Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-08-24

ppnent said he could not influence Mr.
Shepperd; the deponcpt understood ane
believed that said. Longstreet wished
to get AR Shepherd go home to fireUrnl
nm Oofing against me SAFE ofrfie lands; tina.
ne likewise had conversation with Mr..
Wilkinson, who also asked the deponent
iif SHEPHERD woald not go home. The de-
ponent answered ne did not know. When
Wilkinson replied, by God, I wish he
would. The deponcnt further saith, that
before the assembly rose, and before the
governor signed the bill. he the said Will
kinson showed The deponent fzvs written
certificates. for four shares each, or for a
Certain number of acres, the deponent
does not precisely recolle6 which, said
certificates did not mention tkdf any sun,
svas TO Be haid Jtr them. They were sign.
ed by Nathaniel Pcndieson, chairman. He
believes, that afterwards the said Will
kinson showed the. deponent tzvo hrrnsed
certificates from the Tennessee company,
one from the Georgia con,hary. for 5fftv.srx
fhouscnd acres, signed by lanes Gum,
Mathew MsAllister and George Walker,
he believes, and fsyo Printed certificates
from the Georgia 1zTssissihfli company |:
that the said Wilkinson Informed The de-
ponent the first two written certificates
had been given up, and thar he had recei.
we'd the LAST two printed ones ia lieu there
of.
&suedJ DAVID GLEN
"a, sd, q. .-.'--
JAMES SiMMs, esq. one of the re presenta-
tives from the county of Columbia, being
dulysworn, saith that be had frequent con-
versations with Roberts Thomas, esq.
member ofthe senate ofthis state, at The
last session OF the Legislature at Augusta
that the deponent did frequently, during
that session, and whilst the act FOR the dis.
posai ofthe western Territory was in ae;
ra,ion, advise the said Roberts Thomas |
not 70 vote for the sale of the lands, that
the said Thomas said there was an oppor.
tunity of making something very clever.
and it he did vote for it, he would--tbe
deponent told The said Roberts Thomas
that The purchasers would deceive him.
and alter he had voted in favor of it he
would get nothing 10 which the said
Thomas replied, he would take cafe to
make himself secure before he gave his
vote.
he deponeht further saith, that during
the last session OF the legislature, whilst
the said biilfor the disposal OF the western
lands was on the carpet, genera! Gum
called on the depoheat and .oid him ,ha,
he was fearful the till would be lost
Luke Mann, esq. a member Of the senate
as the dcponent understood that day, voted
against the bill; Cuin then said Simms /
suppose from what have heard, YOU are
poor man, and you now have an oppor-
tunity osrlaking something handsome for
yourself and family, If you will prevail on
MaEp To vote for the Bill, l will give Won
$4,000 acres OF land. The deponent fur
Their saith, that the said Gum told the de-
ponent he would give the same if he would
get Mr' Wood senator, TO vote for il, or
any other member Of the senate /; that he
was in company with AIR. John King, and
MIR. Samuel Wright, two members ofthe
same senate al their quarters in Augusta
That conversation arose about the sale
OF the western lands the deponent ex-
pressing mseifapposed to that measure
the said John King and Samuel Wright
toin the oeponent he ought not TO oppose
II, tor ne might make something clever if
he would come into the measure, or words
of that nature.
(Signed) JAMES SIMMS.
HENRY G. CALDwELL, ESQ. being dujy
sworn, saith, that during The sitting of the
last convention al Louisville, the dsponen,
had conversation with general Gum
when the said Gum asked the deponen,
who was TO be governor next year; the
deponent said he heard judge SnM menti
oned, the said Gum shook his head and
said 1t would not do, that Stith had beer
nDgrsteful 10 his poor relations, for thai
he had made great deal of money 6y IN,
sfecuiafion, and had not been generous "a
them---the deponent asked the said gene.
raj Gum how much j4dge 'Sfffh had made
by that business, geperal Gum answered
thirteen thousand dosars. The deponent
then asked the said Gum If the said Siiih
bad STARE ia tie lands, TO which general
Gum gave no direct answer, but said NIX
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