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About The Democrat. (Columbus, Ga.) 1830-18?? | View Entire Issue (May 19, 1832)
-scion of the number of flie General Assem-j hlv, rttul to equalization of -the rep re- 1 sen'.at ion of the people in !w>th branche* I of the legislature; ami that we recom mend that the amendments, alterations, and additions, thus to Ire made, be sub mitted to the |reuplc for their confirmation or rejection. Kesideed , That it b** recommended that the several delegates elected to the Convention, be ihe bearers to ‘.hat body, of the election returns from their respec tive counties——the Convention, as all such bodies do, exercising the right of deter mining on the sufficiency of such returns. Resolved , That the address herewith presented, lie received as part of the re jior'i of fins committee, be signed by the me i.bcrs of this. Convention, and be pub lished and transmitted to the people ol Georgia, with the above resolutions and the documents accompanying this ad dress. The address was then taken up, read] -again, and adopted as follows: address. Pellow-Citizeos—The undersigned, to whom were confided the duty ot re conimending to you the expediency of a convention of delejrat«“ reduc cnn«rfUniJ/*QoA/)i.PP J?’ (WWt-in compos ing the Gchernl Assembly, the selection of the day on which it would be advise- \ aide to elect the delegates, their number, and the time for the meeting of sueh Convention; —having discharged the trust reposed in them, they cannot for bear. in presenting to you the result of their deliberations, to add for your re lic, lion, certain coe*idrratiom which may have n tendency to produce a con cert in action, so desirable in this mo mentous measure, and so conducive to an auspicious result. \V bile the undersigned are deeply sen- ! Bible of the numerous defects of the pre sent Constitution, and of the evils en gendered ?>v its provisions, and also of the absolute necessity of providing a j apeedy and eflii ienl remedy for them; %vhile. too, they believe, in common wtth many of their fellow citizens, that the only remedy for these evils, is to be found in the redeeming <.r the Assembled hy their delegates in Convention: these Delegates acting, ns they would doubtless act, with a single purpose to advance the prosperity, and exalt the character of ‘he State: and at the sometime, secure to you, and your children, the invaluable blessings of ci vil and religious liberty; would net fail to present for your final sanction and a ‘doption. a revised constitution, rer:od ! eled. and adapted to your present situu- j lion, every way worthy of the character of its framers, and acceptable to your i selves; yet, the undersigned, have felt ■ themselves obliged to abstain from re- I commending a revision of that instru- ! ment, beyond n reduction and equalize- j tionofthe number composing the Gen- I eral Assembly. They did not deem themselves at liberty to go farther. To 1 that object, therefore, their enquiries . have been limited. The time for the election of delegates, and fir umendii 9 '.he Constitution, is truly auspicious. The cloud that low ered upon our political horizon, has passed away. The missile aimed at our sovereignty by the federal judiciary,bus failed to achieve its purpose. There exists no politirnl cxeitement, to call in to action the fever of party strife, noth ing indeed to impede the onward course of public action, prevent the exercise of the public judgment, or to retard the progress of this great work. This, fellow-citizens, is no party mea sure. It is believed that all reflecting nmn of whatever party, who sincerely desire the prosperity of Georgia, the happiness of her people, are deeply Imnressed with the existence of the e- j v which have grown on. «>f the an lioriiunmem of the members of the Gen eve Assembly, under the present tbn ! et Uition; of their progressive increase; of the onerous expenses incurred for the support of government, of the une qual distribution of power in the tSena tonal branch of the Legislature; of the inequality of taxation, and of the utter hop* lessness of providing a remedy for these evils in any other way, than that ; now recommended for your approval. The plan of enumeration established by the present system, increases the General Assembly at the next session, to *250 members, including 80 Senators. Tae situation, soil and climate of the Cherokee country, will no doubt invite a i ast. population. It is reasonable that this country will compose