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Wki3jiߣ^S>?s3|jßg3p^ sv T s'i> r T&®&% .aiiiu litlßllffi •' tZ Ir in v,hicli Georgia and its authori vc'bpcn most unsparingly reviled i '•liiused. The M thein- L Mve had a public meeting and ro ‘ i i'.at tIK'V vioved a removal of the fertile Mississippi -as an c ■l\, ms t caw fitly deprecated”— ’ tihelnto ■*? ttaUiglw* pitch bv public and "♦ Prmc uc * a cams ithe laws of the f iri resident and ‘■p’rAnt ofilie United States. Othe rs ■ very* "rude and character belonging to ! governments have been insulted and ca |,Scd in their meetings, m tnr.r U.un ‘d bv their press; and when an attempt been made by Georgia to remove this in n~c from among them, it has been met by rost decided and prompt opposition, fhe iefltas been defied, and a territory over j Pi, she has the exclusive jurisdiction, has i openly declared by tiiese white men to ‘/to the Italians, and that they hate the ... TANARUS„ se tnn a government, not only inde cent of Georgia, but of the United States, through this mutinous influence, a Con ;‘ n arid Government lias been formed, i'/mvc might not be sufficiently notified / Zistcace by the usual method of tnani o they have dragged our citizens before /tribunals, and inflicted disgraceful and cl punishments, unknown to our own s! Such have been the refractory and i' handed measures of tlie nation, that .jvrja li.-s been at last compelled, as a moa i;of aeifdefence, to take the rule of acoun m winch, by the annals aswcli as public 'rnnents ef the government, she has the lSt undoubted right, but which might have . gained with the aborigines, if they could | c contented themselves with tiieir an- j nt usages and customs, and not have been need from their allegiance, by the agen [ have before described. It is for the con ipt and disobedience of one of her neces ,• laws to put down this influence, that the ividuala at the bar have been tried :md victor!. At the last term, some of these ividimlswero brought before me upon ha s corpus, and their discharge was sought i m the ground tint the-law of Georgia was onstitutioaal. After the most deliberate [stigation, preceded by long and able ar nent, that law Mas pronounced to be cn nflonal and in full force; consequently, [has could not bring themselves within its j t-jijnr provisions, were bound over to take j ir trial at this court. There werehowev- j two who were considered agents of tile j mral Government, and on that account j iby virtue 6f an exception found in the law i favor of such, were discharged. 'The do-! ■lam-cf their conduct, for really I can give j ,fl.i-r name,'and the determination man* stctl still toexert thetr influence under the pervading force of religion, to stimulate Indians to a continued -course of opposi a against the wishes of the Gcticral >Gov inicut, as well as contempt for the aythori s of Georgia, induced the ’Governor to re cst the President to have them removed in their agency,so as tooblige them to coin ivitli iiie Georgia law or deavethe nation, ion every principle-of reason and proprie ,there isnotliing unjust and oppressive in 'a act. If officers of government set tlicin ■ives lip in opposition to the public acts; they seek either by open or insidious means j counteract the'pdliey of the government to wart its measures,vise their office and in- bring the higher authorities into ’ . A^Hmih by every thing that is sacred, they to be removed, and hat as quick as This was done, and tlie Governor, Killing to afford an opportunity t<> obey l b".v or leave the nation, notified the par >•!' s hi- y should still have time to make their ‘it V. hat was their answer, -“My own i' at duly (says one) is that 1 ought to rc <s f^^ : Vv:ul qi'i-'dy pursue toy labours for the ■ ai^W r 'b:u! weif; r? of lh< Glicrok'-c people, tin ' sin forcibly rcmoveil. If lam correct xhi®;? M-P-'Aeusion, that the State of Geor iltH^Ba ‘ u ‘ i|| o rightful jurisdiction over tire ter !.p* 'ewirr- I reside, then it follows that i idci^B’ m ' !; ™ : '>ral obligation to remove in .... with lu r enactments.” Another ,j,. rc pUcs, “I could not t ike the oath itsf^B? lir '' ot "‘l'i ti: lllcn -- who live in her char* S because 1 sliould then aeknowl bie jurisdiction of Georgia ovt r this. ,f ;; !^B U i,rv , Winch would he adverse to niy opiti ‘j* an d would essentially afl’cct my tiscful ?’ a Missionary labourer among the tl*,To„ce3. My principles of action are I the word of God, and if in ad “ia the law and the testimony,’’and | * u ' on:, h 10 follow the examples of holy: liii®'^Bf*’ ) rri . v conduct is construed into an unjtts ing B e _ l: it-rt- renco with political affairs, 1 ri.tlk^R* 1 ' 1 lll ’‘P ’ Though this is a grave sub of i:it 80,nc of the counsel for the ’ '.' vK ’ d’this be not the doctrine of ( if 81-'B 1 -'' 6 ' 1 -Mn it be possible that we fuwHu* *', lol ‘ lh b that ovrry man has a riglit nr " ‘ n . ?f '* ’fl’ oll his original sovereign •" '‘- just such laws as he pleases ! I r *. 8 ; i!: ,y concede tliat ho has, but he must ' X \W °'* 1,10 conrtof l ,u,3CC;3 “If the law” tatlld^Byuinst hiui—aml he lets not physical to resist it to its overthrow, he may • upon' it lie has taken a fatal arid in i Hut I would suppose, giv- bumble victvd of the “Law and the lestt'^BP 11 ''ihatihc <ivcrn<Jr had placed a oxpc c^ ,;r construction i:[mu Jm.'li, wiicn in ad mit R fl “S these individuals., be '‘out them in subject to pi'iiKipalitics UT powers, a laniB y T? st ” ,CB ’ to ' ,c Ta{u] y to t,ver ’> | —fit. iii. 1. For he had reason lo I ‘ i:s chanty required him to art up. 1 1 that people -arc ‘-sonic > '|' , ’bs:i,diso!>c(!i.-nl, deceived, sen ing P' casi| rcs, living in malice (he > hat n pity it is tlii.s view coubl not I Ifl’P" ■ t n ' ,uat "' Ale minds of all cot.e.erned.- in’ Ht a P ; ty, the peuceiiil course of the ji M. I ■_ , n peace could not have bccnrccollcc 'Volra 113 reply to his disciple on the iCil !' : '^to x l' * ' known oppression of the \v('i ’ t a-snr Augustus. Mat. xvii. 27. di Bm , mis !■ /■.liv,rV, ll . I, V| omako ( ’ uo n dowance for |,n' , °* bmmn opinion, in matters of ’ a3 "‘<ll as in re ligion—but l ask V ” 'ti, v.-’int would be tUp qense quencc if every individual were allowed to judge for liunsell, whether lie would obey the laws or not, especially after they had been pronounced by the only competent tribunal to be constitutional? ‘ If these individuals have the right to do it, all the rest in the community have; and what I repeat, would be thq.Consequences ? Anarchy and confu sion, and then what becomes of the examples ol “Holy Writ?” Wherein we are required to ••submit ourselves lo every ordinance of man lor the Lord’s sake, w hether it be to tlie King; s supreme, or unto Governors, as unto them I that are sent by him for the punishment of; evil doers, and for the prais-of them that do well.” And why? “ For, that with well do ing, yc may put to silence tlie ignorance of foolish men—as free and not using our liber ty, for a cloak of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.” Tet. ii, lft, 14, 16. I hope that rio just govern merit, acting with it* G* e pale of its authority, will ever require any of its citizens toproce -d upon any “prim j cipie of action not founded upon the word of i God,” for it may safely trust that “word,” | especially when it enjoins upon the citizen, ; “to keep the King’s [States’] commandment, | and that in regard to the oath of God, be not hasty to go out of his sight, stand not in an ceil lor lie doclh whatsoever pleaseth him. Where the word of a King i3, there is power; and who may say unto him w hat do cst thou ?” Eccl. viii. y, 3, 4. One of these individuals replied to the Go vernor, that “if I suffer in consequence of continuing to preach the Gospel, and diffuse the word of God amongst this people, 1 trust 1 shall be sustained by a conscience void of offence.'’ Now in this speech there is all manner of unkiiulness, and the meekness that directs “1o render unto Casar the things that are Ctesar’s, and unto God tlie things that are God’s,” v.uUl have required a more ingenuous answer. It was not for preaching the' gospel, that the Governor wish ed him either to remove or “suffer.” As the Executive power of the State, solemnly sworn to execute the laws, he only informed the individual that there was a law which requir ed ail white men, without distinction—-for laws to be just must be equal—residing in the Nation, to take an oath to support the constitution of the Stale, or to leave the terri tory; and lie was doubtless very hopeful that this person’s scriptural reading, as well as his love of the gosped, would have reminded him that “every soul must be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God; whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God, and they tiiat resiste th shall receive to themselves damnation. For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not -be afraid of the power?” Horn. xiii. 1-, 2,3. The Governor seems to have sus pected that there were some of the good citi zens of Georgia who fell themselves “ under no more obligation” to respect the “ enact ments” ol'the .State, by reason of their appre hending that she had “rio rightful jurisdic tion over the Indian territory”—he therefore warned them that as the executioner of the law, “ho bearnth not the sword in vain," and would consequently be compelled as “ a re venger to execute wrath upon him that docth evil. Wherefore (headvised them) ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.” There is in every part of tlie moral and pious community of the U nited States, but especially at the North, an unusual anxiety to colonize another descrip tion of people in this country, whose condi tion is better than that of the Indians; and yet, strange to tell, tlie same object attempt ed for ibis declining race, by some of the best and wises? patriots of the age, backed by the patronage of the whole government, under much more favorable auspices, meets with the-preserving opposition of this same community. ’This is either strange inconsis tency, or tlie colonizing of Africans speaks one tiling, it means another. To my mind, and I would feign believe to every dispassionate man, there is no good reason lor rushing upon the severe penalty of tliis law, and foolishly defying its consequen ces. It cannot be excused upon any principle of sound religion or a rational aiid discreet desire to serve the cause of piety , for surely that religion which requires us to “ rende r tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor,” never could demand such re sistance to the laws of the land, as would in cur in the delinquent a forfeiture cf aii tlie enjoyments of liberty, and impose in thoir stead alt the hardships of on ignominious slavery. I do exceedingly regret that the warning voice of this court,at its last session, of the Governor, of the law, and l would add with great reverence, of God himself, had not induced these individuals to pause before they plunged themselves into such areckless calamity. Both governments have been deep ly engaged in the work of removing die In dians; for causes they need never be asham ed avowing; and before God and man, if they are sincere, in the motives which impel them to this undertaking, they are rendering the only atonement in their power for the long suffering of a much injured people, and such, in my opinion, as high as Ilcavcn itseh will own and bless. To prevent then the accom plishment of a work so desireablc, is not only presumption, of the highest charade r, against the savres who planned if, blit is cniclty*to the Indians, ingiatitude to tiic country, and what is worse than all, seems when persisted in, to involve a consequence with which no prudent man should dare to trills'. Tlio eleven persons against whom sentence W. s pronounced, were broug t to this place l,y tlis Sheriff of Gwinnett county, on Thors day last. Nino of them w re pardoned, after giving assurances that they would not again violate the law s. Hut two of the Missionary s, Messrs. Worcester and Under, declining to jjivc anv such assurance, and appearing not disposed to profit by the Executive clemency, which would have been extended to them, in common with the others, if they bad given ur!i assurances, were committed to the Peni tentiary. Fubjoiiiod is the Governor’s letter [ to the Inspectors of the Penitentiary anil their | answer. F-xkcutive Oitice, / 22d SepUnnbi r, $ GrxTT.uurN' —l understand that a numoer jot persons have been lately convicted in l Gwinnett county, for illegal residence in the territory occupied by the Cherokees within the State, and will very soon be placed within the Penitentiary, unless they should be con sidered proper subjects lor the exercise of Executive clemency. As it is possible that some of these persons may have committed the offence of which they have been convict ed, under mistaken opinions of their own du ty, or of the powers of the Government, I arn desirous of pardoumg such of t em as may have thus acted, and will now give assuran ces, that they will not again violate the laws of the State ; if they should be found worthy of such clemency. voti are requested to see each of the priso ners, and converse with them alone, awl as certaining from them whether they are dis [>osed to promise not again to offend the laws if they should be pardoned. You are also re quested to ascertain as accurately as you can, what has been the general character of each of fhe convicts, and the motives which have influenced them in their opposi tion to ihe authority of the State. The result of jour enquiries and conversa tion, you w ill oblige me by communicating | as curiy as convenient. % cry Respectfully, Yours, Arc. GEORGE R. GILMER. Messrs. Jas Camel.