which side
of this great and exciting question Mr Van
Bu’eu is to be found ? None, who look up
vn the action* of a inan to tell the feelings
of hie heart; none, who are disposed to he
honest id the matter, and will judge the char
acter of t he tree by the fruit which it pro.
duces, can hesitate, fora moment to assign
to him his true position in the front of the
Abolition ranks There are those, who, ta
king their cue, from the succtss which has
hitherto crowned tlieir chieftains tortuous
|>oiiey, are, at all times ready to bound th e
trunqiet before him, and proclaim his wis
dom and his patriotism in the ears of the
people, in order that they, too, may come
in for a share of tlie spoils, which are so
freely dispensed among the faithful. To
such as these, evidence of the weightiest
character is but as an idle sound and confir
mation strong as proofs of holy writ,” is dis
carded as an empty phantasy. But to those
who think anil/te/ iu relation to the interests
of the country, and the welfare of the Union,
and who me still to be found giving in tlieir
adherence of the piesent Administration, we
would say, you are nurturing a viper in your
bosoms, w hose fangs will one day cause you
to repeul that you ever listened to the voice
that persuaded you there was no poison
there. Let the w hole Southern people ex
amine this question for themselves, and they
«ill find, that notwithstanding tire empty
professions of friendship so loudly lauded
for his beuefit at the South, that Martin Van
Buren is an enemy in disguise ; and we haz
ard the assertion, that were he convinced
that die act would redound to liis personal
aggraisdizemeut, he would instantly throw
off the cloak of hypocrisy that conceals his
true sentiments, would announce to the
world his belief iu the creed of the accursed
fanatic, and would aid in the effort to hurl
the fire-brand of the incendiary ioto the
midst of our Southern homes aud habita.
lions.
The Fourth of July ( has passed with its sad
reflections, its patriotic temeniscences, its
hilarity, its rejoicings, aud its thanksgivings,
and we have entered upon the sixty-fourth
year of American Independence; with what
prospects as a nation, let a single glance at
the affairs of the government, and at the
character of those who wield its destinies,
suffice to inform us. In the early and pros
perous days of the Republic, before cor
ruption had “crept into its high places,” and
its rulers were selected for their honesty,
ability, and patriotism, the recurrence of
this day was a signal for the general out
pouring of a nations, gratitude, when the
oiuinary cares of life were tlnown aside,
and neither personal uor political animosi
ties permitted to interfere with the festivities
‘of the occasion. Then the votaries of the
liberty, trusting in the fidelity of their pub
lic agents, mid having nothing to fear from
the ambition or faithlessness of demagogues
in office,could assemble and worship around
her altars, exempt from that solicitude and
anxiety that must rend \lie bosom ot
patriot at the present time. Then, all was
hope ml sunshine; the political horizen
was then free from the clouds that uow
lower “pon it, aud bright and glorious an
ticipations then supplied the placeo f gloomy
foreboding*. What now are the feel
ings with which the patriot mingles in the
celebration? With the beautiful temple of
our liberties blackened and defaced, and its
massive columns undermined and tottering
from the insidious attacks of men high in
office, professing democratic principles, yet
labouring to consolidate the whole power
of the government in the hands of
the few, what must be his emotions as he
to listens the roar of the cannon that is wont
to usher in the great jubilee of fieedotn?
For our own part we must acknowledge,
that with our eternal giatitudc to the illus
trious heroes who purchased our liberties
for us, were mingled sad reflections con
cerning the precatious condition in which
we hold those blessings to be placed. The
following article from the Fredonia Cen
sor of last year, eloquently expresses some
of the sentiments wc felt while engaged in
the ceremonies of the festival ou Thusday
last.
