The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-04-11

/rience had proven to be really nece0ary and pro-
per.
The objea of dierieting the rate. & vefting
the choice of electors ofPre6dent and Vice Pre-
hdcnt IN the people, was one which he had fire.
quently urged and advocated in the legillature
of the tate which he had the honor in part to
reprefent, under the contribution as il now
hands, which left it optional with the Rate le-
gifature, either to appoint the electors them
felves, or 70 VET their election with the people
at large. Indeed he faid he always did think,
and ftill thought that the mode of chooling cleo
tors. for the chief nagifrate Of this country,
ought to be by the people, and that too in an
uniform mode throughout the u. S. This he
= eonHdered the only proper way to obtain fair
expref6on Of the public will in the choice of
this highly refpon6ble officer; and in order TO
have this fIbje0 beforethe Houfe, he would fub-
init the following refolution:
That the Rate Legislatures fhall, from time to
time, divide each fate into ditriets, equal to
the whole number OF fenators and reprefenta-
tives from each fate, in the Congress of the u,
5. and fhall direct the mode of chcoiing an cleo
tor of Pre6dent and Vcc-PreGdent, in each of
the fad diitriss, wha fhall be chslen by citizens
having the qualifications reQuihte for electors of
the mott numerou.branch of the ftatelesifl ,ture.
and that the ditIitts 70 to be continued. ibalI
cohliit, as nearly az may be, of contiguous ter
rltory aud of proportion of population, except
'e'e '''''! nc any detached portion or ter
ritory, not of itfelf fnfficient to form diftrict
which then thaIl be annexed to fome other Dor
tionneareR thereto; which difrias, when 70
divided, ihall remain unalterable until a new
Genius of the u. S. fhall be taken.
Mr.. Jackfon fubmitted two bills, the one fun
Elementary to an ACT to extend iliriidiStioa in
certain cafes TO the territorial courts and the
other, to amend the att to divide the Indiana
territory into two feparate governments, AID
n fso ,uNs >k
committee of the whole ON Monday.
Mr.. Dana after various preliminary remarks
on the alarming fate of our affairs with foreign
nations, offered the following refoution which
was adopted without divifion.
Refolved, That the committee to whom was
referred 10 much of the mciiage of the Pref.
dent as relates to aggrefIions on our coats, ia
the defence OF our ports and harbors, SC. be
initructed to enquire into the expedency of Dro-
viding by law for the further fifeguard of mer.
chant vefiels IN the vicinity of the U. S. and TO
report by bill or otherwife.
In the courfe of his remarks Mr. Dana ex
planned his object to be, not an allyme - alton of
the naval force, or any meafire which would
incur exoence but the amendment of the ex
fitting laws of the U. S. relative to the exten, to
which protection ought to be granted to our
refels on our COATS. Under the exiting laws.
he obierved that a contribution had prevailed
which went to deny the protection beyond
marine league from fhore. He believed protec-
tion ought to be extended to greater diitance,
that It ought likcwife 10 apply to roads in the
vicinity of our ports, and to line drawn from
head land to head land on the coat.
The following is the bill relative to the Geor-
g'a claims, as paied by the Senate, and rejected
by the Houfe of Representatives.
A BILL,
To carry into effect the provifons of the eighth
lection OF the " Act regulating the grants of
hnd, and providing for the difDotal of tb..
lands of the u. S. fouth of the fate of Ten.
nef1ee.
DE it enated BY tie Senate and Houe ofRe3r.-
AChpfatiUss oftbe q. S. of As,eries in CouereG
a8embIed, That until the fra day of January
next, iha'l be, and is hereby allowed to any per-
Ion or per'ons, Claiming public lands in the
Miflifiippi territory, fouth of the fate of Ten
neiiee and welt of the fate of Georgia, under
any act or pretended a6t of the fate of Ceorgia.
and the evidence of whole claim has been ex
hibited to the fecretary of fate, and recorded in
books in his office, comfortable to the act of
Congrets, pafied the third day of March, one
thoufand eight hundred and three, entitled An
act regulating the grants Of lands and providing
for the difpoial of the lands of the u. S. fouth
ofthe fate of Tenneffee," to lodge in the Office
OF the tecretary of fate, Efficient legal reIeaf.
OF all tuch Claim to the u. S. to take effect on
proviiiop being made by Congrefs for the in
Identification of fuch claimants, conformabv to
the proviiions of this act.
SFc.2. And be ii further enai7ed, That every
9eed, conveyance, other written evidence OF
any claim to the iaid lands, derived from anv
perfon or perfons, whatfoever, hncr the fam.
was exhibited to and recorded in the Office of
the fecretary of tate aforefad, ihall, before
the iirh day of December next, be exhibited by
the claimant TO the fecretary of fate, and re-
corded as is provided in the aforcfaid All : and
every deed, conveyance, or other written evil
dence of any claim, as aforefaid, which fhall
not be exhibited and recorded as aforefrid, be-
fore the hrt day of December next, fhalI be null
and void, and incapable of being pleaded or
given in evidence in any court whatfoever.
SEC. 8. Aad be II FURTHER eratfed, That if on
or before the irlt day of January next, fuch fuf
hcient releafes aforefiid hal he LODI yed in the
fad office of the frcretarv of tate, as r,all re-
Ieafe to the u. s. and dfcharge all claims to the
faid lands, which have been exhibited to the fc
cretary OF. fate and recorded as aforefaid, or
which may be exhibited and recorded acreeablv
to the provifions ofthis act, Congrefs will make
provfon by law for the indemnEcation of iucb
claimants: ProDided 0I7vagy, That flch in
identification ihsII be upon the principles, con-