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A:PTaußa?ttßMa jkgjjt mm £HS§*£!£l&ii!- If'l-3? .—“A poet's hand and prophet’s fire, 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*.