-, Henj. White , Tom linson Fort, Inspectors of the Penitentiary. Pf.xxtenti.vhy, 22d Sept. 1831. Sir —ln compliance with your request of this date, we met at the Penitentiary, and in vestigated the cases of each of the individu j als brought from Gwinnett, separately. Eii j closed, we send statements of James J. Trott, | —Samuel Mays (No. 1.) Edward Delosier j (No. 2.) Surry Eaton ( No. 3.) Thomas Gann (No. 4,) A. Copeland (No. 5.) —You will find also, a written petition in favor of S. Mays, enclosed in No. 1. Vv r e have personally examined Benjamin F. Thompson, Janies A. Thompson, and John i F. Wheeler.—The above persons, all request j your clemency, on condition that they will I not again violate the law. They are stated by Air. Trott and Butler, to be respectable, honest citizens. With regard to Mr. Butler, he authorizes jus to state, that he could not take fhe oath | of allegiance to the State, without perjuring j himself, as be views the case—he cannot j consent to change of residence withhis present j feelings. j Mr. Worcester states, that be lias taken J the course he lias pursued, from a firm con- I victiou of duty—if he had been disposed to ! submit, he would not have proceeded so far | —ho has applied to the Supreme Court, and j expects to bear from his application. I Mr. Wheeler states tiiat lis family is WTth ' in the chartered limits, and that he intends to [ return there, but will not subject himself to another arrest. Respectfully your, Obedient s- rvanf. P.F.N.T. A. WHITE, ) JAMES CAMAK’ b Inspectors. TOMLINSON FORT. > | OrTT At the opening of the Court in Gwin [ nett Judge Clayton charged tV. Grand Jury ; to enquire into tlie late alleged oppressions ;of the guard upon the Missionaries. lie (stated that they were civil officers, as much ! as any other, appointed forth-; special p irpose ' of carrying a particular law into effect, and if | they transcended their authority, or us-xl any ; unnecessary rigour to prisoners, like all other ministerial officers, they were amenable to : the law. If they had trente and the Missionaries ! as had been stated, without just grounds for so doing, they ought to answer for it, and it ! was alike due to themselves and the cliarac | ter of the State, as well ns to the rights of the j Missionaries, to have the matter investigated, j such conduct was not allowed by the laws of ‘Georgia, and its public functionaries should | promptly vindicate those laws by a speedy j approbation of the remedy applicable to such i violation. THE Cl STOM-HOUSE BOND* We perceive by the Charleston Meicury received last evening, that tin Defendants, in the case of the Bond sued for Custom* , House duties, were not permitted by the j Court, to go into evidence of tlie miconstifu ! tiormlity of the Bond, or any thing beyond the | mere facts of the signing and execution there* I of—that Mi. Me Duffie, therefore, declined ' addressing tlie Jury, which consented to find,: that the Bond was Mr. Holmes’s act and deed, with tlie exception of one juryman, who de sired it to be recorded, as part of the verdict, | that the Bond was given under an unconstitu tional law—that this was not allowed by the Court—and that the Jury again retired, end afterward brought in a verdict to this effect— that r.o other question being submitted to them, but whether the Bond is the lhcd of the De fendants, they Jiiid that is the Deed of the De fendants. Augusta Chronicle. TWO DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE. By the ship Georgia, at Boston, we have received our files of London and Liverpool papers, the former lo Aug. 5, and tue latter to the 6th. In the election of a President of the French Chamber of Deputies on the Ist of August, U. Girod del’ Ain, the Minister candidate, was chosen on the second ballot by a majority of five votes over M. Latitte. M. Casitnir Perier, finding himself so feebly supported, and that he was deserted by numbers who bad given him assurances of their support, iinrnedh’ t ely ottered his resignation, and his example was followed by the rest of the Ministers. Count j ! Mole had been appointed President of the 1 | Council, with authority to form anew Minis- I try. Part*, A ngti3t 4—4 o’clock, i I have this moment received from one of the | highest quarters the following list of the new ; Ministry. i M.Soult, President of the Council and Min [ ister