Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-02-23

anu what - The TACT In the hrst pace
so much Of the reserved five miliions, rs
may be necessary is appropriated specii-
/, cally for sati..ying ciaisds derived from
British grants not reg an.ed by spain, and
as much of The residue IS NAY be neces-
sary is Appropriated Cor con,psnsanng o.
: thcr CLAIMS, not recognised III our com
: pact vnh Georgia. IN 1pprop.'atio" ior
! CERTAIN British grar,S specially, aod Tor
D other claims gspcrai!y. is falsely sagses'-
: ed TO have 5c,.s, .nadc- for the es.seetol be-
, nsfi, OF the claimants Of i7c5-and the
reserva,;on a. !, so,yes ~ The Unitsd States
TO ouc, such claims IS they hwed deem
wsl b. of com :lensas TO-, is er.fr I'd into
al obligation 20 compensate "a particular
class of CLAIMS; into At acknowledgment
t1at such claims are worthy of compensa-
! ton, Can TINS house be iuveiyiSd by
| such bare faced effronie:y? Sir, The sct
containing this appropriations clause was
not brouShtto a third reading IN, the first
OF March. Our powers expired on the
4;h il was 1t the Cd session at The 7t.i
congress. i, was in the power of those
on?ose'i 10 the corrupt claims of 1895 to
have defeated the bill by DISCUSSION.
But, sir, they abslaiIcd on this e. ound.
/ 1T the apph oprislion OF the FIVE millions
bad not BEEN matte at that session, tha
year, within which, by our arrec.nen,
with Georgia i, was 10 be made. If at all,
would have expired before the meeting Of
,hc mex; congress: aud il was urged, by
the trends OF tne bill, mat there were Sc
verai description, OF claims TO which no
impulatlon OF irsud could attach; that by
|, fNNa
edio o"rseives the power ofrccompensing
: such claims as, on examination, might BE-
: found worthy OF it, whilst we pledged our
selves TO nc class OF cisimants whatever.
In, that if we Should safcr the Term soe.
oih-d, IN cur compaSs wilh Georgia, TO
elapsc without, mas,ng any appropriation,
we should prcciuie ourselves from the a.
bIiiiy 10 ct.,upynsate any CLAIMS, not sps-
cialiy provided for however last and rra.
{! sonabie we might find them, on invest.
CATION, Ia be Uuder these circumstar..
oes, ard | appeal to my excellent friend
iiom Maryland, who b,oash, ii in, Tor the
correctness OF my statement, The oppo.
I neais OF the bill gave it nn o her oppcsi,..
( on than silent vote. and ,ow, SIR, we
are tad that we stand pledged, and tina,
y
granted oy SPAN, specially, and Coz such
o.her claims against the state Of Georgia,
.enerolly, as congress should find quiet
worthy, was made Tor The especial benc
ri Of a particular description Of claimants.
branded too The deepeS, odlunn who dare
In talk In of pubic faith aud Appeal to
the rational honor.
/ The conclusion os the memorial is
musing enough. Ai,e, having PLAYED
ysr the fnce, which Is "a ACT, Il ,,y the va.
go Squsd al the last session, effstting 10
believe that an appropriation has bsen
made by The aet OF March 1903, for their
especial beneht, thcy pray that Congress
vii ne pleased 10 give thcm-what? that
; 10 which they a,serl they are emitted -
) By 10 means--an eighth or tenth par, Of
. i.--wbich said eighth or tenth part, if we
, Nay credit them, has been already appro
priated to ;hcir us by law. From a
&Io"lsdge of h. mcmofialisis, andthosc
whom they represent, can you believe for
iuoue nj thar II they had The least faith
in The volume Of argument Il am sorry
10 proIanc the world which they have pre-
seHted 10 the house 10 prove the goodness
OF their TILE, can you believe that under
such an impression they would accept a
! pa!tFy compeo Mise OF two shiilinEs in The
pound--much less that to Obtain. it they
! would descend 81 IOw. Sir; when these
men talk about public faith aud national
honor, they remind me of the appeals Of
the unprincipled gsmester and veteran
usurer to tiis honor of the thoughtless
spendlhriit, whilst in reality they are ad
dressing themselves 10 bis VICE and his fol-
~.
have confined myself on this occasion
principally TO the question Of notice, be.
cause il has been made an engine 10 play
upon tire generous feelings OF many, aud
nc, because deemed IL material to the
| question OF title. l, is not my intention
10 travel over the ground wi,ich occupi-
ed al the las; session on the following i'm.
p0r,ant points. That Georgia had NO
right 10 make tho sale that svcu Il she
had the contract being lad 10 corrupt,nn
and fraud, was null and void, I'D in ito
that consequently, tho question of notice
was not material 10 tbe question OF ti,ie
! 10 the lands of third peF<ons; since. The
original gfan, being obtained by bribe,v