Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-03-09
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walls or ont Of these walls are in a silsn
watch anxiousIy waiting for The measuve
We are going 70 adept; they appear a
present quite modest and unassuming
ous 'etns throw in their hands FIVE mill,
ons OF acres OF land, and The scene vii
soon be changed ; their wealth aud tn,
consequences attending it, viii soon maxi
Us sensible of the advantages they vii
possess over us as individuals; and thei
children viii in very little lime,be taught
80 look wi,h contempt upon ours; ali thc
land companies viii find new encourage.
meat To rally round Congress from all
quarters and set forth their CLAIMS. we
have land companies ohio claim almost
all The lands which the United oiateshave
n,lrchased on ,he year before last, from
The KsskAskia and PiaSkashaw Indians;
these companies. who style themselves The
Illinois * Wabash land companies, have
purchased br valuable consideration,
and Without frsud---tbsy have purchased
be!5rc the revolution from Indians that
h.! never surrendered To the crown of
Great Britain the righ, of pre-emption,
frnm indians who are oas ofthe bounds OF
the ori. nal clsim OF the coniederalcd six
nations If Indians.
II We &C TO follow the doctrine laid
down by tie gentleman from Vermont
INF ElioD which is, that the Georgia
land companies have in the FIRST instance
a Coior 81 title. and in the second instance
as!rong ceior Of litie, for which we oush,
TO give them near 1--we millions facres of
lsnd---wc may rs wesl give as much to the
Illinois company, aud again 10 the Wa
bash company, tor they have also color
og U.ic, and a color too no, dagkeued by
f,aad. We might also, at the same ra,e
ac;1it and seale the claim of another
long esgued land company, who claim
undtr al lpdAn giant, tract OF land adj
lsllirg ;ha Fall at I. Anthony for tie
irdi.ns under whom they claim. most
probably have not Acknowledged the So
yvrei-n,y u the United States over their
sosi, aud might be ooHs.d red as nor bound
by u,e &c suiatious of this country. Thus
land Companies by setting M claims 10
one hundred millions acres of land NIGH,
0b5dcsfiL Ger 10 Surrender TO The Unied
States lhc nine lenths Of their Claim. pro.
rdei one Ies,h ,iafi was secured 10 them
By a comnfcmiae.
uiu no. d. IS representative in
CongesS, VIVA, ceud not Go ms an indi-
Y.cuai without biushiag contracts in my
opinion Cannot DC divided by ounces and
penuya cghts. The titles OF he coopa-
Lies claiming underthes OF Georgia 1875
az good OF bad II ,hey are gcoa, Con
g'ess ought 80 u screw out or The hands
o. thes- c3'uparics, the seven eigh;hs of
their well grlten property it their titles
ar: bad. Congress ought not To suffer
them - have an eighth part OF the pub.
lie properly.
SHppDsing that my neighbour had pur-
chased plantation, and tina, knew wen,
both the plantation aud the venGer,
would 40, BY any means offer to pu, oaa.e
tii9' very Same plantation from the origi
nal vender, unless was well convinced
that the former Conveyance was a mere
spulli.y, and then should | purchase il,
my honor and reputation would forbid me
10 compromise with The pretended yender
quite, ding sgair'sl me, lest il should be
iEpmghi that J had purchased what
k'Nay my yender had legally conveyed
belize lest il should BE thought that !
hadmade hat purchase with The view of
resswirg part of the benefits of the bar.
gain Y; ano'htr; this being the true case
vhlcJsI,e United states are placed in, on
the pesen; occasion the regard which
owe toiaeiI high dignity and intetest does
moi permit ne to give my consent to /
compomise.
hi.SFeaker, the agents Of The New En-
gland Mississippi Company, have attempt
&c to pros 10 their vindication, page soth.
that the aies ofexiensi,e traGls Of vacant
terrfcryirc no ,riurious 10 the Interests
Of 2 nsuo; they have said thst the state
Of ~ York haih seen settled under the
pgensf &C lard holders they have said
H. atvHgipV ,Massac husetis.- New York.
Frisnsylvania ID Connecl:cul, are distin.
gi,ishedf or The exten; ofineir grants. do
not pretend 20 .ay. tha, thesc States have
escap. q he calamity Of iiud speculation
that viii ssy hoveger, that those fthem,
wherein land speculation DID prevail the
least are the most no'wishing. Can il be
said indeed that il through the means Of
lard speculation that illese Stltes have st.
taired he advantages which hey now en-
Joy; their h3urshing condition proves
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