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RESOLD HON. j
Thursday, Nov. 7.
15y Mr. Wellborn —to alter nsul amend the
uct to distribute c- rtuin funds among the sever
al counties* of this State, for the use of Acade
mies,unci to provide a method for the morceqni
table distribution of said funds.
Mr. Gordon of Putnam—to amend an ac t,
entitled an act to ereatennd establish a fund for
the support ot 1* ree Schools throughout tut-
State, passed Dec. ISth, 181, —and to establish
uu Aca ‘emv upon the manual system, and to
make provision tor the building, suppoit, imdg
endowment of the same. |BB
Mr. Houston—tor the better govomm.-ntH|
free persons of color and .-lavrs, and to
such individuals as shall in uiiv n.inner attcHß
to delude or misguide them, q,r in any way HM
teifere bt t teen master ar.u slave. |H
I>lr. Daniel —to call a Convention of
Freemen of (icorphi, for the purpose of
rzing mid icdue.ng the number of the
ia each ‘'.ranch of the Genetal Assembly. 88
By dVlr. Dougherty—to sell the slaves
longing to th State.
Air. Banker—to cause the public hands 9
open a road from Cherokee C. H. to Alurrav C.I
ll.—thence to the Tennessee line, near Me-|
Near’s Ford, on Conasogga river. I
Mr. Echols—to compensate Justices foil
superintending elections, and consolidating re-1
turns in Coweta county. j
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. I
Tuesday, Nov. sth, 1533. I
The following part of the Journal of yester-1
day being read, viz: “At an annual session of I
the general Assembly of the State of Georgia,
began and holden at the State House, in the
tow a of Milledgeville, in the county of Baldwin,
enAlonda- the 4th day of Nov. 1833, and of
the sovereignty and independence of the United
States.” &c.
Notices to appoint Committees to report
Bills.
Air. Mays, to alter and amend, the 12th sec
tion of the Ist article.of the Constitution of the
State of Georgia, so far as to have Biennial
instead ot annual sessions of the General As I
eembly.
Mr. Holcombe, to.dispose of by lottery, all
the fractional parts of surveys, in the counter
composing the Cherokee tenitory.
Air. Gibson, ta soil the public hands belong-1
ing to the State.
Air. Steelman, to repeal the act of 1832, rc-l
straining the circulation of small bills. I
Air. Pitman, of Jackson, to a'ter the Ist sec-ll
tion of the Constitution, for the purpose of'giv-l
ing the election of Judges of the Superior!
Courts, to the people cf the several jndiciall
circuits. 1
Air. Stark, to remove the seat of Govern-1
men;, from Milledgeville to the Indian Springs
Air. Stark, to reduce flic fees on plots and I
grants, lor lands in the Cherokee country.
Mr. Alford, to authorize the State oi’ Geor- ‘
gia, to construct and complete a Rail Road
iron the city of Savannah, to that of Alacon,
in said State ; and to appropriate the Central
Bank to the acooiiipHc-hnient ofthat object.
Mr. Rodgers, to limet the Cherokee Indians,l
to their improvements, &c.
Alrl Wacascl, to divide the county of Alur-1
ray.
Mr. Simms, to estnblish Public Schools, for I
the education of the poor.
Air. Hull, to incorporate the Georgia Rail
Roa i company.
Air. Collins, to relieve Tax collectors wt
have received the bills of the Alerchar.ts an
Planters Bank of Augusta, inpayment of taxes (
Air. Anderson, of De Kalb, to repeal an ac ,
passr-d December 1831, impos'ing an additional
tax on pedlars, &*. ,
Air. Al’Bride, more fully to define the duties
cl Indian ng< nt3 in the Chtsokce country, and
t a make those agents elected by the people us
their respective counties.
Mr. Williamson, to alter and amend, the 2d
cection of the 4th article, of the constitution of
the State of Georgia, so far as to requiro all
elections by the General Assembly to be made
Tiv.!, voce, &c.
Mr. Wacasel, to repeal the act of 1832.
guaranteeing protection to the Cherokee In
dians.
-Mr. flpivetj, for an expropriation to cut
certain shoals in the Chattahoochee rive r, be-
Jo’v Columll s, and also to charter a Rail Road
C pany witu banking privileges, for the pur
pose of nal.ing a Rail Road from Savannah to
Columbus, by way of Macon.
