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Strnolc the wild warbling* of his lyre.”
For the Macon Advertiser.
WKKP FOR POLAND.
"Weep for Poland, all
The noble and the brave,
The Cossack of the Don has camped,
Upon her silent grave.
Weep for Poland, yott
Who hailed lief when she rose,
Bursting her manacles to rush,
Upon her tyrant foes.
Weep for the god-like Poles,
Yo who in mute despair,
Watched them on the battlefield,
They are no longer there!
The Vandal of the North
Has sacked their classic land,
Ajul murdered with his Tartar horde,
A more than Roman band.
Lovers of Freedom wail,
Your brother's overthrown,
And crushed beneath the Despot’s tread,
Y'ou heard their last loud groan.
Lot all the good r...d free pour tears
Upon the dark black wave
Of despotism, w hich now rolls
O’er poor lost Polands grave.
Weep for Poland, you
Who without power to save.
Heard her last groan and saw her sink
Beneath that sluggish wave.
Tremble for Poland, Kings
Who mocked her with a lie,
0 “ Order may reign in Warsaw,”
But the day of wrath is nigh.
“Order reigns in Warsaw !”
Y’cs, the order of tho grave,
But mark, tho soul you cannot kill,
It will not be your slave. B.
c Sebastiani the French Minister, announced to
the Chamber, tii appalling nows of the fu l of
Warsaw, bv saying, “Order reigns in Warsaw
“ Wisdom, Justice, Moderation.''
lii Senate
Wednesday, Nov. 23.'
Mr. Hailey, from the committee appoint
cd, reported a hill to alter and amend the Oth
section of an art to 3ell and dispose of the
State’s interest in lots of land which have
been or inav hereafter be condemned as fraud
ulently tiraw'n, in the counties o r Lee, Mus
cogee, Marion, Harris, Troup, Ac. passed
December 20, 1828, which was read the first
time.
Mr. Blackstone, had leave to introduce in
stantor, a bill to add part of the funds hereto
fore set apart l'orthc support of country acad
emics to the poor school fund, so far as res
pects the county of Crawford, which was read
the first time.
Mr. Baber presented the petition of Thos.
G. Bates, and his associates, of Bibb county,
ujion which, after having; been read, Mr. Ba
ber introduced a bill, which was read the first
time.
Several other hills were reported and read
the first time.
Mr. Baber presented the petition of many
individuals of Bibb county; praying the abol
ishment of a toil gate erected by the Inferior
Courts Ac. which was referred to a committee
consisting of Messrs. Baber, Townes and
Dean.
Mr, Dean had leave to report instanter a
bill to add lhe county of Houston to the
Southern Circuit, and to alter the times of
holding the Superior and Inferior Courts
in said county, which was read the first
time.
Mr. Boykin had -leave to introduce instan
ter a bill, to require all tho chartered banks of
this State, to rftdecm their bills or notes with
specie, u|>on presentation and demand of
specie, which was read the first time.
The Senate took up the reconsidered bill
to pardon Isaiah Haines, and on the pas
sage of the bill it was decided by yeas and
navs in the negative, veas 34, nays 36.
A communication from the Governor was
received in relation to the public arms and
munitions of w ar, belonging to the State.
A bill was passed amendatory ot the act
oassed the 20th December, 1830, which vests
ilie appointment of the patrols with justices
yf the peace, ?o as }> allow them compensa
tion for certain services sud for other put-
UO3C3, so far as relates to Liberty, Glynn,
j}, van, Morgan, Me lntosii, and Effingham
Cmmtioti, and Chatham, with the exception
of the city of Savannah anil the hamlets tbere-
A bill was also passed, to alter and amend
uu act passed December 23, 1830, so far; • re
spects the free school fund of Emanuel coun
ty*
Thursday, iVor. 24, 1831.
