Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-07-18

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ture. The bird of wisdom. scorchrd by
the rays of q southern sun, s,nsi sbelie,
herself within The genial cline of Ports
mouth or k"nuebeck. One duly IS impe.
raiive on the souih-rlect 10 The Congress
OF Tie Union. Your men Of reflection, de.
liberation, and best talents.
A Freebooter cf tie District.
EXTRACT 81 letter from, n gentleman an
Kentucky, to his correspondent il this
city.
Two acts have been passed by our Ge-
neral Assembly, which il carried into cf-
feci WI ieieat the rights o! many officers
anu soldiers OF The revolutionary army.-
Upon The extension westward al The bonn
Diary line between Virginia 81 n. Carolina,
a considerable part of the land which had
been allotted by the Virginia legislature,
10 the revolutionary army, fell into The
state OF North Carolina, and 10 repair The
aehciency thereby produced, The Assem-.
oiy IN November 1881, passed an act de-
claring-
That all That tract Of country, inclu-
ded within the rivers Mississippi. Ohio
ana ennessee, and the Carolina bonn
dary line, shall be, aud the same is here
by substituted i'll lieu of such lands
so fallen INTO the state of North Caro-,
una, 10 he IN lie same manner subject
:, 10 ne Claimed by The said officers and
" soldiers"
In consequence of Ibis law. mauy Off
GERS ana soldiers made locations Gu their
military Warrants in that tract country.
as 'hey rl2hiiuliy could do But before
these locations were surveyed, except a
lew. the Virginia legislature fearing tina,
disturbances U,,IIt Ia a..
Indians, (Hhose title in Ills land was not
Then eS''nguished.) by surveying the
iand passed an act in Oc,ober 1884 au-
thorising The Governor, with The ADVICE
oi the Council, 30 suspend by procana.
non, me surveying CT This land - Tor such
lime as lie may think the tranquility
OF me government may ,equire."
ana IN January following, an order of
Counci' was made, suspapding indefinite
~ me surveying oi that land. In 1918,
Inc tract OF country here spoken of, was
purchased by the United States irom The
INDIANS, aud IN December of the same
year Gus legislature passed law Il copy
oi which" is enclosed and al The last
session, on tic 18th of February, 1920.
anotiier act WAS passed, directing The ap-
poin'ment OF superintendent 10 section
anu lay off the whole of that trac, of
country thereby virtually aunuiling all
HE locations that have been made by the
officers and soldiers as before mentioned.
Inns procedure OF our legislature, is free
w animadvertcd on here. and considered
dis fiagrant violation OF private nights;
indeed do mol see how il can be OTHER.
wise Thought oi.-Bv one of the provisi.
ohs OF The act of your Assembly, passed
III December 1880 entitled An act con.
corning lie erection of the district OF
kentucky into an independent stale :" all
private rights Of Isnjs within tn. Keniuc-
Ky district derived from The laws of Vir
ginia, prior 10 the separation, are made
valid and secure.-Do YOU not think That
Sour legislature will take up This matter,
ana ~ least by resolution, express IA
dlsapprobalioH ot the proceedings Of the
henlncky legislature in regard 10 this
ianh !-IHefe are certainly many people
In your slate Interested in This matter,
and who are probably ignorant of the pas.
sage OF the two Kentucky laws above
mentioned, and who, when apprised of
them, may unite their efforts in devils
ing some plan 10 preserve their rights. n
you think /, 1il! of service 10 pnblish "A
part OF this letter, YOU are at liberty To
do 90
:, &c IL enacted by the General assembly of the
commonwealth Of kcRtucky, That no entry Or
survey shall be made npon any portion of the
,anj iy'"g within the tate Chickasaw Indian
boundary. and for the e,.tiAenshment of whose
tlue treaty has been iaieiy negotiated 10y
isaac shelby and AndreV jackson, commits.
s'oners appointed by The UhiteI States.
section And BE- it further erected, That il
snail not he idwiui for the register OF the land
Once OF this state TO receive and register any
surveys made within said boundary, nor 10
.Sshe any patent thereon; and patents issued
contrary to this act slaiI be null and void.