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L”ttlev SBoH and L<*vi Eeklcy,
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Ponrth of July.
K h( . (.(tiiens of M.icon, ami the people of the
8r...B r ... 2en eral!y, are respectfully requested to
at the T. 'vn Hall, on Monday evening
H . ... „ k t-, make arrangements for thect
fm,, of theSCth anniversary of American ln
f Kill tori at Change.
< R. A. Beai.l, has purchased from Major
I, M is Campbell, the interest which he former
■ e ;j in the Georgia Messenger. Col. B. is a
LI leitian of talent, and sterling Republican
Hciples.
Mr. McDutße’s Ilouk Report
jJ ichalf of the Minority, we have not yet had
I; to read. We only received it this morning.
The Luily’s Book.
■ie May No. of this periodical has been re
ftd. Its embellishments consist of a highly
imifmd engraving of a ; r (antic scene among
ducky Mountains —a •* View of Liverpool
the Mercey’’—ornithological pictures of the
of Paradise, &c. —and embrodiered crown
H ide patterns for head dresses.
■ its literary department, this No. still con-
H sto sustain its well earned reputation ; No
■ of the kind which we have seen, is, in our
so well calculated to adorn the toilet
I l.ady—it is chaste, elegaDt, and edifying.
H lose who are now subscribers to the Lady's
Be t. and indebted for the past year, will make
Mediate payment to the Agent, (M. 1). J.
I e, Macon) asaf-er the first day of June, all
M are in arrears will cease to receive. Sub-
Hers will continue to be received at the Adver
■ office; but in no instance, hereafter, will
B|- Book”bo ordered without payment of the
Three Dollars, in advance.
■
J, I.am iKiihlf Casualty-*
e fiillowingdistressing event, occurred a few
since, at the residence of Mr. Young, a
ctabie planter, near Low’s Mills, Jones
ty.
iwing, who had boen out during the
ijierintending his plantation returned to his
towards the close of the evening. He
his children, four in number, happily and
fully seated in their paternal habitation.—
if them nod just returned from school, and
was twilight,) they were conning over their
asks of the day, by a lightwood torch. —
fating being absent, having gone to a
ibor’s to spend the evening, Mr. Y. waited
her there, fi r the purpose of attending her
' Upon his return, the scene, of rural hap
-3 which he left, was awfully changed. He
bis house enveloped in flames, and crum
in ruins. Such was the progress which
im had made, that to resist it was un
ite. After the conflagration was over.
I S ! *rr r-stricken. parents discovered the
;f their four children raked from the ashes
v smouldering building.
I supposed that the torch light used by the
I pil, had accidently communicated to the
tg, and occasioned this dreadful catastro-
IM'Srs' Fighttns; >t Wnshln^iii
ituvek has been made by Morgan A. Heard,
llamas 0. Arnold, of the House of Repre
ves. In the course of the affray, the lattrr
i sword front his cane, and Heard fired a
which grazed Arnold".* arm. Heard,
was latich beaten,
I Air, U!m,> Counter Report,
is as complete an abortion as we have
a. It is not even entitled to the nega
it which characterises the absurdities of
lious special pleader. We shall take a
tiee ot som- ot its particulars, reeom
the whole Report, at the same time to
qui readers, who may choose to wade
it. They can sec it at our Office,
dams commences w ith examining the
ional powers of the Committee, and
subscriber believed that the authority of
suttee, and of the House itself, did not
Linder colour of examining into the
id proceedings of the Bank, to scruti
antmadversion or censure, the rfligious
al opinions even of the President and
’ot the Bank—nor their domestic or
nicer,as—i nor their private lives or char
>or t.ie ir moal, or political, or pecuniary
m society.” 1 J
>s, he gites into a longhontily occupying
ni, and attempts to sanction his “light
leat. by tj uoting the 15th article of the
I'liicb gives a limited power to thcTrea
partiae at “ tir inspect the general ac
ni books of the Bank, with an express
I'd the a,-corn tof any individual,” tec.
possible tt -it t to profound sagacity of
tas could n t th aw the distinction be
l<! privileges of the Secretary of the
i and tiie privi'eges of the General Gov
'Wltich sent a ct mmi ttee. with Mr. Clay*
ifbead, to examine the “ doings” of
• The Bank of lho United States is,
an auxiliary to the Government;
• f ' astonished that Mr. A. should deny
"* that government to investigate the
n ’ •’ven to its most trilling minutia. In
1,1 "t part of his report, speaking of the
SH ys, “ Most of those are rivals
with the Bank of the United States,
A ' n ; d Boards of Directors, and most
colleagued with newspapers, nil ea
•• the Bank cf the United:
Siates !’—and that this course “ made it indis
pensably necessary for those to whom the wel
fare of the Coporation” (of the Bank of the U.
