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iity and profitable—for it is a necessary
preparation for obeying the call of Christ.
We then shall clearly see, and deeply feel,
that the work to be done is great; requires
our united exertions, and is so argent as to
admit of no delay. Dr. Lee's Sermons.
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New York, Mav 12.
THE AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY.
The Ninth Anniversary of this important
Institution was celebrated this day, by
the members and officers of the Society,
and a large assemblage of people, embrac
ing ladies and gentlemen of our city, the
clergy from different sections of the conn
try, and other strangers of distinction. The
Society organized as usual at its rooms in
Nassau street, and proceeded thence in
procession to the City Hotel, where the
exercises of the day were attended.
The large assembly room of the Hotel
was crowded at a very early hour, and
thousands were compelled to return with
out gaining ao entrance. His’ Excellency
Gov. Clinton presided sapported by Mr.
Justice Thompson and Col. Varick. We
have never witnessed so full a meeting of
the Society, nor so great an assemblage of
the clergy. And in addition to other dis
tinguished gentlemen mentioned, we oh
served, Chief Justice Savage, and Judges
Sutherland and Woodworth, of the Supreme
Court now sitting in this city.
Immediately after the meeting was or
ganized. Gov. Clinton rose and pronounced
a very able address, in the course of which
he introduced a highly finished and beauti
ful eulogium upon the life and character of
the late first Vice President, Gen. Clarkoa.
This address was delivered with great feel
ing and effect.
The Rev. Dr. Woodholl, the senior se
cretary, then rose and announced a letter
from the honourable and venerable John
Jay, President of the Society, apologising
for his unavoidable absence in consequence
of age and infirmity.—Letters were also
read from John Quincy Adams, President
of the United States, and one of the Socie
ty’s Vice Presidents, and from several olh
er distinguished gentlemen, in various otb
er sections of the country, apologising for
an absence rendered necessary by their
respective publick and private dnties.
The Kev. Dr. Milnor thereupon rose Si
read an address from the President, which,
notwithstanding the very advanced age of
that excellent patriot, was characterized
by all the vigor, purity and elegance of
style, for which the writer was distinguish
ed during the meridian of his useful life.
The general scope of this address was a
dissertation upon the advantages of a uni
versal distribution of the scriptures without
note or comment. JV Y. Sped.
An abstractor the Annual Report, giving a full
history of the Society’s operations, wiil be given
in our next.
THE DEATH BED.
From (he *• Triumph of Religion.”
The hero of the following oarraiive is a
youthful poet,, whose exquisite sensibility
had been so deeply wounded by a critical
attack upon a volume of fugitive pieces and
the neglect of friends as to bring on a decli
ned state of health and finally consumption.
“When I entered Ker’s chamber this
morning, hi3 nqw unconcealed Bibl® lay by
■him; he received ate with affeciton, but
languidly. After a little pause, he said, “I
Was endeavouring to find some of those ten
..der encouraging passages which you read
to me the other night, hot in searching for
these, I have found other* of a very, very
different character. Tell me, Tracy,” he
cried in a voice which was strong with pas
sionate feelings, and turning upon me a
gaze of earnest imploring scrutiny, “ are
yon warranted by--this book in bolding ont
to me (he comfort that yon have done?
Deal with me as with one who must soon
be beyond the reach of deceptions, let them
originate in kindness, or in any other mo
tive.” Thus adjured, I replied solemnly,
u lo my intercourse with you, I have baud
led the word of eternal truth, reverently
and with fear, as became me; I have nev
er offered, as a foundation of repose toyonr
agitated spirit,any ot her than that which God
has himself laid in Zion ; nor do i fear to
meet you iti that unseen world to which
we are both hastening; and to attest before
the throne of the Eternal, my firm, my un
wavering confidence in those truths which
1 have declared to you, and upon which my
own soul anchors all its hope. His eyes
weip fixed searchingly upon mine as I
spoke, and when he slowly withdrew them
they wore an expression of calm satisfac
tino. After another interval of conversa
tion, during which, be seempd to be medi
tating upon what I bad said, he, in a com
posed inaptier and with an unfaltering
voice, gave me uecessary directions with
regard to his interment, and the disposal
of a few trifling articles of property. He
then remarked that there were few per
sons whose death would be so confined in
its eff cts; “ I have none to care for me,”
be said, “or breathe recording sorrow’s
sigh,” unless it fee yourself, for all my sur
viving relations are distaiff, and indifferent
to me ; I shall be as a drop falling away
from the vast ocean of existence unper
ceived, and unregarded by the great mass,
unit yet,” he added, a shade of deep solem
nity darkening his coutitenunce, “ and yet
it will be the entrance of an immortal spir
.it upon a scene of glory before which the
pageants of this world shrivel into nothing,
or,” speaking in a voice scarcely audible
“ the fearful exit of a condemned sinner.”
