Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-03-16

Zach and il is now deposited in the arr
chiyes OF the government, thar ma iori.
ty Of the Assembly which passed the law
were corrupted and bribed; some had
money given them, others shares in the
land they Were effrcling TO sell.
! his is SO universally admitted, aud de-
tested, that the most enthusiastic f,ieBds
OF the present claimants cherrfully allow
.he original grantees have no titles, and
he believed there was not orc now before
Congress with his claim. But il is con-
tended the sub purchasers hadno no tice of
the fraud in The original contact. bui Gre
coma hde purchasers FOR good and yalua.
consideration actually paid. This he he
YER could agree TO; the evidence before
h'n was the contrary, and he would here
take review OF al least part of that e.
v'dence great portion of which no doubt
has been destroyed by the lapse of nine
years, but Il suiiiciency remains when
brought together, irresisiibiy TO carry con.
victon 10 the mind of the most scep.ical |:
the law itself is almost enough for this
purpose. The simple cbiect was to
sell To four companies the vacant western
land, bui 10 deludc the people ard lull en-
! curry. Il is called Is an act supplementary
TO an act entitled an acl for approp,ia,ine
"a part OF the Indicated territory of this
state, and COR The payment oil the slate
troops, and for other purposes, aud the
pfo'ection, and support of the frontier,"
and the same fascination is KEEP, UP lhror
the cnacting clauses, and is the lotaeest
ACT IN the slala'e book i, goes into
lengthy examination of the state tile, Of
exiinguishins The Indian, lille. ard sppro-
priatlng the money, directing il to be laid
! out IN bank slock.--Where MIR. Speaker,
viii you End such a law as This. Ii The
Object ot The legislature had heen correcl,
/ would there have been necessity for
Clothing the law in such delusivs colors;
40, Sir, fraud and iniamy were 10 he cam
4 ceiied and The covering must be thick.
hey were however disappointed In their
| a,ui, Tor honesty and integrity had yet
'heir residence In the SAFE, and as soon
as II vas known, The whole county was
! ieelingly alive to the abuse, aud gene :
ehersescence peryaded the public mind
I this was manifested in the only possible
way tina, remained. The assembly had
adjourned, not 10 meet again in twelve
month; presentmenls OF the grand juries
IN almost all counties Of The state, were
| made in terms of bitter disapprobation Of
! the law; it was also denounced in the pub
Inc prints from one end OF the continent
to The Other. In the month of May 1895.
convention was held in The slate. the
grand jury prcsensments, petitions and re-
monsirances, from all parts Of the csun-
ny were cent up these were by The cou-
VSnion RENTED To the next legislature az
me only compstent authority TO remedy so
epofmous an evil; IN the month of Fe-
nruafy before, rs has been so atty stated
py my valuable !rieId and colleague, (Mr.
iNahooiph,) had this subjeel been the sub
stance oil communication Of The Presi-
dent ct the United States To congress.
ana resolution 4 bin passed the house
OF representatives on the subiecl. Shall
I ! alter this be told The sub-purchasers had
no notice; impossible, no historical evenr
50 notoiavs, but the evidence does NOT
stop here, the Georgia legislature again
. assembled IN the month OF November
/ 1928, the subject of this nefarious and
wicked speculation that covered the coun.
/ Wy win shame & disgrate, Was taken I'D,
AUG u q doubt before had remained OF lhe
corruiSiioa,Ii was then removed by a mum.
Der oil aadAyils proving inconieslibly The
iect, and en- The thirteenth day OF Eebra-
! airy i1s6, aiaw was passed, not repeating
the act OF l7o5, bet with honest ard lsu-
cable Indignation, declaring it null and
void as being hotiomed upon fraud and
perjury, and unveils 10 the world the ,nost
iiagiuous conduct that ever diserscsd a
LEGISLATIVE assembly II is there ascertain
ed ana declared THAI the lard bad been
SOLO Tor three hundred thousand dollars
less than what had been offered for it, and
,,ne quantity of land much greater than il
mao been represented; the lands contain
ca IN Tue grants TO the four companies
were estimated at tpen,y.one millions Of
acfes, which at five hundred thousand dol.