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t \ 'fhftVT AW!f) A fflTCrrftrtniw <V **\ A ''ii A *':• *V. e! . VQV ATM' L 7? ■Tf V). v fPYf JkfJk r.v i I JLr \p tlwiiS iik JL/ AivSiJ fist Cokw^s. IX SEN Am ~ \ Monday, Dvr. *, 1691. At 19 o’clock, Mr. Smith, <j Vld. Presi dent. pro. tew. called the Seriate to order. The credentials ot’ the IJo.iorables Sam’l- j Prksto*, Senator elect from V ermont; Robert llanna, from Indiana ; Wiui. I*. Manuc.'J, from -North Carolina; Stei’iikn D. Miller, from Sor*fl Carolina; Gabriel Moore, from Alabama,; Henry Clav from Kentucky ; Wit. Maw y, from New York; nnd Josiam: S. Johnson*, from Ixmistana, wore presented, and received, and the oaths being administered to -Messrs. Chip, John ston, Prentiss, Marry, Mans' in, Millar and Hc.-.na, they took tiieir seals. On motion of /Jr. Knight, the usual reso lution for furnishing the .Senators with news pap rs, was adopted. A message was received from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Clarke, tiioir sec retary, announcing flint the House had .as st nibled, formed a quoi nm, elected n Speaker, Cc'.-.j ami were ready to proceed to Legisla tive business. Tuesday, Dcc.fi. A message was received from the Presi dent of tile l (iited States, by Mr. A. J. Do nelson, pis private Secretary. Which being read, on motion of Mr. King of Alabama, 3,000 copies, together with 1500 copies of the accompanying documents, were ord*. r and to be printed for the use of the Se nate. On motio i of Mr. King of Alabama, Ordered , i' at the 34t!i rule of the Senate Iv suspended so far as to authorize the Senate, in the absence of the Vice President to elect a Chairman of the Committee on Finance. T .e Senate thou proceeded to ballot for a Chairman of said Committee, and Mr. Smith, of Mstryiand, having received twenty-live votes, was iluiy elected. Tiic President of Senate pro trim announ ced til.; following STANDING < OMMITTRES. Foreign. Relations. —Messrs. Tazwell, White, King, Forsyth arid 15.11. Finance. —Messrs. Smith, Tyler, Marcy, Silsbee and Johnston. Commerce. —Messrs. Forsyth, Dudley, Sils bce, Johnston aed Wilkins. Manufactures. —Messrs. Dickerson, Clay, Knight, Miller and Seymour. Agriculture. —Messrs. Seymour, Brown, Tvl ore, Hanna and Waggamaii. Military Affairs. —Messrs. Benton, Bar nard, Troup, Clay and Kane. Militia. — Messrs. Barnard, Freiinghuy sen, Clayton, Prentiss and Wuggainan. Na ni Affairs. —Messrs. Hayne, Taze nvel., !’o >bins, VVebstf r and Bibb. I > ubiic Lands.— -Messrs. King, Kllis, ILx'in-'S, Robinson and Hanna. Private Land Claims. —Messrs. Kane, Nauditin, Prentiss, Buggies and Hendricks. Indian Affairs. — essis. White, Troup, Poindexter, Benton and Wilkins. C; ims. —Messrs. Buggies, Bell, Naudain, Brown and Moore. Judiciary. —Messrs. Marcy, Ilayne, Web ster, F.elnighuyscn and Grundy. Posr Office and Post Ronds. —Messrs. Gr uidy, iniiis, Ilill, Ewing and Tomlinson. Roads and Canals. —Messrs. Hendricks, l*om lexter, Hill, Mangum and Sprague. Pensions. —Messrs. Foot, Chambers, Man gum, Buckner and Sprague. jdistrict of Columbia. —Messrs. Chambers, Tyler, Holmes,Clayton and Mider. Contingent Fund. —Messrs. Knight, Dud # lev and ’1 oinlinson. Engrossed Bills. —Messrs. Robinson, Ew ing and Buckner. On motion of Mr. Holmes, the Senate ad journed. Wednesday, Dec. 7. The President pro tern, communicated the following fetter : Treasury Department, ) Dec. 7, 1831. \ Sir : 1 have the honor to transmit a re port, prepared in obedience to the act “ sup plementary to tife act to establish the Trea sury Department.” 1 have the honor to be, with great respocj, your obedient servant, LOUIS McLANE. Hon. President of the Senate. Mr.SpRAocE submitted the following reso lution : Resolved, That the President of the Uni ted States bo requested to communicate to lilt Senate, if not incompatible with the pub lic interest, all the information in his power, relative to t.'ie captures, abduction, and im prisonment of American citizens by the Pro vincial authorities ol New Brunswick, and the measures w hich, in consequence thereof, hare been adopted by the Executive. Mr. IIOL.M.KS submitted the following' reso lution: Resolved , That the President be request ed to to inform the Senate whether any further negociation is commenced, proposed or inten ded, in'regard to the North-Eastern boundary of the United States. Mr. Hayne gave notice that he would, to morrow, ask leave to intro uce a bill to pro vide for the settlement of the claims of the State of South-Carolina, for advances made to the United States, during the late war. *lr. Kim; moved tiie following resolution, which was adopted: lietoleed, That the Secretary of the Sen ate cause to lie distributed to the Senators not heretofore supplied, one- copy of Jefferson's Manual, and the Executive Journal. Mr. Foot gave notice that he would, to morrow, a?k l-.