He continued silent long, then starting as
if he remembered suddenly something
’ which he had omitted, he said, “One thing!
more yon must do for me. I once received
from a very young lady an obligation which
tny spirit has ever since gratefully record,
elf, wiih the inteutiou of acknowledging it
‘ai ny death : her generous nature prompt
ed. her, young -he was, with iodignant
spirit, to undertake my defence against a
whole assembly of changeling friends. *. (
heard of it, and faithfully have 1 remem- •
bered it And now you must promise me,” |
be said, taking from a desk which lay by
him on the bed, a small box, and putting
it into my hands, “to convey lo her this
small token of my gratitude, and to say all
that you know I wish said to her: it is a
costly trinket which once was my mother’s,
I knew that she could not accept it from
me in any other circumstances, or she
should have received it loog since ; her
name is written in the lid of the box.”—He
soon after sunk into a heavy slumber, and
I was compelled to leave him for many
hours.
“ When I returned, I found the family
assembled in Ker’s room, and my first has
ty glance discovered to me that the mortal
agony wa9 fast approaching, and, alas I with
what grief and dismay did l perceive in hv
wild wandering of his eye, and the agonis
ed distortions of his countenance, more than
the mere symptoms of approaching devth,
the indications of a soul-subduing terror
Overcome by that awful scene, I had scarce
ly power to whisper consolation in his last
failing ear. He heard me, but did not re
plj
mg strength both ofsoulik body in that effort,
he raised his clasped hands, and in the bro
ken, husky voice ot death, exclaimed;
“ Lord I believe, helpjhou mine unbelief!”
Instantly a beautiful serenity succeeded the
ghastly egilation of his countenance, its
gloomy horror vanished, like the receding
clondg after a storm disclosing the blue
calm'of the summer heaven. He continu*
ed thus for a few moments, then peaceful
ly, as ao infant sinks to slumber, he breath
ed out his spirit. My heart is oppressed
with sadness, and 1 can write no more. - ’
Example of Patience —In the reign of
Queen Elizabeth, Dr. Cooper, (afterwards
made Bishop of Lincoln, as a reward for
his literary labour,) republished Elyoi’s
Bibliotheca Elyoto, with the addition of
33,000 words, and other improvements.
He had already been eight years in collect
ing material? for his edition, when his wife,
who was a worthless and malignant woman,
going one day into his libtary, burnt every
note he had prepared upon the pretence
that she feared he would kill himsel! with
study.—The Doctor shortly after came in
and seeing ‘he scence of havock, inquired
who was the author of it. His wife boldly
answered that it was herself—the patient
man heaved a 9igh and„>aid, “Diana, thou
hast given me a world of trouble ;” and
quietly set down to another eight years of
bard labour, to regain the notes he had
lost!
GOVERNOUR'S MESSAGE.
Executive Department, Ga. >
Milledgeville. 23d May, 1825. $
Fellow Citizens of the Senate
and House of Representatives —
In calling you together I have not been
unmindful of the personal inconvenience,
and of the publick expense which attend
it. Consulting both, little will be submit
ted to your consideration, disconnected with
the main subject of your deliberations.
