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®0 c <£ o nstrf ut i onall ♦ BY P. C. ftUEt. iimm/tIA, FRIDAY, H ARC II 39, 1833. VOL. X...«i10. »%. YHC CONSTITUTION ALIST, I**ibli»Ucd excry Tuesday ami Friday, IS MACINTOSH STREET, ’’Tkird door from the non'».wo«»t comer of Broad-Streel. ■Salts of LAND, by Administrator*, Executors , or Guar dians, are required, by law, to be held on the fust Tues day in the month, between the hours of ten in the fore noon and three in the afternoon, at the Court-House in the county in which the property is situate.—Notice of ‘these sales must be given in a public Gazette SIXTY DA YS precious to the day of sale. 'Sales of NEGROES must be at public auction, on the first Tuesday of the month, between the usual hours of sale, at the place of public sales in the county where letters Testamentary, of Administration or Guar ' dianship, t. y have been granted, first giving SIXT\ < DAYS notice thereof, in one of the public Gazettes of this State, and at tin door of the Court-House, where such sales me ts be held. * Notice for the sale of Personal Property must be given in like manner, FORTY days precious to ihe day of sale. Notice to the Debtors and Creditors of an Estate must be publishedJ..r FOR TY days. \Notice that application will be made to the Court of Ordi nary for leave to sr.L I.AND, must be published for FOUR MONTHS. Notice fur leave to sell NEGROES, must be published fur FOUR MONTHS, before any order absolute shall be made thereon by the Court. Mine E LLAXEOUSr [From the Album/ Argus.] RECOLLECTIONS OF THE REVOLU TION. [Read before the Alhanv Institute, March 7, 1633, by R. E. Ward.] Every tiling relating to the revolution, that resulted in the es ablishment of American inde pendence, must be deeply interesting to every American.—Even the smallest act that tended to produce that event, so much more resplendent f rom the gloom that preceded it, possesses an in terest entitling it to attention, if not icspect. Facts in themselves unimportant, of'eh be come invested with a peculiar interest, when considered in reference to the results flowing from them. Os this character are those contain ed in the simple narrative which I have thought might not be uninteresting on this occasion. It relates to an event of no less magnitude than the capture of Major Andre ; to which a peculiarin terest has been attached, growing out of the character of the man, and the importance of the “event. Had Andre effected his arrival in New York with the important communications of Ar n«ld in relation to West Point, it is hardly, possi ble to calculate the result upon our national Happily for us, that arrival was never to take place : and the fortunate prevention of it has generally been attributed to Williams, Pauld ing and Van Wert, his captors. The strong pro babili'y,.however, is, that had not the facts oc currcd whieh I am about to mention, the capture never would have taken place, because, in that event, he never would have been in a situation to be captun'd. The substance of the following 1 narrative of facts is taken from tradition. The truth of the facts may he relied upon. It was in the autumn ofthe vear 1780, that a farmer living in the town of Cortland, in the 1 county of Westchester, was making cider, hav- i jag been (or a few days released from his conn- ■ try’s service, to follow his agricultural pursuits. The mill in which he was at work was situated on the cast bank of the Hudson, near that part of Ha verst raw Bay, called “ Mother’s Lap,” or for brevity’s sake, “the Lap.” While busily employed in the man ifacture of his cider, two voting men, whose names were Sherwood and Peterson, with their muskets, (tlm usual accom paniment in those days,) approached the farmer, and after passing the usual salutations, and re freshing themselves with the new made cider, 'seated themselves upon a log that lay near the mill. The farmer observing them in close con versation, and looking intently upon some distant object,, asked them to acquaint him with the cause of their alarm and anxiety. “Hush,’’speak ing low, says Sherwood, “ the redcoats area bout us.” Where,asked the firmer,in a whisper. “Ybnder, yonder, just within the Lap,” an swers Peterson, pointing at the same time to a spot where was an English gun.boat, with twen *ly.four men laying upon their oars. “Return to vourmill,” he added, an 1 addressing himself to Sherwood, “we will crawl to the bank of the river, and give the red boys a shot.” Peterson and Sherwool drew near to the ’margin of the Hudson, and place themselves be hind a large rock which was directly between them and the gun-boat. Here, after reconnoit- Icringthe situation of the gun.boat, and examin ing their guns, they fired upon the crew, and killed two persons. The British soldiers that manned the gun-boat belonged to the British ’sloop of war Vulture, which lay at anchor in the Hudson off Tellers’ Point. Not expecting to meet with the enemy, they had prepared them selves with no weapons of attack or defence, ex cept a blunderbuss. This they hastily fired to wards the shore, but without giving it any par ticular direction, and ofcourse, without produc ing any effect. Quickly perceiving that all their efforts to defend themselves must be una vailing, as