On motion of Mr. Townes, to reconsider
the reconsidered bill to pardon Isaiah Games
which was rejected yesterday by 2 votes the
yeas and nays were required and are, yeas 43
—iav2B. „ .
yea*.—Allen, Avery, F.laek, HI ark stone,
Branham, Brown of Monroe, Burch,•'Clayton,
Cleveland,'Cose, Daniel, Ector, Everett, Fa
ris, Fnllwood, Graham, Hull, Hines, Hollister
McAllister, McDougald, Mcßae, Mealing,
Mdh r, Mitchell," Murtcrn f, Parrish, Prior,
SheflteW, Smith, Bpnsi, Stapleton, Sutreney,
wsv of AmdittP. TV'orms of T c-c.i
Tcnmllc, Townes, Waldhouer, W bite, Wil
liams, Woflbrd, Wooten.
Nays —Anderson, Baber, Bailey, Baker,
Brown, Bryan, Cargille.Devercatix, Dunagan,
Echols of Coweta, Echols of Walton, Craves,
Harlow, Henley, Loyal, Mercer, Mobly. Nes
bit, Hay, Singleton, Stewart, St. George,Tem
ples, Ware. Wells, Wood.
Mr. Baber bad leave to report instantcr , a
bill to vest a certain lot in the town of Alacon
in the Episcopal Church thereof, and to re
peal a part of the sth section of an act to a
mend the several acts lor the incorporation
and government of the town of Macon, and to
vest a certain lot in Macon in the Episcopal
Church thereof-—read the first time.
Notice hy Mr. BABER,, to introduce a bill
to define the tenure of ojlice of the Secretary
of State, Treasurer, Surveyor General, and
Comptidllcr General,
BILLS read Ist time.
By Mr. Mitchell—to lay out the gold re
gion of lands at present occupied hy the Che
rokee Indians into small lots, and to dispose
of the same by separate lottery.
Mr. Singleton reported a bill to alter and a
niciul the several acts relating io the county
academics of the State of Georgia.
Mr. Branham had leave to report initanter,
a bill to remove the lock upon the Ocono
river, below Milledgevillc, so far as to admit
the free passage of fish.
After the preambles a..d resolutions of .Mes
srs. Wood ami Nesbitt were acted on; (and
for which see Editorial In ad,) the Seriate ad
journed. Friday, Not. 25.
On motion of Mr. Daniel), it was resolved,
That the journal of yesterday, respecting the
Resolution recommending General Jackson,
for re-election to the Presidency, be amended
in order that the said resolution shall be de
clared to have passed unanimously.
Committee appointed agreeably to notice
previously given—
By Mr. Baber : To define the tenure of of
fice of the Secretary of State, Treasurer, Sur
veyor Gcneial and Comptroller General.
Notice for the appointment of a committee.
By Mr. Graham : To compel the Justices
of tbe Peace of the 7th district of the county
of Dooly, to preside together in holding their
courts in said district.
Bills refiortsd and read the first time.
By Mr. Baber : To authorise the Inferior
Court of Bibb County to grant an order of con
tract to John Bailey, to erect a toll ga e in the
Tobosofka Bridge, and to charge and receive
toll with certain conditions and provisions.
Air. Bailey . To incorporate the town of
Franklin in the county of Troup, ana to au
thorise the trustees of the Franklin Academy
to erect their academic building on lot No.
282, in the otii district of said pounty.
Air. Nesbitt : To sell fraction No 402 in
lth district of former!; Baldwin, now Morgan
county.
A bill was passed to repeal so much of an
act passed December 22,1828, for the better
distribution ami application of the poor school
fund, and to point out the mode of accounting
for the disbursement of the academic funds,
as relates to the bond required to be given by
the Trustee.
Mr. Ware presented a petition of a part of
the citizens of Covvt.‘a county, praying to he
annexed to II gird county —read and referred
to a committee consisting of Messrs. Ware,
Echols of Coweta, and Henley.
A bill to incorporate a banking company in
the town of Hawkinsville, was taken up, and
and after some debate, ordered to lie on the
table for the present.
A bill was passed to authorise Joseph Col
lins, of Tattnall county, to construct a mill
dam across the Ohoopie River upon his own
land.
