Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-02-28
REPORT.

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he act OF Ge0rgia, Of tie ,4b p.
bruary, 1895, as weiIa, feveral lubieooen,
ats, haa made providon fer the repav
mcnt OF the money, depoised as the con
liberation Of the parcFiafe; and the docp.
me7t vG) fhows,hat $40. 6q7 dollar, and
fifteen cents, have ben withdrawn ucds,
thof. laws. The copmiGicncrs have no,
been able TO procure the evidenco, ..
which thole fums were paid j. is lowe.
yer undeFifo9d, that fuppodng the3s;ts
from Georgia to hsye been valid. oor
more that five or tx millions Of acr.s
have been fairly iarreniered by the parties,
who have received that money.
A great majority of Il perfons who
claim the lands rot lurrendered, have Gen.
ed the proportions of comprom;f-, here.
uato annexed, XII, by which they offer
70 .elinquilh their claims, provided tia.
the United States nall pay thtn at the
rare of twenty-five cents per acre, for the
nominal quantities. Of land, claimed by
them which after making the proper de.
dnttlons for lands, which have bsen fur.
rendered, would MIKE grols fun, ola
bout 8 100000 dollars, with interett
from the year 1906 provides, however;
that the principal and in;erea, lh4lI not
exceed the proceeds OF thofe FIVE million
OF acres, in the territory, which haIl u.
timately be fold for the highca price.
The co.nmifioners thick thole propc-
litions inadmiilibie, and without prefer
ding to affirm, that the legiaature. Of the
fate of Georgia was competent TO make
the decilon, shey feel no hettation, in
Declaring is as their opinion, that under
all the cilumliances which may ahyf
the CAFE, as they have come within their
knowledge, sn1 rs herein fated, the ii.
Tie of the claimants cannot be fupporied.
But nevertheless, believe thst The in.
tereit Of the United States, the tranquil
lily Of thoie who may hereafter inhabls
thsr territory, an various equitable con.
alterations, which may be urged in favor
of mott of The pfefent claimants, render II
eXpeiiieAt 10 enter into comP!Gmse On
reafonab.e terms.
Under thar impreaiorl, plan IS rel
pett!ully fa5n,itted to the confederation
Of congrels, which although il docs not
give full indemnity to every claimant,
is believed, from lu>h information rs
has been received, TO give, in tie az.
gregate, nearly as much as has o@ca
paid 10 the whole, by all Inc pTctcat cai-
nantse
Asst is understood and generally a.
greed, thar the five millions OF acres re-
rerved by the agreement with Georgia
coa.titute the luod from which the M
demnity is 10 be paid, II is OF primary M
port4nce in order to guard againt aoF
that the nominal fun 10
money, which may be offered as az m
dennjFy, fholll not exceed what t''
fund may be thought amply inflcient %
diieharge. The probable amount Of ''s
a ,nua'. fales, and the price affixed TO ,'