Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-03-02

7 Article Ci agreement Asia &C ssict provides
Tor the payment OF one million two hun
ared and f.,y thod.and dollars to the
State Of Georgia, out Of the FRS, net, pro-
cseds of the sales OF Inc lands then ced-
ed: the sscol,d provides for certain Bit
tIsh and Spanish grants and the ini,d is
J as follows: "a / nat all the lands ceded by
this agreement .athe United S;atcs, shall,
after satisfy ing the above mentioned pas-
, meat OF Que mili,oa two HUNDRED ADD hi-
thousand dollars TO the STATE 81 Georgia,
: AID The <, ants rrcogn'ze,l oy the p-sccd.
. liny condition, be cns siderei a. common
. fuud for the use and ben, III OF the United
States, Ceorgis included, and shall; be
faithfully disposed o! for that purpose, and
for 10 o.hsr use or purpose whatever:
provided hove Yer that the United States,
ortle period AID until the end Of one
j wear after The asseaI OF Georgia, 10 the
lbounJars v.fsbii,l,d " this agreement
! siai. have ges-. &C ned, may, in such
n,snn.r IS Api - Interfere with the above
neniicnei paytAvas 10 tha State Of Geor-
sia, NJ. - "a Ak tSrsts herein before re-
cosoised, @.spass C,0s appropriate por.
,lon Of s<,a iaady, ter eScscdpg Eve nit
hos 0. scees 81 tn proceeds of the ave
ialiiops es ers,ss. or 1t any part thereof,
To- Tie puspess u saiisfying quieting or
c9npe r'g Tor nay claims other ihauf fose
herfi1bi. 2gc reef gii<ed, whichmay be made
20 tie 4eld lansis, or to any part thereof
Il usiag .li.y understood, ,ha, If an act of
/ Gong eSs making such dispos ton or app
paoepaiaa sisali not I've passed into Law
si.hin the aboye mentioned period az o0c
I year, tie Uni,ed States shall not be a, Ii.
\ betty thereafter 10 cesic any part Of the
| sad lands Oh account OF claims which
, NAV be laid To The same, other than those
j recogniz.d by the preceding Condition,
nor to compensate for the same; and in
case of any such ccs-ion or compensation,
. the present cession ofCeofgia, TO Tie right
OF soil over he lands iuus csdrtl or com
peassted fer, shall ,. considered as null s.
. void, aud the lands this coded or compcn-
I. stated for, shalirevertt. the STATE OF Gror-
giai."--it Is unnecessary 10 enquire into
the motives which Gittated provision So
singular they arc ulyious 10 all who are
acqua.nted with the Whole history OF the
transaclion. IL was veil understood chat
Congress was 10 pass he law, and il was
1 passed Oh The lhisd &C March 1908 The
eighth s-cl,a1 appropriated so much OF
t,hc reserved fave million. OF acres, as
I might i'e necessary to ,slisfy the claims.
nos tecogaizsd by the preceding agree.
rncnt. which were srn5actd by the two
first sece,uY, ell ii,s aGt, ~ derived from Dr,
lisa grauts for iAlsis no. re srun,ed by M.
Spanish gUgerunsn, aad also contained
lhs ioliowiuE apppprial on" so much
OF Iac residue g; tie ssad FIVE millions os
acres, % OF ;he nc,s Proceeds thereof
as may DC Necessary ~: That purpose.
shall be and IS hereby appropriated fos the
purp2s- OF sa.'sEy,ag, qnieting ard com
p nsSsi.s ter sSic;. o,lseg CLAIMS 10 the
lah3s oi the Unitci States soueh OF a..
I state OF si'snnesse., not recognized IN t,,r
abrvr u,cotiorSd srt,eles OK avreemzct
(. and ;yhc i..-c derios.l from q,,y act or IRE
8 ff''f ert ~ safe II Gcorf;a. which
!, Coagsess sn.f sser think lit to pso
g side i@ri ~. 19goestr, that go q
IF tn-r cla'ais fnSrsced by this al
: prVpraeDp % she evidence I
!. which sal. h4,1ss,p - befofe ,h- f-,
: day Of JanJar- 9a. teo exhibited, b
= The claim as 70 reiary of S.a,r
? AM fecads in ha - 20 be kept IN nj
r. o;nee f1r ia, pc. 81, az fsc'erysease .
4 rig f.ayiy erfi1ieRg Ei4 SaAf." Tbs fs.l,v.
. iag are the npln'ous OF The cnmmissionrr.
:, Tie Secretary of Sta,e. Secretary or Ia
i'casns >. a q Auoraey General ofthe 9
I mixed (, .tes,npon this sGhjc2. On III
3isbps pretended TO he derived under IN
as.tof Georgia fshe LIST December IFS.
thef ob9srve, upon tall view cf The sui
jecl TIC commissioners dol of perceive liza
, hose companies have any equitable cain
81 her for the land, OF Cor com .,cnsatioi
, from The United States" Very differ
en- is She opinion upon the claims u.ide
i've act of l795. 81 The commissioner
thin,; ,b,sc propositions inadmissible, an,
without pretending 10 Affirm that the le
gisIasurs OF Georgia WAS competent 1,
make Oh: decision, they feel no hesitation
10 debating !, as their opinion, tha, undel
: all tive circumstances which may affee
/. the case, as they have come within thci,
. knowledge, and a, herein stated, the titIt
: OF the claimants cannot he supported. Blu
4 they nevertheless believe thai the intercs
r Of the Uuiicd States, the tranquility O
p those who may hereafter inhabil that ter