of War. Monbourg, Minister for Foreign Af- I I)* Argent, Minister of the Interior and l Commerce. Ilumann, Minister of Finance. ; Vatcsmcsuil, Min’sfcr of Justice. The election of the remaining two A icc- Prcsidents of the Chamber of Deputies came on this day. The Ex-Ministerial candidate, was next on the list, but not having ihc “abso lute majority necessary, anew ballot is at this moment taking place, which will-end most likely in the return of M. Salverte. Hi/ the ship Georgia, nt Boston. Liverpool, August 5. The market lias been without any spirit throughout the week, and the trifling advance Which we noticed as having been obtained in the course of the last week, has been lost during the present. The demand for all kinds of Cotton has been limited. The sales of the week amount to 14.860 bags, viz : 2810 Upland fid to 6Li ; 2730 Mobile and Ala bama to 6Jd : 2680 New- Orleans fid to 8d; Arc. Ate. Import this week 9fiß2 bags. M AEON/ “Our Book relates to all theacts and employ ments of man.”—Jcvenai. Wednesday, *e*l. 2S, 1831. FOR GOVERNOR, George A*. Gilmer 111*. Ambrose Halter, We arc authorised to say, is a candidate to repre sent this County in the Senatorial branch of the next Legislature ; and we are also authorised to announce Tarpley EIoH, S’*.q. For the Representative blanch, at the ensuing election. \Y o are also requested to inform the public, that Groce, Esq. is a candidate for the Representative branch in oil next Legislature. TO CORKESFONPKXTS. We cannot insert tlie favor of “A Wren,” un less he gives us a personal interview. Eniotsioii Convention. This important assemblage convened on Mon day last. Judging by the returns we have recei ved the State will he pretty generally represen ted. The little village of Entonton must present a very pleasing, animated, and patriotic appear | ance. We will probably be enabled in our next ! paper to lay before our readers the result of tnc : deliberations of the Convention. Tlw’AiM'Bi Paiitiiiia lim*genls. | The conspiracy of these deluded people was tortunuteiy detected and crushed in its cai . bryo. The reported outrages committed by the m, are altogether unfounded. The vioilanee of the civil authoiities anticipated their movements, which resulted in the apprehension of some of tht.it leaders and followers, two of whom were found guilty and executed on the spot. It is said that there was a contorted organization of the Band, which extended into other States, and that theiusurrivtitm was to hare token place on the tth October. “Yerbiiiu sat snpienti.” Trim? of IV* Ylisslftnaries, Ac. We invite the attention of on r readers to the “Sentence of the Court,” pronounced by Judge Olavton, in the case of “ the State against the Missionaries.” We think that no man of sane understanding, who is a good citizen and a res pecter of the laws, can rise from its perusal with out carrying with him a fall conviction of the justness of the sentence, and of the humane for bearance which has been exercised toward the in fatuated Missionaries. As regards the conduct of Governor Gilmer, In tendering to these unfortunate men all the benefits of the pardoning power, we cannot speak in terms sufficiently commendatory. It is an act ofKxecuUvecleragncy which shows the good ness of his heart; —and the man who could con demn him for it, must, be lost to all the finer feel ings of humanity. The refusal of the Misston aiit s to accept the hand of mercy which was held out to them, aggravates the criminality of thnireonduct in a tenfold degree. Well will it be for them, if in another world they meet with such forgiveness. Do what he will it appears to he the fate cf Go vernor Giluier to meet with the abuse and reproa ches of Mr. Lumpkin’s fi iends. If lie enforces the laws, they call him, tyrant! —lf lie, for a vio lation of the same laws, extends the clemency of the. State to a few- ignorant, deluded, and fanati cal men, they call him, unjust —What can be the motives to such an opposition 1 Need we answer, they are any thing hut manly—any thing but just—any tiling but honorable? No we need not—for the people are not to-tie gulled by such monstrous absurdities. ClorirespoiHlciirc. We inform our correspondent “iNguuiEn,” that we have been arrested in our pursuit of Mr. Mc- Donald’s '■'•sentiments" by the quantity of matter recently accumulated upon our hands, and now inundating our Editorial table. In disposing of tiic materials be fore us, we have selected socli of them, as we thought woul 1 best subserve the interests of Georgia. We will notwithstanding, renew our respects to Mr. McDonald in good time. For the satisfaction of “Inquirer” however, we will anticipate conclusions, which we have al ready partially sustained, and which we intend fully to sustain hereafter by inferential and ducu meaial fuels. Tiie.y are these ; Ist. That Mr. McDonald, is a strenuous advo cate of the present Tariff. 