-avo to introduce a bill, supple mentary to the act for the r< Inf ol certain surviving officers qnd soldiers of the Revo lution. Monday, Dec. 12. The Vice-President of the United States attended today, aid took the Chair of the Ben ale. 1 lie- following Senators appeared to-day,\ iz: Messrs, iltbb, Buckner, Blown, Tazi well, and Forsyth. By . • . \v iik’ms, the memorial of a number ’ flf i,u ioLm . .ri iH, rtf* <tt i >■ tor a farther reduction of the duties on 'I ca, to iie imported after the 31st of Decem br, 1831. By Mr. Dudley, a similar memorial from sundry merchants of the city of New York. By .Mr. Smith, a corresponding memorial from sundry merchants of the city of Balti more. On motion of Mr. Forsyth, ordered that the petition of Parish Carter and Silvia Posner, presented last session, hr referred to tlic Com mittee on Claims. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Monday, Pec. 5, 1831. At 12 o’clock, this ilav, the House was called to order by the Clerk, Mathew St. Clair Clarke, arid the roll of Membe rs being called, by States, there were 300 Members who answered to their names. A quorum being present, the House then I proceeded to ballot fora Speaker, and An i drew Ste venson was declared by the Clerk t. |be duly elected, ami he was tiien conducted jto the Chair hy the lion. Thomas Newton, |of Virginia—being the oldest member pre j I The Speaker then addressed the House as j follows: Gentlemen: In accepting a third thru this lyvalted station, i cannot adequately ex press the deep sense 1 ent rtim of the honor | von have, been pleased again to confer upon I live, or iny warm feelings ol gratitude tor this distinguished proof of vour continued coi.ti ; lienee and unchanging kindness. ; It is an honor too, gentlemen, which has : been conferred, in a m inner, and under c;r leuniSliinces, peculiarly calculated to gratify ! and flatter me ; and I shall ever cherish it as M’to most valuable reward for my past servi ces. The ollico of Speaker of this House ; lias, at no period in our history, been without ; its embarrassments and trials: and if in times ;of profound tranquility and repose, its duties , have justly been regarded by the most cmi | nent of the distinguished individuals who have filled the chair, as arduous'and r. spon sible, liow greatly must its labors ami respon sibilities be enhanced, in times of high po litical and party divisions, i I certainly am not vain enough to suppose j that it will be in my power to d:.-charge the j duties of this high ollice, in a maimer suita t ble to its dignity and importance, or as i | could myself wish. Indeed, there is no I man, I am very confident, be tie who lie may, who could at such a time, assume its respon -1 sibilities without distrusting greatly his own abilities, i shall not, however, despair.— .Actuated by an honest and manly zeal, 1 snal! endeavor at least to justify iho choice of my friends, and merit the confidence and respect of the House. Whoever shall fill the Chair to his own honor, or the advantage of tiie Nation, must possess not only the confidence of the Hoi£v, but tiie esteem and respect of the honorable ami high-minded men over whom he presides. Neither station nor power can coerce esteem or respect; they can only be acquired by I i tegritv, impartiality, and independence here. These, ale, can shed honor or lustre on this station, and make it, both as it regards the House ami the Nation, what it shall be. I unfeignedly assure you, gentlemen, that I shall need and expect your cordial and kind co-operation in preserving order and dignity in our deliberations, and sustaining the authority of the Chair ; ami 1 earnestly hope so to discharge its duties as to ensure to its decisions not merely a r luctaut support, but a steady and cheerful acquiescence in their justice and propriety. 