Mr. Floyd, t i quire all elections for member
of the Gen ral Assembly, for Representatives
o! t.ieSta e m Congress of the United Staes.
so. Governor, and for all county officers, to be
held at the Court House,. or at the place oj
holding the Superior ‘ ourts in the respective
counties of this Stab, and to repeal ail laws
cr • ting election districts in any of the counties
t r of.
Mr. Strickland, to repeal the 2J section of
cm at, passed 21st December IS3O, entitled an
art to appoint eleven additional Trustees of the
U iversity o( Georgia, &?.
iir.Rutherford, to sell all the fractions in
the coutiticfvcomposing that part ed the State,
formerly known by the name of the Cherokee
ten itory-
Mr. Fvoo 1, of Hill, to remove all indians
Iron .Vmffs, now-lying in the limits of Georgia,
v/h > have had reservations in former treaties,
It>: on - gr-tnH to j M te for tin sann, and’
cl. - te prescribe an 1 define tije rights of Indians
to a!.-cmigrated Iridisfi improvements.
Thursday, Ngv. 7.
C mni! t 03 n-cro appointed on rhe several
6 liens pree anted yesterday.
>lr. ladle, to liter and amend the aet of 1832,
t 1 prev"nt the ejrculation iol small bills, and
qjso t< plane partwf the public hands, on the
11/ ‘ roi i, leadingfwhMilledgevilleto Irwin- 1
inn, Marion &<•.
.” Ir. Hilliard, to compel all teachers of poor
(hi dre.n, in \\ ate,county, to undergo an ex
. minatinn, &c.
/.Ir. //a> ris, of Wd on: to ccTipensatj the
; owners cf slaves, that nay lid executed lor,
crimes against the State.
Mr-Solomon, to lay efi* the State in Con
gressional districts.
Air. Steelman, td cans l ? electors for members
of me Legislature, to be held in each Captain’s
company in the St^te.
Mr. Bates, ♦*,, make it penal for any Presi
ded, Directors, or other officers of the char
tered B .uiks of this State, to exceed or violate
the provisions of their respective ebaXers&c.
Mr. g.
Bates, were alteiTrisnissionTiaid on the table !
the balance of the session by a vote of 104
to 69.
Notices for the appointment of committees
to prepare and report bills : Q
By Mr. Stark, to divide the Chattahoochee
circuit.
Mr. Bovvcn, to provide for the payment of
le members of Reduction Convention.
Mr. Bass, to reduce the pay of the members
c the Legislature to two dollars.
Mr. Shick, to alter and amend the act,for or
dering and governing slaves, &c.
Mr. Sh rp, el Merriwether: to amend the act
to .rovide for the more equal distribution ofthe
Acideroic fund.
ilr. Sanford, to require elections to be viva
voc*.
iVf. Burns, ofilfftd a resolution which was
ngro and to, authorising a committee of confer
ence to be appointed to take into consideration
the rcJurtcn and equalization of the General
Assembly if this State, Sic.
The follming is the preamble and resolution,
presented bjMr. Bates as a substitute for Mr.
Cooper’s: \
Whereas (ic Senators and Representatives
ofthe Genera. Assembly ofthe State of Geor
gia did in conFliance w ith the constitution of
the State convive in the Representative cham
ber, on Tuesdajthe sth day of Nov. 1833, and
count out the voips polled on the Ist Monday in
October last for Governor, and, whereas Wil
son Lumpkin received a majority of 2276 votes
over his opponent, Jo.l Crawford, and by the
President ofthe Senate, in the presence of the
Ilepresantatives of the good people of Georgia,
was declared duly elected Governor of Georgia
for the ensuing tvoyears—and weereas/in
compliance .with an usage coeval with the exist
ance of our republican constitution the said
U ilson Lumpkin Governor elect before taking
the oath of office, did deliver an Inaugural
Address to the Representatives ofthe people of
Georgia.
lie it therefore Rssohed by the Senate and
House of representative ofthe State of Geor
gia, in General Assembly met, That the follow-
I ing Inaugural Address, delivered by Wilson
Lumpkin, Governor ele-t, justly chaienges our
admiration (or the high souled,enthusiastic devo
i U ?” liberty,^.state sovereignty,to the union
ofthe States under the federal compact, of the
Constitution, and all its guarantees—and, that
ho who would destroy State sovereignty by con
solidation or the federal system by nullification,
is a / nnlor to liberty and deserves the universal
execration of mankind.
aATUtDAV, Nov. 0. |
Committees were bppoiuted to prepare and
report bills in conformity with uoticcs of yes
terday.
