Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-02-24
M0naay, February 90.

A bill for ere cling L9u'ssna iaso two t,,,
tories, aid mixing psoyisipn tor tie tenn.
q vernment thereof, wlssfrss;vea from d. Z
nate, arc deferred TO a committee Of the sha...
hWsdnesdsY.
Mr. J. Rslloiph sid the Hiu,e woulln,a
llca tar he hid on t5rnlcr day offered -,
tuition barring any clailns derived uodrr any i
of the STATE cf Geosgia passed il the ycar Ia.
IN rel,ticn 10 Ian Dis evd-d to the United. S,.,
Ii was MT bis Purpose IN rising a, this Tim. !,
srespass on The patience of the House. NuS
he know hat he should in future Offer ary !.
marks Additional 10 those be h ad already md,
Eu; he conceived it his daty TO place rhe 81,
jed in such.s poiat ofFght that every eye how
ever Foam, nigh. distinctly see rs sru. m.a,
! For this purpose he wi.hdre the resolusoa Wild
he had before Offered, and moved the tJlosrs
tescluiions
! Resolved, That The legislature Of The stat, d +
Georgia were at no tine invested with ttc posu
| Of ailheating The right Of soil possessra bya
/ god reople Of t,at state in and to tie vacant
territory Of she same, but in a tigh.lal nlanncr
and for the public good:
That when the governors of any people .hll
have betrayed tie confliepcc rrposed III lhcmsd
Esaail lave exercised that ALL ;horitys with which
they have been clothed for toe general wsifsre,
|to-pfomotc their own private Gods, under the Oa..
Fest motives and 10 the public dctrimcnt, it is tn.
|rpalienable right of pcopse.so c.rcup.'auccd,
TO revoke the authority thus abused, to rssun.
the rights thus attempted 10 oe brterei, and
TO abrogate the act thus erldeayoullng to bsEay
them:
Tbatis i: 10 evidence 20 this House that I'll.
al Of tue legislature Of Georgia passed on the
.7.h of January 1875, Untitled 6 an at tor ap.
propriatng part Of the indicated territory Of
this state, for the payment Of the late STATE
troops, and for other pufpos-s" was passed by
persons under the influence OF gross aud p4lpe5s
corruption prattised by the graotees Of The la0di
attempted TO be a!incated by the aforesaid aA
tending to enrich and agsrandiz-, to degree al
mos. ineslculable, few individuals, and pincu
10 the public interest:
That the good people Of Georgia, impressed
with general Indignation at this act Of atrociu
perhdy and -anparraIleied corruption, with
ptomptitude of lccsis. highly honort bic to thcn
character, did By the act Of a subsequent legas.
ture passed on the l3sh February i7qS uad'
circumstances ofp.culiar solenlaity, AMI hnaly
sanctioned by the people, who have subsequently,
euerated it on their constitutions, declare Inc pre-
ceding aet, aad the grants made under It, u
Themselves, null and VOID, that the said at should
he exrunged from the records of the state, aai
be publicly burnt, which was accofdl ely don'
provision. atvthe same time, being maae ior re-
storing the pretended purchase money - the gran.
tees, by whom. or by persons claiming under
hem, the greater part of the said purchase mo.
ney .hat bcen withdrawn from the treasury Of
G.orgias:
That afabf.qaeaslsgiAaturco an individual
fate has an unloabtcd right 10 repsa any atto
preceding lsgiaatuie, provided fach repeal O'
NOT forbidden by the contribution OF that tax
or Of the Unttd States:
That The aforeFad att Of the Rate Of Geofgn
paned on theeish Of February 1896 was fo'od.
den neither by the coas.itution OF that Rae, uof
By that of the United States:
That the claims of perfons derived unIer me
sforei4idata Of the 7t1 January, 1895 ac tecoS,
Ul.-u uSlhi%t " SNtiii'aSt i'SLSSNi wv
States and the taie OF Georgia, nof by any act %
The Fe3eral Government:
Therefore rcio!yea lhst NJ part ef thu ffe NIL
ions ofsact.s r.f rY-t for tll,:yiog < q reua.
claims to tia !-ndseeded by the fate Of G o'gh
10 The SUaited States and apor2pria':i BY n. l'i
ot Consrcfs paaei at their laf ftficn ihail %
Apr ,prIated TO quiet or compenfA'e any e'1a.u
derives uader any aa tn Gate of 9;orgla p'u1S
or alleged ,obc paid do ing the year 'ns eno''
aad leran huni.ed and rine,y FIVE. -.
On conflicting ;he fef1lHsions the H'ai' a.
vided--Ayes s., carries
Mr.. ]. Rudolph then moved their r't''eas 1
10 the committee Of the whole Oh the ois PROM
ed for the fettlement oflundfy claims 70 pun
lands lying foa:h Of the ttate Of Tensa 9.
Carried. Aycs So Mes 80. :.
committee was appointed to snqh'e '''o y. y.
.ex2cdieney of alteriag the tiin-' OF holding -
l.ltria eou,t Of Ri de Inaod. ~
Mr. LIB reported a bill 10 repeal tHe -