The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-09-27
CONGRESSIONAL REGISTER.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FRFGAT. TdMUARr 81.
-pEsATE oR TIE 1.lzoo CLAIMS.
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Mr. Lyon. After having taken view of the
Gnbistt now before She houf- during the l,G C.C-
fen in all its fhapes and bearings, and after
having, IN very ample and explicit manner
g,venthe reafons which governed NV vote a.
that tlr!le, II was my intention TO have given
ti'ent vote n this observation-disclosures ofehanr-
inr he mind of iinglt member does not now
call upon ire to rife no, FIR, the uncandid in.
iinua,ions, the undeferved repreaches and crimi-
nations from member from Virginia have eau
fed me tn break.hrough that llence had i'm
prted upon nyfe!f. Yet (nce am up, permit
m 70 remind you, fir, Of tina. view, and in
very bret manner Of tHo!e reafons which will
IN every tage of this butnefs induce me 20 adj
here 70 the contemplated conpromire. II j,ems
that the government OF Georgia in 1889, made
an agreement with certain companies which was
noF fulfilled by the grantees, FOR contaminated
~ the government Of Georgia, for the fale of
a large part o. Ether weftsrn lands; accordingIv
the IL iAature again offered thofe lands for Csle
and by iolemn legislative and executive a9s.
did fell and by deed convey 40 millions of acres
ef-thoie i7ndsto certain 9TH companies for
which they received the cpnpCnflton agreed
on. hat thoe grantees having it in their DOW
er to ilew to pnrchafers the beh poible eyi.
dence of good and authentic tide, did fell the
proPertythus, puroh2fed 70 other purcllafers.
who bad the be't right Imaginable to put faith
IN the AUTHENTICATED documents and title pa
ptrs preienied to them, documents and title pa
pers as good as any ever obtained from an in
diVlduaI by another, or from fate or a nation
by purcbsirr. Notwithstanding which the
iucceeding Legislature not liking the bargain, ac
Tuned or attempted to- anums the power of re-
Claiming the property, and pahed an ae. pur-
porting their intention ofivalidating the title
given By their pretlecef''ra, ~ well as for the
deitruetion Of the records and every EVIDENCE of
the title given by them.
II appears that the purchaEers when thsv
found Georgia Offering TO tede thofe l7nda ~
the United States, gave warning and notice of
ibeir cidmsto the chief magiftrate of the union.
| in coniequeEce of which, or for fome other
caufs, proylllon for compronie with the clai-
! mants was made In the law which authorized the
holding treaty with Georgia, rtfpe6line fine
ceffion Of thofe lands. Comminioners of the
! United STATES, agrceah!e To- the powers yeaed
in them by that progidon, have met the cIai-
nlants, ard have, 1t feems, agreed on terms of
icompr0mi's, which i'll my opinion are very adj
Iyaniagccu3 TO The United Staten, which cor,oro.
mife is now before this houfe for It's function.
! tt2ted ait year '5at d03cr my iinpreG,on of
the validity of the title oG the claimants. tbe
IcomprorDifc was more advantageous 10 the ma.
tion thar could be cXpeGleG, more ADVANTAGE.
Gus, 10 be fure, than bad previously eve .gc,;
could have been made. I G;ii thiak If an s,;-
vantageous bargain CT account Of the revenu.
which Wll arifc from the falc Of the rcGdue az
The lands. Seven eightbs of forty r,iljons. 10
which an unexceptionabie title can then he civ.
en, tiile which good farmers acd uEfuI IT.
tiers viii not fear 70 improve uadc.. Adyarts-
gcous Iiy, alio, on account Of the benefit 10
he derived from the early ttttls0Ient Of io;ac of
! The Der lands, aud in the bet ftuls>,n Of agv
OF Tie government claims. T. cc"rrry in;c-l,S@-
! c 10y g'"'y nd'issl"e w'frrs, scA though
] WI. .A .t@ road E"'H hn', S'.'"'s tv,fv Rat, IN