Webb's Ferry, to which place he had removed. The country was then almost a wilderness, affording the young very few means of obtaining an education. He went to a common school, kept by a Mr. C, who made it a practice to give his pupil one or two whippings every day, not for improper conduct, but because he did not hold his pen to please him, or write such a hand as suited him. From his father, who was an excellent English teacher, he derived many advantages; "but being the mill-boy of the family, and the main dependence for doing jobs at home," his attendance upon his father's school was very irregular, but still a fondness for reading was awakened in his bosom. We cannot state precisely when his thoughts were first directed to religious subjects, but he was licensed as a preacher in 1812; and at the session of the South Carolina Conference, held at Charleston in the winter of this year, was received into the itinerancy, being then only nineteen years of age. From the time he first entered the ministry, he has been actively engaged in discharging the onerous duties peculiar to a minister of the Methodist Church. The denomination of which he is so bright an ornament cannot point to one who has served it with more fidelity, or laboured more successfully. Thousands in South Carolina and Georgia retain a grateful recollection of his valuable services. At the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, held at Philadelphia in 1832, he was elected and ordained Bishop. In 1844, the General Conference, held at New-York, regarded it as a very grave offence that Bishop Andrew had become the owner of a few slaves, and passed resolutions deposing him from his office, unless he would abandon his connection with what they were pleased to call “the great evil,"

The facts were these:-Many years since, an old lady of Augusta, Georgia, had bequeathed to the Bishop a mulatto girl in trust, that he should take care of her until she should be nineteen years of age; that provided she was willing, she should then be sent to Liberia, and that otherwise he should keep her, and make her as free as the laws of Georgia would permit. When the time arrived, the girl refused to go to Liberia, and of her own choice remained legally his slave, although he derived no pecuniary benefit from her. She continued to live in her own house, and was at liberty to go to a free State whenever she thought proper. The mother of Bishop Andrew's first wife left to her a negro boy, and she dying without a will, he became, by the laws of Georgia, the Bishop's property. In January, 1844, Mr. Andrew married a lady possessed of slaves, but secured them to her by a deed of trust.

This case occupied the attention of the General Conference for several days, but finally was settled by the adoption of the following preamble and resolution:

"Whereas, The discipline of our Church forbids the doing anything calcula to destroy our itinerant general superintendency; and whereas Bishop And has become connected with slavery, by marriage and otherwise; and this

having drawn after it circumstances which, in the estimation of the General Conference, will greatly embarrass the exercise of his office, as an itinerant general superintendent, if not in some places entirely prevent it:-therefore,

Resolved, That it is the sense of this General Conference that he desist from the exercise of his office, so long as this impediment remains."

For this resolution 110 members voted; against it, 68. A few days after, the Rev. A. B. Longstreet, in behalf of the delegations from the Southern and Southwestern Conferences, presented the following declaration to the General Conference :

"The delegates of the Conferences in the slaveholding States take leave to declare to the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, that the continued agitation of the subject of slavery and abolition in a portion of the Church, the frequent action on that subject in the General Conference, and especially the extra-judicial proceedings against Bishop Andrew, which resulted on Saturday last in the virtual suspension of him from his office as Superintendent, must produce a state of things in the South which renders a continuance of the Jurisdiction of this Conference over these Conferences inconsistent with the success of the ministry in the slaveholding States."

A protest, also, of the minority of the General Conference, against the action of that body in the case of Bishop Andrew, was read.

The substance of it was this-that the General Conference had no power to suspend or depose a Bishop without the presentation of charges; that the act of the General Conference was an attempt to place in jeopardy the general superintendency of the Church, by subjecting any Bishop to the will and caprice of a majority of the General Conference, not only without law, but in defiance of the restraints and provisions of the law; that to request Bishop Andrew to resign is, in the judgment of the minority, to punish and degrade him, and they maintain that the whole movement was without authority of law, and is null and void, and therefore not binding upon Bishop Andrew, or the minority protesting against it. To this protest there was a reply.

In view of the existing state of things, it was finally agreed upon by the General Conference that there should be a distinct ecclesiastical connection, composed of the Conferences of the slaveholding States. The meeting of the delegates from the slaveholding States was held in the city of New-York on the day after the adjournment of the General Conference, which, among other things, recommended a convention of delegates from the several Annual Conferences to be held at Louisville, Kentucky, on the 1st of May, 1845, and also published an address to the ministers and members of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the slaveholding States and Territories. The Kentucky, the Missouri, the Holston, the Memphis, the Mississippi, the Arkansas, &c., some fifteen or sixteen Southern Conferences, passed resolutions, condemning the action of the General Conference in reference to Bishop Andrew, and recommending the formation of a Southern organization of the Church.

The Convention met at Louisville, upon the day designated, when it was resolved that a distinct church be formed, to be known by the style and title of "The Methodist Episcopal Church, South." At this meeting it was also resolved that Bishops Soule and Andrew be cordially requested to become regular and constitutional Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, which invitation both of the reverend gentlemen accepted.

A full knowledge of the causes which led to a Southern organization of the Methodist Church, South may be obtained by referring to a pamphlet published in 1851, entitled "The Methodist Church. Property Case." In writing a sketch of Bishop Andrew, we felt it to be a duty to allude to these subjects, because we believed that it was the action of the General Conference in relation to him which mainly contributed to a division in the Methodist Church.

Miscellaneous.

THE first Court for this county was held April 15, 1822.

F. H. TRAMMELL,
JUNIUS BLOODWORTH,

H. LANE,
DAVID HODGE,
ROBERT LEAKE,

JOHN STEPHENS,
G. B. TURNER,

GEO. CUNNINGHAM,

JOHN F. PIPER,

JAMES HODGE, Sen.

