The student's history of GeorgiaFrom the earliest discoveries and settlements to the end of the year 1883Adapted for general reading and the use of schools . ach of the large rivers. Thesubject of transportation was one of great interest atthat time, and Howard thought he had solved all diffi-culties. 12. The legislature at its next meeting passed severalresolutions complimentary to the heroes of the late declared that the war being over the legislature ten-ders thanks to the gallant late Major-General Mcintosh, toBrigadier-General Blackshear, and to Brigadier-GeneralFloyd, for their
The student's history of GeorgiaFrom the earliest discoveries and settlements to the end of the year 1883Adapted for general reading and the use of schools . ach of the large rivers. Thesubject of transportation was one of great interest atthat time, and Howard thought he had solved all diffi-culties. 12. The legislature at its next meeting passed severalresolutions complimentary to the heroes of the late declared that the war being over the legislature ten-ders thanks to the gallant late Major-General Mcintosh, toBrigadier-General Blackshear, and to Brigadier-GeneralFloyd, for their valiant services. We have already spokenof the resolutions to the Lieutenant-Colonel Appling. 13. The law for alleviating the condition of debtors 160 STUDENTS HISTORY OF GEORGIA. [1815. which had been in vogue for nearly six years, received itsdeath-blow in 1814, from the veto of Governor Early. Sopopular had the law become, that when it received the vetoof the governor, great dissatisfaction arose throughout theState, and when the legislature met in 1815, Governor Earlywas not re-elected, but David B. Mitchell was again placed inthe executive i8i5.] ADMINISTRATION OF MITCHELL. 161 CHAPTER XXXII. 1815—1817. Mitchell Elected Governor.—Penitentiary System.—Conflict between Judgesand Legislature.—Capture of Fort at Appalachicola.—Death of Haw-kins.—Comme-rce of Savannah.—Agriculture.—Alabama and Missis-sippi. ^^OVERNOR MITCHELL, elected and inaugurated in\gj^ November 1815, entered on the work of recovering^^^-^ the State from the losses of the war. Great encour-agement was given by the legislature to education, to thepublic libraries, to the erection of hospitals and poor-houses,and to general public improvements. Among the legislationprompted by benevolence, was an act, requiring the ownersof old and infirm slaves to support them in comfort. Ameasure of financial aid, the Bank of the State of Georgia,was established at Savannah, and used to relieve the S
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