from 15 to 17 counties, which will, in all probability, increase the members in the legislature, In a short time, to upwards of 300. Wn.it beneficial, or corresponding good, can arise from so numerous a i»o --by, of legislators ? AVtll tlieir measures b lmracterized by prudence or wis dom? Nay. has not past experience ro ther si own you, that the good which they# for the last few years, have ac complished, is by r.o means coniinesur ate with the per-diein allowance which they have taken from your treasury? It has been justly said, that in numerous assemblies, of whatever character com posed, passion never fails to wrest the scepter from reason. Had every Athe »; m citizen hern a Socrates every Athe nir.n assembly would still have been a mol) A numerous assembly of legis lators, never yet benetltted themselves, or others, by their deliberations. The laws enuctod by them are usually in consistent with each other, uncertain in their provisions, obscure in their lan jpngo, defying alike the justice and the judge, to present a rational troslation of their inr.tiling. The progressive in *“'*• * - r ''wrislative enactments, for the last lew years, seem >•> . rical progression. Tins is too notori ous to require proof of the fact; yet if nirli proof should be required, turn to our digest, mid tin* liict is dcupmstrntod hey on A all dispute, lint these are mi nor evi's. in comparison with nilvr#, who h u nmnrrnn* legislature iis «*nf all - * r f Upon yon, I*be burthcos on • sod pro iigui druiK upon your treasury, nroj Well rolrnlated to excite the most lively 1 anxieties for the future. Turn to your coffers, behold thorn nearly exhausted ! | Ash your treasurer for an exhibition of <he stale of your rxcheqer. He will tel! you that the appropriations of the rur rent year are upwards of *278.000, ami i the pay roll of your legislature, a frac tion above #551)00, making #3311,000. To pay this sum, on the first day of A- j prd last, there was in the treasury *201.000! Tliesc, fellow-citizens, are stubborn facts proved by the documents annexed lothis address ; sonmient up ort them is unnecessary. It is bebeved to Ire a fundamental j principle in representative republics, Biat • population and not territory should form the basis of representation. The total j disregard of this salutary principle, in the j present system, can be. only accounted for by the fact, that 34 years ago, when the constitution was formed, there were bu* 2(5 counties and the bouse of repre sentatives consisted ol only 02 members. | But however expedient it might have been j deemed at that time, to have constituted ! the Senate on this basis, no argument, it is conceived can lie drawn from this tact lin favor of a continuance of a system <• .1 ■ , ■ - ~l„ of e . j quality in representation, so essential iu A | >- r<? «,« icpir,at.i “*»*c got nil. ; upon which the stability and prosperity I of every political fabric must essentially | depend. To put this branch of the subject in a i olr .'ir, point of view, two examples are selected from the documents already ad verted to. The representative popula tion of Chatham is 11 ,800, that of M ayne 81a; yet in the distribution of power in the senate Wavne isas fully represented as Chatham. Take another example Wilkes has a representative population of i0,h07 that of Randnlpb is 884: yet these two counties, in representative power, are e qnal in« the Senate. Is this equality ot representation! Is it just that the small comities should exact such a vast sacri fice from the larger ones? Ought not such an apportionment rather to be strik en from the Constitutu n, and entirely repudiated, as the grossest ot all politi cal heresies/ This branch of the subject can be further illustrated by contrasting the. taxes paid into the treasury by these small counties, with the sums annually drawn out for the pay of their represen tatives. The taxes paid in lb3o, by Ap pling, were S9O; the representatives of that county receiving in 1831, $51(5! Baker paid taxes $100; the representa tives received $490. Irwin paid taxes SOS: the representatives received S4BO. Marion paid SSO; the representatives re ceived $470. Randolph paid $75; the representatives received $522. Ware paid iaxes SSO; the representatives receiv ed $502. Th« foregoing, fellow citizens, are some ot the evils which it is proposed to reme dy by recommending to you to elect: del egates to meet in convention fort he pur pose already expressed. The efforts to accomplish a purpose so replete with ben eficial results to the people, while th v would enoble the flights of the highest genius should meet in this instance, with respect, coining from the humblest intel lect. The science of government is progres sive; but experience is better than any the ory. Virginia and New York have set the example in remodelling their govern ments -tliav have heuefitted by the light of experience and are now enjoying the fruits of their exertions. While tins light to them is like the polar star to guide them into safe and secure moorings, shall it prove to you only a beacon light which ■lives warning of the course to be shunned but does lint point nut that.