The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-02-26

mort otrNtrrstion. attorneys and Judges do
not decide the fare of eunires
! The right OF the Rate of Georgia to icll (al-
though DO no: propofe 10 go largely into that
queition) is denied by your own aatute book,
, by turning 70 which you will tind that 70 far
! from being able TO transfer 70 others the right
of extnguihing Indian title to land, ihe has not
heen able to exercfe il for her oyvn benefit
; II IS only through the agency of The United
States that The can Obtain the eXturuiihment of
Indian title TO the foil within her limits, much
lets coud Che delegate it TO few Yazoo men,
BIT, as has been repeatedly nated on former
ditcuiiiOaS of this .ubi,>t, even if the auction
ofright on the part OF Georgia to fell, and on
the part OF the grantees TO take, be conceded,
" ca"uot b. controvet,ed that the fraudulent
aud corrupt attemps of the legislature of 1895
TO hetray the intere}s Of tbofe who had con-
ided IN them, was ipfo faGto, void that no
right could be vetej, by it, in the in0igatorq
and partic'p7tcrs Of The fraud, and that thefe
cnnid NOT convey 10 others a better title than
they thent-lyes podtiied. If the authority
were worth any thinG, myfclf would cite that
OF the memorialjits thcrnielveS and ofthe com
nittee ot CLAIMS, in fuooort of this petition.
1t IS allowed by theie authorities, that the
title Of the purchsf.rs, at fecoud and bird hand
Is dinnilhcd IN tie ratio which five millions az
acres bears TO the whoie territory, which they
| inodealy admit TO contain thrty-fyc millions
of acres, although here is the bet resion to
believe it 20 be nearer fifty Now, ir, they
have not condetcended to explain 70 US by
what ieScrtrinaln It comes to DaIs, that title
| 10 thirtY-tive millions of acres TO take their
| own itatemcnO is deprecated in their hands 60
| fearfniiy AS to ql0nfitr, is reduced 70 one e.
venth OF rs value, whit the quality Of the
title TO that seventh is proportoaa!!y
raned PAN, "onctt men world reaion very
- a 4
fonewbat in this way. II the corrupt and cor
rupti1g grarteesof l795, folda claim 100000
| OF acres to third perfons, fureiy thoi- periorS
would have the fame title to the whole OF thc
property which they had purchditd, that tbs !
could pretend to fet mp to any part of it. IL
would never occur To fuch a man, that
whil!t, as to quality, thele perfoas had bought
| bettcrtitle than the vendors themfelves had 20
fell, yet by E)ne uninteliigibe procels, this BET
Ter title was IN quantity, and Of coulie in z,aiA
waited IN their hands TO one fcveuta part of It's
original worth: in other words sva5 y;7,e1 tim,
| CVoCls, AMI Mt the fame time 6e!ker than the i;
Tie % thc original granteer. Dilcoveries frch
rs thete have been refcrved for the profound L.
gai learning of The agents of the New-Enciand
MiHi,iippi land company, and the ingenuity If
the committee Of claims What, Er, ,vculj
you fay 10 I Prateader to your e}ate. who after
laying claim tot the whole OF Il, and writing
volume OF argument (f may 10 abufc the term
rs to apply il to the f1phinicated tran, which
hold in my hsrd) III fipport of his prstenEons.
ihoa.d make it the ground work Of a DropofaI
TO receive ityenth, or tenth part OF what he
4 -cared him legally and equitablv entitled 70.
and ihould at the fame time affirm that Won
were 4" 6oWad in konom" to acce,,e 20 Lis 90
def, confederate and generous rropoi.ion !?
Would YOU not fcout him from your Crcfsrce
as aiwindier, as Giaurber of the peace of foci.
city, or would you be trepdnned by his artifce,
or hnllied by his eErontery out of your proper
ty'
The government Of the United States on
former location, did not, indeed, act in this
/ firm and decided manner. BIT thcre were hard.
uTconititu;;onai times, which ought never to
be drawn into precedent. The firf year that I
Lad the honor of "A feat in this Houfe, an aa
~ paiied of nature nor altogether unlike the
one now propofed. | alludc TO the cafe Of the
Connecticut reierve, by whichthe nation were
fwindled out of, fome three or four millions Of
acres of land, which, Ike other 6ad titles. had
fallen into the hands of innocent f,urcbqESy,;.
When advert TO the applicants by whom we
were then beiet, find that among them was
one of the very peri0ns who fyIe themr.lyes
! H5r'its.Oi the New-Engaud NIiiiippl lard com
pany, who Teens to have an unfortunate knac,5
at buying bad titles. His gigantic grafp embra-
ces with one hand the flores of lake Erie and
ftretches with the other to the bay of Mobile
Millions of acres are eai!y digefted by fuch
ifomachs. Goaded by avarice they buy only
TO fell, and fell onlyto buy. The retail trade
of fraud and imponure yields too fnall and
low profit to crafty their cupidity. They
buy and fell corruption in the grofs, and few
millions, more or LET'S, is hardly felt in the ac-
count. The deeper the play, the greater their
zeft for the game and the fake which is ret up
on their throw, is nothing lefs than the patri-
'ony ofthe people. Mr.. Speaker, when fee
the agency that has been employed on thi, oc-
Gallon, NUT own that it fills ne with apore-
heuiion and alarm. This fame agent is at the
| head OF an executive department of our govern
ment, subordinate indeed in rank and dignity,
and III he abilityrequircifor its fuperintedence,
but inferior TO none in the influence attached 10
IL. This officer, polltfed of how MANY frug
appointments and fat contracts, let the voumi.
nous records on your table of the mere names
and dates ard fuirs declare, having an inilu.
ence which IS confined TO no quarter Of the
country, but Pervadirc every part Of tie union,
With offices IN his gift amongt the mott lucra-
tive, and at the fame time he Leaf laborons
or rel 1oHilbie under the government, 70 Tempt
ing as to draw member OF the other H0ufe
from hrs feat, and place bin as a deputy at the
ieet Of yonr applicant; this officer prefcnts
n''ai- at your bar, at once party and an adj
Yocate. 6r, when Zee this tremendous pa
tronaSe Drought to bear upon ue. do COMETS