1 tender you, gentlemen, my cordial co-op eration in the discharge of your high duties, and ardently pray that we may, by our con duct and deliberations, render tins House worthy of the high name and character of j our beloved country. j Tiie Members were then qualified, in the ! usual form. l Mr. Speight submitted the following reso j lution ; Which was adopted : j Resolved, That Matthew St. Clair Clarke, I the former Clerk of the House of Represen tatives, he appointed Clerk of this House. On motion of Mr. J. W. Taylor, it was • Resolved, That the Rules and Orders adop ted at the last session of Congress, be and they are hereby declared to be the Rules and Orders of this House, until hereafter altered or amended. Tuesday, Dec. 6. The House w as called to order at 12 o’clock. On motion of Mr. Taylob of New-York, it was Resolved, Th.at two Chaplains of different | denominations be elected by Congress, one by each House, to serve during tiie present I Session, who shall interchange weekly. The annual Message from the President of the United States was received, when 11. M. Jon' SON moved that the me ssage he submitted to a Committee of the W hole House on the State of tiie Union, and that 10,000 copies be print d—agreed to. Wednesday, Dec. 7. Mr. Coke, of Va. appeared, was qualified, and took his seat. • FIFTH CENSUS. A message was recci ved from the Prrsi dent of the United States, by tin hands of his Secretary, A. J. Donelson, transmitting the letters from the Secretary of Stale, in re lation to the Fifth Census, or numeration of the inbabtants of the United States. Mr. Whittlesey moved, that as the Com mittees of the House wt re not yet organized, the message should, for tire present, be laid on the table. Mr. Taylor asked for the rending of the letters; which, being done, they were laid on the table, and by unanimous consent, 10,000 copies of the im ssage and documents were directed to be printed. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. Mr. Doddridge, moved that the House do row procr I to the election of Sergeunt-at Arms; which motion vvs agre; dto Ist. ballot, ,F>r John Oswald Dunn, SO William A. Gordon, 40 David BrntiV, 30 M illiatn Robinson, 13 Necessary to a choice, 91 * 2nd hallot. John Oswald Dunn, 95 William A.Gordon, 51 David iireafley, William Hob in son !t Nec.i ss:ry to a choice, 92 John O. wall Dunn, (!: *I-de incuuiV :•!) w is aceor !i-.g ib e.larml to t ■ .-inly cli cii and. Fin* House liexl pro'*, cm a! to tuo election of Principal Door-Keeper. Mr. Sutherland prcscntKi the petition o- Daniel Film r, of Penns v.iania, praying for tiie appointment of Door Feepc, or in the event of the promotion of the present Assis tant, (Mr. Carr) ha asked to he elected to fill | his place. The petition Leing road, Mr. Sutherland stub and the claims on which the petition v.as founded. lie h lieved it was .signed by 2or 3,000 persons. He adverted ito th<s service of the petitioner during the I late war, which wi re attended with the loss of a 1 g, Ac. Mr. Cambrelrng nomin.Mcd Overton C.rr, the present Assistant Door Ejeepcr, to be principal Door Keep. r. Mr. Lewis Candid nominated l)avid Br ar !ey. 1 Mr. Thompson, of Ohio, noniiniteil Frank i lio >S. Myers. j Mr. I\ewton nominated Beujnmis Burch. 1 Messrs. Uaiiibreleng, f.. Comlict, Titomp ! son, of Oliic, and Newton, w.re appointed | f tiers, and on the Ist Ballot there appeared for Overton Carr, 110 David Urearly, 10 Franklin S. My res, 12 Benjamin Burch, 14 Darnel Palmer, 2 Whole number of votes, 17 8 | Necessary to a choice 90 j Overton Carr was accordingly declared to ho duly elected. The House next entered upon the nomi nation of candidates lor the office ot Assis tant Door Keeper ; and aft. r three ballhtiings Col. John W. 11u iitc-r, of Augusta, Georgia was elected. Monday, Dec. 12. (The standing ccinmitti is were appointed, but we cannot make room for them until cur next.) This being the first day cf the scsssion for presenting petitions, a great number w :re presented, of which we will endeavor to fur nish a list hereafter, to give our readers some idea of tiie nature of tiie many wants and wish es of the fS-oplr. Among others— Mr. Adams, of Massachusetts, (the Ex- Presidciit of the United States presented fif teen pi titions, ail numerously subscribed, from sundry Inhabitants of Peru slv.ania, all ot ti e same purport, praying for the abolition of Slavery and the Slave Trade