-which should be pursued? The foregoing considerations are sub mitted to you fellow' citizens, with pure motives and with a frankness which the subject demanded. A confidence is in dulged, that you wall not forbear to act in this matter, in a spirit becoming free men, who have called upon their represen tatives in the legislature in vain, to per form that w hich it is hoped you are now resolved to perform for yourselves. Har ken not to the voice that tells you the measure proposed and recommended to your consideration, is novel in its incep tion or impracticable in its results. W ith you alone rest the success of the enter prise, and you are the first recipients of its benefits. I). Ti. Mitchell, Chairman. l.urius Q. C. Lamar Samuel (Inclarell, James M. Chambers , John ff. Howard , Parish Carter , Joel Crawford, IVms. Rutherford , William //. Torrance, Samuel Itoykin , Mem bets of the Central Committee. Seaton Granlland, Del. from Baldwin. John bmnar, “ Bibb. S. Harlow, “ Burke. C. Dougherty, “ Clark. Simmons Cruwford, “ Columbia. J. V. Harris, “ Elbert. W. C. Dawson, “ Green. Hines Holt, Jun. “ Gwinnett. Janies Thomas, “ Hancock. Robert S’ Hardaway, “ Harris. 1). Jameson, “ Houston. W lliain E. Jones, “ Jackson. John Hill, “ Jasper. I|, Join a | ** InilKS, William (ones, “ Lincoln. Elias Be die, “ Monroe. E. \. \iwhet, “ Morgan. George ||. Young, “ Ogle thorp. Iil»y Hudson, “ Batiiam. James Vic’Laws, ** Richmond. 4. J. Jane-, “ Taliaf. rro. k Wm. Dougherty ** Troop. Geo. "ViV. Welch, ** Hines Holt, Sen. „ Mahon. John Fealtody, *• Washington. IV illiain C. Lvman, “ VV dkes. Atttsf, f. C. GUIEU, Secretary. The fullavfctg resolution was unanim ously adopted. Resolved, That the thanks of this assembly he presented to Gen. D. B. Mitchell for the very satisfactory manner in whiah he had pre sided over its deliber ations. On motion it was Tli at ihe Editors of Newspa pers throughout the State 1 be requested to publish in their papers the entire pro ceedings of this meeting. On motion, it was Rescind, That the thanks of this con vention Te given to P’ C Guieu, its Secre tary, for the valuable services he has rendered this body during, its ses sion. The Chairman then adjourned the meeting stne die. The Above is a correct transcript of the proceedings of the meeting. I*. C. GUIEU, Secretary. 3liliedgcrilte, May 9, 1832. to . t- ‘publican- We bavb i.’jrii politely favored with tile following extract of a letter, from one of the Surveyors of the Cherokee Lands. It will be observed, that they are progres sing in the work without molestation, or any dissatisfaction on the part of the In dians:— (lonianaula River, near Ridge's and Lavender's Post OJfa e— 2‘W District, 3 d Section , Cherokee Ration — April 2 Is/, 1832 “I wrote you list from Annawakie Creek, Campbell County, ( Geo.) and would have written since, had an oppor tunity offered. 1 arn now near the post office. and as the mail closes to-morrow evening, I embrace this opportunity to communicate briefly w lint has occurred since iny last We arrived here one Week since to nignt, and have been, and still continue surveying this district, w inch we I expect to complete in three weeks, if not sooner. Since here, 1 have visited both chiefs of the nation, Boss and Ridge, the first named is a half breed, of genteel de portment, affable mannei, kind and fa miliar—friendly disposed, so much so, that he, a few days ago, accompanied me to the house of Kidce and Lavendfs’s store, where he introduced me. He is intelligent, unassuming and converses freely on any subject. \A hen I spoke of the prevailing opinion of many in Geor gia, that since the decision of the Su preme Court of the I mted States, the Indians would be hostile, and prevent surveyors entering their territory —he laughed and said, nonsense—no such apprehension need bu entertained, for he < onsidered (and so do the nation at lame) that the parties now at issue to be Geor gia and the United states since their right to posses tlie lands has been sustained by i the highest Judiciary in the States. The j last named is a full blooded Indian, of: coarse habit, aid not disposed to speak our language, although be can, if l am in formed correctly. He resides tn a well finished wooden building, equal to two thirds seen in Savannah—has an exten sive field cultivated by Indians and blacks. One of the lines we have run, goes thro' hts field, and another divides part of the field of Ross. So far we have met with no accident or opposition from the Ind ians, ami vve feel :ts fearless ns at home. While at work, in woods, we have, met several Indians who would stand up and see us perform our duty, w about the least hindrance on their part, One of them rode np to us to-day who spoke vary good English—he tasked, and we gave him some tobacco. The Georgia Guard are stationed about 1 j miles from our camp ground, and opposite to Ridge’s house. How long they intend remaining, 1 do not know—squads are sent in differents partr of the country to prevent the interferance of Indians, should thera be any. This is a delightful country, particularly at this period of the year. The scenery is sub lime—you ascend ridges of noontains of rock, and descend into rich and splendid valleys, covered w ith green. The soil here is generally the finest, we have ever seen, and though not productive of gold as is supposed, still it will produce that which will command gold. I am getting fat upon corn breed and bacon, good water without the color of brandy, gin. or ard ent spirits of any kind. Liquor we do not use, nor.will wo men to i> Q v» any. We give them the same substitute we use our selves; viz .Coffee. Buch is our duty that we cannot take but two meals«day; breakfast, in the morning early before going to work, and supper at night when we return to camp. We walk from 8 to 12 miles a day, which at first was laborious to me, but now I can undergo the fatigue as well as the rest. We are us ngnitr utmost exertions to fin ish this district, so as to proceed to No. 8 of tht 4th section, which, if not too bad, may be surveyed in less time than this. “It is pleas ng to state that vve all a gree, and live as contentedly and as com fortably us circumstances admit. Tjargr Pattern. —Oh that my sleeves were larger, and my waist less, seems to lie the ladies rending of Jack’s exclama tion’ It is said that Washington street shop keeper once offered to throw in the skirts of a grown pattern, if the lady pur chaser would Imy silk enough for the sleeves. There was less satire iu the of fer than we apprehended, if we may cre dit the assertion that a fashionable, dress was latelv sent home, the sit eves of which actually contained, twelve yard* of half yard cloth.—A’. I'. Paper. ‘ From the Genesee Farmer. ON GRAFTING. There are quite too many of our far- j tners vho appear ignorant of the proper j methodof this simple yet highly lrenefieiai \ operation. Many people, - after filling , the tops of their trees pith grafts, wait 1 two or three years to see what the result of their labor will be l>efore they cut a- I way the branches and let in tire sun, ] which gives the cions a chance for grow- j ing. This method I think will lie entire ly fruitless. In grafting trees that have been set out 12 or 15 years, from one bait to two thirds of the top, mostly upright’ branches, should be taken oft' carefully with an axe or saw. Tiien from 4to 6 of the lower or lowest smallest limbs that run horizontally should be taken off with an axe, jeaving them of sufficient length to cut off as much of them as appears ne cessary with a saw, as it is difficult m sawing the limbs oft" once, to prevent the bare or wood from rising or splitting. The ends of the limb, or bark particular ly, should oe made smooth with a knife; it should then be spdit in a horizontal manner, and opened with a wedge of lxz*»n *m] •ixwvrt Ihe wood and bark where the cions are to he introduced, should he made straight and smooth. The cions should be about l'onr inches in length, and gener ally cut so as to contain as many as three buds. The end of the cion for about an inch and a half shook, be whittled with a true taper, leaving that edge of the cion w hich is intended for the outside rather the thickest—taking care not to whittle the cion too thin as most people are apt to. In placing them in the stock, they should Ire set so that the barks incline to cross a little with the lower ends inclining in, and the upper ends consequently spreading a little, as they are as likely to live and less liable to crowd when grow ing. The wounds then should he cover ed to the entire exclusion of air w ith a composition of Forsyth’s composed of rosin beeswax and hog’s lard proportion ed as follows:—To two pounds of ro sin, add one pound of beeswax, and a half pound of ling’s lard; the rosin should Ire thoroughly melted before the other is added; and lastly, poured into a tub of cold water; and worked immediately o ver. A little oil or grease should he ap plied to the fingers in putting it on, to prevent its striking.