The recent acquisition of our vacant ter
ritory in the occupation of the Creeks, is
that snbject, and the survey and appropria
tion, the objects which will claim your at
tention. For the first, we are chiefly in
debted to the Commissioners of the United
States, Col. Campbell and Major Meriweth
er. Too much praiso cannot be given to
these gentlemen, for the firmness and intre
pidity with which they met the most formi
dable obstacles, aod for the untiring zeal,
and patient labour, with which they con
quered them. That of this praise there
can be no waste or misapplication, you will
read in the various documents, and corres
poodence connected with it and which are
submitted. You will distinctly see that the
principal difficulties which embarrassed
them from beginning to end—which de
feated the first Treaty at Broken Arrow,
and which were well nigh producing a rop
tare of the last at the Indian Springs, pro
ceeded from a quarter, the lea9t of all to be
expected—from officers in the pay and con
fidence of the Federal Government, who
instead of rendering to the Commissioners
the most cordial co operation, had organiz
ed an opposition thereby exposing to sus
picion their own Government, which in jus
tification of itself was finally obliged to avow
that the perfidious plots and devices con
trived hy it, were unknown and unauthor
ized at Washington, at the same time the
authors aod contrivers were permitted to
escape but with little observation, and cer
tainly without merited punishment.
The Delegation in Congress, always
faithful to tbeir trust, have seconded by ac
tive and incessant labour, the measures ta
ken by this Government, to support not on
ly this important right, but all other rights
and interests of the state; and in the deli
cate and critical relations which these in
volved, have so deported themselves as to
command the confidence of ourselves, and
the respect of all who know them.
lu disposing of the Territory thus ac
quired, it is recommended to you to consult
the will of your constituents, so far as that
will can be distinctly ascertained. The
Lands belong to them in joint and several
property, and none but themselves or im
mediate Representatives can rightfully dis
pose of them. Recognizing this as a funda
mental principle, yon have in the exercise
of a sound discretion to look as well to ulte
rior and remote as to immediate interests—
interests which the People themselves can
! not fail to appreciate and cherish, because
;they directly and equally concern each and
| every of them now, and their posterity
i hereafter. They are ‘hose of publick edu
cation—of Internal Improvement—of relief
from Taxation, when taxation would be
jmosi required and most burthensome —the
1 efficiency of a Military system for defence
W , . *. v ,
! in providing arms ar.d Arsenals, and all the
i Materiel of War, for which, no state ought
| to be dependent on another, and indeed e v
! ery suhj*ct which iupsace or war* can coo*
duce to the safely ot prosperity of the State,
and requiring for it* mo9t uselul and ener
getick application, the propulsive inslru
ment, money. Tq dilate upon these top
icks would be to lonsnme your time use
lessly. Your own wisdom will better sup
ply the argument in support ol each. Sul
fice it to say, that the accumulation of a
Fund for Internal Improvement on an ex
tended scale will, by its judicious applica
tion, so multiply your resources and aug
ment your income, as to enable you even
tually to replace that Fuad —provide abun
dantly for all the wants f the Stale—dis
pense with Taxation, and place you in all
these respects on a footing with the most
favoured of your sister states, who with
less means have accomplished more.
These are no idle speculations. The
results are about to be realized in an illus
trious instance, where a great member ol
the confederacy, hRS made herself greatest
by perfecting what nature has roughly
sketched, and thus fulfilling by a no very
complicated process the highest duties to
herself and to God. Our physical advanta
ges are scarcely inleriour, and when it is
believed to be quite practicable to divide
with her the trade of the Western World,
our temptations candot be less. Presuppo
sing, therefore, that the system hitherto
adopted for the settlement of our Territory
will be pursued, I advise that the Fee upon
the Grant be fixed at a rate which, whilst it
makes the Grant essentially a donation and
takes nothing from the pocket 9 ot the poor
esl of our citizens, but what will be paid
without inconvenience or complaint, will at
the same time bring something into the
Treasury in aid f the General Fund, ap
propriated to these objects. To this, the
proceeds of the Fractious and ot any reser
vations you may think proper to make, will
importantly contribute.
Having advocated the present system
from the beginning, there has been no rea
son to change any opinion formed of it.
Men and the soil constitute the strength aod
wealth of nations, and the faster you plant
the men, rbe sooner you can draw on both.
No new country has been peopled faster
than the territory acquired from time to
time by Georgia—none more rcpidly im
proved with the same established modes qnd
customs of improvement The specula
tions by which its principle has been vitia
ted, it is our bounden duty todneourage and
repress—they defeat the very end ot it, be
cause whilst you contemplate the advan
tage of the poor, the speculation preys up
bn the poor aod fattens on it.
