The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-03-19

aga..iU corruption and fraud, out no court or
Juice had yet, by deciding on it, acknowledge
ed IT to be law, and il was too Tow for warning
Others at diaance againlt titles originating I'M
der the law of 1895.
The annulng law of 1896 had all the effect that
any citizen that period could have whed Con-
greis toe poiieion of the government OF the weIiern
parts of Georgia-the parts in which the lands in
quetion lay, aud erected territorial government,
without the content of that fate, and paned law
thorilng the PRECEDENT into negotiation
with Georgia, the principles of compromife, for the
right Of foil The conprome eventually fucceeded,
and an at of celon took place between the United
States and the ate of Georgia. In this aa of celion
or convention was provided that the claims in the
county of Bourbon and Warrington, bordering the
MiIhiippi river, Sc. iho"ld be protected, and that
five millions of part thereof, ihould by the u
nited States be applied tisfy, quiet compenate
the claims now before the Houfe, and that if they
not 70 applied they houd revert TO the fate Of
Georgia.
On thefe conditions, Mr.. F. faid did Georgia fur
render her right Of fo---Agreeable to thefe con-
ditions were the commiloners of the United States
authorized TO make and receive propoals, but the
comnifoners were not authorized to conclude the
agreement, they did report to Congreis, and in that
report they fate that the claimants in their
opinion recover by law This is well founded, be-
cauie no aaion can be brought againR the United
States nor lnee the amendment made the oonttuti-
on refpe9ing the liability of itates, aganf Rae.
Therefore this fund.- viz the five millions of fet
apar, by the convention of Georgia quiet, atisfy,
compenfate thefe claims, NUT be either applied to
that purpoGe revert TO the fate of Georgia, or
the faith of the United States mutt be iacriGced.
Mr.. +. laid that from this view of the iubje9 he
had made UP his mind in favor of the report of
the Committee of Claims That he had not made up
his mind lightly, that he had been Prepoleed agant
but becoming his duty to decide, he had thrown
Aide thefe prepoGefions and examined the cafe with
afe, Ial,h upF,y he
pable and would give his as he had made up his
mind without committing relying the opinions of
others, for he relponiibe only for his OPT
Mon.
To this however he had heard objections of a kind
and delivered in a manner which ihould receive no
anfwer from him. He would, however, take notice
of fome made by his colleague (Mr. Lucas) He had
fad tina, as the land fold had been emated little
above 10000 OCO OF acres, and that the iecondhand
purchaers claimed forty millions of acres and the
Inilioners had made the Ultimate at 35,oooOoo of a.
cres that this was proof of fr:ud their part and
fuficient reaion for refuiing their claim. He fad
he would beg leave to inform that gentleman that
even in the Gate where he lived many furveys had
much more land than was named IN the patent, and
the owner would hold the land without being iubje9
to any mputaton of fraud. That the iaes now in
queion and prior ales by the ttate OF Georgia, not
being fold by actual acknowledgements but by natural
Boundaries clocd BIZ parallels latitude it ;npof
ibe to Ultimate the with accuracy, and that
it was the duy of the eller much as the purchaer
to take care that the Ultimate correct, and that
let the miake be where it would it was by no means
chargeabe TO the fecond- hand purlhaiers-the pur-
chafers TO whom bribng the Afemby of Georgia
could not be imputed as they refded at above thou
fand miles ance and never went to Georgia make
I Ejaculation. 90,
Mr. F. raid that on reae9ion, the acute difcernment
of his colleague would convince him that the claim of
the Wabah company for confirmation Of their purchaf
s from the Indians during the royal government, and
Others which he had introduced that contrary to
the rules of that government, peculato's which he
now informs us are making with the Indians further
to the wea,vard, had not the leatt analogy to the
claim in queon, that this was 10 evident as to need
M exnlanaton. He further oberved that his COL |
LEAGUES argument drawn from the character he was
n-aCed 70 make for the people of New England,
Irrelevant 70 the quehion and that At ea with repea
RI land fluctuations found i'll fact If he |
tool The character of tofe people from the leafaring
men who made their living by trading along the |
f,,+ber, COATS that character would by means aP-
nlv +o citizen farmers OF that country.
Srcb addreGes had been openly made to party fpirt
ard .. tho r,o,ives and virtue ofthe members
...b..o,,:,c- pnhlic bodies and unprecedented We
sre IN tb;s country in habit OF believing that
who took rolemn oath erve the public faithfully
might differ in their opinion, but that they would I'LL
vote agreeable IN their convictions, eiPecaliy when
,be, had no ntereh in doing otherwile; but on this
auction thew were called to reicue their characters
from the charge of corruption and lTnPare motives,
,nd The agature turned into acoart oil nquiiItion In
fpnort of this mutual mode ofargunent his colleague
had with numerous repettons, aid that he would not
Al in that Houfe oherwile than ne would do out OF
doors and that he would act in the Fioue IN fuch
= manner as he would buh for out OF doors, &c Mr.
r ra;d he would allure his colleague that in this they
,v,rA AGREED and f. he believed were all the members
of the houfe but as this iniinuation that the
gsrtlemen afcribed this purity peculiarly to hmief to
eorre4 that impreiiion he would allure HIM that he
,vou,d alto aS in this FIoule as he would do out OF
doors. and that he would at fuch part as never |
would Law him under the painful neceity OF bluhing
in recret-in fuation where temporary popularity
could Give no relief to a wounded mind He wiihed
!, nil 70 be underHood that he incerely believed
tha, other members would differently with the
pref intentions, but thefe members being honef |
tbenfelves did not inpute even intimate iu- |
picior of difhoneRy in thofe who differed from them
IN opinion doing 70 indeed looks 10 much the worie
when is CHARGED on thofe who acknowledged to
he the majority of the representation OF the United
States For his own part he would not think himielt
unified in aupying fuch arguments again the mal-
leh minorityhe had ever feen in aPnbfe body.
Mr. faid from long opportunity OF OBJ
fervation he believed that the people OF New
ENGLAND, were the leaf fkillful or the mot Inn
Die of any people in the United States, IN their
purchafes Of land. AID that in endeavorlng to
- thOughf he had found tut-