Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-03-30

established by treaty between the u. s.
land the Chaetaws, made the I7th day oil
October, in the year 1909.
! Sec. 9. .1nd be IL further enacted, Tha,
the secretary Of state, the secretary Of the
treasury and the attorney general for the
time being. be, and are hereby authorised
and empowered to receive such PROPOSE
sitions of compromise and settlement, as
may be offered by the several companies,
or persons claiming public lands IN the
territory OF the United States, lying south
OF the state of Tennessee, and west of the
state OF Georgia; and report their opini-
on thereon to Congress at their next ses-
Sion.
They weremost certainly Intended here,
/ II they were not, the sections are sheer
nonsense, CLAIMS derived from any acf, OF.
Pretended acc Of Georgia are none other
than the claims of 1875,
My colleague contendiag that the ciai-
mants have asserted falsehood in their
memorial, by alledging they were special
iy intended to be provided for, in which l
trust, have proven he was mistaken, adj
dcd, and they too talk of national faith,
and national honor, as being pledged to
think with him that the appeal thus made.
Is prostitution of virtue and truth To vile
purposes; but that national faith and ma
tonal honor are pledged to them moi the
ialth and honor which my colleague as
cribes to infamy and bascness; but the
faith which for the honor of nv country,
hope will endure for ever. and the hs,or
which co-extensye with our faith, will be
the best patrimony we can hand down 70
posterity. at once their pride, and nation.
al glory. In support oflh opinion have
formed, refer to the articles with Geor-
gia, & The report of orr commissioners adj
yising compromise ;eand that the oisi-
mants should within alimi,ed time regis
tertheir titles, as also the act OF Congress
making provision for the quoting and
compensa;ing Claims derived uader any
act, or Pretended aet Of Georgia. ANY
act or trcfended act" Here is most cx
pl,c't reference TO the 'ss claims. The
Legislature of that stale. in that ycar, were
guilty OF gross fraud sud perfAy their
act was reps sled; expurgcd from The re-
cords of Georgia, and burned. II wa.csI.
led Pretended acs by the repeating ter;s-
iature, and it has ncver been commended
that any other aef OF the stale was ilieei.
innate. tits alluded 10 by the appellant.
/ on OF hretcpaed aet, in as strong terms az
the English language eau convey the idea.
AHd The eth section which have read.
hoids out the assurance OF wish to com.
promise, by anthorising the Secretary OF
State, The Secretary OF The Treasury, and
the Attorney General, to receive PROPOSE
tons from several companies, or persons
Claiming lands. repeat it, Sir, T think
the faith OF the government is pledged 10
make compromise with the claimants.
IT II can be done, il not, ask, why were
the Claimants required to register the e.
vidences of their tides al their own ex-
pense IN the Office Of. the secretary OF
state i--Why did we soy to the state of
georgia; you must give us (remember
we did notput chase it) five millions Of acres
OF land TO quIe, those, and other claims
II we had no intention to allow apy of
them! Why did we pass law rexpeet-
ing the compensation for claims under a.
ny act or PRETENDED aei of the state OF
Georgia; ifno claims whatever under the
act, or firefended act of Georgia, were TO
be compromised and settled! And why
did we call upon tho claimants to incur
a great expense in registering the eyi.
deDces oftbeir titles and 10 make propos;.
tons OF compromise unless we Intended
that they should derive some benefit fron,
compliance Unless, sir. Conrres. Aid
intend to make some compromise with the
Claimants, this was language Of deem.
ton as II regarded the state of GEORGIA.
unworthy The American government. and
It was adding insult to injury, and expepse
20 noth, as 1t regarded the claimants--I,
declared IN effect, commissioners ri
Georgia, we require FIVE millions of acrss
OF land to compensate these and othe,
cia'ms--if is obtained: claimants. r.g;s,s,
your TUES at your own expense. or vo,
wif be barred; this is done--tbrn s,sc,,
la'ors, swindlers, public plunderrrs he
gone, you have nothing TO hone or exneS
from U.S." is this conduit dienifed. ;s;i NJ
norsble { trust it is not, & wilIno, h., NO.
,used--My colleague allsdges that n. vii
hngness of the claimanls to take one ,en,i
Of what they claim is conclusive ev;Jsnc.
Oh the injustice Of the claim--sir. The cls;
man's IN their memorial state sufseient