Having foreseen that troubles might arise
in the Indian country from the proceedings
at Broken Arrow, and the Indian Spring*, I
sought ao early opportunity after the first
indications of ihem to despatch my Aid-de
Camp,Col. Lamar, into the Nation, with a
talk foe thatot'the.Tribe which had
menaced Mclntosh and his friends with in
jury. This duty was performed entirely to
my own satisfaction, as you will perceive
by the report of Col. Lamar. They pro
fessed the most friendly sentiments both to
ward the whites and toward Mclntosh, and
gave assurances that they were meditating
barm to neither. It is believed from re
cent information, that they acted in perfect
sincerity aod good faith, and that the subse
quent departure from it wa9 the result of
the active and malignant interference of
white men. In tnv solicitude for the peace
and happiness of this afflicted race, who
were about to leave 09 to try new fortunes
in a distant land, I bailed ibe Proclamation
of the 21st of March, which immediately
followed the ratification of the Treaty, and
thus traoscended_ the obligations enjoined
by strict duty.
Having their own pledge that the peace
should be kept among themselves, 1 wished
to see no interruption of it by the Georgi
ans, and honourably for them, there has
been none. I verily believe, that but for
the insidious practices of evil minded white
men, the entire nation would have moved
harmoniously across the Mississippi. The
massacre of Mclntosh and his friends is to
be attributed to them alone. That chief
tain, whose whole life had been devoted to
Georgia as faithfully as to his own Tribe,
fell beneath the blows of the assassins, when
reposing in the bqsom of his family, upon
the soil of Georgia;—the soil which he had
defended against f common enemy and
against his oyvn blohd —which he had relin
quished forever t# our just demands, and
which h® had abandoned to our present use,
only because we asked it. So foul a mur
der, perpetrated by a foreign force upon
our territory, and within our jurisdiction,
called aloud for vengeance. It was roy
settled purpose, having first consulted the
government at Washington, to have dealt
out the full measure of that vengeance; so |
that honour, humanity, justice, being satis- j
fied, whatever stain may have been left up
on our soil, none should upon the page of
our history.
But the Representatives of the People
were about to assemble, who would bring
with them feelings and sentiments corres
ponding to the occasion, tempered by a de- j
liberate wisdom and a sound discretion —the i
task is cheerfully resigned to them, and
whatever in the last resort they will—that
will he done.
The constematiou and alarm which im
mediately followed the death of Mclntosh,
rendered necessary measures of precaution
as well for the security of the Frontiers, as
for the protection ol the Friendly Indians,
who deserting their homes, fled with their
wives and children, before the hostile par
ty, and presenting themselves destitute and
defenceless at various points of the frontiers,
asked bread of our humanity, and protec
tion of our arms. The Quarter-masters
were directed to supply the one, and our
Generals ordered to afford the other, and i
both at the expense of the United States, oft’
which they had due. notice. The orders
and instructions to Maj. Generals Wimber j
ly, Miller and Shorter, with the correspoo
denc.e, &c. are laid before yon.
The United Slates government have been
again advised of the earnest desire of the
government of Georgia that the line be
tween thia state, and the state of Alabama
should be run and marked. The United
Slates answer to the last request, that it is a
coocero of the two states exclusively, in
which the United States will not interfere.
On the former bs yon will remem
ber, the general government declined a
participation, and upon the allegation singly,
tjaat the stale of Alabama had not given her
assent. The state of Alabama had in fact
given her assent and had sought with much
solicitude the concurrence of Georgia-
Very recently her former resolutions upon
this subject have been rescinded, arid Geor
gia i9 left free to run the line with or with
out her co-operation, as she may deem best.
The correspondence with the general gov
ernment and the letter of the Governour of
Alabama are submitted.
Our claims to the lands occupied by the
Cherokees within our limit?, as well as those
on account oi'lndian depredations, provided
for by the first treaty at the Indian Springs,
are adverted to only to inform you of the
actual state of those interests, and for this
purpose the various papers connected with
them are laid before you.