—Where large limbs are taking off’ in trimming a thick coat of red paint covering the wounds, will be found useful. All young shoots should be taken off the following year and annually, with some of the limbs, till the top is entirely stript of its origin al. People differ a good deal in regard to the time of cutting grafts. Those that have been cut just previous to their be ing set according to my observations have done better than those cut earlier. Where they are cut early, they should he kept in such a manner as to be forward as possiple and not have the buds open W'hen the time comes for setting them. Grafts should lie taken from the thrifty bearing trees and from horizontal limbs —any thing like suckers should be rejec ted and in order to have them do well they should be set in the very infancy of vegetation. From tlic Genesee Farmer. ASPARAGUS BEDS. ' Every spring I am asked if I have any asparagus roots to speare! “No,” is my constant answer. “But you have a large bed, and why not spare some roots!” Because I do not choose to cut my bed to pieces.” Well but I want a bed; my folks are very fond of it, and I have got to go and dig up a ditch three feet deep and fill it up with stones and horse manure, and they say it will never come to maturity from the seed.” “Who says so!” “Why I do’nt know exactly; but I have always heard so.” “You have heard too, I suppose, that if you first see the new moon over the left shoulder you will have bad luck through the month, hav’nt you.” Now I will tell you how to have an asparagus bed. Select the spot invourgardan where you want it to grow. It is best on the south side of a fence or building. Manure it well with stable dung ashes, lime, or any warm, strong manure. Then dig it up deep as you would dig a bed for beets or parsnips. Knock the dirt to peaces with your spade l or rake, and make it fine. Let the bed ibe five feet wide, and as long as you ; nlease. Take your rake handle and draw j four straight lines length with the bed, j one foot apart; then draw parallel lines j across it in a foot apart also which will j leave your bed marked out into squares of a foot each. Now get a paper of seeds at the store which will cost von sixpence, and ” “But how shall I know whether it is the big or the little kind! Now I want the great kind. They say there is aspar- i agus grows in (he old garden at Fort Sluster near the falls of Niagara, as large ns your thumb. That’s the sort I want.” “Very well; you will have thnt sort when your lied is old enough, if you take good care of it.—But hear through. Get your paper of seed.—At the intersection of each line drop two or three seeds, and cover them an inch deep with earth. Do this in the mouth of May. In two weeks your asparagus will be up. Now all you have to do is to keep it clear from weeds and grnss. In the fall, ifany places are missing take crown and roots out of some of the others and supply them* Cover up the lied with stable lit- I ter six iuclier thick, ami in the spring j rake it oil’mid stir up the ground light ly. Mind mid keep your bed clean this I year too, and forever after, and cover it with little next fall, as before; and then,” the next spring, just two years alter’ planting, you can cut as much tine fresh asparagus as your family will want.” “La! is that ali! I always thought as how it was a great deal more trouble than that. 1 want to know if that is the way you made your lied!”