they were contending with a hidden foe, thev puttheir boat about as speedily ns pos sible and proceeded towards the Vulture, pre suming that its heavy arms would secure to them a far better pro'ection from rebel outrage, than their own small blunderbuss. In proceeding back to the Vulture, they kept a proper distance from the shore, for the purpose of evading all further annoyance from the rebel musket. The retreat was made good, and as the sun was just losing himself behind the mon’ains that bor der the Hudson in the vicinity of Havers'raw bay, the disappointed sailors might have been seen lifting themselves up the side of the Vul. ture. Peterson and Sherwood remained in their place of concealment, until some time after the crew of the gun-boat had reached their vessel, expecting 'hat a reinforcement mi r ht probably be sent on shore to reconnoitre. Finding, how. ever, that no movement of that kind was made, they abandoned the rock, and rejoined the old farmer at the mill. “What luck with the red-coats,” enquires the farmer, hastily, being anxious to learn the re sult of the firing. “Good luck and bad luck, if it’s a possible thing,” replies Peterson. “ Hdw can that be ?” scys tbs farmer. “ Easy enough,” answers Peterson. “ We had the good luck to come off unhurt, and the bad luck t » kill two of the sailors in the gun-boat, wl ose only crime was being engaged in arms against us.” While Sherwood and Peterson were inform ing the farmer of the result of the skirmish, a man was observed coming down the east bank of the river just below Coilabergh landing, and cautiously examining every thing nrotfnd him. The stranger had gained the spot nearly op. posite where the gun-boat had been stationed, before he observed the men at the mill; upon dis covering them, he retraced his steps for a Tew rods, and then look an easterly course through the fields towards the Croton river. That man was no less a personage than Major Andre, bearing about him the traitor’s dispatches to the British general. The gun-boat was to have received him at the point where it had been stationed, and convoyed him in safety on board the Vulture. The Vulture was to have conveyed him and his important dispatches safely to New York. He had conferred with the traitor the evening previous a few miles below West-Point; and had obtained all the necessary information and documents, to enable the British general to take possession of Test- Point. justly as the key of the Hudson. After all the necessary and proper [ arrangements had been made between the trai tor ami the spy, they separated, the one for his camp, the other for the Vulture. The course ofthe latter lay along the west bank ofthe Hudson, until he arrived opposite Ver Plank’s Point. At that place lie crossed the river and followed its course un'll ho arrived at the par ticularspot in “ the Lap,’ 5 where the gun-boat had been stationed to receive him. Having heard the firing and perceiving that thegun-boat had been forced dr frightened from the place cf assignation, he was compelled to alter his course, and proceed towards the interior of the county of Westchester. About eleven o’clock on the eveningof that day he found himself approaching Crum pond. At that place he remained thro’ the night with a Mr. Smith.—Early on the morn of the ensuing, day, having procured a horse, he started for New York, determining to travel the distance by land. He crossed the Croton river at Pines bridge, and at the time of his capture hv Paulding and his associates, was passing the Beekmnn woods, die largest forest in Wes'chester county, and adjacent to the old Dutch church mentioned by Irving in his tale of “Sleepy Hollow.” Thus West-Point, the Gibraltar of New York, 9 • . - % owes its safety in fact,not to the cifptorsofthe spy, hut to those who were instrumental in putting him in the way of being captured. While, therefore, we award the proper meed of praise to Williams, Paulding and Van Wert, and erect nionumen's to their memory for the agency thev had in the capture, lot us not forget the part acted by Sherwood and Peterson, and the igen cv they had in enabling the capture to take place. From Fraser's Magazine. Account of the Feats of an American Sailor who Swallowed ClXsp Knives. — The case which wo are about to describe is so extra ordinary that it could scarcely obtain credit, were it not supported by occular and undoubted testimony. We have no hesitation in believing the facts of a Spaniard who swallowed perforated silver halls, filled with particular substances, in order that the physiologist who employed lum might study the action and powers of the gas tric juice : hut it almost surpasses belief, that a man could be found who would voluntarily in troduce into his stomach bodies of such a size, of such a shape, and of such indigestible materi als as to endanger his life. An American sailor, of the name of John Cummings, about twenty-tluee years of age. happened to touch at a port on the French cons'J about two miles from Havre de Grace, in the month of June, 1799. Observing, in a distant field, a tent, with a crowd of people round it, the curiosity of himself and comrades prompted them to steer their course in that direction. Upon their arrival they learned that a plav was acting in the