The following communication was received
from the Governor, read and referred with
the accompanying documents; to the joint Ju
diciary Committee :
I'Aecltive Department,
Miliedgevillo, Nov. 25 1831.
To the Senate and House of Representatives.
I submit to the General Assembly for its
consideration, copies of two communication's
received yesterday, purporting to be signed
by Henry Baldwin, Esq. one of the Justices
of tile Supreme Court of the United States,
and to he citations to the State of Georgia, to
appear in the Supreme Court, on the second
Monday in January next, to show cause be
fore thiu tribunal, why two several judgments
should not he sot aside, which have been late
iy rendered in the Superior Court of the coun
ty Gwinnett, against Samuel A- Worcester,
and Elizur Butl. for a violation of ail exist
ing law of the State, committed within its ju
risdictional limits. Also a copy of a notice
purporting to be signed by William Wirt and
Elizur Butler, informing me of an intended
application to the Supreme Court, for a hear
ing on writs of error filed by those persons.
Trie obvious object of the proceedings to
which this notice and these citations relate,
is to call in question, and attempt to overthrow
that essential jurisdiction of the State in crim
inal cases, which has been vested by our con
stitution, in the Superior Courts of the sever
al counties of tho State.
My re spcct for the Supreme Court of the
United States as a fundamental department of
the Federal Government, induces me to in
dulge the earnest hope, that no mandate will
ever proceed from that court, attempting or
intending to confront one of the s • reign
States of this Union, in the free exercise of its
constitutional, criminal or civil jurisdiction.
“The powers not delegated by tlm Constitu
tion to the United States, nor prohibited by it
to the States, are reserved to the States res
pectively.” Such a confront over our crimi
nal jurisdiction, ns these proceedings indicate
it is believed, has not been delegated to the
United States, and Consequently cannot be
acquiesced in or submitted to.
Anv attempt to infringe the evident right
ofaStatc to govern the entire population with
in its territorial limits, and to punish all of
fencescommitted against its laws, within those
limits, (due regard being had to the cases ex
pressly excepted by the Constitution of the
United States,) would he the usurpation of a
povvern ever granted by the States. Such an at
tempt, whenever made,will challenge the nioM
determined resistance; audit’ persevered in,
wil, inevitably eventuate in the annihilation
#nr belov-d|
In exercising the duties of that department
of government, which devolve on me, I will
disregard all unconstitutional requisitions, of
whatever character or origin they may be ;
1 and to the best of iny abilities, will protect
and defend the rights of the State, and use the
> means afforded to me, to maintain its laws and
Constitution.
Signed WILSON LUMPKIN.
(COI'Y.)
UNITED STATES <)’• AMERICA.
To 'he State oj Georgia, greeting :
You are hereby cited and admonished to
be and appear at a Supreme Court of the Uni
ted States to be lioldcn at Washington on the
second Monday of January next, pursuant to
a writ of error filed in the Clerk’s office of
the Superior Court for the county of Gwinnett
in the State of Georgia, wherein Elizur But
ler is plaintiff in error, to shew cans • if any
there he, why judgment rendcied against Eli
zur Butler as in the said writ of error men
tioned should not be corrected; and why spee
dy justice should not be done to tho parties in
that behalf.
Witness the lion. Henry Baldwin one of
the Justices of the Supreme Court of the Uni
ted States, this twenty seventh day of Octo
ber, in the year of our ix>rd, one thousand eight
hundred and thirty one.
Signed, ' HENRY BALDWIN.
(copy.)
Samuel A. Worcester Tfffiu A: nor. } 111 the Su
vs. C preiue court
The State of tlcorgiu dtftn. in Error. j of the U. S.
Elizur Butler Pluinhjf in Error. 1c the Su
ra. v preme court
The State of Georgia defen. in Error, j of the U. S.
Sim — V on arc requested to take notice, that
on the part of the plaintiffs in ertor in these
case's, application will bei uide to the Supreme
Court of the United States for a hearing at
their next session, immediately after the expi
ration of sixty days from tho delivery to your
Excellency of this notice.