i:# the Pis tol of Columbia, ami moved that the first of them shouid he'read ; and it was read ac cordingly. On motion of Mr Wayne, of Georgia, the ' House then resolved itself into a Committee I of the Whole on the state of the Union, -Mr. Adair, of Kentucky, in the Chair. Tin re sult of the proceedings in Committee of the Whole was the adoption of resolutions, all of which were moved by Mr. Y’aynk, except: that concerning tin? Patent Ollice, which was moved by Mr. Taylor of New York, that concerning internal Improvement, which was: moved by Mr. Wicklitfeof Kv. and that con cerning imprisonment for debt, which was moved l>y Air. Johnson, of Ivy. On the resolutions alluded to, there was some desultory ileba' the only retnarivuiiie part of which was what concerned the BANK OF i liE UNITED STATES. The form of the resolution on that subject, as Mr. Wayne first moved it, was, that so much of the Message as relates to the subject of the Bank of the United States, should be referred to a Select Committee. Mr. Me Dcffie moved to amend the reso lution so as to refer the subject to the Com-' mil tee of Ways and Means. Mr. Wayne earnestly opposed this amend ment, in a speech which wc regret our ina bility to present to our r< ad< rs with suitable fullness, by reason of accidental indisposition of the iiepo; ter. lie said, in the outset, that he had heard t e gentleman from South Caro lina say, in an under tone, that it appeared to be his (Mr. W’s)intention to cashier the Com mittee of Ways and Means. This ; itcntion Mr. W. disclaimed, but avowed his wisit to have this subject referred tosoine ether Com mittee than the Cnmntitce of Mays and Means, because it was well known that the Chairman of that Comittee had heretofore ex pressed himself decidedly in favor of re-char-j tering the Bank, and was equally well known ! to be not in the habit of giving up his opin ions. Mr. W. wished to have information on the subject collected by persons rot com- j milted, so as that, it might he in possession of) ilu House when the question should come up 1 for the consideration of the House upon an ! application of the Bank for the renewal of its j chapter, or in any other manner, Arc. Mr. Me Dvr fie replied. He said he 1 could assure the gentlemen from Georgia, that he had no desire to take this subject in his peculiar care ; hut it was one which had been heretofore referred to the Committee of : Ways and Means, not as a iuatt< rof right in 1 the Commitrce, but as a matter of usage end I propriety as regarded the fiscal interests. ! Hint, said hr, is the bank of the U. Suites ? !Is it not a fiscal instrument 1 Is it not as es j s 'ntially connected with the Treasury Do | purtmcnt as are the soui and body of man ? it was for that reason, be said, that he wished the subject of that Bank to b. referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. IF should be exceedingly sorry to deprive the gentle man from Georgia of any advantage which he might desire, as Chairman of a Committee, of 'an opportunity to present to the House some ; rand seherm ot an Institution to supcrscede , i the present Bank of the United Status. For ivtnsi If, he could say, he had no object to an swer in desiring the matter to go to the Com mittee of Ways and Means; for it would 1 ot, as presented by the Message, become a sub-; ject of action in that committee if he could j provent it. But. he had felt it to be hj s duty,! whilst perfectly iudilTerent to its fate to move] tin amendment. Mr. Wayne said, he could assure the! House that he had no project on thi S sul j' ct' to present to their attention. But lie must! say, that so Gr from this subject belonging; appropriately; ami ex>*.Msiv !y to tiie atti ntion of tiie Com;g*ltf-e cf <i s arid A leaps, ii * thoagl ti. !v Cii.tit trtu of that * 'dm tifUe# had inimitted, in wii-t he had said, the two nro.-ig' st rgtiinruts ••e.'tm.-.t such vt-ioTor.ro : first, that the subject was pr. judged !>y th in ad id tiait CO limlto —..nd, flui d . tki ; ' tint gs uti fnan lia I avowed t.isit this* ing'dy •iiijiort.-mt topic, prt s -id* •! to t!:e cons:■'*. ra tion of Congress by tin; President, should not be the subject cf action in fori.vtke committee to which it was proposed to he referred, if he could prevent it. Now, Mr. V-. sail, taking' i into view the pr? sent attitude of things, was it likely that the Bank would itself make nyiy j application to Congress, at the present s s sion, for a renewal of its charter,so as to bring ' the subj ct ut for consideration ? !?