Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1802-09-25
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Onthe Goth Of April, the President COM
municated, bv message, cei-ain articles
OF agreement e-,ercd into b The commits
oners OF the Jn;ied states and oi {, georgia.;
lbywhich Gsorgiac Utestothc Omitted States
ali Claim tothe iar,sdiGNon and soil OF lands
south OF 1cRr"saea, according 20 fxed
boundary line on The condition tbat the u
Inted States pay Georgia one million two
hundred ard fifty thousand dollars ont Of
the net proceeds OF the sales 81 the lsnd.
The territory ceded 10 form state as
soon as II shall contain sixty thousand per
sons,
MIR, Griswold. moved the appointment
Ola committee 60 bring in a bill to repeal
IN act tortbe alnicabie settlement ofliniitsI
vita the state OF Georgia, sc.
The object Of this motion YVES 10 IRE
vent the agreement lately made between
tie commissioners of ;h=. Unied States
and of Georgia from goirg into eGccl BE-
lore the next session OF Congress, The SAID
agreement DECLARING that the settlement
Shall be conclusive GniesS Congress ahail
repeal within six months the above law.
ms motion was supported by Messrs.
Griswold, Henderson and DAVIS, and or
posed By Messrs. Milledge, S. smith and
Eimendorf.
When the yeas and nays were taken,
and the motion lost-Yeas 24--Nays IS.
CoNyEN4zoE Urn GFsAr BHI4A5x.
On the 77ih OF Apfilthe President cun,-
rnunicated the copy ofthe convention en-
tered intobetsgecn lie United States ana
Great Britain.
ne Message stated, that Ihe COM
missioners who were appointed 10 carry
INTO execution the sixth atticle Ct the trea-
ty otamity, commerce and navigation be-
tween the United States and Great BIZ
tam, having differed in their constyuclion
fcR ihat alLcie, ana separated in cotse-
quence OF that difference, the President of
the United States took iInrncoiate mes-
sures tor obtaining couvential explanations
OF that article tor the government Of Tie
commissioners. Finding, however great
difficulties opposed 10 a settlement in that
way, nc authorised Dcr ninjsrsgi,t the court
OF London 10 meet proposition, that the
: United States by the payment Of a fixed
sum, should Discharge thensclyes from
their responsibility FOR such debts as can.
not be recovered fgoIn Inc individual dcbt-
ors- a convention has accordingly been
! signed, EHing the sum TO be paid at six
hundred thousand pounds tcrliag, in three
equal and arEuai iIstalmenfa, which has
oeen ratified by me, with The advice and
I consent Of the. Cprafe.U
Agreeably 10 tho terms Of the conycD-
ton Al ea passed on TIE Sd of May ap-
! propriating two millions SIX hundred and
! sixty-iour thousand collars, being equal TO
6oo'coo pounds sterling.
| Whatever may be the ultimate issue OF
tbs arrangement, it may Sc proper 10 re-
mark THAI 1t is to be considered as sub
jstanua!ly the aGt of inc former adaiuis-
tratlop. Under its auspices the negociati-
on vas commenced, and so far maturcd
as only 10 leave unsettled the sum TO be
paid 10y the United States. It is under.
stood, and it is believed the fact may be
fnlly relied on, that undef that adrainis,ra-
ton, authority was given TO extend the
sum as far as oAs SniifoD sterling. This
license was revoked by Use present admi-
bnsuation, who insGacted then minister
70 agree 10 allow 100000 pounds, in cor
resPopdcnce aith the stipulated faith OF
thc government, aud no mere. The diff
I icrcace, thefeiogc, may lie viewed as eein-
ed by the decision with which the negoci-
ation was closed.
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