The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-03-21
) OLUAiE ].

can, and undoubtedly viii, hcinfr'cd. thu. IN
cafe 4 compromit fhall not he efetltd, the act
iIalI not be 10 couGrucd as 70 impair the rigi Is
of the United States, or to Greugshen the titl.
Of the claimants
Another objection male hv he.l. &C the gen.
t'cmen from Virginia nv ]. Randolph and Mr..
Clarke who have fnoken in onnoGtion tn ,hs
rriou'ion reported by the committee of clairr7e,
is,thafno'hingp adedbytheac Of corgiaofi7os
and this objection is attempted I" h, Imported
firf, on the ground that the lepills,grs GfC.or.
gia had no AUTHORITY to grant. aattcr nnvr.rc.
Mir. Speaker, that rayc iu9Icie~ tlv ihowi. that
the lands in que:tion were the property of
Georgia as free, f0verrign and iuden-r,Isnt
tate, and hat he, and fhe alone had the i.ht
o: their djipofal. But a diitin6lipu is taken be-
tween the people and their egiI.ture. II is
iald that the people of Georgia had never dele
gated 10 the legfl'ture the riyht 70 ,i;fpcr Of
ervaca0t lands. BY the contribution Of Ce0~-
GA aV leclllative powers were delegated 10 The
Ieifature. unef par,iCula,lv ex~e,,,cd. am we
do not learn that the power of di:co6 ~ Of their
v'can' territory WAS rXcertcI or refer. c,'. The
GHoOh.iOn Of vacant lands las alvvavs be-, c,,,.
hdered Ie9i1atvc power, necefarilv BELONGING,
to the ley1ature without anv cvoreis Iels,,,ion
in co1ntution. IF fuch delepation Of power
is ne'eiiarv, imagine that hu' f-y Wild -~a,-s
can he found in the fev,ral f''es. II flrport
OF this objection it is further inGnet that tie
grant of 7e5 was Fraudulent of COURT. -h,t
it is void a5 iaitio. TIE aLo,inarI- f.,,i tbs
Grof3 and otious corruption which i. riI 10
have been pra9iitd by and uDon the members
OF the granting legil 'trre OF l-or. have y IN
depitted in the mof artful ana dct Gable co..
tours. But even were ~ admit fora moment
that the motives OF c.ifq.ure can he rrrfi-
oned IN order 70 nullify their ats, olcu.d ex-
remeIy doubt whether TINT abrm;ua, "a or
TIFY.kT L.,
Where, let me aik, is the proof ofi.scy:N-,, ;
can find it no where except in -. ,,,,.,s ,G;l,
WITS taken beture--nO one knows who;r :----qnd
tworn TO by pcrirns equally ftrangere 20 ne. r.
ing voluntary af1iIavts, the GcDCnerts f.l+ ser
fetf'Y tecure from the pains aud ocn,,t;eg of
w''ul and corrupt perjury. Jfthef. l-oiG.fors
were 10 hate and impure, by have they rot
been arraigned to anfw er for theircr VIZ
have heard of no proftcutiou agajnG them for
the bribery and corruption. IGcad of ;,,e.
PiAbets and infamy, they have been rewarded
by the continued confidence not ONLY of thence
pie, but of the legislature. Several Of th. nle,n
berS who ttand charged with bribery hove G,c.
been elected hv the neODle To fats :, ~
branches Q: their legislature. Several o,lero
have fnce been appointed ~ the ls.,;D .t.-. 10
ieafs on the bench Of infice, md one other he
fnce been appointed by Ieg;n tive n t~,aae
of the Univerftv of Georgia. C,n W., l,,.r;e,.s
re Ia
loo to every principle of virtue as 80 cl.q men
famed with corruption and ltaa ned win ma.
my, 10 fill feats in the legislative boJv2 C.r,,.
Relieve that the leRCature are e H.amc'ef 20
deH!e the facred bench Of iu1ce with fiI.b ~,
purity and fraud? And, Tan nf all. can vo,, he
litre that ihe would commit tFe care &c ,ba .
dncatio1 OF her youth 10 the very child Of cor
ruP.io"? No fir. it cannot he. cannot h,Iis,,.
thai this tranflttinu is 70 vile ne il h7e bes-, ~,
prcttnted. This objection is RiI fnrtb.r ~
ported hY another gentleman from Viroini, M
Clark by recurrence 10 that :" efTt.rver.a,,s ,,
which induced the peoEle TO " rif in the M; e
tY of their hrength and declare tie a mil 80
void" Iii tru", Sir, that the people or ra.ha-
their leg nature, became Co eGtrvcr emf in1-oe
as to rife III the mai.fy Of their frereth md
k'Hdle bonfire. Dfregardirc tie f1cred ra-
ture OF contracts, fettng at defrncc the ronGi-
tuition OF the United Slater, which declares that
no Fate ih1ll pats any ex pon fatfo law. o., ,Iv
impairing the obligation Of con'racfs.'' ard ,ba+
" full faith and credit fha be cil en- in each fl.t
to tire bH5fr ais, records, and 10 icial proceed
ings of every other ftate," and fsOrfino With tl
rights of innocent individuals, that IcciG,+rre
erected the funeral pyre, bound the he'pr e
victim and laid it upon the altar. Then NJ
IKE the patrIarchs of old who hid Goals iron
the altar. they tacri!eeiouGY called down fh.
fire of heaven to aid in tie denrnHfse ,yorl,
This contract was welded 10 the con7ifp.ion &c
the United States.---and when The latter, ,s =,
bout to PERTH by th~ hands Of G.or,i, l-c.As-
tors, The former, like H'ndoo ronuf.. mum ~
rlih by the fame flames, that their afbcs n,;gbt
he mingled and gathered in the fame urn. Bnt
to complete the fcene OF 70 emn noclerv.
convention was called who cugrafttd the r-C-
ending ACT into their couRi,uton.-This efr,rt
to give Frength to invalidty was equally MA.
vailing. Tat contract was made underline r,rr-
ton and authority of the contribution oftLe =
States. and this conni ulou which forbids
Rate to impair A contrast, alro declares Int
"th's conitltutlon, and the laws Of the IT,itpd
States which iha be made in Dufiarce thcre-
of, and MI treaties made or which flIall Len,,ds
under the authority OF the United Sta,,s Gisll
be the iuprere law of the land and the DO.
es in every fate fall be bound ;herehv' arl
thing In the r9ARif'HjoU on Iay"s of any nate 10
the contrary notwiihG lndue.'
Another objection made W gentleman f-o,,
Virginia (Nr Clarke is that t'c price was 70
inadequate rs to evidence the iavai1ifv of the
title. The price, Mr.. Speaker, athonoh ,r-
p7~entY inadequate, was, under an cir~umna-.
ces, equal or nearly equal to what had been
paid for large tracts fold by other0a.es.
This country was remote and then owned g~i
Inhabited by warlike tribes Of Indians. Tie
Sp11'ards we're on its border, and = Dar. or IL