Air. Rogers moved to reconsider the journal
of yesterday, so far as regards the laying on the
table, the original resolutions disapproving the
Inaugural Address of the Governor, and the
substitute offered for the saino the balance of
the session; whereupon the yeas and nays
were required and are yeas 79 —nays 95.
The Pr vident and members of senate con
vened it) se ntat ivo H ill and proceed—
/House byjointballot to the elctcion
j|H i . . cJeneral tor the Eastern circuit when
Stiles w is duly elected.
BHjH Wednesday the 13th the Legislature
to the election of four Brigadier
Hyls viz; to the 2d Brigade of the 10th
BffllHti: a:ul lstdivision and Ist Brigade of
■BH division. The following are the ballot.
HjH vdit r Genera! 2d Brigade 10/A Din don.
Hn Ist baHot 2d ballot.
fOjmK Thomas Bivins, 11G 142
Zachariah lVhito, 92 147 elect.
jSvvtfl Edward Dcloney, 50 1
Thomas, 1
9H Roberts, 1
Andersolf, 1
HE Blank, 1
H|H)Vlaj. Jack Downing, 1
Cro, 1
General, Isi Brigade Oth Division.
HH Ist ballot.
j|jp| Hugh Ector, 153
88 Maj. Jack Downing; 22
Jim Crow, 12
Hugh Haralson, 9
Has Nullification, 1
WBt Jack Funk, 1
Zip Coon, 1
Col. Tom Trot, 3
jreg|is Democratic Yeoman, 2
Blank, 7
g§£ Peter Plunket, 1
|j||| Paul Pry, 1
|jjjj| Sol. Smith, 2
Tom Harris, 1
Clear the Kitchen, I
HB Blank, 1
Roberts, 1
■Hrig-arfier General Ist Brigade 3d Divieiou ,
BH Ist ballot. 2d ballot.
HB J. A. Alerriwether, 129 124
Robert Bledsoe, 131 134 el.
Blank, 2
Hfl Anderson. 1
8)38 JumpupJoc. 1
■99 Swain, 1
Hj. Downing it will be soen ran foremost
9BM persons not announced as candidates,
one but the first named gentleman was
Had not the Major publicly said
HHtimu since that he wished no Military
fc'aßigher than Major, ha would doubtless
still higher.
■HHgor/ifv General 2d Brigade Ist Division.
HB Ist ballot.
HQ Col. Joseph Thomas, 141 elected.
Col. A. 11. Anderson, 119
-From the Southern Recorder.
SHE Milledgcville, Nov. 13, 1533.
of persons friendly to State
having been called, by notice in the
- ■‘■ties of this place, a numerous assembly
igflened this evening at 7 o’clock, in the Re
formative Chamber, ofthe State House.
Hn motion of Mr. Gordon of Putnam, the
mftrable Christopher B. Strong was called to
the Chair. The Chairman having taken the
Chair, on motion of Mr. Ilillhouse, Mr. Sayre
was appointed Secretary ; and on motion of
Gen. Beall, Mr. Longstreet was appo;p,' (e( |
assistant Secretary.
The Chairman stated the object of the mee
ting :—whereupon on motion of the Hon. A.
S. Clayton,
Resolved, That a Committee of thirteen be
appointed by the Chairman to prepare resolu
tions expressing the sentiments of the State
lights Party, in this State, and report to this
meeting during its sitting.
The following gentlemen were appeiuted the
Coriimittee:
Hon. A. S. Clayton, Hon. William H.
Crawford, Dr. Wm C. Danirll, Col. Jones, Mr,
Habersham, Mr. Hillhouse, Col. Rockwell, Mr.