2d. That he. opposed Mr. Lamar's Free Trade Resolutions, for the purpose of misrepresenting the feelings and interests of Goorgia, and circum venting. as far as in him lay, a reduction of the present Tariff, as is contemplated by the Phila delphia Convention. 3d. That to sanction his .Inti-Southern doc trines, he has misapplied and perverted the opin ions of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Andrew Jackson—thereby flattering himself that, he could, by thn electing sanction of those [ great names impose upon the honest credulity of that portion of the people not intimately acquain- j ted with the poiitica 1 history of our country. 4th and finally- That to effect all these ob jects, is the present policy of the political friends of Mr. Lumpkin as they have already manifested ! in the recent, public meetings held throughout the State—in all of which they have invariably op- • posed the Free Trade Convention. These positions, some of which we have in our previous remarks established, and all of which we intend to establish, will convince the people of Georgia, if they are not already convinced, that the LUMPKINITES are the Judas Iscari ots, who have been dipping with thitn in the same dish, and who row stand ready to “ betray them with a kiss.” IjShli’s Book for September. This is a fascinating number —the poetry and j prose are delightful—and, fur the fashions, let j the Ladies speak for themselves. We have heretofore noticed this work in terms j of commendation—and we beg leave to recom mend it once more to the attention of our fair rea ders. It is a work peculiarly adapt, to the re finement and ex la! ation of tlie female character. > The original and selected which enrich its | pages, embrace all that may tend to heighten ! their innocent recreations, or excite lo a perform- ' ance of their more important duties. We would i e mpare its contents to the essence of a thousand j rose leaves compressed into single drops. The Lady’s Book is in our estimation decidedly superior to any European periodical of the kind 1 that has yet met our eye. To refine and exalt ; the sentiments of Woman is its main object—not to make her the plaything and doll-baby of head less and heartless Exquisites. It is also devoid of the gossip, the tittle-tattle, anil double entendre, which too often disfigure not only the foreign ; Magazines, but even the higher order of fashiona ble societies. Traits like those, constitute tlie peculiar excellence of the Lady’s Book. Trick of the Opposition. The name of Chief Justice Marshall was put first in order, on the list of the “Anti-Jackson Central Committee,” without his knowledge nr consent. Since its appearance in print, he has declined the honor intended him, and expresses his regret that his name should be used for such j a purpose! TIIS LATE CABINET AFFAIR. The l ist Washington City Globe is almost ex clusively occupied with “Major Eaton’s Reply to Messrs. Ingham, Branch, and Berrien.” It embodies a statement of facts and circumstances, which places flic gentlemen named, irAno very amiable position. When we have more room and leisure, we, will lither give the “ Reply” in cx teuso, or stu b a compendium of it, as will -place the material facts before the public. In the mean time we must content ourself with observing, that it exhibits the cause wiiich led to tho late dissolution of the Cabinet, in a more lu cid, able, and dispassionate manner, than any statement which has yet. been made. It proves what we at first asserted, that the cause originat ed in a Conspiracy, engendered by the ambitious aspirations of John C. Calhoun, to prostrate the administrate >n of Andrew Jackson by assailing the reputation of a distinguished female. Tho mask which has so long concealed the political turpi tude cf General Greene of the U.States Telegraph is also laid bare, and he is fully exposed as one of the most ungrateful recrcantsand unprincipled partisans that ever disgraced any age, country, or government. A high tone of patriotic and dignified feeling pervades tiie “Reply,” which is couched in a style of forbearance, pathos, and beauty, rarely to be me with in controversial