■: knew it woutd be sai 1, that if the Bank “was net to make such application, there 'would be no os- j ■ usiii,. fora committee o:i the subject, lint \ Ms object was, that hy the f-urpnry and r port , of an unprejudiced committee o:i {.'u* -y ct.! tin: H-ftise should b prepared for any nr-v - inc.'itthat might ho luaiie in regaid to i'. ’ conclusion, Mr- W. asked whetui.r even n • * cent respect to the Chi* f Magistrate,\vit-> i:a presented this s ibject to the afti ntion of Con gress, declaring ids vie ws of it to be u.chutigf c, did not require tliat the subjc t should P. fairly an i impartially examiricd by a special and unpledged committee. The question was then taken upon Mr. Me- Dvfeie’s motion or amendment, and decided in the affirmative hy considerable vote [No. ! not announced,] mil the I louse refused to per i mit a special committee to b>’ raised on tin* ] subject, and referred it to the Committee of | Ways nnd Means. hv-Mi aaiaiisK&aOTPiafa j rr --—ft Ssa fefi-ssatc. Tuesday, Pec. 13. Mr. Clavton hau h ave to introduce, i .shel ter, a bill to reduce the tax on Swamp Land, subject to overflow' —Read the first time. Mr. Muncrii f, Chairman of the.Conmiittcc |on Public Education and Fri o Schools, in I abcdience to '.l direction of the committer, nu.de a rep *, which was read, ami 600 co pies ordered to be printed. The Senate took up the re-eorisidered res olution rf Afr. Echols, vacating the seat of i \i.iii i O’Noel, and after much discussion, the qu stion was taken on agr ciitg to said r*. solution, and determined in the negative— Yeas 37, Nays 37, the President voting in ilnegative. Bo Mr. ]V el keeps his seat. Wednesday, Dec. 14. The committee on Agriculture and Inter r i Improvi inont, maile a report, anil sub i lifted resolutions, which was sgrhcit to, re. ipiiringthe Superintendeiit of Poa: s, for tin Eastern Division, to examine tiie several nassways over Brier Creek, in Burke county, mrit report to the next Legislature, what la bor is in eesssrv torenib r passable that creek At all necssary points; to examine into and t port as above, the expediency and probable i xpenseof building a br.dge across Flint Ri % r, at the Flat Shoals; and to examine die n. mils from the different pubi c ferries on the .1 Itamaha, across the Swamps only. PILLS PASSED. To make null and void ail contracts made an and entered into, in writing or otherwise, l>c tvr een party or parties plaintiff or defendant, an 1 attorney or attorney’s at law, where the attorney shall fail or neglect to attend to the stii tor suits when no or they contracted to do in person or by some competent attorney, in f line rendition of a judgment. V'he bill to regulate the poll tax of this Stat o, so fur as relates to our white popula tion pay ing a i.tx, was rejected. Thursday, Dec. 15. BILLS PASSED. I To create and make permanent a fund for I the establishment and support ot’ common school , throughout t!ie t-tatc of Georgia.— [This Dili declares that after the surve y of the territory now in the occupancy of the Chore* kces, a li fractional lots under 100 acres there in, shaJl be set apart for t!ie purpose of rais ing a p rmauent fund for common schools. The Senate agreed uiian mously to the re port'of the committee Oil the State of the Jlepul t c, as relates to the enforcement of the law making it penal, under certain re strictions, for white persons to reside within the limits of the Cherokee Nation. Friday, Dec. 16. Mr. II trlow, Chairman of the committee on the St ate of the Ilepulilie, with the diiec tion of the committee to whom was referred the Governor’s communication covering an act of the State of \ T ow-\ork, presenting to this State a map and atlas of New York, and also three sets of a compilati m of her laws, report'd, that “ with a view tliat Georgia may c!ie> ifully reciprocate the attention of! a sister f?U le,on an occasion like the present, they heg Id uve to offer the following resolu tion : Beit repaired, That his Excellency the Governor Ik* requested to have selected two of the best, largest and latest maps of the ‘'tat , together w ith three srtts of Prince’s and Poster ! Digests, and Dawson’s compila tion of the laws of this State, of the best editions,and