States,) “ was intrusted, to defend themselves
occasionally, and from time to time, in the same
manner .” This is the admission of Mr. Adams,
plainly and unequivocally stated, and it amounts
to a direct acknowledgment that ths Bank of
the United States has been guilty of bribery and
corruption. But yet, Air. A. advocates that in
stitution, upon the principles we presume,
that one wrong justifies another. Start not,
however, gentle reader, when we tell you
that he lias not yet substantiated his charge
against the State Banks, and that it is merely but
“fancy’s Sketch.” After making the charge,
ha goes on moralizing, like the Arch Bishop of
Toledo With sickly sentiments of ethical philos
ophy, or like the redoubtable Knight of La Man
cha, transforming wind mills into giants, and
then combatting them. Having done so, Mr. A
says, (alluding to the State Banks, and he can
not allude to the United State Bank fur the show
ings of the committee is conclusive on that point,)
that “ This statement of facts is here hypotheti
cally put!” Hypothetical frets / or, in other
words, suppositious realities ' Is not this, as Ju
nius told Horne Toke, “ the little sneering so
phistries cf a collegian 1” This view of the
six column exordium of Mr. Adams’ Report, is
in itself amply sufficient to convince a common
sense mind, that he is unacquainted with the
subject upon which he writes,--and that he is
better qualified to digest a system of ethics for
a King of Great Britain, than to descant upon
those principles of political* economy which
should regulate a Bank of the United States.
Similar absurdities, equally glaring and pue
rile, mark the whole of the counter Report of Mr.
Adams, in all of which he does not deny one of
the facts adduced by Mr. Clayton, in the Report
of the Majority—Mr. C’s Report is a mere mat
ter of business paper—a mere matter of fact doc
ument, which he has laid before the Congress of
the United States, as the result of the investiga
tions of the Cornmittte. It does not presume to
pronounce upon the culpabilities of the Bank ; but
leaves that, with the evidence before them, for
the Congress to do. But, Mr. Adams goes a few
steps farther. He declares the Bank not only
innocent, but childishly innocent, and weeps over
it. like “ Charlotte at the tomb of Werter.”—
He is not, however, so tender hearted with the
majority of the Committee—for lie pretty plainly
intimates in the beginning, that their report is
“ partial, prejudiced, and electioneering,” and
that is was intended to “ruin the President and
Directors, in fortune and reputation,” arid to con
demn them without law or justice-—without judge
or jury, as viciims qf political rancour.” Now,
after having thus fulminated against the Com
mittee in his exordium, would it believed he thus
speaks of them in his peroration!
“In the free and unreserved animadversion
upon the course of proceedings pursued in the in
vestigation by the majority of the Committee,
uiid upon the consequences to which they neces
sarily led, which he hrtfc felt it bis duty t.<> indulge,
he trusts it will not be understood as his intention
to speak in censure of any individual member of
the Committee.”
Yes, he does thus speak of them—and in do
ing so, “caps the climax” of his other iuc insis
tencies and sophistry, in a more weak and flagrant
manner than we have ever seen exhibited by an
American Statesman who has enjoyed so much
of public reputation as Mr. Adams.
The preceding remarks were made on Wednes
day. On the succeeding day, (yesterday,) we
received the National Intelligencer, containing
the following Card from Mr. Clayton, addressed
to the Editors :
TO TIIK EDITORS OF THE INTELLIGENCER.
Washington , May 15, 1532.
Prompted by a sense of self respect, as well
as a due decorum for the* House of which i
am a member, it was my sincere desire to
present a Report on the subject. of the Bank
free from ail reflections upon the conduct and
character of any individual whatever, and
therefore in all matters of fact a plain narra
tive, without inference, was submitted. It
was further my intention, and how far 1 have
succeeded, is cheerfully submitted to the pub
lic, to produce a Report, temperate, impar
tial, respectful, and consistent, but to this
Report 1 find in the columns of your paper
of to-day, an answer, in the shape of a coun
ter Re) ort, from one of the Committee, Mr.
