The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-02-26


with the mott exact diic;phne, and march in
'irm phaanx directly up 70 their object. Isn
that men combined to effect iome evil Iur,,a.;..
aching on previous pledge to each other, arr.
ever more in uniior than thoft who. feeLipp on
y to diicover truth, obey the impulfe of that
confidence which God has placed in our ho
IONS. Such men do not hand compromised.
They will not itille the fuggettions of their own
minds, and tacrihce their private opinions TO
ne attainment OF iome common, perhaps fome
1efarious object.
Having given vent to that eFj,iion of indicua.
ton which | feel, and which trua Gall nevcr
IAN to tee! and to eXprefs on this detefable fub-
letI' PerIn't me now TO offer lome crude and
marry remarks on the point in difpu.e The,
WI! be drecte! chiefly 20 the claim Of ;hs Netv
England MiEiilippi lard company, whom W.,
propoie to debar with all the other clain,sn,.
under the act of l795 from any benefit of tbe. !
hve nlliicns OF acres reierved by our compaet
with Georgia, to fatisfy iuch claims not f,rciaI-
" provided for in that compact, as we mirbt
find worthy of recompc~ &C. | hall iire0 NV
ohiervauonS more particularly 20 this claim. he.
cante IT has been more intilttd upon, and more
zea'ouily defended than any other. 1t is al
lodged by the memcriaiillS, who lyls themfsyrs
tne agents of that company, that they, aud thofe
whom they reprcfeut, were innocent purchaC.
erS IN other words, ignorant Of the corrupti-
U" aux trd"d Oy winch the act from which their
pretended title was derived, was pafled. ! am
wen aware that this fact is not material to rh.
que!eon OF any legal or eq aitable title. wti,b
they may fet up,--hut as it has been mad. =,
prete%t FOR exciting the ccmpafion of the leoic.
lature, with to examine into the ground ,i,,,,
witch TINS allegation refs Sir, when that =
OF itnpendons villainy was paGItd in 1895. af-
tempting under the forms and Remittance ot,iaIy
to rob unborn millions Of their birth rieht356
inheritance, and to convey to a band of lln,rin-
clpied ara haSltious men territory more extern
iiVe' and beyond comparii0n more fertile than
any nate OF tins union, it cauied i1niation
'CaIceiY .is violent than that produced by the
pahaSe OF the ftamp GGt, or the nluttin5 IN of
the port of Bottom with this difference. that
when the port bill of Bottom paliad, her fouthern
brethren dld not take advantage the forms of
law, ~ which corrupt legislature attemnted
10 dt"3ud her OF the bounty Of nature they
dId nor ipecua;e on the neceiiities and wron,,s
CT their abuied ard intutcd countrvrnen o.
repeat, that this Infamous aSf was G,ccec1ed
ny Il general hur;t OF indignation throuchout
'!'e continent iAis IS mat er of public noto-
rety--anf thn'c--li ipea,: Of men OF intsli-
gence and education. purchatcrs TOO AK,
~ ccuntTy in queaion.l thote who aaIq f.,
have been ignorant Of any flch circumfancc.
mar cnnh1er rs goilty OF groiS and w:ifu ore-
VNaucatIon. They Offer indeed TO virtue The on
" homage which he is ever likely 70 receive
al their hands-the homage Of tfrir hvnoc,i-
~. lney could not n,-t;e IN aitrtion with
IN n. the limits of poaibiitnielsEenii!ed to Gre
Us, 'hea4 Of The 9TH OF January Y7ss, ex.
c''S" emotions Oh deteitation and adherence.
equal to thofe produced by the Rann a,f -.
port bill of Bottom. Bat this was not all r.
drew upon 1t the immediate attention of che E.
deFdi government. The authority which is a
bout TO be produced 10 the iioufs Is one wn1cn
i am not IN the habit of prohibiting to every
light location. Il is enc from which thoGe Who
are daily endeavouTing 20 ihelier their crimes
and their foiiies under its venerable fbade win
not dare to appeal. Upon looking into the
Journals OF tins houie, find the following mef-
lsge from the Preiident, dated on the I7th of
February 1905.
" Gentlemen ortbe Senate, end Gentlemen ofi5s
Ii0Y's Of Rep,elntafivr5."
81 have received copies CT two acts of the le-
g'ilature of Georgia, one pafed on the ostb
day OF December, 1894" This. fir. is the
ac[ winch t!;e Tvaivefif9 virtue of the governor
induced him to reject. " Tie other on the
fh OF january, 1875" The af under
which the different companies, from one of
winch tne memoria!iiIs derive their pretended
tue. Clam g for appropriatine ard it,,inr the
Indian lands Within he territorial li:n[s cIain-
cd ny that Rate. Thief copies though not OIL
cialiy certified, have been tranfutted to me in
iuch manner, as to iedye no room to do,,bt
their authenticity Tneit acts esabyace an MI
3)leb magnitude, aaA IN fheiy coacg1enees mar
10 Gesp,y GRSH the pace and zveljlys ofibe Uni
ted Sf0tei f5Af bnus Naagbfu nrce,9af3 no,v
10 hGr f!e7i bcfare CoAgr.ij.'
Here, fir, is ample notice to the whole
world. This meiage was referred to f.!eH
committee coniaing oE Mr.. John Nicholas,
Mr.. Macon. Mr.. Fnd'gy, III. Murray. Mr..
Boudinot, Mr.. Ames, aod T,ir Sherhurnr on
whole report, AFTER fJlemn dsliberation in the
committee ofthe whole, the Houfe on the Goth
OF the same month care 20 the following rero-
Iution Reiolvsd, That the Prelident of the
United States be authorized to obtain cei1ioD
IRON the ftate of Georgia Of their claim to ire
ccbole, orany part, Of the land within the pre-
tent Indian boundaricG." The very land
which the act ofthe 7th OF January hadattempt-
ed to ALLEVIATE and fell {: and tie bill which
now hold IN my Eamd, was accordingly brought
IN, pur:uant TO the relolu'ior, aud paiiSd the
Houfe onthe Cd day of March. But unfortu-
rately the felton, cofed ofnecciii;y, Oh the fo,-
lowing day, aud thi7 Houft is well spprifed
that the forms &C the Senate will not permit any
bill 70 be hurried through that body. A iin1lc
negative is iidicient 10 prevent il. The fun
Iect was no! filtered h3wsgert 20 nsgp-An set
was iuhtequsHty Pahej opening a negotiation
with Georgia Tor the territory i'm auction. Of