It is right, it is commendable,that the great
inass of our citizens should participate, in
such manner not inconsistent with morality
as be*t pleases them, in hearty commemo
ration of the Nation’s Birthday. It is wise
not to scan too closely the means, if inno
cent. so that the great end of awakening and
keeping alive the fire of Patriotism is there
by attained. Let us for one day in each
year rejoice in the Freedom, and the just
fame of our beloved country, and what she
may have left of prosperity. Let us recall
tlie Patriotism of her counsels, the wisdom
of her sages, the courage of her citizen sol
diery, and tiic constancy and unshrinking
devotion of h'T People, in the glorious days
gone by. Let us for one day turn our eyes
from the narrow, the base and the venal, who
now’ fill our high places, to the lustre wliicl
halos to all ages the peerless name of Wash
ington, and the moral heroism of Adams ami
Jefferson. Leaving to that oblivion which is
morecontemptu >u* th in contempt itseif.the
demagogue.', who crawled into poiver in 1836,
let us cast our thoughts back sixty years to
the glorious hand who in’76 pledged to the
holy cause of Liberty their lives, their for
tunes, and their sacred honor. The contrast
is refreshing, invigorating. We breathe a
new and holier atmosphere. We cannot
read three lines of the Declaration of Inde
pendence without feeliug that there were in
deed giants in those days—giants in intellect,
in energy, and in resolution; highhearted
men in all that became the statesman and
the patriot. Such men were worthy to lead
the way In the regeneiation of a continent—-
and proudly will their names grace t!.e open
ing I>age of our country’s history in all after
lime. Well have they earned their proud
preeminence in the Temple of Fame ; long
may they preserve it !---Theirs was no miser
able contest for office and spoils ; they eared
little who ruled so their country was but
served. Their day has passed; and a gen
eration ofintellectoal dwarfs has succeeded
Van. Buren sitsin the chair of Washington,
and Leri Woodbury fills the post of Alexander
Hamilton. McKin\ev, and such jurists have
taken the plare of the Mar
shalls ; and ChurchiU C. Cumbreleng grim-,
aces where Fisher Ames and Patrick Henry
eteeuiftcd.~-Tb« subjeet i» indeed a sad
one, but the sorrow is into life. If the
whole nation could be brought for one day
to‘look on this picture and then on that,'
it most be that the remedy w ould speedily be
applied. It cauuot be that the People love
degradation and misrule for its own sake.---
They must prefer rulers whom they can ad
mire ,>s well as vote for, honor as well as
support.—Did any man ever see the human
being who would rvm pretend to admire
the character of Martin V'an Buren ?
A wav with the bitter theme ! It is the
Birth day of Freedom, and we see (‘with
he mind’s eye, Horatioe.’) a thousand ardent
spirits gathered around the festive board.
The wine is mantling it. the cup; the pulses
of the vast assemblage beat high with rapture.
The President rises to oiler a toast, and there
is the stillness of hushed expectation. lie
pronounces “Independence for ever,” and
the edifice trembles with the responsive
shout. Glasses are chimed and broken, and
agaih—again—that shout locks the building
to its foundation. Every heart swells with
emotion—-every tongue is eloquent with the
fervor ol exulting patriotism. The thunder
subsides but in the languor of complete ex
haustion.
“Independence for ever!”— It is a noble
sentiment. But, friends around the man
tling board, you have not now to learn that
Liberty is enjoyed put at the price o I Eternal
Vigilance. Neither wine uor revel will pre
serve it against ihe insidious and sleepless
approaches of corruption and despotism,
neither huzzas nor patriotic impulses form
a rampart to shield it from danger. .Its
vociferous summer friends of to day maybe
its deadly enemies when the storms of a dar
ker time shall assai it. Nothing but vigilance
;-‘ober, keen eyed dispassionate; can preserve
unsullied to your children the precious in
heritance you have received from your fa
thers.
FOURTH OF JULY.
This memorable occasion was celebrat'd
in our town in a becoming and appropriate
manner. The Georgia Guards, a beauti
ful and soldierlike band, honored us with a
visit, and by their n anly appearance and
symmetrical movements, elicited nnivcrsaj
admiration. Their entrance was the signal
for forming the procession, which, under
the conduct of Majors T. J. Ste!!, and
L. C. Morgan, as Marshal and Assistant
Marshal, marched to the Independent
Church, where the large and overflowing
audience listened with .mention, to Prayer
by the Rev. Thomas Gardner, tha Read
ing of the Declaration by J. D. Pitts, anil
an appropriate Oration by J. L. Bull.
A numerous audience of ladies were in
attendance, proving, that in patriotic en
thusiasm and love of country, the ladies of
Florence anil vicinity are worthy daughters
of tlieir Revolutionary mo’hers.
At half past one o’clock the ladies and
gentlemen assembled at the table and par
took of the repast provided for the occasi
on* Owing however, to a disappointment
occasioned by a failure ot u*b host to com- i
plete the arrangements for drinking toasts,
the company adjourned without having had
the pleasure of listening to the many pa
triotic sentiments that had been handed in
for announcement. We give place to a
few of them to day and in our next, will
publish the balance.
