Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-04-03

SUN a. enquiry would impose. and more
especially to remove beyond our reach III,
psss'bfhty Of renewing the snp,.asa,
d'scussion which'this subieG has pradu
ced' and which for the honor ofmy conn
try hcpe viii never be Witnessed ara;n
,het am DESTROYS to refer the Question .
10 tia cases which are deserving of com
pensat'cr, and the extent of It. to com
missloners to he selected by the President
IN whom the utmost confidence can d:
Neced.-My colleague near nv declared
that no contrast originating in fraud can e.
Yer be rendered valid by any afer trans
action. will prove TO him an exception
10 this ruic, in The laws and Judicial dcci-
SIGNS OF the state To which he belongs,
and this. sir, will! be sufficient to shcw that
the universally Of the rule canno, be con-
tended forth V,rgfDia our laws declare
that no bond given. for gaming contract
can b. available in law, that mohey
won at gaming may be recovered in
suit brought either by the party losing or
any other person who will sue for il, that
ali conveyances OF land on that account
shall be utterly void, yet under this law
the high court of appeals have decided
where party gave bond for the pay
ment of a gaming debt, and assured
third person in the presence orihe obi
gee that !. was good, and he would pay il
which third person received the bond by
sssignmsnl, he should be ever afterwards
incapable OF claiming the benefit Of the sta
tu,e, and that the debt should be paid.
But shall be told by the gentleman
This IS not case analogous to the one be-
fore US; IN answer to this, will say, ills
not necessary that it should be, il is a
strong exception 10 his rule. and lha, was
what engaged to have-Mr. Speaker,
strip this question of all extraneous mat
ter and what is il plainly this--thc UNI
ted States are appointed trustees BY the
state OF Georgia, 10 dispose of a certain
designated fund which belonged originally
10 Georgia, and by the claimants it is con-
tended wa. coded 10 others, but which
Georgia denies was legitimate ACT
This Fund as have shewn cost US nothing
I'VE are requested, nay we have engag-
ed 10 appropriate il for quoting, and COM
pensating those claims thus contested,
and 10 carry these engagements into exc
cution, we arc about 70 appoint commits
sioners of our own choice, with powers
adequate To the object, and this act is de
nounced US 4 s,rpendous robbery; by an
appeal 10 the people be it sc.-peop.e of
the United States, we invi,. your altenti-
en- to this transaction, we con6de in The
purity OF our motives which are infuen-
cee BY considerations or justice alone and
we rely on you 70: an approval ofour con-
duct. The persons whose claims are be.
fore as, are purchasers OF land from the
grantees Of Georgia, for valuable consi-
Iteration without notice of fraud, those
From whom they purchased were in pos
session Of the law oil Georgia ratifying the
sale OF grants, duly executed with all the
solemn iornalities-Sc Of receipts for the
purchase raoncy--rnany OF the claimant.
are among the most distinguished charac
tiers IN the northern states, they had held
and then held important Offices under til,
state authority, and had taken an oath I,
support the constitution Of the Unitet
States which declares Chat full faith an.
credit shall be given to The acts & iudicia
proceedings of the respective states
their inclination as well as their oa.bs in
tluced them To- give full credit To them
II could not De presumed BIZ them that tn
Representatives Of a sister slate, he'd bee,
corrupted and although The aa of sail
might have been indiscreet, and a ba,
bargain TO the vendors: they knew also
that the constitution prohibited the state,
hom passing any ex posl-faclo law, b,
which any tile vested in others will be i'm
paired--under these circumstances, the,
s4kthat we should give them part of tn,
preperty set apart for satisfying thcn
claims, or permit their right to be decid
ed before the Judicial tribunals Of the ma
ticn, and to grant this request is what
majority OF the House of Representative
believe that Justice, no less than SCUM,
policy dictates and this is what we hsv
been told, is s,upendous robbery rel
on the foEcy of Ills measure, that alon
is sufficient in my opinion TO warrant th
adoption of this report we can now ouie
these claims by portion Of the FIVE mil
lions; they may if not quoted recover fii
~ millions by The DEGREES Of our courts o
justice this Is serious reason, In favo
Of the policy OF the messure--last year
when, as my colleague alledges, the pres
was gagged, & virtual sedition law wa
in force, he declared /" let them get dc
cree Of the courts in heir favor, let then