ten'; and having collected a iivre each and obtamed admission, they were surprised at the sight of the play-actor-, who were entertaining an admiring audience with the feat of swallowing! clasp-knives. When the sailors returned to their ship, one of the party gave an account of the wonders which they had seen ; and Cum mings, who had been drinking freely, boasted that he could swallow knives as well as the Frenchmen. His comrades took him at his word, and challenged him to perform the feat. Though, as he himself candidly acknowledged, in Ins own account of the matter, he was “ not particularly anxious to take the job in hand, yet he did not like to go against his word ; and. hav. ing had a good supply of grog inwardly,” he took out his own pocket-knife and upon trying to swallow it, “ it slipped down his throat with great ease, by the assistance of some drink, and the weight of the knife.” Successful as this performance was, his companions were not sat isfied with seeing it only once ; and having as ked him “if he could swallow more,” he ex ultinglv replied, “ All the knives on ship.board!” A fresh supply having been procured, he swal lowed tluee of them in the same manner as he had done the first; and, to use his own mode of expression, “ by this bold attempt of u drunken man, the company was well entertained for the night.” Our knife-swallower, though highly favored hv his good fortune, as well as bv the extraor dinary powers of his inner man abandoned the practice ot his art for six years ; but, on the 13th of March, 1905, Ids vanity again tempted him to repeat the hazardous experiment. While drinking with a parcel of sailors in Bos ton, in America, he began to boast of his former exploit ; and, in consequence of the discredit which was cast upon his story, he was highly affronted, and declared that he was the same man still, and was ready to prove to them the truth of his assertions. A small knife having b.'en instantly produced, he swallowed it in a moment. Five other knives followed it in the same evening ; and the fame of his doings hav. ing rapidly spread through Boston, he was be set, next morning, by crowds of visitors, and \vas induced, in the course of that day, to swal low eight more, making fourteen in all. On this occasion h© did not escape so easily as ’ he did before from the consequence of his folly. 1 He >vas attacked next dav with such constant , vomiting, and pain, that it became necessary to > carry him to Charlestown Hospital. On the 29ih ofApril,, C ummings sailed from j • France in a brig, and having parted from it, he i went on board another vessel, the Be’sey, of Philadelphia, to return to America. This ves- I sel, however, which was probably engaged in some contraband trade, was captured by his Majesty’s ship the Isis, of fifty guns, and carried into St. John’s, Newfoundland, where she was condemned, and Cummings pressed and sent to England on board the Isis. AtSpitbead where the ship touched, and where, as Cummings observes, “It took in plenty of spirituous• li quors,” he was again induced,.under the influ. ence of drink, to relate to his new’ comrades the marvels of his digestive powers. None of Ids shipmates would believe bis statement and the argument which ensued was cut short by one of them offering him a knife for trial. “Disdain ing,” as ho says “to be worse than his word, he proceeded immediately to perform his part of the business;’ and, on the same evening, (that of the 4th of December,) he swallowed five knives. On the following morning, the ships’s company having expressed a great anxiety to witness a repetition of the performance,lie readily yielded to their request, and, “by the encourage ment of the people, add the assistance of good grog,” he swallowed that day nine clasp-knives, some of which were very large. He was af terwards informed by the spectators, that ho swallowed four more; but he declares that he knew nothing about this additional shipment, ns lie Was, probably, too much intoxicated to have an v recollection of what then passed. This was the last feat which Cummings per formed. He had now swallowed, in all, thirty, five knives, at different times, and it was this last eflort that put an end to his life, in March, nearly four years afterwards. D:*. Lara, the surgeon of the Isis, to whom be was obliged to apply for medical aid, would not, at first, believe that Cummings’s illness was owing to his having swallowed knives ; but, hav ing satisfied himself'of its truth by a strict ex amination of the princij'*«d eye witnesses, lie paid great attention to the c;'se, without however, having obtained much relief f° r his patient. On the 4th June, 1806, he vomit “d one side of the handleof a knive, which had “William Cum mings” cut in the horn, and wh.’ch was recog nized by its owner, who had given it to be swa . lowed. In the course of the next six months, blades and bandies and other fragmeDofknivi a were vomited. He became a patient of Dr. Babington’s in Guy’s Hospital. Hu- story, however, seemed so incredible that he wa.