Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-03-30
c o N c R E S S.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
"Wednesday, January 81.
DEBATE ON 7'aE csoacqA CLAIMS.
(nA-. Anckson,s .i,eeeh continued. !

WI now examine tina: part of the me.
"or'ai OIL the New England Mississippi
lana company, which declares that they
were specially intended to be provided FOR
IN the convention between the United
otases and the state Of Georgia: and that
the ACT OF Congress contains a correspon.
cntprovIsion. Upon this subject my col.
league has asserted that they have g sug.
ges'ed an absolute, dire2 and paIpable
ssisenood." If they were not intended,
thsy assert Ialsehood, if they were they
no not; recurrence to the articles with
Scorgia and to the n0 of CONGRESS-. will
place this subject upon it's proper basis,
ana oy them it will appear whether they
we're intended to be specially provided for,
or not. In the agreement with Georgia
IS among other things declared, page
- OF The message from the President of
the United States, ACCOMMODATING the ar.
ucles OF agreement and cess;on, which
mad been entered into between the CON-
m'ss'oners ofthe United States and c cor
ga dated on the 26,h April, 1907, after
the cession of territory, as described in
the tfsi article, upon the express condia.
ons therein stated, the FIRST of which con-
ditions provides for the payment OF the
purchase mSney. The following additi-
onal provisions are made:
ssrcondiy Fiat all persons who, on
the tweaiy-seventh day OF Oioher, one
Thousand seven hundred and ninety five,
were ailpal settlers within the territory
thcs csdsd, Shall b. confirmed in nil the
grants legally and fully executed prior 20
that day. by the former British govern-
Inen' Of West Florida, or by the govern
1nenf OF Spain. and in the claims which,
may be derived from any actual survey or
settlement made under the al of the
state of Georgia. entitled" An ACT for Law
ing out q distrief OF land situate on the
river mississippi, aud within the bounds
ct this state, into a county, 20 be called
Sourboa," passed the sersnth dav OF Fee
hruary, one thousand seven hundred and
eignv-6wc,
Ihirdiy--That all the lands cedei by
this agreement to the United States. shall,
after satisfying the aforementioned pay
rnent OF one million two hundred and if-
~ thousand dollars 10 the state ct Gcor-
Sin, AID the grants recognized by the pre-
ceding condition be considered as COM
mon fund for the use and benefit OF the
United States, Georgia inclnded, and shall
be faithfully Opposed of Tor that puDose.
and Tor 20 other use or purpose whatever:
provided, howeyer;that l,yr United States.
for the period and until the end of one
year alter the assent of Georgia to the
boundary established by this agreement
shall have been declared, may, in such
manner as not 10 interfere with the a
aforementioned payment TO the state Of
Georgia, nor with the grants herein be-
fore recognized, disfsose of or appropriate
a portion of the said lands, not exceed.
ing liye millions Of acres, or the proceeds
of ihc said FIVE millions of acres. or ofany
part thereof'for the purpose of eslis(yng,
quoting or conIpensa,iDg for any claims
o,ter than those herein before recognised,
which may be made to the said lands, or
10 any part thereof. u being fully under.
stood, that If an asl Of Congress making
such disposition or appropriation shall not
be passed into Law within the above
mentioned period Of one year, the Unit
ed States shall no; be ar liberty thereafter
to cede any part of the lands on account
of claims which may be laid to the same,
other than those recognized by the pre-
cedng condition. nor tn compensate for
the same; and in case of any snch ccss;-
on or compensation, the present ccssion
OF Georgia % the right Of soil over the
lands TINS cedei or compensated for. shall
be considered IS null and void, and the
lands thus eeded or compensated for, shall
revert to the state OF Georgia"
Here, Sir, Is a special provision " for
The appropriation Of a irae," not exceed
ing five millions Of acres, for the purpose
of satisfying, quieiing, or compromising
for cry ctaig's, other than those therein
before RECOGNISED, which uGy be made 70
the said lands, or any part thereof" Mo-
thing can be mpre clear and better settled,
than that, the claims NJ 1859 and l795. and
especially those Of 1895, were s,fecioi2y in
tended by tho articles ofcession. If, how
ever, we could doubt as to the meaning og
tie articles themselves, i would be entire
" dissipafcd on a reference To the report
OF the commissioners in page Is, Of the
same messsgr--speaking Of the PROMO
sitions Of the claimants under the aa Of
i795, which they deem inadmissible and
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