Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-02-23

Win PUBIC Dustutasos - SauoNs ~ - = =.
,rsord,nsr.fcases only thai counsel shonld
Be- admitted ia cases of such magnitude
and i'm por,ance that the admission ascoun'
sci could uus in.esfsre with S'he general
course of business. Was this then claim
Of sufficient ilnportapre? Is anounsedto
several millions OF acres Of land. sne value
sf which was esnma,sd at sever al millions
of do!lass, perhaps sum nearly equal g
The whole annual revenue of the United
States ii affected a vas. territory, when
,he United States bad sold, the value OF
which VIC sid be materially affected by the
right Of i, being cleared from all doubt.
I his claim was therefore conntcted with
the great question Of public policy as TO It's
settlement by compromise on general prln-
ciple as all great territorial questions had
been settled By eempromise. This mode
Of sesilenen, had also been recommended
by com missionegs It the Uni,ed States;
this was therefore claim of a peculiar cha.
rac,er. He c. I'D no, see why the gentle.
man from Georgia should not express Pc.
culisr feelings; her feelings as men and
as geutlcmeo were operated upon by The
feelings Of the stare Of Georgia which ap
peared % be precisely against the claim
aud 10 doubs tie genie man from Geofg'a
thought .his apesfestly ubiquitous aod base
business; they fel, intensely in this case
from shsir peculiar situation. Other gen.
tltmeo, however, perhaps locked a! me
subject through diferent medium. he
was not disposed particularly at this time
TO enter into an examination Of facts; but
one reason Why he did not consider It en-
t;rely unworthy Of consideration, was, that
etmmiissioaers appointed by The y, Stases
10 examine hsl reported 10 favor OF Gem.
promise. Had any new fact or dsmoOssra.
,ion Of iprpldude or cotrup ION occurred
sinee.hs commissioners made their report!
Any rev evijeeee of proa'gacy /! lad not
the commissions who wSFe appointed 20
examine claims 20 western territory 'na e.
y:d.nce before them &C ibis sobj-cs Nj
T.oup begged liar the gentirman would
no; proceed further into the merits OF the
claim, as by so doiog he would compel
AR, r. 10 GO a, this tine into fali sxa-
niDa,icn 81 it, contrary 10 his wish h1r.
. said he would so. then psoceed>iur'her
on his poini, but there was one bearing OF
he pressu. qaeslon which he "ou'a no,
/ iA...- no COMM ssianeTs were MT
persons whose opinions genslsm mem.
selves oughs,o respect. II. SAID Mr.. u :,
we are by vote now 10 rsJectlhis applica-
lion, we shall natk The CLAIM win peculiar
,eprobal,oa- VIVA. VIII be the event ct
,hs. yose as il respects ITS ul;lmae bear
ire Whas will be sad IF The persons
who have 10 ,aci, hs'al capacity as
commissioners spokeo fatorably OF the
cIaims? What must shs Gasion think cf
IBIS house or the otneF branch OF the legs.
la;ure. when they pass vote OF repFoba
t,on on those 10 whan they have given c.
vidence of prsfereoce, and seemed 10 ap.
prove al qualified to Gil high Offices? It
is subiect IF common report, fha; during
The iess month very considerable pSopor.
ZION Of gngnbefs If this house assembled
in the Srua,e chs Gihrr, AND Ihsre cocsi.
dered the question VINO should sncceec the
presen, chief nsgfstra'e OF shs union, and
majority Of genliemen lhsfe pfsssen' did
designate as a psopsr person for The ofhsr
ef chief magistrate, geusiex 'aa VINO was
one nf he com a.lssiouess aPpo'nted Oh his
Yszco claim. IT'S srue aud sonle ct ny
friends did not receive an Invitation &c = ),
though we have made TO secret Of ouT re-
nabiicanissn even 10 these days CT secrecy,
but know this from report. Ityon rsjecs
this claim you imfsy hat sns cha seer o.
this peragu is not sufficiently stern 10 con,
siderations Of this kipo. ! therefore sab.
mil 20 the consideration Ct the house whs
Their this is 30, proper consideration ID
favor of The admission Of this agsn' 70 ex-
plain the claim.
r,,l.a.;.,, 81, the resolution was taken