REGULAR TOASTS.
Ist. The day we celebrate: while time
lasts may its annual recurrence tiud our
hearts filled with veneration and gratitude to
the immortal heroes of the revolution.
2d. The signers of the Declaration of ln
depence: their names are surrounded with
an imperishable lustre which will forever
out-shine the signatures to the reports of j
Caisar’s Battles or the edicts of Napo
lean,
3d. Gen. George Washington: the Uni
ted States are his monument, and the pros
perity es the people the inscription thereon.
4th. Thomas Jefferson: Author of the
Declaration of Independence anil of the
Kentucky Resolutions. These noble efforts
of his wisdom and unsullied patriotism
should be as familliar to us as the earliest
lessons of our childhood.
sth. The Constitution of the United
States : The articles of agreement between
the States anil the government; a mmumont
ot genius anil wisdom; the day that will be
hold it annulled or its principles discarded
will he the signal for Tyranny to raise its
standard of oppression on the ruins of our
rights and liberties.
6th. The United States: Cemented to
gether by the blood of our ancestors; may
they never be severed by Northern Fanatics.
7th The American Flag: The rallying
noint of the free anil the brave ; Destined to
float in every breeze the emblem of com
mercial greatness.
Bth. Education: The bulwark offreedom
and the preservator of liberty.
9th. Texas; May her single star, be re
cognized by all nations.
10th. The memory of those who fell in
the creek war of 1836 : Their bravery and
virtues are deeply embalmed, and will i’orev?-
er remain engraven on our hearts.
11th. Florence and our enterprising fellow
citizen Col. H. W. Jernigan: The growing
prosperity of our town is an evidence of his
public spirits, and ofhis eminent services in
behalf of his country. \V« esteem him a$
i Soldier and Gentleman.
12th. Georgia Guards: Composed of
brave and chivalrous hearts, may they ever
tie ready to respond io the soldiers reward,
the smiles of the fair whom they protect.
13th. The Ladies: We admire them for
their beauty, respect them for their talents,
adore them for tlieir virtues, and love them
because weean’t help it.
VOLUNTEER TOASTS.
By Col: Z. Williams, President of day ;
Tlieday wecelebra’e: Fourth of July ’76,
a day, that gave birth, to a great, free and
Independant Nation ; may each return of
this National Jubilee, find these States Uni
ted, and the sons of freedom, in the enjoy
ment of that Liberty, purchased at |the dear
j.riceof the blood of their forefathers.
By J- L. BuP, Orator of the day : Edu
cation: Intellectual and moral; the only
talisman by which our rights and liber ies
can be perpetuated.
By John D. Pitts, Reader Declaration ;
To the memory of Irwin, Billups, Delk and
Hunter: who fell at the Battle of Shep
herd’s plantation in the late Creek War
By 11. W. Jernigan; The memory of our
deceased fellow Soldiers in 1836; to save
our country, they paid their lives; protection,
to their widows and to their children.
By Thos. D. Harvey ; Georgia Guards:
may they when tried rush to any attack on
their country's Rights, not one be seen
flagging but have this motto on every heart to
conqueror die in defence df their country.
By P. 11. Reese; The Georgia Guards;
should our countty be invaded, we are the
boys who will siand to their arms until they
report victory, or shed their blood in de
leuce of iier rights.
By L. C. Morgan; The Stewart county
hero of the late Creek war and his brave
men; may the of Florence never
lorget that they ate enjoying the Land that
they so gallantly protected from the toma
hawk and skalpiug knife.
By A. B. f. Win'rey; The Georgia
Guards, the Pride of their county, an honor
to their eoumry, anil honor to their officer,
an honor to themselves.
By John P. Harvey; The Orator and
Reader; nay our Infant Town Lt reared to
a city with such men.
By G. D. Simes; The citizens of Flor
ence, their professions of kindness on this
day will ever be rein* inhered by every mem
ber oi the Georgia Guards.
By Geo. J. McCleskey; The orator of
the day, eloquent and pleasing iu his ad
dress, distinguished for his patriotic Seut
ineuis, and chastity of language.
By A. Tuientiiie; Our Star Spangled
Banner; may we ever remember from whose
delicate bands w e received it and ever tender
her our unfeigned gratitude for the very
peculiar favor centered on us; and we are
proud to say that every member of our com
pany would choose death rather than desert
it in the hour ot danger.
