Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-10-21

poses the United States Ceorrio by tho ,rt;Ios n
agreement of 1902 concluded with the United States
aens her right, title, and claim 10 very valuable ter
r'ory upon the following coudi.ionsls that the JTn;
Tea states should pay % Georgia out of the ne. proceeds
oil The sales of the lands cedcd $50 Geo. end that the
ute derived TO settlers under certain grants from
Britain Spaia and acts Of the Georgia Legislatur.
should be recognised and confirmed Sd, that the lands
should constitute common find fer the use and benc.
at OF The United States and that the United States rn;r
appropriate 100000 acres 10 satisfy the Yazoo claim
ants 4ihy, that the Uncd States at their own expense
should eXtugush the Indian title TO all lands within the
limits oil e State, iorhe Of Georgia, carly as the
same could 'be peaceably obtained on reasonable
terhs 5'h that the territory transferred BY thesate of
Georgia TO the United States should form State and
De admitted such into the Union as soon as il contain
cd 0o,cO0 inhabitants. All The s;ipulations of This
Convention have been fully and completely e>ecpted
oy The United States with the exception of the 4th
article; and that tue government has used every
eNef"on 10 fulfil the obligations imposed All it by this
clause which good faith and its duty demanded cannot
oe uoun'ed Since the date of the compact the Uni
'co states have, IN compliance with ter engagements
purchased from the Indians 600 GOO acres At the
'''e 'le compact was entered into. tue Indians held
''in Tue Georgia boundary line % 900 oO0 so that in
% years. The United States Lave succeeded in obtaining
inc REIMBURSEMENT of 3-5ths Of the whole India, Tor
ritory. Treaty after treaty has been noroc,,o, .,s
o''oluued' anu the Government OF the United States
eagerly embraced the opportunity which the Ceoro;.
commissioners presented it, of holding another 81 In
a'n springs; name winch hereafter will eli cDnsn
~ou' pace IN oi;T inna!s-a with winch will be
'soc'aed recoliecons Of lofty pride, or the daerest
''oFulcation--as honor and Justice, perGdy and
'reacheFy may happen TO triumph in is controversy
lhese 100000 acres cost the United States exc,,
ic'J Vi tne Estimated value of tie lands on the Ar
Aahsa kiver granted TO the CheToiees 6 400 100 and
'hc ohy question which arise in relation To This eo
III Tie account, is, shall these lands be estimated =,
what they actually cost, the price fer which tlev can
De disposed OF IN Market II the United States ror,
The Chcrohees 995,3l0 acres on the Ariansa for SINH;
lar quantity OF land in Georgia. which would sell Or
could be sold for Si,24l I3p, in the name Of common
sense, do net the lands obtained in exchange rms,
S''-4i'loo' ~ IN ordinary exchange in society," a man
gives an article, no matter what may have been IFS
'sat COST which he procure certain sum for
'heT, he unqnesonably should value tie article obtained
at The price for which has might have been sold. The
oi'ed states granted portion of territory TO the In
dams which was worth 1874 $780, and as this sum
could nave been raised 10y the sale of the lands tbosa
received IN exchange should certainly be valued At ha,
price Mr.. Calhoun therefore, did not err y,,ap,e nc
tmaied the value OF the lands not at their original cost
o0' a' me minimum price which could be o6ai,ed for
''' no BE Continued