The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-03-15

the claims or letters and Others, not recognize
blythe agreement with Georgia, which Nal! b,
conhrmed by the United States, be appropria
ted torthe pnrpofe of fatisfyiug and quietine the
claims of the perfons who derive their claim,
from an att ofthe fate of Georgia, paiIed on the
! 18th day of January, 1895"
they were fpecialIy intended by the commit:
hnnerS of the United States, who negotiated
inc treaty with Georgia and this intention, as
have urged, plainly appears on the face of the
tre1tv 'tfelf. The remaining branch Of this en-
curry rs, were they fpecially intended by the
provtiors Of the a9 Of Copcrefs. On the third
day # March, 1903, the law upon this f,hieSt
was enacted, and is TO be found in volume 9Th,
page 273, of the laws THE United States, the
ath and 9th tettions of which have reference
particularly to this futiett.
Sec. s. Hnd be il further enaHeG, That 10
much of the five miliors of acres reGtrvetl for
that purpofe by the articles Engagement obove-
mentioned, as may be ncCeiIary to fa,isfy the
claims not confirmed by that agreement, which
are embraced by the two fri fcetons of this
act, or which may be derived from Briti{b
grants for land which have not been regran-
ted by the Spanifh government, be, and the
lame IS hereby appropriated for that purpoie
and 70 much ofthe reiidue of the fad FIVE mil
hons OF acres or of the nett proceeds thereof as
may he neceiiary for thar purpof-, fha be, 6,
IS hereby appropriated for the purpofe of IA
tiStying, quoting and compeniatrg fer fuch
other claims tothe lands of the United States
iouth ofthe tate OF ! enneiice, not recognized
in the aforementioned articles OF agreement
and winch are derived from any al Or pretended
a9 oftbe Fafe If Georgia, which Congrefs NAV
hereafter think f. to provide for. provid, d.
however that 10 other claims mail be embra-
ced by this appropriation, but thofe the evil
dence OF which iha have, on or before the frf
day OF January reXt, been exhibited bv the
claimants TO The Secretary of State, and recor
ded in books 70 be kept in his Office for that
purpOie, at The exDence of the party exhibiting
the fame, who tla'l pay TO the perf1n employ
ed Ivy the Secretary of State for recording the
fame, ar the rate of twelve and half cents for
every hundred words contained in each docr-
ment thus recorded; nor fha.I any grant deed.
conveyance, or other written evidence of aiv
Clam 10 the taid lands, derived, or pretended
70 be derived from the fate of Georgia, and
not recognized by the above-mertiond articles
of agreement, ever after be admitted or conf
dered rs evidence in any of the courts of the IT.
nited States, unlefs ii fhaI have been exhibited.
and recorded, In the manner and within the.l
time aforementioned; and provided alto. that
nothing herein contained, fhal be confirmed to
recognize or affect the claims, Of any perCon or
perions, 70 any IF the lands aforementioned |
and provided alto, that no certificate nan b. |
granted FOR lands lying eaif of the Tombighv RI
yer, nor for land fituated without the bornd,
~ lines eftabliihed by treaty between the u. S.
and the Chociaws, made the 9TH day of Ocfo.
Der, in the year 1902.
Sec. o. ind be it farther enaf7ed, That the
fecretarv of tate, the itcretarv of the treafnrv
and the attorney general for the time beirg. be.
and are hereby authorized and empowered to
receive fuch proportions of comnrnn.if. ard
retirement, IS may DC offered by the ievera
companies, or perions claiming public lands in
the territory of the United States living fouth of
the ifate of Tennef1ee, and WET of the fate OF
Georgia; and report their opinion thereon to
Congrcfs at their next rriIion.
They were moi certainly intended here, If
they were not the fctions are mere ronfenfe,
cfNi'nJ deyI0ed from any al, or brtte1ded al oil
Georgia are none other than the claims Of 1906
My colleague contendng that the claimants
have afltrted a fahthood in their men orial, by
alledging tfeywere fpecialy intended to be pro-
vifed for, IN which truft / have proven he was
mIltaken, added, and they too talk of national
faith, aud national honor, as being pledged TO
make then compensation. Sir, do not think
with him that the appeal thus made, Isl profit
tuition OF virtue ard truth TO vile purpofes but
that nationa! faith and national honor are pedg-
ed TO them not the faith and honor which NV
colleague aicribes TO infamy and bafenefs hut
the fditb which for the honor Of nv country. I
hope will eDuure for ever, and the bog0r which
co-exteniive with our faith will be the beR pat
rlmony we can hard down TO pofterity, at once
their pride, and national glory. In flipport of
the opinion Ihave formed, refer TO the arti-
Giles with Georgia, and the report of our COM
miiioners advliing compromise /; and that the
claimants fhould within a limited time rerifer
their titles, as alto the act Of Congrefs making
proviion for the quieting and compenfatng
claims derived under any act, or brefeuleda6t oil
Georgia. Any act or brefended act" Here is
a mott explicit reference to the % claims. The
Legislature of that fate, in that year, were guilty
OF erois fraud and perhdy their ACT was re-
peaied; eXpunged from the records Of Geor-
gia, and burned. 1t was called brefendcd act
BY the repeating legislature, and it has never
been commended that any other act of the 1atc
was illegitmate. it is alluded TO by the appet
l9tlou of bfeisHded al, in as ftrong terms as {,
EnEliih language can conveythe idea. And the
9th fiction which ] have read, holds out the AZ
iurauce Of with to compromise, by au,hori-
ling the Secretary Of State, the Secretary of the
! Treafury, and The Attorney General, to receive
proportions from The feveral con panies or per-
ions claiming lands. Irepeat it, Sir, | think the
faith OF the government is pledged TO make a
compromife with the claimants, if it can be
dore, If not, ak, why were the claimants re-
qnired toregiiter the evidences Of their titles at