cause thesame to he transmit ted to the Executive of the State of Ncw- York, at the expense of this State. K solved, That his Excellency the Gov < ruor he requested to direct the Secretary of State to accompany tlu* same, with a copy of thesi resolutions, < xpri ssiug th~ gratification of this State for tin l attention of the State of Now York, and a disposition on our part cor dially to reciprocate on all similar occasions. Agreed to. Mr. Alls.’i, Chairman of dir committee on Agriculture and internal Improvement, made a r< port ori ■the report of S. I*’. Miller, tin agent nppoir.ted to effect a full settlement! w; it tin r liners of ;!jcO once Biver ~nv A. i! I■: v..! . A report was nndc fro*.: fit -CV i.nitfl , oil Inc i: :>r;rl of V* ;:sh • i.d.Fo- , it -t.t .< Gil with the o mud; - .-io.iusoffXr.niduaie River he low Macon. PILLS PASS U). To ii.ci rjaw ii ■ ti e i’t .vn of Franklin, in i roup ccwjiiy, cv■*. Tu atiihi:.the -ommissioners of Colum bus to . ~i'i --;ii ai .ri Company. Furdu r to .mi nd the act incorporating the Bank of tin: E..t. if Georgia. To nii.r mi a.ul cmisolidatc the several acts iiicorpuratirtg tiie town of -Macon. RE FORT Of the Judiciary committee, on the communica tion if the (luccrtror relative to Hie Citation frrui tl • Supreme Court, in the case of the Missionaries. Tin? •'•osiiiuiitec to whom was referred, t.ie communication cf bis Excellency the Govi r nor, fransmitti-uj' to the General Assembly, cop! -i 1 or pti porting to be signed to Henry Baldwin, Es one or the Justices oi the Supreme Court the United States, ami to he u < ,’itatian to 1 \ State c#( I ear*, p- nr iii the Sts picnics Court on the second Mon day in Sa.mary next, to stow cause befor; that tribunal, why two several Judgments ! should noli)-* set aside, which have lately 1 becii r nder.u inti;e Superior Comt ct Hu county of Gwinnett, against Samuel A. V. ur ea sti r and Eliztir Butler, for a violation ol an existing law of the State, commuted with in iU-juns.iictioKal limits; also of a paper pur | poriiiig to be a notice, signed by Y\ iilpun i Wirt and Joint Seargont,c3 counsel for Satn- I uei A. W orcester and Elizur Butler, inibrm i mg ins Exceileimy the Governor, ofanm i tended appheatton to the Supreme Court foi a hearing on writs of error filed by said Wor cester and Butler— Beg leave to recommend to the General Assembly, tiie adoption ofitie following reao lllt ii>. :S, VIZ : Resolved hy the Senate and, House of Rrp rc.u:.itiiuivc of the State of Georgia, in (ie'Her ai Astembly t;:e f , That the act of tin last L*- gisLtur- , making it penal, to reside within the limits of tin lands hi longing to the Stale, hi the occupancy of the Cherokee liuii"ns, without having taken a lie* use from the Gov i riior, and witliout taking tiie oath to support the Constitution anil laws of Georiria, uniii l which Samuel A. Worcester and Elizut But ler, wi reconvicted at the sitting of the las! Superior Court of Gwinnett county, is not in violation of either the letter or the spirit of tin Federal Constitution: That tin: State has right of civilifecrimin ; jurisdiction over the* whole of the lands within her chartered limits, and that her jurisdiction does of right, extend to the persons and things within these limits. '1 h:-t “tin- powers not delegated hy the con st i Union to the United States, nor prohibited by it 10 tie.* States, arc reserved to the Slates respectively.And that a right to iuterfer with and control tiie criminal jurisdiction of !!)■■ Stati s, has not been di legated by the eon sbtution, to the United States or its Courts ; me is t!m right of exclusive and final jurisdic tion in all criminal cases, prohibited by tin constitution, to the States. That by the constitution of the State of Georgia, final and conclusive jurisdiction in rr niluai cases, is vested in tin: Superior t aunts of the several ceunfi s of this State ; and when tiu.se Courts have pronounced the sentence of tiie law, no Court lias the right tr r> hear,overrule and reverse their decisions . nr in any way impede the execution of their decrees That* any attempt to reverse the decision of the Superior Court of Gwinnett count., in the case of Samuel A* Worcester and Elizur Butler, hv the Supreme Court ol*the United States w ill be held by this State, as an uncon stitutional and arbitrary interference in the administratios of her