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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 appoint- 

 ment of Secretary of War, which he dechned. He was then 

 sent Minister to Paris, where he remained two years, during 

 which time he not only showed himself to be a fearless advo- 

 cate 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, Mr. Crawford was appointed judge 

 of the Northern Circuit, which office he held until his 

 death, which occurred in Elbert county, Sept. 15, 1834, aged 

 62 years. His remains lie at Woodlawn, his seat in Ogle- 

 thorpe county. 



DECATUR. 



Boundaries, Extent. — Bounded N. by Early and Baker, 

 E. by Thomas, S. by Florida, and W. by the Chattahoochee 

 river. It is thirty-six miles long and twenty-five wide, con- 

 taining nine hundred square miles. 



Rivers and Creeks. — The Flint river runs diagonally 

 through the county, and the Chattahoochee forms the western 

 boundary. Spring creek is a considerable body of water, 

 emptying into the Flint. Musquitoe, Willocoochee, Little 

 Attapulgus, Martin's, Horse, Turkey, Wolf and Sayers are the 

 other streams. 



Post Offices. — Bainbridge, Caii'o, Olive Grove, Attapul- 

 gus. 



Population, Taxes, Representation. — In 1845, thepopu- 



