Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-09-11
Congressional Reglster.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

DEsATE ON q.Hs rAxoo czAIxs.

4, Mr.. J., RANDOLPH said. that. os wr;
as his extreme indisposilion and exces.iy,
I hoarseness would permit, he would lay be
4 fore the House some observotioos on IN,
various objections which had been urvea
against the amendment Of his,wor,hy snc
respectable colleagues, {Mr. Clarke) Tor
such he wAa in every point of siew.' q He
complained of disingenuous and unfai,
< Practices on the part Of s,nre of his oppo
nents. They bad undertekrn 10 argue u o.
on supposed admission OF his friend aue
himself that the aE3 of 1895 created .
icontrsa between the state OF Georgia and
the grantees therein named. II his (said
] he) is nothing less than begging, or rather
q hagrant robbery of the question. We
deny that any contraet has been, or could
be made under such circa,ns,ancrs-,b a,
fraud isa basis on which a con,raa can
! be erected. GentIemeu nust drive ;n,o
this morass of corrunt;on, nile ,r :, ron
| ger arsumen Mt and sounder reasoning. be.
fore they can build Stadt- House Of a
conclusion upon il. ,Tis aonapm;rr OVER
which they cannot pas. and h ,be;r awt,.
ward attempts to ert around i. rbev con.
Tess, even whilst they affset tn d.nv IL
existence. Fraud has rendered !, y;rbon,
bottom. The act Of 1895 is at oncr de.
ciaratory of that ftaud. and the h;phest
possible evidence OF The fael. Thr cla;s
mans and their advocates tt,emsrlyes con.
cede il, when they ding To ,b~ ,.,,r, ~
the commissioners, by which /, i. ern,ss..
ly affirmed, and which explic;,Iv deci,res
! that Their title cannotbe supported. And
when they come into IBIS fious- with ,ta,
report in their hands. AID wh;ne and
ctinge Tor our bounty, do thew not ab,r.
don all pretensions 10 file Vas. ~. al
vocates of these claims nr. rornnsn.a =,
acknowledge the f,and. 81 v;.,j ~.
of cootraes. How else can NV ;.,s,,r.'
their own frand and ;o;;.,s,;c
fair coptraTtors With a GOOD lille. or ssvsn
-'gashs OF their figa faf ard boa tsd. ivy.
chase! This point cannot be kept too
much in sight, nor too strongly insisted on.
The venerable gentleman frsm Penn
sylvania, (Mr. Findley) when he gave in
hs recansation Of his last years opinions
on this subjec,, told you that General
sVashingtcn's Message had no reference
to the irauduleFcy of the asl of 1895.
lie cansidered il as cAvEAr on behalf
OF The United States, who claimed, a great
part OF The tesritorv in question. Be il
SO. Was that notice to subsequent pur-
chasers, or not +! How will the gentleman
reconcile this inconsistency Within the
disputed limits between the federal 90
yernmsnt and Georgia, Hve-sixths OF this
very New England compsny's purchase
we're COMPRISED, besides that valuable part
o. tne seofg'a compa1y's grant, contain
81 - 'ne iorS OF me AsIbama and Tom
usoee' me on'tee States commended
u'a''es country ives. o. The Chatahouchee,
-,'a s9o'n OF q I parallel OF latitude which
~ -;,ou'o 'n'e'see' me mouth OF the, Yazoo
.'sur' never cons,'.u'sa part OF Georgia
,;ne ~ W., NJ. " r,n., 'ae nn"s 81 .ne pro.
.svr r ~ =, &. .'o.'aA' rom which being
vested il n roa rsS.S = 80, /" became
~ - ;e,, !, Lo o'',, Q nor 70 tne state
The far greater mar, e H. - .o"''soous.
C.eorgia M;ss;.s;n, , ,ore ene gran. % the
ed within ,bese I;s,,;,. ~" = en'rac.
the New FngIsnd rn,,na "s pulenase o.
Themselves. to have been yn,d. So ~
company, twelve. rnon,bs as,sn s ~, ,,o'r p .''s'
dents MESSAGE Tn. oen,,s ~.
pen,,,i...: t,:-,r i'os"