criminal laws, and will be treated as such. That the State cf Georgia will not comnrn iinl her dignity, as a seven ign State, or so far yield hi r i igiits as a member of the confed eracy, r.s to appear in, answer to, cr in any way become a party, to any proceedings lie fore the Supreme Coert, having for tin ir ob ject an vcrsal or interference with, the de cisions of the State Courts in criminal mat ters. That his Excellency the Gourrnor be, and he and every other officer of this State, is hereby authorized and requested to disregard any and every mandate, order, process, or de cree, that has been or shall be served upon him or them, purporting to proceed from the chief Justice or any associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, for the purpose of arresting or impeding the execu tion of tin sentence of the State Courts, in criminal cases. That his Excellency the Governor, he and he is hereby authorized and required, with all the power and means placed at his com mand l>v the Constitution and laws of litis Stan ,to resist and repel any and every mva s'on, from whatever direction H may conn? up on the administration of the criminal laws of this State. DKii.VTK o.v Ttie: u.i.ii,) | In Me Moure ot’ Representatives of Geor gia, December 2, ISSI. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House being j ; , committee of the whole o:i tile Land I. !!. Mr. Fleming said, whatever view wc tak. of this subject it is surrounded with and fficuliv and danger. On the one hand, the wishes, and perhaps the expectations of the people of Georgia, are urging us to pass this act, or some similar act; on the other hand, the in ti rests of the State, and of the Cnion, c, II to us to forbear. There is then this dill' r. ncc, in tlie two motives that are acting upon us. i’v vif Idieg to tlie one, we involve the Slab i in difficultii s, from whieli she cannot extri '•alc herself; by yielding to the other \w in \e!ve our:-. Ives in difficulty, p m ay rest ns iiur pepulmity, it mayee. t us our s ••its on this dear, but when such was the n!t< rr.at'm , Mr. I’ l>f hoped none would 111 sitati. Ib hoped i ~ry member that heard him, was willmir. m and more than willing, to be. made a voluntary sacrifice to his country’s w< Ifare. "I'he grounds upon which ! shall oppos. the ineasures under consideration, said, Mr. F. arc furnish.d me in the message; of our late Tovcr.ior. in. .so . ■ ii tan ‘stale, t::e interests c; I of the Smiiu,;::, amt at-."'’ I opinion, i s>;i it* oceupv t;... ' ly p ml ‘i i tnspecd rn S i; <! ' I Itavo miccceuMt in , u; p, ' ■ • caso * For intis true, that t*; :i ■ ithebt.tc is involved mth ci . ■ jquestion ; .fitis true, that ir wonu'V'B iso tun interests ol' the ‘ J 'fl pass tuss act, without viol. t;*. y t ' ■ t he. Indian?, and if public opim;,:, p ‘ ■ tiicii surely it is a measure thaiumn' I be adopted. H ll involves deeply tho d;arae<■ Mate. Hitherto, vvo Hue beenU‘ t U our conduct to the 'ndlans. !, v u ■ to justice and humanity. hnv.*'! I ijureii the Indian in his person, or hU-' a | yv e have never gone into i o. .;, fl lands, but by paying an i ijnivah-| iiave given value rec ived, ier ;.j! ' jfl Mess. _ Although the dispoaitlonTv j to 1:n “ f,UJ ! t 'itu our treatm; m o fih,' | we Have never furuishetl an op-wtunufl j our condu •! for its indulgejicr. j.,. ,I tation has been attempted, but v.' h !' I i.'L't ii aide to ueteiui oursehi s if. J ■ simple fit at. merit of the truth. And ■ t.-nrimg <. ; .r Lvvsowr them, a cmMunJ ihat ..as U< e:i represented as !ln act <• I handed despotism, ue have stood justi ’ ion. the o;do ol Georgia, and oftjje l'l if uv have subjected them to thcpcai t ;l9 our laws, v.e have also extended io thenH protection, which those laws afford. At-" ■ public lias wisely decided, *hat if tlie r c I tion is unsuited to the adin lustration f I laws, then ought they to remove f 9 their jurisdiction, if otherwise, tiien /■ they to submit, for in that case, itcmib 9 lv he no hardship for than to hr gover.iuß the very laws, by which vre arc oursciv'sß etncd. \> c have thus in every ac ; laH governed by a r gard to justice. ' limuj now called upon in this bill, to abandon ■ nigW ground we have hitherto oceupir,! V M subji ct. Wo arc called upon to act u..0:,l pniicipl., that; ewer confer.