—Why, to Ire sure it is; and 1 never begged a root of aspar agus in my life. “Well well, I will ny I it as soon as the ground opens”—and a way he goes. “But, ! say my friend i do you take the Genesee Farmer!” “No.'' j “Hum, I thought so.” Ulmus. Anatomorn/ of a Fall •—lt is a sac, ns melancholy for an historian as it is true that though balls are very important in a young lady’s career, there is exceedingly little to Ire said about them; they are plea sures all on the same pattern—the histo ry of one is the history of all. You dress with a square glass before you, and a long glass behind you, your bail trusts to its black of brown attractions either cur id r»r lirnifli-d- *»r you DUt Oil a wreath. a bunch of flowers or a pearl bandeau; your dress is gauze, crape, lace or inns-, iin, eiilier white, pink, blue or yellow you shower like April, an odorous rain on your handkerchief; you put on your shawl, and step into the carriage; you stop in some street or square, your foot man raps as long as he can; you are some little time going upstairs; you hear your name or something like it leading the way lrefore you- As many drawing rooms are thrown open as the house will allow, —they are lighted with lamps or waX lights; there is a certain quantity of china and a Certain number of exotics; al so a gay looking crowd, from which the hostess emerges and declares she is very glad to see you- You pass on; you sit a hide while on a sofa; a tnll gentleman ask you to dance—to this you reply, that you would he very happy: you take his arm and walk to the quadrille or waltz; a succession of partners. Then comes, supper; you have a small piece of fowl, and a thin slice of ham; perhaps some jelly, or a few grapes, —a glass of white wine, or ponehe u la romainc. Your partners have asked you ifyou have Ireeu to the opera; in return you question them if they have been to the park. Perhaps n remark is hazarded an Miss Fanny Kemble. If you are a step more inti mate, a few disparaging observations are made on the entertainment and the guests. Some cavalier hands you down stairs; yon re-cloak and re-enter the carriage, with the comfortable reflection that as you have been to Mrs. So and-so’s call Mrs. Such-a-one may ask you to hersj Mrs London's Romance and Reali* ty. HUNTING PARK COURSE. The regular trotting season commen ces on Tuesday next, and from the pre-» parations which have been made much excellent sport may be safely expected" Sevaral horses, in addition to those men tioned in our last, will probably he en tered, and we| have heard one or two matches spoken of ns being in progress of negotiation. All the horses intendad for the compe tition are in excellent condition. Old Top is said to be as frisky as a two year old colt, and his friends predict that he will even excel himself. Sally Miller is in beautiful order. At no time since she has been under training lias she looked so well as at present, ller coat is so smooth and bright that it fairly glitters. Lady Jatkson has entirely recovered from the slight injury she some time since sus tained, and will make a bold effort for the two mile purse. Unusual pains have been taken by the Association to prevent improprieties on* or in the neighborhood of the course and spectators will not be subjected to those annoyances which are too often found attendant on a race ground.—From present indications we judge that the weather will prove favorable* and promise ourselves and friends an agreeable enjoy ment. “Good Society .”—The following strange occurrence has taken place at. Champignolles (Fure) France. Aii in habitant of the village having dug a hole to entrap a wolf, put upon it u live goose as a bait for the voracious animai. Ano ther inhabitant, on perceiving the flut tering goose at a distance approached it, and iell into the ditch, which was eight feet deep, the sides being cut out, so as to form an inverted cone. He vainly attempted to get out and was patiently waiting for the return of day. But lie had not waited long when something very I heavy fell upon his shoulders. This was. , a wolf attacked by the bait. The fright j of the man may be easily imaged; that of ; the wolf was equally great for he imme diately got into a corner whence he did not stir all night. When day apeared, the man who had made the trap came up for Ins prey, and was not a little surprised at finding his two prisoners* The man was taken out moie dead than alire No forbearance was -shown to the wolf which was killed for iiis forbearance, during the night.— Galignan. Argumcnfiim ad hominem. —The Duke of Gloucester lately being in earnest con versation with Lord Brougham on the subject of reform, grew so warm in the argument llmt lie observed, hastily, that tin* chancellor was very near a fool. Brougham replied that lie could not think of contradicting the Duke, ami declared tbnl lie billy saw the force of las royifl highness’s pontiou.