* dis charged in a few days; but was readrnitte 1 * n the month of August, 1807, owing to his health having become much worse. On the 28th of October he left the hospital in an improved state; and ho did not again make his appearance till Sep'ember, 1808, after an interval of nearly a year. At this time he came under the man agement of Dr. Curry ; “under whose care,” as Dr. Marcet observes, “he. remained gradually and miserably sinking under his sufferings, till March, 1809, when he died in astute of extreme emaciation.” WHEREAS the Trustees ‘gjrty of the Academy oj Richnlond County, have given notice that they will lea.se the So.uth Common on the first Tuesday in February Just. and whereas ,tho said S. Common is of right the property of the city of Augusta, &has not been leased for enclosure or cultivation but with the of the citizens of Augusta, and by special Legislative enactment, .neither of which has been obtain ed to authorize the enclosure or cultivation of said com- • mon. And whereas the Cify Council believe that the en closure and cultivation of the said South common will prove injurious to the, health of the citizens generally. Sec. Ist. Be it therefore ordained by the City Council of Augusta, that it shall not be lawful for any person or persons to make any fence or enclosure by ditch or other, wise in any part of the commcn of Augusta, w -'uth of Watkins Street. , .. Sec. 3. And be it farther ordained, that any person j who shall make any enclosure or part of enclosure un der aiiy pretence or in any manner or form whatsoever, shall be lined in a sum not exceeding one hundred del lars, for each and every day such enclosure, part ol en closure, fence or obstruction shall remain. , Sec. 3. And be it further ordained, that each & every fence, ditch, enclosure, part of enclosure or obstruction, shall be considered a nuisance and it shall be the duty of ; tlie city Marshall and all . other officers of council, to abate such nuisance, by removing any fence or other ob structions, made or found on any part of the said common South of Watkins Street. Lone in Council the 2J day of Feb. 1833. SAMUEL HALE. By the Mayor Mayor of the city of Augusta. Geo. M. Walker. Clerk. Planters ’ Fire Proof WARE-HOUSES, AUGUSTA, GEO kG IA. rgS'HIE UNDERSIGNED having purchased the Fire ■ Proof Ware-Houses lately occupied by Messrs. Sims, Williams and Woolsey, respectfully ten der their services to their friends and the public in gen eral, in tiie Ware-House, Factorage and Commission Business, under the firm of & RAiVDLE, They will be prepared to extend the usual facilities to their customers by making advances on PRO DUCE IX STORE. Connected with the Ware-Houses are safe and very extensive CLOSE STORAGES , for the reception of . any Goods, which may be consigned to them fojfsale or otherwise. The situation of their Ware-Houses as to convenience, safety and the despatch of bttsineis is un surpassed by any in the City. The undivided attention of the Subscribers, will be given to the above business, with a pledge not to engage in any speculation upon produce. They hope to merit and receive a liberal portion of public patronage. WYLIE W. MASON, JOHN S. RANDLE. January 29, 1833. u 65 We take pleasure in recommending the above gentle, men to public confidence, believing as we do, in their in tegrvty and qualifications for business. ' JOHN HOWARD, WM. JOHNSTON. , For themselves and other late proprietors. O’ The Editors of News-Papers in Milledgeville, Athens, Washington and Sparta, will please insert the above, weekly for two months, and forward theWac counts to us for payment. M. &. R. January 29 2m G 5 1 FODDER. POUNDS of first quality FOD 6/* DER for sale, apply on the Wharf. 5 March 19 2t 79 TO THE PIBLIC. THE controversy between tiie City, and the Trus tees of the Academy, having become one of some interest to the citizens, the City Council have deemed it advisable to give this short notice to the public, of their reasons for the above Ordinance, and the necessity which called for it. The Citv Council have been advised and believed, that when Augusta was laid out and planned by the pro prietary government, the common was defined and up fended to the town, for the common benefit of the lot holders, undjvftizens, as the word" town common,” itselt seems to import. i That being thus appropriated to the pubiic. or com. mon use of the citizens, this right has ft ever been taken Irom them by the legislature, or abandoned, by them selves. Nor has any act been passed interfering with the right of common in the citizens, except at their own request, or for their supposed benefit. ..That the power to lease given to the trustees, was to lease tor sevei) years, and has long since expired, and, being then given to promote the health of the city, at the the citizens, should not now be exercised, when experience has shewn that the enclosure would most probably be injurious to the health outlie city, and is therefore opposed to the wishes of the citizens. That the City Council, have not abandoned the rights of the citizens by paying fora few years for their own property, in ignorance or neglectof the rights othfhe citizens, which they failed until recently to investigate. That this neglect is less extraordinary titan the un warrantable assumption of a fee simple title in the trus tees, when in fact they never were appointed any thing more than the mere agents ofthe state to lease. Tffiit the trustees are themselves conscious that they have