V\e are respectfully,
Your most oh’ilt. Servants,
Signed, WILLIAM WIRT,
JOHN SERGEANT,
Counscllers of S. 1. Worcester and E. Butler.
Philadelphia, Nov. 10, I*osl.
His Excellency the Governor of Georgia.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIV ES.
Wednesday, Nov. 23,
Committees were appointed agreeable to
notice previously given.
Bills reported and read the first time.
By Mr. Hull : To amend an act passed
December 1829, making constables elec
tive by the people, anil to raise their fees, so
far as respects the county of Camden.
Mr. Myers—To amend an act entitled an
act to amend and consolidate the several acts
which have been passed, in relation to the
powers and privileges of the corporation of
the city of Savannah, and the Hamlets there
of, Ac.
Mr. Habersham—To alter and amend an
act ineorporatingtbe Savannah,Ogcechce and
Altainaha Canal company.
Mr. Wilson of Early—To establish a
Banking Company in the town of Fort Gaines.
Mr. King—To alter and amend the judi
ciary act of 1799, so far as to authorize the
granting of appeals and new trial in certain
cases.
Mr. Hutchins— r fo layout and organize a
new county to he composed of all the lands
lying west of the Chattahoochee River, and
north of Carroll county line, lying within the
limits ol Georgia.
Mr. Cleveland—To repeal the Sfil section
of an act passed lltli day of February, 1799,
to regulate the General Elections in this
State, Ac.
Mr. Carnes—To add the county of Han
cock to the Ocmulgee Circuit.
Mr. Carnes, instanter, to separate and di
vorce Mary Cox, and Thomas J. Cox, her hus
band.
Mr. Graybill—For the relief of John Bon
ner from the operation of the Duelling’ act of
December 20, 1828.
Mr. Young—To authorize Thomas J.
Swain to establish a ferry, Ac.
Mr. Chappell, instanter, to provide for the
making of the necessary surveys and esti
mates ior a rail road or canal extending from
Savannah to Macon, from thence to Colum-
bus, Ac.
Mr. Leonard—To establish a hoard of In
spection in the city of Augusta, to settle
all differences between the sellers and pur
chasers of cotton.
Mr. Baker—To incorporate the Insurance
Bank of Columbus. j
Mr. Mason—To authorize the formation j
of a company for constructing a rail road or
turnpike, from the city of Augusta to Eaton
ton, thence westward to the Chattahoochee
River, with branches thereto, Ac.
Mr. Henderson —To protect the frontier
settlements of this State from the intrusion
of the Indians of the Creek Nation, Ac.
Mr. Danicll—To alter the times ot hold
ing the Superior Courts in some of the coun
ties of the Southern circuit.
Mr. Ryan—To divorce Jackson Grizzard
and Nancy Grizzard.
Mr. Burney—To incorporate several acad
emies, Ac.
Mr. Raw!.*, of Pulaski—To provide for
the employing 25 of the public hands, to
work oil the Ocmulgee river, below Macon,
Ac.
Mr. Haralson —To authorize and direct the
superintendent of the public hands at Colum
bus, to open and con truet a road from Co
lumbus, to Frankiu in Troup county, Ac.
Mr. Garter —To divide YVartl No. 3, in the
city of Augusta.
A report and resolution were-adopted, in
•*avor of Joseph W. Jackson, Solicitor Gen
eral of the Eastern circuit.
The following report and resolution, in re
lation to a memorial of Alexander Jones were
adopted :
[ To the Honorable the Senate aid House of
Representatives of Georgia:
Your memorialist, respectfully, believing it
to be an obj et highly desirable to your hon
orable body, that the good people of tins State
should be in possession of a complete, and ac
curate? history*of Georgia, from its earliest
ettlement, to the present period : proposes
to compile one, on the terms hereafter
! named.
Your memorialist is aware, that a similar
| undertaking, was entered into, hy your hon
iorabie body, with a highly respectable litera
ry gentleman, who has since died. How tar
lie had progressed with the work, at the time
of his decease, or whether by his death tilt
whole plan was indefinitely postponed, is to
your memorialist unknown.