Chappell, Mr. Young, Gen. Beall, Col. New
ton, General Warron, and Hon. Charles
Dougherty.
The Committee retired, and having returned,
reported through their Chairman the following
Preamble and Resolutions:
The relations between the Federal and state
Governments have assumed a peculiar and in
tense interest by reasons of the events which
agitated the whole South, and had produced
just complaints against the General Govern
ment, were brought to a close with its last ses
sion ; but they were succeeded and doubtless
for the special purpose of subserving at some
future period, the very principles they were
compelled to abandon ;by the enactment efa
law equally objectionable and certainly more
dangerous to the liberties of the people than
■ their former oppressions ; and which, if permit
ted to endure, will ultimately perpetuate the
usurpations which it was professed to be re
nounced. It is not difficult to perceive that
allusion is here made to the proclamation ofthe
President of In? United States, and the Force
Bill which was its legitimate consequence.
• he first document instantly revived the doc
trines of the Federn lists of’6B, which had been
put down by Mr. Jefferson, at the head of the
Republicans ; and now, parties are forming
every where and particularly in our own State,
for the avowed purpose of supporting the prin
ciples ofthe Proclamation and Force Bill; and
thereby insidiously restoring to the Federal
Party, tho power which they lost under the cider
Adams. To this end they {have’changed their
name to one which is designed to play upon
popular feeling, and by the force of prejudice
alone, they are aiming to rc establish principles
which the good sense of the people absolutely
rejected in ISOT, as tending to the destruc'ion
of the Union, and rearing upon its loins a coh
solidutcd government. These facts have just
ly alarmed thefriendsol liberty.in every quarter;
and ihose Republicans who still adhere to the
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, the groat
moral instruments by which Mr. Jefferson ef
fected the overthrow of the Federalists, are ral
lying to the defence of the Constitution of the
United States, from North to South, by counter
associations designed to reorganise ‘he old
Republican party, and to check immediately,
the growth of the doctrines ol the Proclamation,
which must inevitably lead to consolidation, il
not successfully resisted. The object of the
present meeting is, first to constitute and from
one of those Associations for the express pur
pose of counteracting the designs of tho I edcr.
al party, lately reorganised in this state, who
under false colors are inculcating the doctrines
of John Adams in ’6B, and thosq of Daniel
Webster at the present time; and secondly, for
the further object of enforcing a systematic op.
position to the Proclamation and Force Bill.
These last measures have aimed a deadly blow
at Slate Rights, and seem now to require the
united and concentrated energies of the friends
and advocates of those rights to be directed to
this point of attack, deemed so important by our
enemies to be carried, and in which, if success
should crown their exertions, all that is dear
and valuable to freedom, will be wrested from
the states.
That it may be distinctly understood what are
the ptionciples of this Association, it will b e
necossary to shew what are the doctrines of the
Proclamation, and these me asserted in lan.
guage which admits of no dispute.
Its. It maintains that the States of which this
confederacy is composed, never had a separate
existanco ; for that, from the moment they cas
sed to be dependent on Great Britain, they fo
med one nation, and have so continued.
2d. That a state in the exercise of its legi
timate pow. rs has not the right to decide upon
the constitutionality of an act of Congress, and
to protect its citizens fiom the operation of an
unconstitutional act, and to maintain within her
limits the authorities rights, and liberties apper
taining to a sovreign state.
3d. That the States have no right to secede
from the union under any circumstances what
ever; inasmuch as secession would destroy
TIIE UNITY OF THE NATION.
4th. That the people of the twenty four states
constitute one people.
sth. That the members ol Congress “are all
representatives of the United States; not rep
resentatives oj the particular state from which
they c me,” and that they are not “accountable
for any act done in the performance of tlisir le
gislative Junctions.”
6th. That the status have “not retained their
entire sovft-eigrity.”
7th. That the allegiance of oar citizens is
due to the United States in the first instance,”
and not to their respective states.
These are the doctrines of the proclamation
and they have at the special instance of the
President produced the Force Bill for their
complete execution. This meeting both so
lemnly protests against them, and as solemnly
denies their legitimate deduction from the com
pact which established the Fedarai Government;
and that the Associatton now formed will resist
them in every proper manner.