subjects. No American can read it without feeling his check burn with shame and indignation, to find that there hurt been in thiseountry, men high in office, who, to promote their own abi'jous views, stood read to degrade our national gallantry and patriot ism, by a reckless disregard of both. The following is one of Maj. Eaton’s conclu ding paragraphs:— “ Detraction has struck at every tiling around me. Anil, although it lias been uniformly pre tended that the persecution against me originated in great regard and delicacy for public feeling and morals, yet what are tlie proofs to authorize fhe. rumors, about w hich Mr. Ingham and Mr. Berrien would not trouble themselves to enquire, but which, notwithstanding, they could slily and se cretly whisper into circulation ? They hive pro duced none! If this bo legitimate warfare, there are fiiw who may not be subjected to the ordeal from which the most innocent cannot always es cape with ft name unblighted. It is a well known fact, that in this city there ere hired writers for papers at a distance; and if some incident does not, from week to week, occur to fill their page, 1 fancy must suggest some gossip tale to be told, | and printed, and circulated. The motive with j the writer, is tiis pay—with the publisher, the : gratification of the appetite for slander, reckless j of the wound it may inflict. Under such a state : of things, which party excitement now tolerates, j of what concern is probity or character, —or what j the value of a good name ? It is upon this sort of j anonymous rumor, propagated by the vicious and j malicious, that political contrivers seized, 1 1 ac complish their purposes. Malignant as these j gentlemen have shown themselves, all I ask of them is, to waive all concealments, alledge spe cific charges, and adduce their proof. A con science, “void ofoffence,” can meet them and de fy their malice, let them but strike their blows I openly and in the face of day.” t—iTinrnfTi r~n i ir ~rr if i■■ ■ 11 if n ■ll ■ n ■■!>■ n— ww ■ i '(tut m unicatioM. b'ur tlie Khcoii Ad verifier* Mb. Slami. Tito controversy which you have lately \va-; ocil with Judge McDonald upon the subject; of Mr. Lamar’s Free Trade Resolutions, may | possibly have yielded satisfactory data for a 1 correct estimate of the policy of the leaders of j the Clark, alias Lumpkin party, upoa the sub-' ject of the Turin’; if so, you will do your fcl- j low citizens tin act little short of tiiulmtinish.! ing obligation on their part, to lay before them | the extent and nature of your conclusions. — | The Republican part of the Citizens of Geof- 1 gia is now most violently rated by the ir Fed- i era! Clark opponents who condemn every \ tiling right or wrong in which Wilson Lump-j kin had no hand, add extol to tho skies every | | act committed by him. Matty of us regard j the principles of his party as possessed by a lew ambitious aspirants for olfice, to he so utterly selfish that whatever they deem suffi ciently strong to thwart for a small time the views or exertions of the Troup-men, they do | not stickle to lend their influence and talents i to accomplish—however injurious it may ope rate in the end upon the great body of our community. In the mean time let me also ask, if you have not seen an account of the proceedings which took place in Milhdgeviilc upon the Anti-Tariff Resolutions of M. J. Kenan, Esq. The fate of these R- llut ions speaks volumes upon the policy which actuated their refusal, it lays a heavy charge'at the door of Mr. Lumpkin’s friends ? They were opposed by .Mr. Polhill ‘adjunct’ editor of the “ Federal Union”—the same who tbok the side of Judge McDonald against tlie Free Trade Resolir tions of Mr. Lamar, and who professes to en deavor to maintain and inculcate principles wholesome and sound for the interest of Iris fellow citizens—they were silently rebuked by Dr. l'ort, who preferring an adjournment to a tnanly and decided expression of bis views choose to evade responsibility both to his conscience and his political partizans 1 —• Col. Rockwell too,it appears,devotional as eve r to thwarting the measures of bis opponent s mostly for the benefit of others, now and the 11 from the hope of his own aggrandizement, op posed them by offering a substitute, which doubtless was adverse tr> the honest sincerity ;ot his heart, and could only have yielded tho precedence of contempt! blcncsa to theamend ; ment of his brother Polhill. But, Mr. Editor,l have occupied already too much of your time, tny original purpose was simply to