About 1810, the father of Bishop Andrew died, leaving his wife and several children, without property, and dependent upon the exertions of his widow for their support. One of his sons, Herbert Andrew, had this dependence increased, by an attack of disease, which made him a deformed cripple for life. His feet and legs were so contracted, as to rest upon his body, instead of the ground. When other children would have been running about, he was confined to his mother's side. Whilst thus seated, receiving her instruction how to read, he heard from that fond, devoted, pious mother, how the best and holiest of all had suffered meekly, and without resistance, ignominy and death, because it was the will of his Heavenly Father; until there came upon the spirit of the deformed boy the desire to imitate that example so strong, that its control was beyond all human strength.

This noble youth struggled to do whatever was possible in aid of his mother, in her hard labour to support her family, and effected more than most imagined possible. When he had learned what his mother could teach him, he went to school, moving upon his hands instead of his feet, not being able to walk upsight. By his mother's assistance, some little schooling, and his own untiring Died last year.

exertions, he qualified himself for teaching others. He has now been teaching nearly twenty years. His energy and ceaseless industry have secured him the greatest success. Whilst keeping school, he has acquired, by his own unassisted exertions, such knowledge of the various departments of learning, that his scholars are now admirably qualified for entrance into college.

His pure life, the strength of his determination in overcoming difficulties, and the energy of his efforts in doing good, made such an impression upon the people of Newton County, among whom he lived, that they resolved to give him some assistance. They elected him tax-collector. He performed the duties of the office with unsurpassed faithfulness.*

OGLETHORPE COUNTY.

LAID out in 1793. Part taken from Greene, 1794. Parts of Oglethorpe added to Greene, and parts of Greene added to Oglethorpe, 1799. Part set off to Madison, 1811; a portion taken from Clarke, 1813; a part set off to Taliaferro, 1825; a part added to Madison, 1831. Named after General Oglethorpe, the founder of Georgia. Length, 28 m.; breadth, 16 m.; area square miles, 448.

The face of the country is hilly: the western part is red land, the central gray, and the eastern partakes of several varieties. The lands upon Goose Pond have long been noted for their fertility.

Broad River separates the county from Elbert, and the Oconee forms part of its western boundary.

LEXINGTON is the county town, 64 miles N. N. E. of Milledgeville, distinguished alike for the hospitality and intelligence of its inhabit

ants.

Bowling Green, Bairdstown and Woodstock, are pleasant villages.

The climate is mild. We insert a few instances of longevity. Mr. CLIFFORD WOODRUFF died over 104 years of age; Mrs. TAYLOR Over 80; CHARLES STRONG, 84; Mrs. STRONG, 80; General STEWART, 70, a soldier of the Revolution; CHARLES CARTER, 89; JACOB EBERHART, 83; SAMUEL WARD, 85.

Education has always been appreciated by the citizens of this county.

Extract from the Census of 1850.-Dwellings, 819; families, 820; white males, 2,228; white females, 2,154; free coloured males, 2; 1 free coloured female. Total free population, 4,385; slaves, 7,874. Deaths, 175. Farms, 555; manufacturing establishments, 13. Value of real estate, $2,163,078; value of personal estate, $4,235,515.

* Extract from Governor Gilmer's Address before the Alumni of the State University.

Oglethorpe boasts of having furnished a number of distinguished men, the history of many of whom is given in this work.

Hon. STEPHEN UPSON, an eminent lawyer, long resided in this county. At the time of his death, in 1824, he was esteemed one of the first men in Georgia.

The Hon. WILLIAM HARRIS CRAWFORD resided in this county. His history shows how much may be done by study, industry, and honesty. He was born in Amherst County, Virginia, on the 24th of February, 1772. Mr. Crawford's family were from Scotland. His father came from Virginia in 1779, and settled in Edgefield District, South Carolina; and in 1783 he removed to Columbia County, Georgia, where he died five years afterwards. W. H. Crawford was a lad during the Revolution, and was raised with the hardihood of those scuffling times. After the death of his father, Mr. Crawford, in order to aid in the support of his mother's family, devoted himself to the business of instruction, for several years, until Dr. Moses Waddel opened a classical school in Columbia County; when, feeling the importance of a knowledge of the languages, he resolved to avail himself of this excellent opportunity of obtaining an acquaintance with the classics, and accordingly became a student in Dr. Waddel's academy, where his progress was so great, that he was soon employed as an assistant. After remaining in this academy two years, he came to Augusta, and formed a connection with Charles, afterwards Judge Tait, in the management of the Richmond Academy. In 1799 he removed to Lexington, and commenced the practice of law; and it was not long before his talents and great attention to business placed him at the head of his profession.

At the period when Mr. Crawford first commenced practice, the upper counties of Georgia were monopolized by a clique engaged in legislative speculations. Efforts were made to secure his co-operation in these iniquitous proceedings, but with no success. For four years he represented Oglethorpe County in the Legislature of Georgia. In 1806, he was elected to the United States Senate, and in 1811 re-elected without opposition. In this body he occupied a pre-eminent station; and upon many important and exciting questions, evinced a judgment unsurpassed by that of any member of the Senate. In 1813, President Madison offered him the appointment of Secretary of War, which he declined. He was then sent Minister to Paris, where he remained two years, during which time he not only showed himself to be a fearless advocate of his country's rights, but gained the favour of Parisian society by his open manners and instructive conversation. When he returned to the United States he was appointed to the War Department, but in which he served only for a brief period. In October following, he was appointed Secretary of the Treasury, and continued to discharge the duties of this important office until 1825, with an ability which men of all parties acknowledged. In 1825 he received a flattering vote for the office of President of the United States. In 1827, upon the death of Judge Dooly,