r.o legal title to the common, is sufficiently mar itested by the desperate stop recently taken by them, of causing the common to be r un out Es vacant land, under the law securing head rights. The City Council acting only as the guardians ofthe rights of the citizens, expect their reasonable co-opera tion in the maintainance of their rights. February 8 68 A. CUNNINGHAM! & -i PRL AX D ® APOTHECARIES, J On the corner of Broad and Mclntosh-streets, nearly i opposite the Post-Office. IN addition to their former Stock, have just received an assortment of PERFUMERY, Irom the celebrated manufactory of Prentiss & Pendleton—toge ther with a general assortment ot French'. English and American Drugs, Chemicals, Paints, Glass, Oils, &c. Among which eve' the following, viz : Extra Buchu do Cinchona do Cahinca do Sarsaparilla, fluid and solid , Extracts of most of tiie valuable vegetable# i a the Mat. Med, Sulphate and Acetate Morphine Salicine Quinine Ptperino Strychnine Sulph. and Chloric /Ether Window Glass from 6 by 8 to 13 by 20 White Lead, of various qualities F.a.mts ol all colours, dry and in oil Winter strained Sperm Oil Common Lamp do Linseed Oil, raw and boiled Neats Foot, Train, Castor, and Sweet Oil f,. Teeth, hair, flesh, clothes, shoe and horse Brushes Snufls of various kinds, by the bottle or pound Indigo, Madder, Logwood, &c. &,c. A CENTRAL ASSORTMENT OF warranted the growth of 1833. Together with all the articles generally kept by Druggists. Which they offer by wholesale or retail, on as accom modating terms as they can be procured in Augusta. Orders from the country punctually attended to and carefully packed. Physician’s prescriptions put up at all hours. February 22 72 T«rTME PUBiLIU. THE subscribers have formed a connexion in the practice ol the Law: and will give their prompt & unwearied attention to any business confided to the# 1 care and management, in the several courts of law and equity, within the Flint and Chatahoochee Circuits : and its case of sufficient magnitude in the Cherokee circuit.— Their office is kept in Thomaston, Upson county. GEORGE CARY, THOS. M. GOODE. January 8 w3m 59 ARfrttESS To Parents asnS Teachers. A MONG the numerous cheap publications of the A jSL day, none has been offered to that numerous class cf society who most need instruction and amusement; and, with your approval and assistance, the.puhlisher of “ The Youth’s Literary Gazette,”,proposes to furnish a year’s reading at the ordinary cost of two small vol umes. It is well known, that even among the wealthy, many parents hesitate to lay out a dollar, seventy-five, or even fifty cents, for a volume that is exhausted ip an eve ning; while a still more numerous class are entirely dc. ; barred by the price from purchasing useful and agreea bl<‘ books for their children. The Gazette will contain as much good, useful, and interesting matter as would form twelve of the usual sized volumes for children. The articles -will be adapt, ed to ass ages from sto 15 years. It will thus pass from hand to hand in the family circle, and the mother will find amusement in what she is called upon to explain to her children. To instruct and entertain, to create a. desire fyr in formation, and lead youthful mjhd to a fpndness for stu dy, will be the object of tiie work. Its pages will be devoted to— , 1. Travels and Voyages. 2. Familiar Tales and Narratives. 3. Dialogues on Scientific subjects. 4. Biography and Natural History, 5. Notices of all new Works for Childrci.. 6. Interesting Historical Anecdqtes. 7 Charades, Conundrums, and Puzzles. The assistance ol most of the writers for children is promised; each No. will contain one, two, or throe wood cuts, illustrative of different subjects; and every exertion will be made to make the work interesting. Philadelphia, Dee. 1, 1832. 56 BUPEE3O2I COURTS Scriven County , October Term , 1832. Pre sent the Honorable William W. Holt. Charles Muggridge, vs * > Case for Divorce. M ary K. Muggridge, I IT appearing, by the return of the Sheriff that the de fendant is not to be found in this county. It is therefore ordered, that she appear at the next term of this Court, and plead to the said case, dr the plaintiff will be permitted to proceed to trial in case of default. And it is further ordered, that this rule be published in one of the public Gazettes of this State, once a month for three month, prior to the next term of said Court. A true extract from the Minutes. SEABORN GOOD ALL, Cl’k. January 22, 1833. 53 La \v. — IHE undersigned have entered into Copartnership in the practice of LAW, under the firm of A. &- B. V. Iverson. They will attend to any business committed to their charge generally in the Chattahoochee Circuit. A. IVERSON. V. IVERSON. Columbus. March 8, St T 6 NOTICE. 4LL persons having how any claims cf any kind or description whatever against the late Mary Scott. 