ask you if the present odious Tariff of the United States is sanctioned by the < ’lark party or by those loaders who so warm ly support Mr. Lumpkin? S .gnsto which tho 1 foregoing remarks allude indicate something : like it; and for more of the subject I refer the curious to the Southern Recorder and federal Union of the lfith and 22d instant. ENQUIRKR. MARRIED—On the 19th inst, by WilliamD Etrifle, Esq. Mr. Edward W. Chapman, t> , Miss Penelope E. Morton, all of Jones county. nmnimmi i ■mrmmnmsamm*** TO THE FREE AND INDEPENDENT I ELECTORS OF 8188 COUNTY. CITIZENS having r-pnised a com munication, in the Macon Telegraph of the 21th ult. purporting to be an address from Col. Griffin to the citizens of Bihli county, wherein ho charges me with making use of him as a cloak, : tec. viz: That he tho said Griffin was to conti ; nuc a Candidate until it should be too late for any | person to offer against me and that on the eve of | the election he was to decline in my favor. I now pronounce said charge a gross calumny void of all truth and foundation and challenge : him or any other person to prove the contrary, j Mr. Griffin and myself having (always been (friendly.) ioa conversation I held with him, a 1 few days after I had pronounced myself a candi date at the repeated solicitations of my friends, he then stated to me when I requested him to in ; form me whether lie was a candidate or not, lie ! answered that he was talked of as such, but had ! not came up. His friends likewise observed seve ral times that he would not come up, this induced I me to believe lie wan not a candidate aiid conse quently on the repeated enquiries of mj' friends, J I gave it us my opinion that he would not oppose [ in-*, on tho .ground, though not with a view of i injuring him or withdrawing a single vote from 1 him, being under a free representative govern | ment I had no idea ofdebarringhimorany other 'person from opposing me, much less OH. Griffin, j Had he resided more at home, he would have pro j bably come at the truth of the case and saved J himself and me the necessity pf a written con troversy. This being the true state of the case, I now take my leave of Col. Griffin, hoping any as sertion of mine (which his friends are in the ha bit of promulgating) will not be construed by him nr, an intention of mine to injure him. li is a tribute due tny friends and fallow citizen? to make some apology for this publication and on ly state that having my character as an honorable man assailed in the public Prints, it became my duty to repel the attack as soon as practical* 1 hie—this, only would have induced me to appear before you in print, being utterly a\erse to all crimination and recrimination between candi dates. I only ask justice .ft' my opponents and will leave my cause to he tested by the free and impartial voters on the first Monday in October j next. Ycur friend and fellow citizen, Sr. GROCE. Bibb co. Sept. 25, 1331. 4G-2t Wanted a boy IjsROM li! to 18 years of age, of warranted chn r icter, to attend in a Store. Liberal wages tvil be paid either quarterly or monthly—inquire at , this Office. Sept. 2d, 1831. 2t l ... r Female School. 4 SCHOOL of the above character is now i /V open in tho basement story of the Baptist '• Church in Macon, taught by .Mrs. Campbell.— A knowledge of the various branches of an Eng ; lish Education, together with Needlework,Draw ing and Painting, can be obtained here. Sept. 2d, 183 L 46-it ; . ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE: VI7JLL he sold on the first Tuesday in Deccra 212 in the seventh district of Monroe County— sold as the property of Catharine D.ittsey', late of Jefferson county, deceased. Sold for the benefit of the heirs and creditors of said deceased. GEORGE VV. COLLINS, Adm’r. Sept. 6, 1331. 41—COds ADMINISTRA TRIX S ALE. J I'll! be sold at the Court-house in the loom of Macon, on the first Tuesday in November next, V NEGRO man named Tom, about 25 years old, a valuable boat hand. Terms made known on the day of sale. CalJturinc I\ Hammond, Adair, Of E. Hammond, dec. Sept 9 41-ids 2 s (hritfs Steward FOR the return of oneßenj. Terry, to Macon, so that 1 can bring him to justice, for break ing into tiic jail of Bibb county, on the night cf tint 4th inst. He professes to be a boot and shoe maker, and formerly worked for A. C, Parrnelee, in Macou. IT REW, 3 ;J ir or . Sept 9 4i HAVE just received front the Athens Factory Cotton Yarn of different numbers—also 3-1 Cotton Shirting, (a superior article.) Macon Sept, 20, 1831, 44