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every proposition having in view the slavery of America. On 

 one occasion in Parliament he said: " It is inconsistent with 

 the constitution of Britain that any subject should be taxed, 

 but by himself or representatives." When Franklin and his 

 associates requested to be heard on the subject of the Ameri- 

 can Congress, by the king, Mr. Burke exerted all his eloquence 

 to procure them a hearing, but to no purpose. It was not only 

 as a member of the British Parliament that he exerted himself 

 in behalf of the colonies, but in various pamphlets did he show 

 the folly of attempting to subjugate them. He died on the 8th 

 of July, 1797, in the 68th year of his age, and left a reputation 

 behind him for being a man of extraordinary understanding. 

 He was noted for his benevolence and magnanimity, and to 

 crown the whole, was a believer in religion. He was a mem- 

 ber of the Church of England. 



BUTTS. 



Boundaries, Extent. — This county is bounded N. by the 

 Ocmulgee, which separates it from Newton ; E. by the Ocmul- 

 gee, which separates it from Jasper ; S. by Monroe ; and W. 

 by Henry. Laid out in 1825 from Monroe and Henry. It is, 

 on an average, 17 miles in length, 13 in width, and contains 

 221 square miles. 



Rivers, Creeks. — The Ocumlgee flows along its eastern 

 and northern boundary. The small streams are, the Tussahaw, 

 Yellow Water, and Sandy creeks. 



Population, Taxes, Representation. — The census of 1845 

 gave the population thus: 3,341 whites, 2,292 blacks ; total, 

 5,633. Amount of tax returned for 1848, is $2,017 91. Sends 

 one representative to the Legislature. 



Post Offices. — Jackson, Cook, Indian Springs, Lofton's 

 Store. 



Towns. — Jackson is the county site, situated on the waters 

 of Yellow Water creek, 55 miles N. W. Milledgeville, 5 N. In- 

 dian Springs, 20 W. Monticello, 28 E. Zebulon, 18 from 