By James H Shell; Woman; The richest
boon of the inheritance left us by tlie fath
ers of the Kevolutiou, is found in her beau
ty and her smiles.
By John West; The citizens of Flor
ence; they have my unreserved and best
wishes, for their frequent manifestations ol
friendship towards a Georgia Guard.
By B. Gardner; The Constitution of the
United States May we preseve it untar
nished as it came from the hands of our
patriotic ancestors: and teach those who
would dare disregard its mandates, and tram
ple it umlet iheir unhallowed feet, that we
“know our rights, and knowing dare main
ai n them.
By J. F. Aw try; Gen. Washington;
America’s, brightest sons; tnay liis name nev
er be forgotten while the sou rises in the
East and sets in West.
FOR THE MIRROR.
Messrs Editors: —A movement of singu
lar novelty, has occurred in the temperance*
reform I allude to the attempt now making
in this State, to arrest the retail of ardent
spirits by the interposition of the law. An
attempt sc important, so new, so much in
conflict with long established usage, and
with the appetites, prejudices and interests
of such an innumerable multitude through
out the civilized world, cannot but meet with
file bittprest opposition ; it is what all labors
for the reformation of long established abu
ses have ever been doomed to encounter.
A few dispassionate thoughts, from time
to time, asleisure may permir, on a question
which is at the present moment, exciting so
much public aitpntion, will not, it is believ
ed, he considered out of place.
Connected with the present subject, there
is one position of fundamental importance in
the controversy, upon which, so far as is
known to the writer, all are agreed, to wit:
that til? retail of ardent spirits, standing, as
it dees, in such intimate connection with (he
intemperate habits of the people, is an evil,
surpassed by none, in the innumerable mis
eries which it is now diffusing through the
land, and in the curses which it has entailed
upon mankind during the present age. The
most abandoned drunkard, if you can find
him sober, is compelled to admit this ; it is
a truth too stubborn, and has been present
ed especially to the * mericau people in too
many ways to be denied.
This question, then, very naturally arises,
is there any lliintr, eitner in the nature of the
evil, or in the rights and interests which it
may be said to communicate, or in its mode
of operation, which should exempt the retail
trade in this article from those legislative
remedies and prohibitions, by which othet
evils have been met and put down? This
; m p ( ;vinr>t inquiry is undoubtedly the hinge
upou whicr. this controversy must turn.
It is the business', •> n ' a y J» e added, the
duty of the legislature, to p«’C‘ v ' ,^s fur the best
good of the greatest number. Whenever
viqp of any description becomes so hig!’
handed and intolerate as clearly to exert a
corrupting influence on society, impair the
health, increase the mortality, diminish the
industry, or lessen the comforts and resour
ces of the country, a case is fairly presented,
meet and proper, in every sense, for legisla
tive action; nay, an emergency arises, which
renders it <he especial duty of the Legisla
ture as the faithful guardians of the best in
terest of the people to interpose in the most
effectual manner to abate the mischief.
I again repeat, what is that in this evil
that should exempt it from the accustomed
routine of legislation? What is there that
renders it so immaculate, that it may not be
touched by your law-making power? Is it
because it has become hoary by age? Has
the lapse of time rendered it such an inesti
mable privilege for men to get drunk, mid to
become living nuisances to all around them?