1 deceased, of Jefferson county, are earnestly requested r to bring suit immediately, ao that the Estate may be set -1 tied and turned over to ttye Legatees. * ROGER L. GAMBLE, Ex’r. ’ March 12, 1833 6rw ; " PROPOSALS ] • [- FOR ENLARGING AND IMPROVING THE SOUTHERN BANNER, A Paper now published Weekly in Athens, Gse. THE rapid increase of population, wealth and Intel ligence of Western Georgia, have prompted the Editors ot the “ Southern Banner," in order to keep pace with the improvement of the times—to .lay before their friends and patrjms, the following proposals : They intend about Ac first of February ncctfyo publish the “ Bapn'er” on a large imperial sheet—not inferior in size or style of cxAmion, to any now published in the State—lot the accfnpjishment of which purpose, they have ordered from Ncw-York an entire new set of mate, rials. - The Editors deem it unnecessary at this late day, to enter into a minute detail of their political creed—they would deem it but a work of supererogation.. Suffice it to say, their best efforts will always be directed (t?y dis seminating correct principles, religious, moral and political) to the advancement of the interest, honor and happiness of the people—particularly that portion of them comprising tiie Western and North W cstern sec tion of the State; and to whom they mainly look for pat ronage and support. The patronage, of the Banner is now respectable, but not sufficient to meet the increase of expenditure that must necessarily occur, in effecting the improvements contemplated. They are sanguine, however, in the hope, that n liberal public will yield to their efforts, that support and encouragement, upon alone must rely, fqrthe successful accomplishment of an un dertaking so responsible. || TIiRMS... The price subscription will be the santo as here tofore—viz : §3,00 per annum in ndvanca, or §4,00 if payment is delayed until after the year expires. As an inducement to our friends to exert themselves for us, we offer to give a copy of the Banner for every ten responsible names forwarded by any one individual. • Letters, post .paid, addressed to the Editors, or to Albon Chase, Publisher, will receive* prompt attention. ALBON CHASE. - ALFRED M. NISBET. Athens, Dec. 8, 1332, POTTERS CSIiEBKATBD CATHOLICON. rgmiH unrivalled medicine, for which the demand has JL been so incessant and extensive, during the last few years, is still offered for the relief of the unfortufc 1 ate. Its miraculous powers for healing diseases whfoh .resist the ordinary remedies, have been emphatically confessed by the first physicians of the country. It is still prepared with that care and judgment which has se cured it so high a reputation, and the public are renew ediy assured, that though its effects', are so powerful apt! immediate, the ingredients are wholly vegetable, and of a kind perfectly innocent. Unbelievers in its efficacy, arc invited to come and examine the numerous casefi for themselves. * > , O’ To avoid impositions, the public are requested to observe the following particulars .■ Ist. The Genuine medicine has the title William W. Potter’s Vegetable CaTholicon. 2d. There has,not been, nor will there be, any alteration in tfis bottles In which the Genuine Ca tholicon has been distributed, since the commencement of its manufacture, and they will be labelled as hereto, fore. 3d. Wm. W. Patter’s Vegetable Catholicon, is to be had of Turpin D'Antignac, who are the only .1- genfs for its sale in Augusta, Georgia. ,Feb. 26 73 OFFICE OF TIIE LADY’S BOOK, I No. 3, Athenian Buildings, Philadelphia. ) Is. A. GODEY &. CO. RESPECTFULLY inform their patrohs, that in consequence of a qew arrangement in thair Print, ing Establishment, they will be able henceforth to is sue the Lady’s Book regularly, about the commence ment of each month. This, it is believed, will be found of general advantage to subscribers. y Tiie February number of the Lady’s Book contains the usual variety of interesting literary matter, includ ing several original articlts,of great merit. The em bellishments have been adapted and prepared with at. tentive care, and it is believed will give universal satis, faction. The frontispiece, representing the Queen of Belgium, is, at this juncture, peculiarly appropriate, and has much merit as a picture. The whole-length of Napoleon is one of the best specimens of that style of engraving, which has ever been presented to the public, and reflects high credit on the artist, Mr. Lubhren. Tits Mermaid of Martin Meer, though of a different kind, is no less excellent. Lord Byron’s beautiful stanzas “ There is none of beauty’s Daughters,” set to music by an eminent composer, will he found in this number. L. A. Godey «Sl Co. take this opportunity of request, ing agents to forward the sums which they may respec lively be indebted, as they are anxious to close the ac counts of the last year. Delinquent subscribers are once more invited to liquidate the claims against them. The number of new subscribers received since the commencement of the present year has been very grati fying, and gives assurance that the Book still continues to advance in public favor. Persons wishing to subscribe, are requested to forward their orders as soon as conve nient, to 1 L. A. GODEY & Co. February 26 73 PROSPECTUS OF THE Herald of the . Wold Region, A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER, To be published at Lumpkin Court House, Georgia. By At boil Cliasc & Co. THE recent organization, and the rapid settlement and improvements now going on in that interesting portion of the territory of Georgia, known as the Chero. kee Country, seem to require that an additional vehicle of public