Since you were last in session much of anx
iety and concern have been manifested for
all the interests connected with the Bank ol
Darien. The origin of the excitement and
consequent depreciation of the paper ol
that Institution may he considered fit sub
jects of investigation—The report of a
committee appoinied to examine the state
of its affairs having been reviewed and
adopted by you, left at the close of the ses
sion the solvency of the Bank indisputable.
When on n subsequent occasion it became
necessary for the Executive to pass an or
der connected with this depreciation, and
the administration of the finances, 1 did not
hesitate so to act, as to conform the order
both to your expressed opinion and the
practice of the Treasury. As no change
had been made in the condition of the insti
tution, I would suffer none to be made in
the payments and receipts of its bills at the
Treasury until you should order otherwise,
and whilst I would not permit any measure
to be taken which would be construed into
depreciation at the Treasury, I would suf
fer none thut would have the least effect
to embarrass the operations of the other in
stitutions, and this was the more proper be
cause the difficulties of the one institution
might be ascribable in some degree to re
missness or in the management
for which it was certainly not entitled to fa
vour, whilst the operation at the Treasury
still continued favourable to it, inasmuch as j
the receipts and payments being confined
to Darien bills, and the receipts exceeding
the payments there would bp a constant
accumnlationlif such bills and consequently
a subtraction (o that amount from the cir
culation of the country.
Id every other state of the Union where
bank credit has been sustained, these insti
tutions mutually aid and assist each other,
and by harmonious cooperation maintaio
unimpaired the circulating medium of that
state —Those of Georgia must profit of this
wise example—lnterest and credit are not
to be found in rivalry and ili?cord, aDd it is
sincerely hoped and believed that in this
instance conflicting opinions have been the
result of misapprehension or mistake. The
great institution of the United States keeps
them all in check, and should at the same
time keep them all in Union.
The expenses incured by the reception
of Gen. Lafayette, amount to $7,198 32, as
you will see by the accounts and vouchers
which are exhibited. The Executive had,
in this instance, received an unlimited pow
er over the publick treasure, which ought
never to be confided but upon very extra
ordinary occasions. It is due to the pob-
Ikk as well as to the officer charged with
disbursement to institute a strict inquiry
into the expenditure, thus exacting as far
as practicable after the expenditure, that
accountability which in ordinary cases ought
to be secured before. The orders given
to my Aids de Camp, who were charged
with their execution, enjoined on them the
strictest economy ; and all circumstaoces
considered, they have not disappointed my
expectations.
Since your last meeting oor feelings have
been again outraged by officious and an per
tinent intermedlings with our demestick
concerns. Beside the resolution presented
for the consideration of the Senate by Mr.
King of New York—it is understood that
j the Attorney General of the United States
who may be presumed to represent hi*
(Government faithfully and to speak a9 its
mouth piece, has recently maintained be
! fore the Supreme court doctrines on this
| subject which if sanctioned by that Tribu
nal will make it quite easy for the Congress
!by a short decree to divest this entire io-
I terest without cost to themselves of one
> dollar, or of one acre of publick land—this
is the uniform practice of the Government
of the United States—if it wishes a principle
j established which it dare not establish for
> itself a case is made before the Supreme
Court and the principle once settled the
act of Congress follows of course. Soon
very soon therefore the United States Gov
ernment, discarding the mask will openly
lend itself to a combination of fanaticks for
the destruction of every thing valuable in
the Southern country —One movement of
the Congress unresisted by yon and all is;
lost. Temporize no longer—make known
your resolution that Ibis subject shall not ,
be touched by them but at their peril—but
for its sacred guarantee by the constitution
iwe never would have become patties to
’ that instrument—lt this tpoment you would
j not make yourselves parties to any consti
tution without it—of course you will fit 4be
a party to it from the moment thfc Gf<-n
----oral Government shall make that native-*
ment.