I trust not. Crime can neither be legalized
nor sanctified by usage; what truth and rea
son condemn as wrong and pernicious, is not
the less so, though it may have existed with
perfect freedom ever since the earliest annals
of time—a practice, fairly test' and anti found
clearly destructive to the welfare of society,
should be put down though it may have been
growing for centuries. We all well remem
ber, that lin'd tho«e high wrought concus
sions of intellect which led to the American
Revolution, and terminated in the establish
ment of our iincrij' religious intolierance,
the right, the privilege, if you please, to per
secute for differences of opinion in matters
of religion, had existed from the earliest
period of time: did the sages of that glori
ous age of enlightened inquiry, spare this
evil, because it had been sanctioned by the
generations which had gone before? Ig
norance and darkness had for ages lent their
sanction to a tyranny of rulers by which the
people had been immemorially impoverish
ed and degraded ; was the privilege to tram
ple the people under foot, supported as it
ever had been by the practice of nations,
considered too sacred and inestimable forthe
bold and searching reformations of our fore
fathers? No, it was sufficient for them to
determine that these things were wrong to in
duce them to cut them down, without stop
ping to inquire how long they had lived, or
how old they had grown. One age has no
right to saddle upon another either its ig
norance. its follies or its crimes : otherwise,
all atjvauees it) improvement would come to
a fatal stand, and the same darkness that
shrouded the primitive continue
to wrap us and our posterity; to the end of
time, in the deepest gloom. If 1 am con
vinced that mv father was wrong in a long
cherished error, my children are entitled to
the benefits of try discoveries, and the lights
of my wisdom ; if one generation discovers
that another hath been deluded, misled anil
benighted, succeeding generations should
know it, that they may avoid the rocks upon
*hich their predecessors split, anti that they
may enjoy the blessings of wh’c'i their pre
decessors were deprived, and t tat inaukin
may goon from age to age, increasing in
koowl dge and virtue, until ihe last r.-lii * id
ignorance and baibarism shall sustain a ,ast
ing defeat. In every oilier re*|*ect, except
iu the application to the subject now under
discussion, ou r iountry is sufficiently en
lightened aud liberal to recognize the full,
practical efficacy and legitimacy of this prin
ciple. This is the principle which has been
so active for the last fifty years, in increasing
t lie resources, multiplying the blessings anil
facilitating the iutercouise of all | arts of
the civilized world : without the existence
of this principle, we s'lnuld have known a>
little about rail roads and steamboats, and
constitutional liberty, as our forefathers who
lived upon the eanli one thousand years be
tore us.
And it is to this progressive march o!
mind that we are indebted for the fluod oi
light, which lias, within the last twenty
years, been pouted upon the use of ardent
spirits, and upon (he subjects immediately
connected with it; yes, the torch of truth
has, within a few years, blazed on this mat
ter with such concentrated intensity—that
all may see, as clearly as if it were written
with sunbeams, t*<at the intemperate use of
ardent spirits is nn evil surpassed by none
that has desolated the world ; the minds of
the most benighted begin to be illuminated,
even the most degraded drunkard sec-g and
trembles. Os these innumerable and valua
ble discoveries on this subject society and
posterity are, upon every principle upon
which one generation is authorised to derive
instruction from another, entitled to the full
benefit. Away then with this miserable plea
worthy only of the in istbatbarr ous age!—
That our forefathers have ever hail thrown
in their way every temptation to get drunk,
and make themselves mere degraded than
the beasts that perish, is no reason why
these tempting fountains of iniquity should
continue to flow; no reason why rights and
piivlleges should be claimed connect'd with
this matter, which we all now know, are a
kind of licentiousness productive of “evil
and only evil, and that continually.”
Why not then, act iu the most efficient
wav, and act at once ? The retail trade is
the great nursery by which rite monster is
nurtured and pampered for mischief. We
all see and know it well ; why not then raise
the strong arm of the law, nerved with the ■
majesty of an injured people, and assail the
evi! when alone we can ever hope to con
quer? for 2 will venture the assertion that
there is such an- indissoluble connection be
tween grog shops and i,?teniperart?'h that as
long as the one remains unrestricted and in
creasing. the other will continue ).? grow in
defiance of every effortif we wish to
eleanse the stream w-e must purify the I'oun
tain A CITIZEN-
Died at his resiuVnce in this place on Fri
day night the 21st inslant the Hon. Augus
tin S. Clayton.
Judge Clayton was born in the State of
Virginia «n the 27th Noe. 1783. lie com
pleted liis education at the University of
Georgia in 1804.
Having pursued the study of Law under
the late Judge Carnes, enterfed in early
life upon it* practice, and was successful,
and rose to distinction at the Bar.
lie was chosen a representative of his
fellow citizrnsin the lower, and subsequent
ly in the higher branch of the Legislature,
wncii were imparted the impress ofhis
mind to many of the Laws under which we
now live.
He was thrice elected Judge of the Su
preme Court of the Western Circuit, which
post he filled with honor and dignity.
In 1832, he was elected a represontati ve
in Congress, for the State of Georgia, o(
which body he became a distinguished mem
ber. At the close oflasttenn for which he
was elected in consequence of liis declining
health, lie retired from public life, except
the Trusteeship of the University of Geor
gia, which station he had filled from a ve
ry early period, and had doubtless been one
of the more efficient, aud zealous suppor
ters of ihe lusiitmioii, as well as of the cause
of Education in general.