Adams, so Violative of all these particulars,
that the matt .r now no longer belongs to the
proceedings of the House, but has become
personal, and will accordingly be so held and
treated. It is mv intention to reply to it at
some future day, when my public engage
ments will allow the leisure necessary to the
undertaking.
It is true the author has, in the close of his
remarks, declared, that “ he imputes no in
justice of intention to any one, and that he
does all possible injustice to [my] intentions,
yet, as the whole drift of his answer is a labor
ed argument to falsify his own declaration,
and well calculated to cast the imputation
>.hiclt he disclaims, I choose to answer his
reasoning. In the mean time,catching some
thing of the spirit of a production, that has
more of poetry than prone in its composition,
and, perhaps, in imitation of the flourish with
which it concludes, l will say—
“ A civil, sensible, and well bred man
Will not asperse me — and no other can.”
A. S. CLAYTON.
We are informed that hills of Indictment were
yesterday found by the Grand Jury for the coun
ty of Washington, now siitiim, against Samuel
iinuston and jilorgrn A. Heard, lor assaults on
l I'm. SI an hery and Thomas D. Arnold, with intent
to kill National Intelligencer.
Sttuilwry vs, II oust on.
The farce has been played out at last—ln the
Representative Chamber, Houston has been ad
judged guilty of contempt, and sentenced to be
'epritnanded by the Speaker. A fruitless attempt
was also made to take away from, him the
honorary distinction of a seat in the itouse, to
w Inch all unoffending E x-Goverttor’s are entitled.
The reprimand of the Speaker, will be found in
another part of our paper. The truly delicate
manner in which that gentleman discharged an
saa-aas? jusmratKtesMtt.
unpleasant official duty, is highly creditable to
iiis feelings, and evidences a strong sense of
Ins opposition to the unexampled and tyrannical
usurpation of the House. But, the affair has
not ended here. A true bill as it is intimated
in the National Intelligencer, has been found
against Gen. Houston, by the £rand jury for the
county of Washington, for an assault on Wm.
Stanbery, with kh intent to kill. Tins was the
proper tribunal to which the case in the first in
stance should have been referred—a tribunal, in
fact, more competent and efficient to enforce by
its decrees respect to the House, than all the
punishment which it could inflict in its mostangry
and arbitrary mood. Besides, hy such a resort, it
would have been justly made an individual case
between the immediate parties; the expense at
tending the prosecution of which would have
come out of the pocket of either one or the other,
anA fifty four thousand dollars, (estimating that the
trial consumed three weeks,) would not have been
wrung from the labor and treasure of the people.
But, since the action of the House on the case,
(if we admit its constitutional jurisdiction,) is
not, vve would ask, the finding of the grand jury
extra-judicial ? Is it not a palpable violation of
our Constitution, which declares that no man
shall he tried twice for the same offence 1 We
think so—for the great charter of our rights has
said it. That instrument, however, unfortunate
ly for the country, is, at present, too little heed
ed. A domineering and aristocratic majority are
ever on the alert to sacrifice its most essential
provisions, if it can but subserve their inordinate
lust for office. This certainly argues a corrupt
and dangerous state of public affairs.
The stretch of power exercised by the House
of Representatives, has not, we believe an ex
ample even in the high-toned monarchical pro
ceedings of the British Parliament. The privi
lege contended for is disavowed by their most
distinguished jurists ; aud the exercise of it, call
ed forth the powerful talents of JUNIUS, who
noticed it in the following terms of merited rep
rehension. W e recommend the perusal of the
extracts to such of the members of Congress to
whom they may apply:—
“ It is a leading maxim of the laws of Eng
land (and without it all laws are nugatory)
that there is no right without a remedy, nor
any legal power without a legal course to
carry it into effect. Let the power, now in
question, bo tried hy this rule. The speaker
issues iiis warrant of attachment. The party
attached either resists force with force, or
appeals to a magistrate, who declares the
warrant illegal, and discharges the prisoner.
Does the law provide no legal means for en
forcing a legal warrant? Js there no regular
proceeding pointed out in our law books, to
assert and vindicate the authority of so high
a court as the house ofcommons ? The ques
tion is answered directly by the fact; their
unlawful commands are resisted, and they
have no remedy. The imprisonment of!In ir
own members is revenge indeed ; but it is
no assertion of the privilege they contend for.
Their whole proceeding stops; and there tiny
stand, ashamed to retreat, and unable to ad
vance. Sir, these ignorant men should be
informed, that the execution of the taws o!
