The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-05-03


A correspondent Of the Savannah Republican has
furnished that paper with tho following little
sketch of the proceedings Of the first court OF Lib
erty county, Georgia, which assembled mmedi
ately after the Revolutionary war, derived from
the archives OF the court
''MIHUTKs.
"sunbury. in the county of Liberty. and State of
Georgia, the superior court opened in the
usual form Tuesday, the 18th Move ber 1888
But sufficient number of the officers not appear
| ing for holding the same on account OF bad wea-
Their, the court was adjourned to w Wednesday 18th.
"wednesday, the 18TH the weather still continu-
ing bad; their honors George Walton, ESQ.,, chief
justice, and Ben Andrew, sen. esq. assist
ant judge, present: Ordered that the court be ad.
| lourned to ten O'Clock tomorrow and il was ad-
| journcd accordingly.
Thursday, Doth November, 1888, the court met
according to adjournment.
| 1.-The grand jury being empaneled and sworn.
the chief justice gave the following charge:
| have lately rode and which is now to be found in
your county being the first since the close of the
war the best consequences may be expected to en-
sue from that good order and subordination which
everywhere attended the courts, and which doubt
| not will tax place here. Nothing can contribute
| go much TO confirm the blessings Of peace in
variable Observance OF the laws, which have, or
ought always to have, for their sole object, the gee
neral happiness of the people. In their execution
juries are the grand medium, and without their in
PREVENTION no citizen can be deprived of his rights
10 you In particular ID now consigned an inquiry
into the nature and degree of those offences COM
United within the county jurisdiction against the
peace OF the State In the prosecution OF I, neither
hatred malice, favor affection, is to be admit
ted, but the cuprit is to be punished and the nno
| cent discharged
"'i congratulate you, gentlemen, on the news of a
definite treaty Of peace, by which our freedom.
sovereignty, and independence are secured The
war which produced il was one of necessity
| part. That we enabled to prosecute it with
hrmness and persev GRANGE to 30 glorious issue.
should be ascribed to the protecting influence of
| the great disposcr OF events, and be a subject of
grateful praise and alteration, while the result of
the contest is 30 honorable and advantageous to
and to poserity. 1t is to be lamented that those
| OF society and the permanent happiness Of man
| kind, have been too much neglected.. To recover
| them into practice, the life and conduct of every
| good man should be q constant example. Your
temples, which the prOfane instruments OF tyrant
| laid in ashes should be built again; for nothing
tends 10 harmonic the rude and unlearned or gans
| OF man more than frequent meetings in the place
| of holy worship. Let the monument of your brave
and virtuous soldier and citizen, which ordered
by Congress to his memory, be erected on the same
ground that his virtues, and the cause in which he
sacrificed his life, may be together by your
| children, and remembered through distant ages
"'ln the course Of the conflict with enemy
whose conduct was generally marked with cruelty,
| the whole State has suffered, undoubtedly, more
| than any in the Confederacy. The citizens Of
| Liberty county, with others, have drank deep in
the stream Of distress. Remembering thcse things,
shall not lose sight of the value Of prize
have obtained. And now that we in full pos-
session of freedom should all unite in our
endeavors to benefit and perpetuate the system
! that we may always be happy at home, and for
ever freed the insults OF petty tyranis commits
cd from ohr oad