He was highly distinguished for his cor
rect literary taste, and chase flowing wit,
io which his numerous political and other
essays abundantly prove.
In private life, and in his social relations
the sU.Vect-e,- .'his notiee was characterised
by the grca>:?t atlland most ardent
desire to minister ic ihe happiness of those
who w ere dependent upt>3 h nt.
For many years Judge Clayton been
exceedingly sceptical upon the SUvj rct
the Christian Religion--Mis mind W.’’ 9
however turned io its more calm and delib
eiate investigation during his long and pro
tracted illness. Then it was that lie regard
ed his previous neglect, as the greatest in
gratitude, and under a deep conviction of
its truth and of his former errors, he made
a public profession of faith .in Christ, by
uniting w-ith the M. K. Church, in Au
gust 1838, which he steadfastly and consis
tently maintained till his death.
Sensible that his former opposition to
Christianity might have infected the minds
of many with whom he had associated,
his mrst ardent desire appeared to he to
undo the evils of his former hie in this re
gard.
The closing scone ofhis life was one of
extraordinary Christian triumph—-He re
tained the exercise of his intellect.tal pow
ers witlj surprising vigor to the last, and
many ofhis dying expressions will long be
remembered by his family and friends as
precious memorials of the power of divine
grace, in cheering the spirit in its passage
to the tomb
Thus lived and died, one among the most
fslented and distinguished citizens of the
Slate of Georgia, w hose foibles will be for
gotten, but whose many virtues will be re
membered, and cherished long after this ob
ituary shall have be laid away among the
things that were.— Southern IVhie.
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and tender to the public their services in the
various branches of their profession.
When uot professionally engaged, they
may Hp found at their office, (oecupiid also,
by Maj. J. L. Bull, as a I.aw office,' oppo
site Mr. T. Gardner's store.
Mav fi 4
For Sale,
VFINK four wheel CARRIAGE, oa
accommodating term Apvlv to
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lorence, April 22 3 3<
Stewtrrl tlerttr gmle*.
WILW->*t Id before the Court' Houa**
door in the :»*3 of Lumpkin, Stew
art county, on the first Tuesday iii,AUGUST
next, oetweeu the usual hours ol sale, the
lullowing property, to #.ti
Lot of Laud No. 24, to the 24th district
of originally Lee, now Stewart county, lev
ied am as the property of James 11. Harrell
to satisfy a Fi Fa. issued Irotn Stewart su
perior court, in fator of Benjamin W. Clark,
bearer, aud oiliers, v* said Harrell‘and Jo
siah H. Keen.
Lot of Land, No- 15, in the 25th district
i»f Stewart county, taken as the property
Stephen Glover, to satisfy sundry Fi Fas is
sued out of a justices court ot Stewart coun
ty. iu favor oi Gulku Roberts and others,
vs said Glover.
Also, one negro man by the name of Le
vin, taken as the property of William P.
Tompkins, to satisfy a Fi Fa. issued from
Stewart superior court in favor of Richard
r. Morrison vs. Littleton Collins and \>Vm. -
P. Tompkins.
Also, one sorrel horse and oneyokeof ox
en and cart, taken a* the property of Robert
Bird, to satisfy a Fi Fa.issued from Stewart
superior court, in favor of James Thomas \*
said Bird.
Also, Thomas J. Kestcrson’s interest to
lots of Laud Nos. 94, 95 and 114, in the 22d
district of Stewart county, levied on to satis
fy sundry Fi Fas.-issued front a justice's
court iu said comity, in- favor of Martha Par
ker, adhi’rx on the estate of James Parker,
deceased, vs Thomas J. Kestersou, ilcnry
Brewer and others.
Also, No. 148, in tire 24th district of Stew
art county, levied on as the property of John
Allen, to satisfy sundry Fi Fas. issued from
a justice’s court of Walton county, in favor
of J. Sc A. Gresham, and others, vs said Al
len.
Also, the west half of Lot, No* T6B,in the
23d district of Stewart county, levied on as
the property of Wiley Massey, to satisfy a
FiKa issued from Muscogee inferior court,
iu favor of Stewait At Fontaine, vs said Mas
sey and Theophilus Henry.
Also. No. 74 and 106. in the 18th district
of Stewart county, levied on-trs the-property
of Robert Hatcher, to satisfy sundry Fi Fas
issued from a justices court of Stewart
county in favor of James Jordan and others,
vs Robert Hatcher.
