Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-02-23
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y" HAYS Received copies of two aEss of
TN essssisiur4 al Georgia, Que passed ON
tne 81, s.sy "a Dere,uher, i79s." This.
sir, IS tue act winch The wavc,inr virtue
.. the gevernor induced him 20 relics, !
as o.her on The Ith OF January, i7e7."
1.-The ac( under which the different com
tan'ss, from one OF which ihe memorial.
lsts derive their pretended tile, claim
sior appToprintng and selling the Indian
lands WITHIN sae territorial limits claim
cd ~ that state. These copies, though
not officially certified, nave besu transmit
ted 10 me in such a manner, As To- lsave
TO room 40 doubt their Authenticity.
These acts embrace an ooieef u sxch mag
5nfsde, and ia their Consequences MY 90
dcefip oercf she Eeace and s0tifsre 2, the
Uii;fed Ssa,es, tho IhGve nhovghf if 'ieees-
sary no1v 70 lay ,tszs 5Sfore congress"
Here, SIR, is ample notice 10 the whole
world. This message was referred To
seect committee; consisting oi Mr. John
Nicholas. Mr. Macon, MIR Fild.cy, Mr.
MURRAY, Dir lsvud,not. MIR Ames. and Mr.
Sheiborne on whose repo:., ai,cr solemn
celebration in the COMMITTEE OF the
r.,n;e. the House on the 2osh cf the same
r,cn;h came 20 The following resolution.
!" tisseistd, ,hatti,- President OF the U
ri'cd States be au,horiSed TO obtain a cessi-
On iio'n The state ofi,e6rg'a OF the,r Claim
to nc Tri9ic, or any Part, ot the land with
III the present Indian boundaries" The
v-fy iasd winch th. Act 1T the 7ih Janu
aiy bad attempted tn ALLEVIATE and sell
and thebii, witlci, nov hold IN my hand,
was accordingly brought in pursuant TO
he resolution and passed he house on
Tic Ord day oil March. Bat union tuuate-
~ Tie session closed, of neces sity, on the
ir!'c"iug Day, and .liis House is well APP.
priseti tina, the forms Of Tive seGate VII
not print any bill 20 be harricd through
that body. y single negative is suffic'ea,
10 prevent 4. The suhisSi was not suffer
Cd bow ever 10 sitep---An aei was subse,
ques:,ly passed opening negotiation with
Georgia lar the territory IN question, OF
wiich We have received from her So
l=mh Transfer. is This notice, or is IL not :
On fcrm,;i rnessaSs from The Pres :dent
Isving before them the act Of l795-so
lo;a,ir invalid ard worthless was that ACT
in their eycs, in zach utter conicmp, did
they hold t',e pretended rign's of thc gran
tees ,l,s;lsr a--,ha. the hcu.c of ,cpresen
tatives in niet!ia,e!y passed a bill, iaipow
ing The President 10 receive Il grant o!
the very land which hat act had previ-
urs;y and f,audGlen,Iy attempted 10 con-
ny 10 the four companies. With what
ia1e could The President Tecomrp en.i, OF
Congress endcovpr 80 ebtain truIr Georgia.
ccssinn OF 81 ,uh5le o. any Fart al the laa,i
wthin her indian boundaries, if they be-
lissed thai the land 10 ones; ion mad been
conveyed TO ciGc,s Is :, fair and botsa ii,.e
sale I lfihey attached ;t the act OF ia.
nuary 1898 any IDEA of validity Ise
nan who answers this objeSl,on shall have
ny thsrks. Bui, perhaps shall &c tod
th:,l this was the ACT Of slpg.e brarch
OF the legislature and nat law. True
sir; but il was so,ecnn averascnt 10
The Whole void that Ctorgress bad O
ri,ht to ie:SisIale on Ike subj. Ct. !; was
no'ice Oh The l7,h and S6;h days OF
February. YES, that The aGs passed by
the Stale OF Georgia, in The preceding
monlh, was void aud Of so effect, was
loudly proclaimed by the convention OF
that sia,c, which ne IN the succeeding
May. ard was :inally consummaled by inc
- scindips .Gl Of the l5th cf February,
1895, which was subsequently engraftrd
N, the CONSTITUTION o! Georgia A..d We,
the Nav I..gisud Mississippi land COM
paEY. under decd Of con cmporanenus
date (cs fteg sagj With ii,s last acf,
deed Containing no. merely special var
rasfy. hnt , sfitcsdf c~VeHdii fiuf no rcceE7se
trail te ho.t eg,a.nsf fhe sclcrs, fot any de- |
Jcci ofsuieia Me,r ;a-covcnan which clear
iy indicates rolice on The part Of The buy |
ersof such Je!.ct; ella ming under deed |
ny which they purchase such title only as
the grantees OF l795, had 10 sell, in whose /,
acad AND a.See they agree to stand this
company af'e0 30 have no notice of any
deiecl OF u.le in those Of whom they !
bought. SANCTION tho claim Of this COM
pany or any csher derived from the &C,
of 1875, and VIA, ~ effect do YOU de
CT : YOU record solemn acknow.
lcdgnent that congress have unfairly
and dishoncs.ly obtained from Georgia a
gr,.oi OF land 10 wl,icb hat state no Ion.
ger possessed title, having previously
cold J, infothsrs Cor sam1bie considera
ton, of which tran ACTON congress was
AZ tie .iirc friIy ar?tzeJ. Are YOU pre-
i 10 <..at.s tt.f- t..s-.