It is, notwithstanding, conceived by your
memorialist, that the early compilation of a
history of the State, is of the first importance.
Every year it is delayed ; many facts which
| only live in tradition, are probably passing
1 into oblivion.—These records, too, are of the
1 most interesting character, as tiiey relate to
| our early conflicts with the Indians, which
i were full of incident and adventure, as they
were for many years exhibited on an expos
ed frontier, reaching from tho mountains to
the coast. There are yet living, a few scat
tered old men, who were witnessing to the
tragical scenes which distinguished the sav
age warfare, waged between our first settlers,
and the Indians. They are, however, annu-
| ally disappearing, and with them is buried
| much historical information, which, if pre
| served, would lie exceedingly valuable,
j The history of the Geology anti Mincr
jalogyof the IStatc, will form an interesting
j feature in the history of Georgia. Such is
! the extent, variety and value of her mineral
! productions, as developed within a few years,
; that an account of them cannot fail to interest
j every member of the community.
\\ lulle the civil and political history of the
| State, with biographical notices of her most
eminent men, together with an account of
her climate, soil, manufactured end agricul
tural productions, will necessarily form a
larget:nd entertaining portion of the work;
J yet to know fully, tile worth of her mineral
i resources, often tho basis of individual and
i national wealth, cannot fail to be equally edi
fymg.
The history of Georgia, while a Colony of
Great Britain, is also full of interest —and
without copies of the records that relate to
her colonial dependency, the history of Geor
gia must be, forever, incomplete. It is said
these records are to lie found in the archives
ot the Board of Trade in London, or Planta
tion offices.
Your memoralist proposes, faithfully to
compile a history of the State': Phovidkd,
your honorable body, will pay for the publi
cation of tho first edition, aud subscribe for a
sufficient number of copies, to refund to the
State the amount advanced. And, also, de
fray lus rcsotiabie and necessary expense to
London, for the purpose of transcribing the
records which relate to our early colonial his
tory. He would expect, after the State
should be supplied with the number of cop
ies stipulated, to own the copy-right to the
work.
Your memorialist, in the above mission to j
London, will serve without any compensation,
beyond bis moderate expenses, which may be
audited,ami allowed by the Comptroller Gen
eral, before settlement.
In all of which your memorialist humbly
prayoth,ike. ALEXANDER JONES. ‘
Mr. Gi.ascock, from the select Commit
tee, to whom was referred the Memorial ol
Dr. Alexander Jones, made the following Re
port :
The Committee believe a correct history of
the State, irom its earliest habitation to the
present time, both important and desireable.
Although Georgia has been settled near
one hundred years, yet no full and connected
history ol her diversified events has ever ap
peared. It is true, an imperfect history has
been published by a Mr. McCall; hilt, from
Isis want of access to the records, respecting
our colonial history, and which are only to be
found iu the Beard of Trade in London, his
work presents us vv ith few materials for a long
period of years anterior to our Revolutionary
War.
Ail of our historical annals of the time, in
tervening between the first landing of Gen
eral Oglethorpe in Georgia, in 1733, and the
declaration of Independence, (a space li near
half a century,) are yet locked up in the
Colonial offices of London. And unless the
Legislature takes some steps, to have them
transcribed, for the use of the State, these in
teresting records may, by fire or mutilation,
or by political revolutions in Europe, be final
ly lost to the State, and our long colonial Ins
lory become a blank.
If the State ever designs, that these records
should be transcribed, it can never be done
on better trims, than are prolLrcd by Dr.
Jones,
Other States have discovered the important
necessity of a similar course, and during the
past year, the Governor of Soutli Carolina di
rected a Mr. Cruger, (who went to Loudon on
private business,) to inspect the various
Colonial offices, and ascertain the amount
of records to be transcribed, relative to the
colonial history of that State. The informa
tion obtained by Mr. Cruger; was forwarded
to the Governor, and transmitted, with a re
commendation for them to employ an Agent
to procure copies t the same.
Some of the New England States have sup
plied the same defect in their histories, by a
similar proceeding.