Also, lot No. 73, in the 18th district of
Stewart county, levied *»n as the property of
Ezekiel McMrcbael, to satisfy sundry Fi.
Fas issued from a justice's court of said
county, in favor of W. B. "Butt vs said Ms-
Michael and Robert Hatcher. ■
Also, No. 158, in the 31st district of Stew
art cou ,,l Vi taken a* the property ol Abner
A. Langford, !o satisfy a Fi Fa issued out
of Stewart superior ‘ curt, in favor of R. J.
Crews.forth* use of A. B. Pope,' -vs said
Langford.
Also, No. 10, io the 32d district of Stew
art county, taken as the property of Robert
D. J*»ue6, to satisfy a Fi Fa. issued out of a
justice's court of Houston county, iu favor
of Daniel B. Rhodes.
Also, No. 181, in the 22d district of sand <
county, taken as the properly ol Gillie Pow
ell, to satisfy sundry Fi Fas, issued, out of a
justice’s court of Stewart ceunty, in favor of
Charles A. Smith, and other*.
Also, No. 48, in the 18th district of said
county, taken as the pro|>erty of William A.
Worthington, tosatisly sundry Fi Fas issu
ed out of a justice's court of.said county,
in favor of Gnlhy Mathis, and., others, vs
Win. A. Woithington.
Also a negro boy by the name of Bill, 16
years old, taken tlru,property of Thomas
Justice, to satisfy a Fi Fa. issued out of
Stewart snperior.court in favor of Julius G<
Echols vs Thomas Justice and Alien Bates.
Also, No. 243, in the 25th district of Stew
art county, taken as the property of Henry
Spears, to satisfy one Fi Fa issued out, of
the infer ior court of Talbot county, in favor
of Bailey Goddard vs. John J. Barnes, aud
Hcuiy Spears and William Barnes, securi
ties.
Also. No. 3,in the 22d district of Sttwait
crunty, taken as the property of Charles
Dunning to satisfy one Fi Fa. issued out of ■
Stewart superior court, in favor of William
E. Collier, vs Robert Hatcher and Charles
Dunning.
Also. No. 69, intlic 16th district ofStcw
art county, taken as the property of James
S. Lunriutd, to satisfy sum ry Ft Fas issued
out of a justice's court of Ste«art county in
favor of E. E. Crocker aud others. .
Also, lot of Land No. 108 m the 18th
List, of Sitwart county, levied on as the
property of Richmond A Black* to satisfy
sundry li las issued out of t Justices Court,
of Stewart county, in favor of John C.
fi a -)ilton, bearet, vs- Richmond A. Blacky
principal, and Duneau At Nicholson, se
nility. PrO|.. p,l y pointed out by the secu
rity Levied ano returned by a constable.,
Also, No 204, in tUte 23d. District, of
Stewart cotiuty, taken as the pioperty of
Isaac Grimes to satisfy sttudty ft (as issued
out of a Justices Court of Stewart county,
in favor of Mason 11. Bush and others.
M. M. FLEMING, Sheriff.
July 5, 1p39.1 p 39.
MORTGAGE SALES.
Also will be sold at above on the first Tues
day in September next.
Lucy a woman 2G years old. George at,
boy 13 tears old, Rote a woman 19 years
old. Nathan a boy 2 years old, Calvin 5
years old: Hester 3 years old. Daniel 7 years
old, Dave 1 yean old, all taken as the prop
erty of Robert Hatcher, to satisfy threo
Mortgage fi fas issued cut of Stewart In
ferior Court, in favor of Williard Bovntoo,
Loverd Bryan, Totnilson Fort and Elijah
E. Crocker, Executors of Samuel \ViL
lianrs, deceased, \s. Robert
Also, one boy by. the name df Toney,
about 21 years of age, one girl, by the
name of Silva, about 16 years of age, *ll
levied on as the property of Robert Hatcher:,
to satify a Mortage fi fa, issued out ol Stew
art lulertor Court, iu favor of Turner Co
ley vs. Robert Hatcher.
M. M. FLEMING. Sheriff.
(meorgiu Female College.
npiiK •xamtuauon of the pupils of this
X Institution, will commence the 22d,
aud close the 06th July next. Parents,
guardians, and the friends of Female Edu
cation. are respectfully invited to attend.
June 12 12
(Jj 3 * The Editors of this State frieudly
to Ute College, are requested to give the
above notice oue or two iusertipns iu their
paper.
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