Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-03-01

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has been more Insisted upon, and more
zealously denied than any other. 1t is all
lodged by the memorialists, who style
themselves agents of that company, and
that they, and those whom they represent,
| were innocent purchasers: In Other words,
ignorant of the corruption and fraud by
I which, the act from which their pretended
title was derived, was passed. am well
aware that this fact is not material t. the
question Of any legal or equitable title,
J which they may set up; but as it has been
made pretext for exciting the compassion
Of the legislature, wish to examine INFO
the ground upoa which this allegation
rests. Sir, when that act OF storent'''s
vi!lany was passed III 1898, attempting,
under the forms and semblance OF law, 10
rob unborn m!lions of their blrth right
! and inheritance. and to convey to ! band
of unprincipled and aagitious men :otcrr!-
tory more extensive, and beyond cosnpari.
son mere fertile than any state OF this UNI
| on, it caused a sensation scarcely less vio-
lent than that produced by the passage ct
the stamp act or the shutting up OF the
port of Boston: with this difference, that
when the port bill Of Boston passed, her
southern brethren did not take advantage
of the forms OF law, b. which corrupt
, legislature attempted TO detraud her OF TIC
bounty CT nature: they did not speculate
. on tlie necessities aud wrongs of their
abused and insulted cou :rynlen. irFpeat
that this Infamous act was succeeded by a
general burst OF Indignation throughout
the continent. This is matter CT puIl'c
notoriety and those speak OF men o.
Intelligence ard education, purchasers too
Of the very country in question: those
who affect to have been ignorant Of any
such circumstance, shall consider as
guilty of great prevarlcation. They Offer
indeed to virtue the only homage which
she is ever likely to receive at their ma, Dis:
the homage of their hypocrisy. lney
could not make IT assertion within the
limits of possibility less entitled to Gre
dit.
Yes, The act Of the 7th of anuary,
l79s, excited emotions OF detes:at!on and
adherence, equal to those produced by
the stamp act, or port biz of Boston. But
this was not all. 1t drew upon it the i'm.
mediate attention of The federal govern
ment. The authority which is about to
be produce 10 ;he house is one which |
am not in The habit OF pros.ituting to every
light occasion. It is one from which those
who are daily endeavoring 70 shelter their
crimes and their iolies uader lis venerable
shade will not dare to appeal, Upon look
ing into the journals Of this house, | md
the following mes: age from the president.
dated on the 18th of Feb. 1905.
Gentlemen Of the Senate, and Gentlemen
Of The House IF Representatives."
"I have received copies of two acts OF
the legislature of Georgia, one ra5sed on
the 2Sh dav of Dec. 1894" This. err,
Is the act which the wavering virtue Of he
governor induced him to reject Tn
other on the Z h Of Janu.ry, 1895" HE
act under which the different comI2nI"s,
from one OF which the memoria.is.s l!srive
their pretended Tile, ,iain. 4" Tor a'pro-
p,iating md selin8 the Iadiar lands wtn'n
the territorial limits claimed by hat state.
These copies, though not officially ceTi'h-
ed, have beer t-a15ys?i!led 10 ne N SUCH
mnaner a, 10 .es.> no roam to doubs Their
| Authenticity. Ih"se acts c"i5rG"" az .o6-
ject # suca ra2nI.m9., md IN Mslr c2n$e-
| quences a,av 50 drs6iq affect tde br2ce Gnd
i 7reitGrc ct TIE UNtgd States, ttet I hrrve
.h9r mt il ,,ecess,.y,gs n,zv t. iay t.tm 5cfsFe
! c'n2res"."