Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-08-17
IRON THK AUR A.
THE YAZOO SPECULATION.

dangers to which II has been exposed. and
from which as ifby a miracle il HIS escap
ed--thel people have seen all tina, was hos.
tile TO the republican system combined
withall thalw worthless, which had made
republican principles the passpor, to their
unsuspecling conference.-the Gems and
he Characteristic Longs and tbs Long.
streets are no more, they are rome "a
their account" but the EiHot.a aud III.
.d'nes, the Harpers and the LYONS. ths
Changers and the Dana survive them
aud the iniqulty of the founders Of the va
zoo fraud lsreceived as an inheritance by
I their heirs and successors.
We have not delayed the discussion Of
this subject merely through convenience
since we took II up originally. We had
expected before this time number of il.
Illustrative documents, which though we
shall TO certainty yet be possessed of, we
already hold e3icias documents, fully com.
petent to the discussion of the subject, and
to The establishment of every point, which
involves the im7aify o. me transaction.
In the former numbers which we have
published on this subject, we have taken
upon grounds which we apprehend have
not been touched by any former writer,
nor by any public character that we have
the least recollection of; and if we have
not mistaken, the force of the arguments
which we have produced, have shewn
That independent oil any presumptiye plea
or pre- ended title which might be Sc, nm
by Georgia, aud 10 which from spirit Of
accommodation. the United States NIGH,
have 'ent partial ear, tina, no valid or re-
al NfEe could exist IN the SPECTATOR under
the constitution OF he United States. in.
.equtfy, asD, or according'lo the Law Of ina
uons--to any land wi!ia the limits of the
United States. ..
IL Without the Consent of the Indian
Tribes who were in possession.
q WITHOUT The Concurrent au hority of
the United States or through their
gran. by law.
The IAzoo speculation !---noyta Of the
numerous anu stupendou, process and
schemes otPebllc aggrand' zemrnl by pub.
y a''is"nsth srs generally knS,, n under
that name, had shadow of title from he
o"ited States, or from the INDIAN tribes.
beside these, vast extent of The very
lands specialized upon, acre already Claim
ed under titles from fogsign aG,icns whics,
by the solemn obligations of treaties We
are bound TO make good.
This was the state of The territory as to
h1SAc right, when the vast proieS. OF ini
qui'y was conceived when a system COM
bined OF corr's7f ion 5iLuadsr and desfrgcsi-
on was arranged and put in motion.
IL ID our purpose now 10 call pub
iic attention more pariicuI arIy to oFFIc1.
AL DocuMENTs. than 10 any reflection of
our oson bat wherever elucidation is re.
CURED IN the course of the e~hi6inen of
aocn0'enfs, we shall not hesitate 10 go aside
10 mike them I've shall give them--and
II The people disregard the facts which
we shall shsw, ard though their inditqe-
rfnes or neglect of such a subiect---we
shall iRdecd be apprehens.,e that The -.
proach wh CHI is constantly cast upon them
oy cSfrHHf or Gmttnoxs men is in some
measur founded.
ne fraud We are about TO expose
was IN It's various stages supported by the
following execrsble slratagem missa-
r'es We're sent among the in.lian tribes
ammunition arms and money were distri-
Duted among III m---and for what2 10
BRING down the Indian upon the white in.
hab'isnts OF the f'on,iers--aud lhev were
brought oown---hundreds Of lamil les were
massacred--and for wha,! H. order To ,I;-
m'nIsh the value of the lands--to terr;fv
the people OF Georgis--snd 20 afford an
opportunity for spectators to obtain The
territory of those Indians by vote Of the
Legislature Of Georgia under the conioint
operation of horror at the Indian sayages
and the temptations OF luore.
We can prove by the most satisfactory
evidence that Gen. Gum one the greet
architects Of the fraud. did boast of lhese
massacres on the frontiers OF Georgia as
one OF The means by which the spec0la.
ion was sustained and that tic same
means were 10 BE- resorted 20, 10 seducs the
| United STATES into recognition OF the IL
lie obtained under this terrific system !;
more execrabls than the. gaLotiHe or the
! scG9old" flames that even the echo Of
which regerberate IN the ears ard convert
the dowDy pillows of Yazoo slsecplolors into
\ pillows of fh1rHs.
The Yazoo speculation was consecrated
by the rnassacres of the frontier juhs.
bi'anis Of Georgia.