Historical collections of Georgia - containing the most interesting facts, traditions, biographical sketches, anecdotes, etc. relating to its history and antiquities, from its first settlement to the (14598044450)

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Title: Historical collections of Georgia : containing the most interesting facts, traditions, biographical sketches, anecdotes, etc. relating to its history and antiquities, from its first settlement to the present time ; compiled from original records and official documents ; illustrated by nearly one hundred engravings of public buildings, relics of antiquity, historic localities, natural scenery, portraits of distinguished men, etc., etc. / by the Rev. George White
Year: 1855 (1850s)
Authors: White, George, 1802-1887 Dutton, Alpha Christian
Subjects: Indians of North America
Publisher: New York : Pudney & Russell
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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hefollowing extract, for the purpose of showing what his political creedthen was, and from which it is said he has never departed. Speak-ing of the Federal Government, Mr. Schley says : It was necessary, in the formation of the Federal Government, thateach State should give up a part of its sovereignty, delegating to theGeneral Government such powers as were necessary for its existence,and to enable it efficiently to sustain its own dignity, and to protectthe individual States. This was accordingly done by the originalframers of the Constitution, and their acts were ratified by the States.But neither the Convention who formed, nor the States who ratifiedthis Constitution, had the most distant idea that the doctrine of con-structive powers would be carried to the alarming extent contendedfor by some politicians of the present day, and which threatens thetotal destruction of State rights and State sovereignty. If the doc-trine be persisted in, and no remedy be provided for the evil, the
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L^^2-t_--z^t_^w^t--<^—■? CHARLES J. MDONALD. 239 Federal Government, like Aarons rod, will swallow up the StateGovernments, and a final consolidation of the whole will put an endto that beautiful system of liberty, which is now the pride and boastof the free people of these States. Governor Schley has always taken a deep interest in everythingconcerning the welfare of Georgia. He recommended the establish-ment of the Lunatic Asylum, and a geological survey of the State. charles j. Mcdonald. The subject of this sketch is a native of South Carolina. In hisearly infancy, his parents removed to Georgia, and settled in theCounty of Hancock. The citizens of that section of the State hadalways shown a deep interest in the subject of education, and at oneof their celebrated schools, under the direction of the Rev. Nathan S.S. Beman, Mr. McDonald received his academical education. Hethen entered Columbia College, South Carolina, of which institutionhe is a graduate. After studying law i