The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-06-24
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fate in this union and more fertile than mott Of
them that this project fucceeded that the
'eg'iiature OF Georgia were bribed that for 4
mets OF pottage, to be eaten by themfelves, they
transferred TIE birth right of their countrymen.
The,e facts are in proof to the Houie and in
Read or pohPonement, gentlemen who want
Information have only 10 call for the reading oe
the records on your table. The fun Stipulated
TO be paid for the country in oueftion, embrac.
ing at the leaf Forty millions of acres. was 500,
600 dollars. This law excited. as it ought to
have excited, in the people Of c., or,ia, cue ge-
nerat fentiinent of indignation. But the cor
ruption had pervaded and flooded and over
flowed every department. OF he government.
Grants were made out, and the grantees held
the parchment in their hands. The peoole os
Georgia refoved to rstort 20 fri principles. II
vii! be rec objected that the aorrunt law WAS pac
led in 1895 In the fubf q,isnt fpripg Ri. grand
juries Of the ftveral countries made IN nnani.
nous protect agsinh its pafage; the iIcccedinp
legislature repeated it, burnt The parchment and
eXPoied It's authors--And what arc we no.y A.
bout to do Will we, after following an fluff
trions patriot to his grave, irl;v the flreit page
IN his h'itorv, by giving isnStion to this mea-
ture 4? The people will FAY you are mere mum
merS, ac.ors that put on falfe garments for par-
ticular occa1on, and the Ii,o,nect after return
to your original inhgniticaace The law was
Rate, and the refcnding aGt Incorporated in
luhisquent contribution made By the people.
But the grantees under the frft aCt, under The
corrupt act, had their poit-horfss and runners
ready, who few 70 the EAT and the Wei. the
North and the South, and made fa.e of their
grants. To whom did they fell TO perfons
appriied of the origina, invalidity of the aa.
SUI II they did not, does chat chAnse the quef-
tIod Wfo are the legislature of Georgia
4 lie q ta.yl frc, tf,ar 4. -
were the toyereigns OF the ftveral iIstee before
The revolution The Representatives. of the
crown. will ak you then if one Of thief. men
had proceeded TO give away tho country, whe.
Their the court of Kings Bench would not have
fet aide the grant They would fubteouentlv
to this the u. S.received from the fate of Ceor-
eia grant OF the country in que!ton and OF
other countries rot in quefion. IN receiving
this grant, t'ssy acknowledged the VALIDITY Of
the reicinti"g2tt of Georgia. The q. S. w,en
they receivedS'r grant, were ar.,,,,(ed Of TN.
preceding transfers, and their accentance II the
country from Georgia IS unequ;y5cai evidence
81 their opirlor - lbs original act of 1913.
was nu'i aat void. But in a country n c,,ten,
i've as this, IN which inme fsttIements had been
preTioufly made under B,i.i!h, Soanib and
other grants from the ftatc Of GEORGIA. th,y
tho'e or 795, 1t will be readily believed there
we're many aitasoniiing claims for land. When.
therefore, the y. 5. received the country from
Georgia, they entered into copoa,G r,itb
Georgia, or obtained permifIinn frnn ber' -
give land no: exceeding FIVE millions. 20 Catisry
claims not provided FOR in tn. original contract
with her. Now the bill before You promotes IN
give this land as FAR az il goss, and to nledg.
the faith OF the u. S. 10 that particular caf of
claimants whole preteniions ariGe pnJsr The 81
OF l795~-I hef. claims under tie al Of ,7os
are t me 'ai' ciais Of claims unicr the fate of
GeorsIa, which IN my opinion, TIE u s. are
bound to iatisfy. There is another defcription
OF claims called the claims OF l7s9-And am
very glad the claims of 1889, are not included
~ this bill, becaufe the join; interen of the two
ciahss nllght politely have effect, that in this
Houie Jingle cliffs would not. We'll. Conorers
tooS the grant OF country in tluefion from Geor
gia. They houndthcmCeIves toexlineui(t the In-
dIan:itlet to lands wthintkc exain. fate ofGenr.
ga-to Georgia they fipnlatei to pay certain
inm OF money, and they reicrved the RIGHT of
appropriating quantity OF lands not exceeding
hve millions OF acres, to f'tisfy claims not ipe-
clhcally recognized in the contract with Genr.
Pia. The qreFtion now is, rs take it, whether
theft rive millions fhtll go TO fatisfv the clams
under the act of 1795-f}ut If i t;rould BIZ. The
tente OF the Houfe that The bill; includes thoG.
ikew'ie OF 78a, 1t will not alter, in ms opinion.
the qusfton.
But may DC anied bv men who profer, mn.
70 nc informed on this fuhjeGt, WHIT is this aet
OF 1899, and who are the claimants unJsr !,
and now can there he terfc. ing claims for the
Zane lands The cafe is imply this. In17so
two companies were formed under the names
OF the Soith-Caroiina and the VIRGINIA Yazoo
companies, who contracted for great, and ne
greater part OF the country afterwards purchaC-
ed by the claimants under The at9 of 1905 Rut
Georgia a'ledses that they did not comply with
their cnnract, and that it was therefore fer aide
and the fame lands fuhfequsntly i,ld under the
act OF 1875. Be it remembered that the pur-
chalers under the a6t of 1875 were men of un-
deritanding, of intelligence, of ntrigue--delien-
ing en-iPSculatOrs-not cnllies but fyind
Iers-me not to be irnpofsd on, bat men with
their eyes open--They bought with full
knowledge of the equitable claims of 1879.
When fay this, do not mean to advocate the
claims of 1880. Wien put to the ten, one diE-
cription of claims will be founi as Invalid as the
other. But to whom did the grantees under the
act Of 1895 fell? After the prefentments of
the grand juries-af;er it had rnrg through
out the continent, that the whole wag an
impohtion Of corruption and fraud, and AZ.
ter there was every realon to believe thew
were acquainted with all the circnmHan-
ces, deeds were given, one cf which bears CO.
temporaneous date with the refcinding att of
Georgia After this, what did they do /, They
went back to Georgil-there the money ;hcy
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