The story of Georgia and the Georgia people, 1732 to 1860 . ure was to providefor the observance of this day. The church in Augusta had now been made habitable,and was being supplied for the time by Dr. Palmer of the Richmond academy. Hewas requested by the Leg-islature to provide a formof prayer and to preach aThanksgiving sermon,which he did to the greatsatisfaction of the body,who very decorously at-tended service, and whothe next day returnedthanks to Mr. Palmer forhis well-adapted sermon. Georgia had alreadyelected her two senators,and now made provisionsfor electing the three members of
The story of Georgia and the Georgia people, 1732 to 1860 . ure was to providefor the observance of this day. The church in Augusta had now been made habitable,and was being supplied for the time by Dr. Palmer of the Richmond academy. Hewas requested by the Leg-islature to provide a formof prayer and to preach aThanksgiving sermon,which he did to the greatsatisfaction of the body,who very decorously at-tended service, and whothe next day returnedthanks to Mr. Palmer forhis well-adapted sermon. Georgia had alreadyelected her two senators,and now made provisionsfor electing the three members of the House. General Washington, who was making a tour through theUnited States, came to Augusta from Savannah and was re-ceived by the governor with due formality. The presidentalways fixed his quarters at a public house, and positivelyrefused to be entertained privately, but accepted the civili-ties which were always extended, so he had his dinings andthe inevitable ball, attended the commencement of theRichmond academy, and gave the young students sundry. George Washington. 1789-1800] AND THE Georgia People. 169 copies of the classics, which had been offered as prizes,with his autograph in them. There had been up to this time no great deal of politicalstrife in Georgia. The bitter antagonisms of the past hadbeen personal rather than political, and the sectional feel-ing had not been as yet manifest. Savannah and the low-country had ruled the State from its first settlement withoutresistance or protest, but it now became evident that thepeople of the up-country were not to be ignored or over-shadowed by the wealthy and cultured men of the low-country. These educated low-country men were all Demo-crats in public life and aristocrats in their social were bitterly opposed to Federalism and sympathizedwith the French, and so when Mr. Telfair of Burke, for-merly of Chatham, offered for governor the second time hewas defeated by the rugged and uneducated Federalist,Co
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