England is not left in this uncertain,defence
-Iss condition. If the process of the courts
ot Westminstcr-hall be resisted, they have a
direct course to enforce submission. The
court of king’s bench commands the sheriff
to r.iisa the posse comiiatus ; the courts of
chancery and exchequer issue a writ of re
bellion ; which must also be supported, if
necessary, by the power cf the country. To
whom will our honest representatives direct
their writ of rebellion ? The guards, I doubt
not, are.willing enough tobe employed; but
they know nothing of the doctrine of writs,
and may think it necessary to wait for a let
ter from lord Barrington.”
“it may now be objected to me, that tnv ar
guments prove too much : for that certainly
there may be instances of contempt and in
sult to the house of commons, which do not
fall within my own exceptions, yet, in regard
to the dignity of the house, ought not to pass
unpunished. Be it so. The courts of criminal
jurisdiction arc open to prosecutions, which
the attorney-general may commence by in
formation or indictment. A libel tending
to asperse or vilify the house of commons, or
any of their members, may be as severely
punished in the court of king’s bench, as a
libel upon the king. M. de Grey thought
so, when he drew up the information of my
letter to his majesty, or he had no meaning
in charging it to be a scandalous libel upon
the house of Commons In my opinion, they
would consult their real dignity much better,
by appealing to the laws, when they are of
fended, than hv violating the first principle
of natural justice, which forbids vs to be
judges when we arc parties to the cause."
Volunteer Companies,
The Georgia Journal, after noticing the late
Military Encampment in this place, makes the
following very judicious remarks :
“It seems to us most obvious, that in our
government, the knowledge and habit of
Military duties and discipline can never be
diffused through any other medium than vol
untary association, nor ought it to be. Mere
law can never transform a free citizens to a
mere soklier ; and if it could, it would “ take
half his worth away.” We have tried in
struction by force of the statute, for nearly
Imlf a century at an expense of half a mill
ion of dollars; and what have we made of it,
;in the way of instruction? Why just noth
ing. You cannot drill mechanical obedience,
and blind submission into a free citizen against
or without his wish. That strictness of dis
c|)linc necessary in military affairs, can ex
ist with us only by express agreement, grow
ing out of a generous military pride and am
bition ; and this limits it to Volunteer Compa
nies. Our Legislature will finally see the
propriety of discontinuing the ordinary Mil
itary Musters ; but they will always, we pre
sume keep tip the Organization, that we may
know nur force, and be able at any. time to
order out detachments.”
Wo alluded to this subject at the time, nr, rath
er, a Tittle while previoSs to the Encampment*
It affords us a great deal of gratification to fin
that such an able auxiliary as the J mrnal h„
come into the field to back our humble views.
The reasons which that paper gives for “discon
tinuing the ordinary military musters,” are am
ply sufficient to point out to the dullest compre
hension their utter uselessness. Indeed, they
are worse than useless, for their ridiculous dis
plays only tend to bring military science into
disrepute—and this should never be done in a
Republic where a resort to arms is frequently
necessary to sustain tiie rights of the people.
VVe hope the next Legislature will take this
subject ihto thei? serious consideration.
IS !f flits morning's mail.
George Peri gal, the acting Consul of the U.
States at Madeira, has addressed the Secretary
of State, informing him, that on the 30th March,
an armed force consisting of one frigate, a brig
and schooner, under Torecira colors, and act
ing for Donna Maria 11., appeared off the Island,
and forcibly prevented four Ameiican vessels
from entering the port, under the plea, that the
Island being in a state of seige, it was his duty
to prevent the entrance of warlike stores and
provisions. After this rigorous measure had
been executed, and not before, the Consul was
apprised by Admiral Sertorious, the commander
of Donna Maria's Navy, that the island of Ma
deira was in,a state of close blockade, Ac. In
formation of these facts were given to the State
Department, npd to the U. States commander of
the Mediterranean spuadron, so that such meas
ures might be taken as should be deemed ad
visable for the protection of the American trade.
From the Washington Citt/ Globe , May 17.
INDIAN HOSTILITIES.
Information has been received from the Head
Quarters ef General Atkinson, dated the 27th of
April, stating——
“ That the conduct of Black Hawk and his as
sociates, renders it necessary that he should at
once take the field, and, as far as possible pre
vent them from doing any mischief: that Mr.