If this matter be an evil it is our own—
if it be a sin we can implore the forgive,
ness of it, to remove it we ask not either,
their sympathy or assistance—it may be
our physical weakuess —it is our moral
strength If like the Greeks and Romans
the moment we cease to be masters w* are
slaves—we thenceforth minister like the
inoderm Italians to the luxury and pleasures
of our masters —poet 9, painters, musician®
and sculptors we may be—the moral quali
ties however which would make ns fajr
partakers of the grandeur ofa great empire
would be gone—We would stand stripped
and desolate under a fervid sun and upon a
generous soil, a mockery to ourselves, and
the very contrast of what with a little firm
ness and foresight, we might have been. I
entreat you, therefore, most earnestly, now.
that it is not too late,to step forth; and hav
ing exhausted the. argument, to stand by
your arms.
Your fellow citizen,
G. M. TROUP.
For (fie Missionary. “V
Messrs. Editors- -As 1 presume the reads
ers of your very interesting paper are those
who rejoice in the prosperity of Zion, per
haps it might be pleasing to them to hear
of the commencement another Sunday
School. With the design to influence min
isters of the Gospel to exert their influence
in establishing them; l will just give a brief
detail of the commencement of this. Be
ing called to the pastoral care of a small,
declining church, about three years iigfjt,
and fearing the church would dissolve it i
did not attend them, though at a considera
ble distance, l consented to serve them.—
There have been but few added by baptism,
or any other way, not more than two or
three of a year. Two months ago I under
took (o enforce the necessity of a Sunday
School, and read to the congregation a let
ter from the Rev. R. Poindexter, an old
acquaintance of mine in North Carolina, of
a re.vival commencing from Sunday Schools
—and urged the obligation.of parents to
bring up their children “ in the uurture
and admonition of the Lord,” and the evils
resulting from their strolling about on the
Sabbath. The next monthly meeting,
which was the 4th Lord’s day io April, l
renewed (he subject. I had also convers
ed with some of the most influential cha
racters. After the congregation was dis
missed, I requested all who felt desirous to
commence a Sunday School, to come to
gether. Several came in, and it was agreed
for all to meet the next Sunday at 9 o’clock
who wished to encourage it. The result
was, six volunteered’themselves as teach
ers, and about forty learners were entered.
They 4th Sabbath in May was also the 4th
day of their attendance, and it was delight
ful to see between fifty and sixty smalt
children, young ladies and gentlemen, con
vened at 9 o’clock with jhe six teacher®
•and superintendent. Some were already
spelling, and some answering Bible ques
tions. Another circumstance renders it
5 •
more interesting to me. Some of the teach
ers are Methodists, some Baptists, and some
of no profession. It looks as if sectarian,
spirit is declining, and both saint and sinnef
seem to be disposed to do good. I know
not what effect may be produced, but the
cause is undoubtedly a good one Some
are predicting that they will soon f get wea
ry aod decline, but at present the prospect
is flattering. I intend to raise a little fund,
and purchase suitable books to distribute as
rewards of merit among the children. I
earnestly solicit the prayers of God’s peo
ple, that this institution may flourish, that
it may prove a nursery of piety, and not on
ly a lasting blessing to the neighbourhood,
but to the church —that the minds of youth
may be directed to that dear friend of sin
ners, who said, u Suffer little children
come unto me.” . This school is at Rich
land M. H. Greene county. Preachers of
the Gospel are again invited to meet there
on Friday before the sth Lord’s day in Ju
ly, to hold a three days meeting, and may
the God of love and peace come with them.
THE PASTOR.
The Moravian Missionaries, among the Esqui
maux, under date of July 29, 1824, state, that
‘ the cold, last winter, was intense. For a long
time Fahrenheit’s thermometer sunk to 29,30 anti
38 below o.’ They inform us, that their labours
are blessed, and that their settlements in that
country are prosperous. Brother and sister Kohl
meister after thirty-four years faithful service in,
that mission were about to return to Europe..
What an admirable devotion to the causa of
Christianity! How deep and sincere must be
their convictions of the truth they preach, and
how treat tbeir zeal for the spread of the Gospel!/
[Demo. Press.
Fenelon was at the head of an association If
distinguished persons, who bound themselves Ur
an oath, never to give or accept a challenge, aiyJ
never to serve as seconds in a due!.
A gentleman from Boston, on a visit to his
friends in the country, speaking of the times, ob
served that his wife had lately expended fifty dol
lars for a habit; his friend replied, “ here in the
country, we don’t allow our wives to get into
such habits.'’