intelligence should be added to the number al ready located in different parts of our State. For that purpose is this harbinger of the forthcoming “ Herald” presented. , Its objects will be to furnish to the community in which we reside, the usual newspaper intelligence, and to its I patrons in other sections of the Union more remote, such j information in relation to the mineral wealth, ordinary productions of the soil, and natural curiosities, vtth which this section of the country eminently abounds, as will he both interesting and instructive. Its location in by far the richest part of ihe Gold Region, and where nature has signally blended the romantic with the Sublime, will give it advantages for the accomplishment of these oLi -1 jects, to which but few can lay claim. The limited space which may be devoted to politics, will be occupied in disseminating what we believe to be the old Republican doctrines of the Jeffersonian school. Ip this we shall endeavor to be liberal and temperate. —Well written essays upon all sides of this subject, when they do not interfere with the private character of individuals, shall find a place in or.r columns ; as will also those of a literary, scientific and miscellaneous description. With this very brief exposition of our design, we shall submit our work to the public. Upon their decision will depend its long continuance, and its final success. The first number of the “ Herald of the Gold Region," will be issued on or about the 19th of March next, on a Super-royal Sheet, and will be printed with new type. The price of subscription will be §3,00 per annum in advance, or §4.00 at the end of the year. Os those who reside out of the State, payment will in all cases be re quired in advance. Advertisements inserted at the customary prices. O’ Holders of subscription papers will please return them, directed to Lumpkin Court House, Lbmpkin Coun ty, Georgia, previous to the time fixed upon for com mencing the publication. February 16, 1833. %* Editors of newspaper# in this and other State*, will confer a favor by giving the shore a few iniertitm*. and inriring to it the crtfcjtion of their reader?. PRQSPECTTJS FOR PUBLISHING, BY SUBSCRIPTION,, IX riIERjpKEE COUNTY, A weekly Newspaper to be entitled the . CHEROKEE INTELLIGENCE*, TO BE tOffd'CTED BT HOWELL V’ODB. ' ON presenting to the people this prospectus, the Xjf** tor deems it superfluous to say one word gnrd to the utility of newspapers. There ere, particularly at this time, other duties that hs avoided so easily. In entering thq political arena, ws may not conceal our sentiments ; for we conceive it 9*l duty, to our friends and opponents, friendly to avow them. The State Rights’ Doctrines ne contended-jfT by tlie best expounders of the Constitution are thasa we avow ; wehold that each state has relented tahar selt, all and every right, not surrendered up and MttOß efated in the Constitution of Mie Stataa they may, nay should, and have rosetved for tha JWf purpose, those rights, that whenever, occasion reqaif M, they m.-iy be exercised ; but the states should ha Mra. ful. in the exercisf of what are called and supposed (a bo reserved rights, those surrendered up arc not viola ted ; tor they are no more the rights of the states thut if '.they had never been exercised by them. The General Government too, must move within its legitimate sphere, carefully observing w hat powers it may exercise—what ane reserved to the respective sovereignties and have not been granted. While {jere, we remark that wfc are uncompromising Union men, and feel and consider ourselves identified with all those that now rally under thb,standard of the tweniy.fcur states, whatever minor distinctions may, heretofore, have separated us. , A,s respects tiie parties in Georgia, too, we havod word to say.—Wo have acted with perfect satisfaction to ourselves, with the Republican party. The spirit of that party will be carried into our labours ; but wo wish it understood that we have not, and cannot now consent, to advance our party views and by contending against those of our opponents ; we offer to our opponents the free use of our columns, if they are properly used. It is useless to sav any thing of tlje interesting coun try in which the Intelligencer will be located—the farmer is invited there by its fertile lands—the un healthy, by:, its waters and air—the chymist by the valuable treasure found in its bosom. The earliest attention and notice will be given of a|l new discoveries of gold mines or other valuable euriosi* ties V, - 4 The Editor will practice Law in the counties of Che rokee, Cass, Forsyity Lumpkin and Floyd, and will bo thankful for any business committed to his attention in t&ose counties. y All letters and communications to the Editor, relating to the Office, or other business, must be.postpaid to en. title them to notice : this rule will be |mniy tes All communications intended for publication must be accompanied by a responsible and respectable name. Nothing of a personal character, either in the form es a communication or advertisement, will, in any inataacV, be permitted to appear in our columns, , Our subscription will be three dollars each year,|rhMl paid in advance, or fn.pr dollars at the end of the year. Advertising and Jok " ork solicited and executed with neatness and despatch. A synopsis of all the sheriffs’ sales will be published in Augusta, Milledgeviile and Macon, at the expense of the proprietor. 