Gratiot, Indian Agent, has just arrived from the
Prophet Village. Black Hawk and hisr party
were there. Yesterday they set out, in compa
ny with the Prophet’s band, for the purpose of
taking a position on Rock River; some fifteen
or twenty miles above Ogees, now Dixon’s fer
ry, where they are determined to hold out in
defiance of any force that can, they say, be sent
against them. They have the British flag hoist
ed. under which the War Dance is constantly ex
hibited. They must be checked at once, or the
whole frontier will be in a flame.” General
Atkinson proposes moving hy Galena and taking
a position at Ogee, (Dixon’s ferry,) on the Fort
Clark road and await there the arrival of Gov
ernor Reynold’s mounted force, when the Gen
eral presumes, the hostile party can be put down.
••ToaiuilA talk sent hy general Atkinson to
Black Hawk, he returnd an answer that his heart
is had and that he will fightany force sent against
him.
* Great distress is already feU on the frontiers,
The inhabitants have abandoned their farms and
are falling back for safety.”
iVR. R. McGOLDRICK announces to the in
f habitants of Macon and its vicinity—that he
still continues the practice of Medicine.
He has likewise connected with the practice
of Medicine, the scienceof Dentistry in its vari
ous branches. His dental services may at all
times be commanded unless otherwise profession
ally <*tigaged.
Advice on the diseases of Teeth and Gums gi
ven gr tuitously.
His office is in the basement story of Darragb
A Townsends Hotel, fronting on Mulberry street.
May 25, 1832. 7-
I AW ...The subscribers have united their pro
i fessional interest. One of them will be found
at all limps at the office recently occupied by
Campbell A Seymour.
ROBERT A. BEALL.
ISAAC G. SEYMOUR.
Macon, Mav I t. 11-32.I 1 -32.
VITinSKEY, BACON, SALT, Ac.
▼ v 55 Bbls. Baltimore Whiskey,
13 idols. do do
l!i hhds. Molasses
15 qr. Casks Marseilles Wine
4 pipes Holland Gin
1500 bushels Liverpool Ground Salt
1000 do Alum Salt
20,000 lbs Bacon
80 Boxes Manufactured Tobacco
Hhds and bids. N. O. and St. Croix
Sugars. For sale by
REA A COTTON.
May 25,152.
BOARDING. —Five or six boarders can be
accommodated with day hoarding very low,
by the week or month on application to the sub-1
scriler at his residence, on Fourth street. North j
of the Marine Bank. J. BACON. )
May IS. S—3t I
INDIAN SPRINGS.—The subscriberlmviug 1
returned to the Indian Springs—his establish
ment at that place, is now open and ready for the
reception and accommodation cf Boarders and
Visiters during the present season.
EIAVIN’S HOTEL, in Macon, will also be
kept open under the superintendence of an ex
perienced ,nd attentive Agent-a large addition to
ins former establishment, has just been complet
ed. L. A. ERWIN.
May 25, 1832. C-tf
The Savannah Georgian, Georgia Courier and
Charleston Courier, will insert the above once a
week,- for two months, and forward their accounts
to Macon, Ga.
Cl OTTO \ BAGGING, on Consignment. —
) The subscribers have on the river, and will
receive in a few few days, 1,000 pieces Hemp
Bagging.
They have made arrßngements with their
friends in Savannah and Charleston to be regular
ly supplied throughout the season, and they will
at all times be prepared to sell at the lowest mar
ket prices and on a long credit.
REA & COTTON.
May 15, 1832.
Macon mineral water estab
. LISHMENT.—The public are respect
fully informed, that Soda Water, carbonated
Mead and carbonated Sattgre, are now on draught
at the Fountain Room, next door below the
stoie of A. R. Freeman & Cos. on Mulberry
street. As the proprietor has been long engaged
in this manufacture, he possesses an apparatus
unusually complete, and is honestly disposed to
render this establishment a nsefr.l and agreeable
one to the. community, by furnishing these
exhilarating and health promoting beverages as
pure and perfect r.s they are made in the northern
cities, lie hopes for the countenance of Ids fol
low citizens in general. To the patronage of
the Ladies he looks forward with some confi
dence, from the peculiar adaptation of these fluids
to the preservation and improvement of their
health and the deep interest they have in every
proceeding promativeof temperance.
N. B. The Fountain’s are double lined with
1 Block Tin—rm-:.ilic taint is impossible.
NGROES WANTED Tbi subscribers
will pay liberal prices for a few likely men,
young and of good character.