To this end they Resolve , That the pre
sent meeting be organised into an Association,
to be denominated “THE STATE RIGHTS
PARTY OF GEORGIA,” and recommend
meetings in all the counties for the purpose of
constituting similar associations to* be connec
ted with tfiat which will be formed at Alilledgc
ville as the Central Association.
Resolved , That the doctrines of the Virginia
and Ke;-, lucky Resolutions as construed and
understood by Mr. Jefferson and triumphantly
peted upon in 1825, ’6, end ’7, in the State of
Georgia constitntethe creed ofthe State Rights’
Party of Georgia; and that all unconstitutional
laws are null and void, we will, whenever the
proper exigency arises, resist them in any man
ner the sovereign power of the state may order
and ditect.
Resolved, That We consider the‘Force Bill
as a glaring infraction of State Rights, and a
gross outrage upon the liberties of the people;
and that its continuance upon the statute book
is such an act of usurpation as ought not to be
submitted to by flee and independent states;
and that we w ill use our exertions to counteract
the proclamation and to obtain- a repeal of
said bills.
Resolved, That our Senators and Represen
tatives in Congress be and they arc hereby
earnestly requested to demand an immediate
repeal ol the act ofthe last Congress denomin.
ated the Force Bill as being a palpahla violation
of the rights of the Stater, and the Federal
Constitution.
Which having been read a motion was made
to postpone further action that they might be
printed and taken up at a subsequent meeting.
Which motion was by a vote of the meeting,
negatived; and on motion .of Jndge Clynton,
it was.
Resolved, That the rpert be taken up and read
bv paragraphs.
The report having been read on motion of
Judge Clayton it was unanimously.
Resolaed, That said Preamble and Rcsolu.
tions he adopted and agreed to.
On motion of Judge Dougherty,
Resolved, That the Editors ofthe State Right
papers in this State be requested to publish The
foregoing Preamble and Resolutions accom
paned by the Virginia and Kentucky Resolu
tions; and that a copy of the same be transmit
ted to each of our Senators and Ilepresentta
tives in Congress.
On'motion of Mr. Totrance,
Resolved, That the Chairman of this mcetiii”
appoint a Committee of thirteen, to be styled
the Central Committee of the State Rights
Associations of Geotgia to correspond with
such Associates in support of State Rights as
have been or may be organized in the several
counties of Georgia.
On motion of Judge Clayton,
Resolved, I hit as means of extending anion”
the people nn accurate know ledge cf our pritjT j
ciples ibis meeting will patronize Hte uauer
led the “Examiner,” published by Condv R.J 1 1
in the city of Philadelphia; and recommend to
all (lie Associations that may be formed in tk.
soveral countios to do tho same. And tht
(hose who may be disposed to sapport sail
paper apply to either of the Secretaries of this
ineetiug now’, or at a future period for that nut
pose. * r ”
C. B. STRONG, Ghairmcn.
N. C. Savre. 1 Secretaries.
A. B. LoNf!STREET r J
TUP. WESTERN HERALD?
AURARIA, GEORGIA, NOVEMBER 23, 18J3.
Wo arc requested to say, that the report of thedestm.
tion ofCol. Goodman’s Mills by fire, and the murder of
the Mill-Right, is incorrect.
-:2eae:-
Wc learn by a letter from Milledgeville, that on the
16th inst about one o’clock, the State House was disco
vered to be on fire. The Legislature had just sdjourneii
for dinner. The fire had communicated to the top of the
building, about midway between the offica chimneys of
the Secretary of Stale and Surveyor General But the
zeal and daring of several gentlemen present, succeeded
in arresting the progress of the (lames, without very nu
terial injury to the building.
—-2R2£ ■—
Cor. Troup. —lt is \\ ith painful emotions that we leim
from the papers, the resignation oftltis statesman, of his
seat in the Senate of the United States. We are uot ret
made acquainted with his reasons for so doing— surely
they must be of the most urgent and imperitive character,
to have induced him to desert us at such a time, when hi*
services were so much needed. It looks to us like tho
surrender by tho pilot, of his helm to the malign spirits of
the ocean, when a moment more would have enabled thj
good sliip, with her trusty and weatherbeaten helmsman,
to have doubled the fearful breakers which had Solan"’
and obstinately threatened her political desruetion. L
such a time, all eyes were turned on him, whose unerring
ken had so long foreseen these dangers, and all, al?
friends and foes, expected to see Troup at his pot; and
what dire necessity should at this time force him to W
draw his services, wo are at a loss to divine.