3* "■* The paper may be expected to appear by the 30tk of February. ( ( < Out correspondents will direct their communioatiofto to Cherokee Court House. B Editors in Georgia are requested to publish the to hove. December 20 \ 58 A* ACT , ~ To provide for the call of a Convention to reduce the number of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and for other purposes therein named. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Reprtten tat ires of the Slate of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hfreby enacted by the authority of the same. That the first Monday in April, eighteen hundred thirty-thres, be, and the same is hereby designated and set apart as the day on which the citizens of Geor gia, qualified to vote for members of the shall at the several places prescribed by law for hold ing such elections vote for delegates to represent theta in Convention, in number equal to their representation in both branches of the General Assembly; such flec tions to be conducted, managed and certified under the same law as are of force in respect to electiena ts members of the General Assembly. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall W the duty of such managers to transmit to his Excellciu cy the Governor the result of said elections under the laws now of force for conducting, managing and cerli. lying elections of members of the General Assembly as aforesaid, within thirty days after such elections.— Whereupon it is made the duty of his Excellency the Governor, to issue his proclamation declaring the result of said elections, by naming,the individuals severally lected to represent the good people of Georgia in Con vention as contemplated by tliis act. Sec. 3. And he it further enacted. That every cifis#A of the Untied States shall be eligible to a seat in gaid Convention, who has attained the age of twenty.five years, and been an inhabitant of this State seven year* immediately preceding the day of his election, and wfcq shall have resided one year in tha county for which he shall be elected. • Sec. 4. And be it further enacted. That each mem. her returned as duly elected, shall previous to taking his seat in said Convention, take the following oath, or affirmation, viz : I, A- B. do solemnly swear, that I will not attempt to add to, or take from the constitution, or attempt to change or alter any other section, clausa or article of the constitution of the State of Georgia, other than those touching the represeutatiqn in tbo General Assembly thereof; and that I have been a citi zen of this state for the last seven'yrars, sohelp me God. And any person elected to a seat in said Convcn. tion, who shall refuse to take the oath aforesaid, shall not be allowed to take his scat in snd Convention. •. Sec. 5. And be it. further enacted, That the members of said Convsition shall assemble on the first Monday in May after their election, at Milledgeviile, io the Re presentative Chamber of the State House, for the pur pose of entering upon and consummating the great ob jects of their convention, to wit ; a reduction and equali zation of the General Assembly ; shall have power prescribe their own rules and forms of business, and to determine on the qualifications of their own members ; elect necessary officers, and make all orders which they may deem conducive to the furtherance of the object for which such Convention shrill assemble. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted. That it the duty of his Excellency the GeP/ernor to p#j>- licity, to the alteratiohs and amendments made the Constitution in reference to the direction [reduction] of the numbers composing the General Assembly, and the first Monday in October next, after the rising of the said Convention, he shall fix on for the ratification, by the people, of such amendments, alterations, or new articles as they may make tor the objects of redgetioi and equalization of the General Assembly only : and if ratified by a majority of the voters who vote on the queS* tion of “ Ratification” or “ No Ratification,” then ani in that event, the alterations so by them made and rati, fietl, be binding on the people of this State and not otherwise. Sec. 7. And he it further enacted, 'i’hat it shall be ■ fundamental article in the formation or amendment of tiie Convention, that each county of the State now or. ganized or laid out, or which may hereafter be created by law, shall be entitled to at least one representative in the representative branch of the General Assembly. Sec. 8. And he it further enacted , That so soon as thie act shall have become a law, his Excellency the Gov ernor, be, and he is hereby required to cause it to be published'in the Gazettes of this state, once a week until the day fixed on by this act for the election of de legates to said Convention, ; and that all laws and parte ofi a wß militating against this act, be, and the sama are hereby repealed. ASBURY HULL, Speaker of the House of Representative*, THOMAS STOCKS, . President of the Senate. Assented to, Dec. 24, 1882. WILSON LUMPKIN-, «bv««o«