" BLANTON & SMITH,
BLANTON A: SMITH, Wure-HouseandCom
mission Merchants, MaCon, make liberal ad-,
vances on Cotton in store, aiid on shipments; al
so on NOTES and other property deposited in
their hand*.
Their Ware-Houses are more convenient to the
business part of town than any other, possessing
the advantages of a Wharf, and are more exempt
from danger by fire than any other in Macon.
■BLANTON & SMITH offer for sale,
fid bids! i St - Croix: aiul N - °- Sugar
50 do Loaf and Lump do
50 do Rye Whiskey,
*2OOO bushels Salt.
And a variety of other Goods.
( CONVENTION OK TEACHERS.—-The
'Teachers in Clint circuit, are respectfully re
minded that the semi-annual meeting of the so
eiety of Teachers and Board of Education will
sit in Macon, the *2d Monday of June next, ii
a provision of the Constitution adopted at its
last session, all teachers then in the .State, wen
constituted member*, upon their signing the con
stitution, and paying to the Treasurer a quarter
age of 50 cents. Gentlemen, who wish to be
admitted as honorary members will please send
their names to the Rev. Dr. Brown of Scotts
borough, recording and corresponding Secretary.
F. D. CUMMINS,
s th Vice President and Censor for Flint Circuit,
Principal of Mounlpeher Sprint y Seminary.
\\I ANTED immediately, two or three Jour
* * neyman Tailors, to wh m liberal wages
and constant employment will be given;
May 25, 7 R. L. MOTT.
lIVERY STABLE, Macon, Gkoiigia.
-J 'The Subscriber would inform the citizens
of Macon, and those whose business brings
them hither, that he has now completed his Sta
ble on Second street, in a style inferior to but few
in the Southern country, lie has also been dai
ly adding, and will continue to do so, all that
is necessary to the comfort of the man of plea
sure, and for depatch to the traveller. Ho has
now on hand, used In the Livery, some forty head
of horses, with a number of Barouches, Gigs,
Sulkeys, &c. which are mostly new, and others
are undergoing repairs nee ssury for the season ;
besides which, in a few days, will receive an ad
ditional supply of Gigs and Sulkies, well suited
to the taste and wants of the place.
Attached to the Livery Stable, is a coach-ma
ker's, painters, trimmers, and harness manu
factory, as well as a Blacksmith shop ; and hav
ing been at much trouble and expense in procu
ring good workmen, for all these different branch
es, will enable the subscriber at all times to keep
his yehicles and harness in perfeel repair;
Every care and pains will be taken to promote
the interest, comfort and convenience of the Pat
rons of the Establishment; but the subscriber has
been taught by experience, that persons hiring
must make good all these delays, and injuries,
which may happen. It is proper here to remark,
that all c; . iages, gigs, or other vehicles, or horse,
being injured by accident, ill-usage, or other
cause, the person having hired the same, will he
held liable therefore, for each day, the article or
horse is withheld as unfit for service ; and also
for repairing and feeding, during such delin
quency. ,
The heretofore established Prices will conti
nue to govern, and may be seen at the Livery
Stable; they are as moderate as the times will
i admit.
I STAGE TO MONTPELIER SPRINGS.
During the eusiiing summer and fall, the sub
i scriber will run a daily lack between this place
j and the Montpelier Springs ; commencing on the
! first day of June—leaving Washington Hall, in
| Macon, at 3 o’clock, P. M. where seats can be
procured, at the usual stage rates, to-say, $1,75
per seat, payable in advance.
THE INDIAN SPRINGS,
Will also be visited twice a week, by hacks
ruining front my stable—leaving Erwin’s Hotel,
in Macon, every Tuesday and Saturday, at 8 o'-
clock, A. M. and leave the Springs at 8 o'clock,
on Thursdays and Monday’s ; price of a seat, s;>
in advance.
HORSES,
W ill be kept by the day. week, month or year.
JOSEPH BENNETT.