Impressed with these views, and with a
sense of the importance of the subject, your
committee in conclusion, recommend the ad
option of the following resolutions.
Be it resolved by the Senate and House of
Representatives in General Asset,lily met,and
it is hereby resolved by the authority of the
same, That the sum of fifteen hundred dollars
be, and the same is hereby appropriated, to!
pay the expenses of.Dr. Alexu ler Jones to
London, for the purpose of transcribing the
records, now in the Board of Trade ami other
Colonial offices of that City, which relate t V
our early Colonial history; Provided the
said Jones gives security,in a bond of an equal
amount to the Governor of this State, for a
faithful dischagc of his duty, and for the safe
return of the money to the Treasury, in the
event itic records are not procured.
And be it further resolved, Ac. That the
said Alexander Jones slmll Ik required, to
keep a correct account of all h * expenditures,
while engaged in the ahore Mission, and
when ho returns he shall presold a copy of
tne Colonial records nht.v/ted. with a lis* of
his expenses during his absence, to a future
committee on Finance of the Legislature,
who shall estimate the necessary time requir
ed to transcribe the records presented, fertile
use of the State, and only pay lor the necessa
ry time employed in doing the same, and
travelling to and from London.
Should that estimate require less than fifteen
hundred dollars, the said Jones, or his securi
ty, shall be held bound to the State tor the
surplus amount: and should the time estima
ted require more than the above sum, the same
shall be allowed out of any money not other
wise appropriated : I’rovidkd xrvrhtiie
i.kss, That the said Alexander Jones, first
deposites in the Executive Office, a copy of
all tlie historical records obtained from the
foreign Colonial offices.
NOTICES.
By Mr. Overstreet —To appropriate mo
ney to build a bridge over Big Goose Creek
in the county of Appling.
Mr. Hull—To amend an act passed De
cember 20, 18150, to give Justices of the
Peace ful! power to commission Captains of
patrols in an adjoining district, when there is
no justice cf the peace in that district, so far
as respects Camden county.
Mr. Habersham ottered the follow ing pre
amble and resolution, which were read and
agreed to, viz :
Whereas, in consequence of the great de
preciation of flic price of the principal sta
ples of the State, the present cost of trans
portation has become very burdensome to
such portion cf the people, as reside at a dis
tance from a market—
Be it therefore resol red, That it be refer
red to the committee on Agriculture nd
Internal Improvement, to enquire and report
whether it is expedient at the present tjine,
fiir the State, to engage in anv general system
of internal improvement, and if so, what is
the system, whether by rail road or canal, best
adapted to to the situation and circumstances
of the Si te, and what the best mode of car
rying the same into effect.
Mr. Wood presented the petition of Will
iam Walker, of Merri wether county', praying
to be added to Coweta county—referred to a
committee consisting of Messrs. Wood,
Tow Is and Wilson, of Early.
Mr. Petit, from the committee on the peti
tion of S. W. Minor, presented a report, which
was ordered to lie upon the table.
Mr. Murray made a report on the petition
of Arthur Foster, which was read and laid
upon the table.
Mr. Blackshear presented the petition of
certain citizens of Lownils county —referred
to the committee on Petitions.
Mr. Chappell presented the petition of
Evans M v rick—referred to a committee con
sisting of Messrs. Chappell, Redding and
Gibson.
Mr. Ryan presented a petitition, and Mr.
Glascock presented acounlcr petition, from
certain citizens of Augusta, on the subject
of erecting anew bridge therein—referred
to a select committee cousisting of Messrs.
Ityan, Glascock and Oliver of Elbert.
Thursday, Nov. 24.
Committees were appointed on the notices
of yesterday.