- right. V.'c il : the j.o ... i lo take tens land, mid to gvc :our pei.pic by lottery, therefore we do U. I lim a the amount of all die ra.H mg, that can be urged on this stiljcct. I j are V.e prepared to act u,.o:i this principle* ;.\ro wi prepared to give up that ckJ ! which wo have hitherto enjoyed, and j w'o have rtciily merited, for justice an.; H I inanity. Air. Ciiairman, tncre is j ing tne fact, tins is the price, at wiiiiu ■ Hi ill is to i>o o:.mined. Our honor, oar (•sly, our character as a State, is to be ml I ' u'’ sacrifice. 'i’he circumstances under r. | I uns bill passes, ii ,t does pass, proto it. il passes, wuat will be the reason ! Alan?rl sons no doubt will be assigned. V> siw I doubt, have argument upon argtnae.gi ;. .1 oiakc the appeal to the bom sty and cai.f.l j eve ry man in tins House, what will be ;f I jre sou l \\ ill it not bo to gratify tii.it ...I j ctous fortune hunting spirit, that prrvui I | population; that spirit which has been iav.i. I • nto being, and constantly foster c, m .1 cursed lott; ry systi in ? Wi cre is die* tal auvocatiiig tb: ■ inil, who willdar. 1 wan. .1 no ! It tii.s bill passes, Air. i 'ia; ii,:i:.l will not be to advance the interests oi j .'state, but to gratify the popular wisii on ll | subject. Tins wish siiould be respected, | mail iias a greater regard f, r n than i 1::. I | and when l can l'urth.-r it co. sistrntly ml jmy duty, 't will be mv ha, piness toiio so; a i vvdi not, i cannot iurtln r it, at the e.vgnl jof national honor, of national honesty. 1.1 j '! to be an uuxiom, that national char.icar® as important, and siiould be as carefully m i served, as individual character. And i:l | passing this law, we must abandon tlicgruuiß i winch vve have hitherto occupied on timsuß ject, and which is so honorable to us, (ind fl j in abandoning this ground, it will Uitogruiß fy tile meum st spirit, that ever actuated I Human soul, 1 am compelled to set my kcl against it. Many 1 know will be disappoial id ii tins bill fails, tor many arc lireaminv a sudden fortune, and of golden harvests. AIJ ; to how many will it be a dream,i vcaiftk til ! does pass. I The interests of tlicl’nion, forliid the pi sing of this bill, 'i hi I’risiderit has bitlit rtl been with 113 in our Indian policy. In all 4:1 conduct, l c has evinced a strong desire, ll gratify tin- wis .es of Georgia. lie is at prel ent using all the means at ins command, i. fulfil the compact of 1802. Shall we by is ing this act, place him in opposition ton? I- it not evident to every cm on I ins floor, t H the t ill ct will lie to bring us in direct coni' 1 with the G< neral Government? home a, lie disposed to rigard this as a matter of siw moment; I run compelled to view ltd lii-TCi; ly, for 1 see in it the rock, upon which ti Union will split. It can .ot tint be evident! every one, who has paid the least attention'. 1 tin history of our country, that the great dm. gcr to the L nion urisi s lrom the collisica that take place between the General am- State Governments. It is consequ niiy, hw duty of every man who wishes well ' l > ' j country, as much as possible to avoid th ■ collisions. >*o ; oon as any point of contc I between th? two governments is disaou* . Iso soon ought it to lie iv moved, that t. ! wheels of each may pass without stn ki it - ■ j Tins is our duty as patriots, and as men. | then it is our duty, lo avoid these collide;'. | how far, how very far do we depart front o'- duty, vvh n we step aside to produce them.' j !f froin any imperfection in the two systrn lit y slioiii,! come in contact, it would he o • duty as far as possible to corn ot it, oral n | con'd he prevented by vieldin , it wouie • i our duty to yield, provided we could ’ without giving iiji some \ ir.il principle, wit out sacrificing some important interests. ' the pri sent inst. nee, the collision would r sub from any impel fiction in the two eri'rnonts, but from our own madness. ' ; vvoultl ourselves create flic difficulty, aim ■ j v. rv difficulty too, which we are bound I ■ “that man holds and ar, or God counts h'". to avoid, h avoiding it, we give up no I’ 1 ciplc, wi sacrifice n interests. Gn fity'j frarr, we would he nr!v aneiug the frt•• 1,1 cets ftf the Stale, and the Union. ' ‘ not tlmt G • rgia is sovereign and F‘ flit, and may do wli.it sheplei-.-. a. ‘ not believe in In r sovereign’}' mere <U" do. Fin? is sovereign, and when the *[ ' requires it. she w ill jflif hi rs h‘‘>p'