April 17, 1832. 101—tf
To the Citizt iisol liiMH oiiuH
CITIZENS: We have to begymir
indulgence, for appearing before you in the
public Oa*zettcs, in defence of our otficial con
duct but as we have been brought before you
in a character we do not like to sustain, (being
charged by the Grand Jury in their present
ments, at the last Term of Bibb Superior Court
with corruption or ignorance.) wo feel that you
will boar with us w hile we endeavor to shov
you from what motive we have been governed,
and under whose instructions we have acted
And first, we have always been governed in all
of our public acts, with an eye single to the good
of the county, believing that it was for that ob
ject alone we were placed in office. 'The Grand
Jury say In addition to other matters of a public
nature, they feel bound to notice the conduct of
the Inferior Court, in the eispe-ltiofi of the
Jail property, that they, (the Inferior Court,)
have made a contract with one Jerry Cowles, in
which they have given the said Cowles, an op
portunity of making one thousand dollars on the
bargain—now we afe at issue with the Grand
Jury with all their boasted wisdom and knowl
edge in public matters. We can prove to them
from matters o fact, that we have not swindled
the county out of one cent, or if not to them, to
those who are of as good understanding. We are
hacked in this asssertion, by a Grand Jury of
as much intelligence as the one who presented
us, as a common nuisance. First, the court was
of the opinion, that the lot on which the Jail
then stood, from the value of other lots in that
part of town, would not sell for enough to cover
the expense of removing and rebuilding; we had
the opinion of Mr. R K. Evans, the workman
who built the Jail, (which you can see below)
what the probable cost would be, and from hi*
option and the price which Ellis & .Sholwel!
were offering the corner lot on which the U. S.
Bank stands, and for what they even sold it,
after the Jail was removed, (fjloftu) warrants us
in the belief that we could not have made any
other arrangement without running the county
to an additional expense. And the court always
refused to have any thing to do with it; know
ing the county was behind already with iter con
tracts, From the recommendation of the Grand
Jury, February Term, 1831, and through the
petition of the most respectable part of the citi
zens of the towH of Macon, us well as some from
the country, the court v.as induced to adopt the
course it did finally pursue. We now publish
both the recommendation, the one instructing
us, and the other conden. .ng us for pursuing
this instruction and the petition with the names
of the men who composed the Jury, believing
that they arc men who are entitled to as much
respect as the others—to show you that this
Grand Jury believed aafihi court did, with rc-
I gard to the price of the lot on which ihe Jail then
s*ood, we give you their own language, rn which
they say, *“ but if, as has been sugg< sted to üb,
the expences of the removal and rebuilding of the
Jail can be paid from the sale of the lot on
which the Jail now stands, together with the
subscriptions of individuas, for that purpose, we
most decidedly recommend the court to adopt that
course.” Now if you will look over the names
of these men, you will agree with us that they
are men who ought to know the value of town
property, and that they were of the opinion as
we have before stated, that the lot Was not worth
the expense oi moving and rebuilding the Jail ;
this we infer fn-ta their mentioning in their re
commendation in connection with the* sale of tko
lot. the subscriptions of private individuals.
When you look over the names of the subscri
bers to the petitiou below, you will be astonished
to find the names of some of the most intelligent
individuals who composed the Grand Jury, who
have presented the court, subscribed to both,
presentments. Now wbatare we to understand
from this, we have no account that they dissent
ed from the body—were they determined to lead
us int a difficulty and then turn around and ex
pose us 1 or have they some other object to ac
complish 1 we leavo you fellow*-citizens to put
your own construction upon such an inconsistent
course. ,
We are likewise called upon in a very com
manding tone, to take notice of the had repair of
the Jail: they saj*, I; wc have also examined the
county Jail, and find it in a very unsafe condi
tion, and would therefore recommend and par
ticularly enjoin it on the Inferior t curt, that they
take the same under their special care, and have
it so repaired and amended, that the jailor may
be enabled to keep all those committed to hie
care.” We have no comment to make on this
part of the presentment,and will only iefer you to
the certificate of the Jailor below, and leave you
to draw your own conclusion—the Jail stands for
the inspection of all who wish to examine for
themselves.
We are truly sorry that we ate thus driven to
the necessity of appearing before you, in vindi
cation of the purity of our official characters ; we
have served4he county in good faith, for nought
but abuse; and we do believe that if we liavw
beon able to set before you the facts in such a
manner a* you Can understand them, you must
be convinced that we afcted as we should
have done —notwithstanding, we stand thus,
charged by so respectable a body as the Grand
Jury of the county should be.
SAMUEL B. HUNTER,
CHARLES WILLIAMSON*
ANDERSON RICE.
Macon, May 17th, 1835.
GENTtEMCN :-*-Somri time previous to the re.
lTir'val of the Jail, I was called upon by Mr. J.
Shotwell, and probably by Some other gentleman,
to know tbr what amount 1 would agree to re
move the building and eroct it on seme other lot
in good order—knowing it to be a difficult Job,
and in all probability a larger proportion of that
timbers decayed, 1 think I spited to them that
I would not agree to take the contract for lee*
that sl*ooo.