The following communication was receiv
ed from T. B. Howard, Comptroller Gener
al, and ordered tube printed :
Comi'tkolek General’s Office, }
Mtllctlgccillc, Nor. 2i, 1831. (j
In obedience to a resolution of the loth
Nov. 1831, I have the honor to transmit to
the House of Representatives a statement
of tax returned by each county. 1 have been
unable to give the amount paid by each for
the present year, owing to the Digests not
having been returned to the otlice ; but have
given tho amount from the latest digest now
of file in this office. Respectfully submit
ted, T. B. HOWARD, Comp. Geo’k
The House went inPu committee of the
whole on the bill to alter anti amend an act,
to authorise the survey and disposition of the
lands within the limits of the Cherokee Na
tion, Ac. Mr. Murray in the chair.
Mr. Habersham oil’ red a substitute for the
bill, —the committee rose, reported progress,
and had leave to sit again ; and Mr. Il’s sub
stitute was ordered to be printed.
In presenting the substitute he delivered a
speech, detailing at length his views of the
subject.
The House went into committee of the
whole, Mr. Day in the chair, on the bill to
appoint Commissioners, arid authorise them
to receive from the Treasurer of this State by
way of loan, for the purpose of building a
bridge across the Chattahoochee at Columbus,
Ac.
The committee rose and reported the bill
without amendment.
In the House, Mr. Bates moved to strike
out -$20,000 ns the loan to he made by the
State—which was carried, yens 73, nays 54.
The bill was read the 3d time, and on its
[Mi.-.'.igc the yeas were 51, nays 71.
Mr. Warner reported a bill to pardon Isa
iah Gaines.
Mr. Murray reported the general appropri
tion bill.
Friday, Nor. 25.
The Journal of yesterday was reconsider
ed, so far as relates to the rejection of the
bill concerning a bridge at Columbus,
BILLS REPORT ED.
Mr. Mason—To revise and to equalize the
taxes of this State on the ad valorem princi
ple.
[This bill provides that tho tax on each
Citizen of this State shall he 10 rents upon
every SIOO of the nett cash value of the
property which such citizens may hold and
possess, whether in hisovvn rigluor the right
of any other person whatever,
A return required on oath of the cash value
jf the property lie may have, or hold in his
representative capacity, so far as such pro
perty consists of, lands in this State, houses
and lots iu cities, towns, and villages in this
State, neat cattle above 20 in number, horses,
mules, boats tor tho transportation of pro
duce, printing prcssis, pleasure carriages, ne
groes, hank stock, sto-k in trade,cash, bonds,
notes, judgments,executions, mortgages, open
accounts, or any other evidences of debt
vv katever.]
Mr. Overstreet—-To appropriate money to
build a br.'go over Big Goose Creek in Ap
pling countv.
Mr. Hull io ameim
far as respects the county of cC7‘ *' -
Mr. Crawford—To remit a ifirf'”"
curred by J. 11. White of Col Ul , h re
Mr. Wilson—To compel all Her'"'
mg taxable property i„, hn county of F
pay thetaxesot the same to the ,?
of said county. tdXc °lle:to
Mr. Carnes—To regulate apprentice,
indentures o( apprenticeship.
Mr. Wood—To form anew countv t
the counties of Coweta, Merriwethe
and Fayette ; and ” “M
To add lot No. G, in tho 4th dislrim T
now Merriwether, to Coweta. 1 rou l
Mr. Codec-—For the relief of r,„ „
son of Rabun county. u s
Mr. Hilliard-To appoint commissioner
o survey and lay out apubl.c road f t0 ‘ .
lumb.ys to St. Mary’s in Camden county L ‘
*’ r - R; an—l O authorize certain h' ( rvftJ
to erect a toll bridge across the Savanmh 1
ver near the termination cf McKinaie s ,*
m Augusta. •
Petitions were presented hy
Mr. Calhoun, f. ,m Robert Reynolds p, v
mg relief—by Mr. Howard, from Parish fk "
ter, Joel Crawford, S.Grantland, amlT IV
praying the privilege of erecting a factory j
the town common of Milledgevj/Jc—bv \l
Fkmrnoy, from Jesse Sandtrlin prayingX
I he House then proceeded to the consider
ation of the Report of the committee in tie
case of the contested election from Le
county.
CONVENTION BILL
A Bill, to be entitled an act providing fortb e
call of a Convention, to revise and amend
the third, ‘ourth, seventh and eighth sec
tions ot the first article of the Constitution
of this State.