—:2£2£.—
IVo published on the meeting of tho Legislature, ils
dcr the head of‘-Calamitous Accidents.” the election of
Jacob Wood, to the Presidential chair ofthe Senate, and
it will be perceived by an extract which we publish to
day. that the hint thrown out in relation to the exaltation
oft azoo speculators, was not ill-timed. But wc had
hoped that here the diabolical spirit which actuated our
Legislature, would have spent itself in this immortal tf
fol-t to.vince their spleen towards all mankind. Dill no,
it seems our relentless persceutors are bent on Wood; and
scarcely had wc recovered from the shock that the recital
of such a catastrophe would necessarily produce, than ire
are again stunned by the thunderbolt as it leaped from
die forge of misguided legislation, -and mfirtued us (hat
the party in power, headed by the Superintendent ofthe
TV orkshop, were busily engaged in running the unknown
metallic composites of what was once considered, ahrarm
image, and called Thomas Haynes, in * the nioSWs of
Treasurer of the State !!|
W o were furnished by the mails, with the result of the
meeting of our friends in Milledgcville, on the 13th ir,il.
and we publish the same to day, and call the attention of
our readers to it. Our political sky has for a longtimr,
looked dark and lowering, and has wor’ii an aspect that
torboded no good to republican principles. Many of then
who were onco with us, have been frightened by the erics
ou. enemies bad rejjfcd, when their ow n oppressions bad
called into practical operation, tho use of those nirans.it
was our boast to claim, as constitutional rights, Tbfso
our former friends, in avoiding what their fears had tai;-
gcrated into a frightful “Scylla,” have steered their barks
towards the more delusive -Charybdis,” and with the de
luded optics ofthe gamester, they can now see them
selves without remorse, in the federal ranks, when beta
short lime ago, the deep rooted principles cf republican
education, would have shrunk with horror from the m
sanctificd contact. We are glad to see that an effort is
making to break the spell-bound infatuation, and recall
those whose motives may yet he pure, to a just sense of
the value of their ancestorial legacy, and to con vincc them
that they are on the enemy’s ground, and vrarrinj
against their own best interests.
—• Ig.TR:-
Extract from Go r. Lumpkin’s in ou
last. tf'hen on the subject of Public Schools tad Edf
calion, he cays, “ It is not necessary that our sons ahould
all be College-bred gentlemen.” We have ever been dis
disposed to view with pardoning lenity, the prejudices
oftho3c whose circumstances and opportunities, bate
been contracted and limited, against the means and at*
tainmepts of others, more exalted than themselves. There
prejudices generally do but little harm, it always being
in the power of those enjoying superior advantages, bj a
suavityofmanner and humility ofdcportment,toweoothoae
who would otherwise have been incited against them,
from their bitter feelings. These “prejudices, have been
generally evinced, by the cant phrase of contcmplM”
and ironical expression, found in the mouth of the i®o
- But wiint shall we say in extenuation, alien
wc find them placed in a most conspicuous, and respon
sihle public document, and eminatingfrom the Fxc^ti' !
ol a State ? Surely it speaks a littleness of soul, unW
thy ofthe place assigned it. But suppose the Govefliw
did not mean to use the expression in that sense, in which
it would be most commonly understood—then, to
least ofit.it was a most unmeaning,and undignified mode
of oxpressing nothing, and coming from such high an
thonty as hfs Excellency, has justly elicited animJdT cr ’
■ion.
The Fire Eater, and the Cat CMne ZtW.-Our town
was entertained a few evenings since, with the ex'*
tionsofMf. Houghton, the American Fire King; who
after amusing the audience with various singular and del
ing foals exposed to them, the great Chaubert secret
resisting heat, and demonstrated that >hc mVEtery which
has- enabled many for a longtime to carry on a courser 1
imposition upon the cicdulity of the multitude, so much
1 80 as almost to induce the ignorant to believe laxt thef
were leagued rith the ‘EvS ’consists in nothing W