Your’s Respectfully,
R. K. EVANS.
To the Justices of the Inferior court of Bibb
county.
“ The removal of the Jail is a subject that ha*
been brought beiore us, but a% we have foundlt
necessary to recommend the Inferior court, to levy
an extra tax to the extent of the law, to relievo
the county from its present engagements, we
cannot recommend the court to appropriate any
thing for that purpose; but if, as has been suggest
ed tous, the expenses of the removal and re
building of the Jail can be paid from the sale of
the lots, on wljicii thn Jail now stands, together
with the subscriptions of individuals for that
purpose, wo should most decidedly recom J
mend the court to adopt that course.”
Bibb Superior Court, February Term, 1831
W T M. B. ROGERS, Foreman.
John Baity, Asa Earnest,
Tints. G. Bates, Joshua Jordan,
Anderson Rice, Eleazcr McCall,
Kobt. Birdsbng, Henry S. Cutter*
Geo. B. Ward law, Arnold Johnson,
A. I*. Patrick, 1L O. Howard,
Francis 11. Godfrey, Jno. Corbitt,
Jos. Willett, Robt. S. Patton,
Robt. Collins, Solomon Groce,
Jno. S. Childers, Geo. Dyas.
Elisha Davis.
To the Honorable, the Justices of the Inferior Count
for Jhl/b County.
Your petitioners would suggest to you the lo
cality of the common Jail of the county as u.
nuisance, and respectfully request of you, to ex
ercise thejiower given you by the laws and cause
its removal; while thsi would be agreeable to
the wishes of a large portion of our citizens, no
injury, hut rather a benefit would result from your
grafting our request. The Jail should be situa
ted in the vicinity of the Court-House, and re
mote from the scenes of social life, not in the
heart of a populous town, where the health, com
fort aid convenience of your citizens are destroy
ed oy its neighborhood, and the most desirable
object of Imprisonment, seclusion, is lost.
'The Common Jail of the county, is now in a
part of the Town of Macon,'which Is daily im
proving, ami which has been selected by our cit
izens, principally as the site of their private res
idents. It would be unnecessary to state thn
miseries arising from the neighbourhood of a jail
situated in the midst of a large town, and a part
of the town so susceptible of improvement, as
that in which ihe Jail is now situate;!. Duly infh:<
enced by such considerations, the Grand jury of
the county, at the last March Term, recommend
ed the removal of the Jail, provided i; coulcLbe
done free of expense to the county. It is pro
posed to remove this building at convenient dis
tance from the Court House, opart from any prim
vale residence without putting the county to any ex*
pence.
The undersigned constitute a large portion of
the citizens of MaCon, whose interest in the pros
perity of the town, and the health and comfort
of themselves and families, have influenced theijj
in petitioning your Honors upon this subject.
J. A. Blanton, Scott Cray, E. C. Reding*
ton, James A. Stoddard, John Holsendoof, A. r,
Patrick, W. B. Cone, I. B. Rowland, Henry* G,
Lamar, 8. Roe, W iley, Baxter & Fort, Cottoq
A. llatrison, T. L. A. J. P. Smith, Wm. Williams,
Win. B. Rogers, Ellis,Shotwell & Cos. Bailey*
Goddard, Levi Eckley, H. Blair, Isaac G. Sey
mour, Nathaniel Eells, Carleton B. Cole, Ed
ward D- Tracy, D. B. Butler, Melrose ii Kidd,
Geo. Jewett, M. Chisholm, Geo. Wood, Charles
Day, W illiam Scott, James R. Butts, Charles J.
McDonald, James S. Weeks, John S. CfiildeVo,
James Rea, R. L. Mott. Nathan C. Munroe,
Cyrus W . Cotton, Jr. Cyrus Cotton, 11. H.
Howard, R. 'Turner, Robt. Collins, M. 11. Walt
lis, D. Pitts, B. H. Reed,
Tarpley Ilolu
Macon, May 18, 1832.
Ido certify in place that the Jail in Bibb
county, is in good repair for the sale keeping- 0 f
prisoners, and that 1 Was the keeper of the Jail
previous to its removal, and that it is now in as
good repair as it was previous to its removal-*
with the addition of an other room tor the separ*
atiou of males and females.
fcfcVEULY LlAYyJiuJr-r.