Wlwcosn ieduction of the members oi
the General Assembly has been recently cal
led for by a majority of the good people oi
this State, <Ss whereas it inbelieved under tin
existing state of things to be impracticable
to effect the object of their expressed will
by the Legislature thereof—'Therefore, ’
Be it enacted by the Senate aitd House oi
Representatives of the State of Georgia, u
Genet al Assembly met, and it is hereby enac
ted by the authority of the same, That the
first Monday in eighteen hundred
and thirty-two be, and the same is hereby
dcs’gnated and set apart, as the day on whicli
the citizens of Georgia,,qualified to vote for
members of the General Assembly, may, at
the several places prescribed by law, for
holding'such elections, express by ballot,
their wishes in regard to a Convention, lor
the purpose of revising and amending the
Constitution of thisrState, so far only us re
lates to the third, fourth and eight sections of
the first article thereof.
Wee. 2. And !/r further c meted, That
the wishes of the voters qualified asalbresaid,
on the expediency of such a couvantioi:,
shall be expressed by ballots or tickets in
scribed with the words “ Convention,” or
“ No Convention,” which tickets shall be re
ceived by the same civil Magistrates,and un
der the same rules and regulations, as arc di
rected by law for elections of members of the
General Assembly.
See. 3. And be it further enacted, That it
shall he the duty of. the Magistrates who pre
side at, and have charge ol said balloting,
within thirty days thereafter, to securely seal
up and return to his excellency the Governor,
by mail or otherwise, an accurate list of the
names ol the voters, with a certificate shew
ing the state of the ballot or vote at each
place of election.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That
his Excellency the Governor, shall without
delay, cause to be made out an exact enu
ineraticm of all the votes so certified and re
turned, and should a majority thereof be in
favor of a Convention, lor the purpose afore
said, he shall forthwith issue his proclamation
announcing that fact, and giving at least thir
ty days notice in all the |mblic Journals prin
ted in Milledgcville, designate a day on which
all the voters ol the State, qualified as a.ore
said, may assemble at their respective places
of voting for members of tho General Assem
bly and then and there, under the care and
management of the like Magistrates within
the same hours, and according to the same
forms as arc directed and provided tor elec
tions of members of the General Assembly,
proceed to vole for the same number of dele
•;ates to represent the several counties ol the
.State in said Convention, as by law they may
be then entitled to, to represent them in the
General Assembly.
Sec. 5. \nd be it further enacted, That
every citizen of the United States shall be
eligible to a seat in said Convention, who
has attained the age of twenty-five years and
been an inhabitant of this State twelve months
immediately previous to the day of his flec
tion.
Sec. 6. And he it further enacted, That
c;ich member returned as duly elected, shall
previous to taking his seat in said Conven
tion, take the following oath or affirmation:
vi 7.: “I, A Bdo solemnly swear that 1 "ill
not attempt to ulicror change any other see
t.an, clause or article of the Constitution ot
the State of Georgia, other than those touch
ing the representation in the General Assent'
bly thereof, so help me God.”
Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That
the members of said Convention, shall assent'
blc-on the first Monday in after the.r
elect on, at Millcdgcville, in the Representa
tive chamficr of the State House, for the pur
pose of discharging the duties specified ni
the first section of this act, shall have po" tr
to prescribe their own rules and forms ol bus
iness and to determine on the qualification-’
of their own members elect, necessary otu
ccrs, and make all orders which they nfu*
deem conducive to the furtherance ot the ob
ject for which such Convention was authoriz
ed, .
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That .
shall he the duty of his Excellency the - ,o ;’
< rnor, to give publicity to the alterations m*- 1 ' 1
in the third, fourth, seventh and eight s"‘
tiens of the first article of the Conslilutn ,|, i
contemplated tobcaltereu hy said con' 1 '
tion ami shall fix upon some day within
ironths from the rising of said Convent
for the ratification hy the people ot r' l '
nmpndmi'Mts, alterations or new article*.