The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-05-22

rails bis dissent, with the reasons Of II. 90
senie act of the House. Thr practice
Was ore, which might become very neon.
veniert, if frequently purshrd. In The
prescott casr, he took II for granted, thu
the paper which the gentleman WISHED h
prescott, was both in nattrr aud manner,
all tina, II ought IN b" hi' ohiecll"o had
only been Ia The time, At which II was of
frred. Wh,thrra protest might be en-
tered an the journals of this HOUSE, he
did moi KNOW, he should presume, that
such d practice nll slt produce sume III
con, eu.rnce-bm he had not ihr least de-
sire 10 prevent th. gentleman from taking
any course, IN respect to til. paper, whlcn
might be allowed by the rules of the
House.
Mr.. Forsyth said he believed it was
strictly IN order rs prescott the paper nov
- IN It's further disposition it might be
settled Tomorrow, or an any other day
and, az all he wished with respect to this
bill, was 10 have the oppoinnty "f having
this paper read hef,,t- ii passed, he hoped
the gentleman from Pennsyls would
Withdraw his moliOn for pQslponelpent.
Mr.. Stevenson assented-dnd the fol-
lowing protest was then presented by Nj.
j Forsyth--and read at the Clerks table.
1.-THE President of the United States
/ having Submitted 10 the House of Repre-.
septattNes contract made by James Bar.
bOur, Secretary of War, aud certain In
dians Of the Creek Tribe, dated the TWEEN
sixth day Of January, 1876, which has
been ratified by aud with the advice and
consent. of the Senatpiof the United States,
and having asked of Congress an appro.
prlatlon 10 carry II into effect, the under
| signed representative of the people of
Georgia feel II their duty respectfully to
represent IN the House:
That, by coatract made at the Indian
Springs between certain Chiefs of the
Greek Tribe and the Commissioners of
the United States, on the 18th of Februa-
ry, 18e5, the clam of the Creek Indians
10 The land occupied by that tribe IN Geur-
gla, was extnguished and provision made
for their remoYal by the LIST day Of Sep
tember, 1925 ::
That tts contract was, on the 9TH of
March I825, duls and solemnly ratified
and proclaimed by the President of the
United States, acting by the advice aud
With the consent Of the Senate and that
Congress, anticipating such contract, had
appropriated the sum of 10000 dollars
towards the execution Of it. This con
tract partially fulfilled on the part of the
United States their obligation under the
compact with Georgia of 1909, ADD re-
moved every difficulty lntrrposrd by the
occupation of the Creek | dans TO the
full exercise of all the vested rights of the
State o'era considerable portion of her
soil and territory.
That the undersigned are under the So
lena conviction, that neither the Presi- |
dent alone, nor the President and Senate
conformity, nor the Government of the T.
micd states, have any constitutional pow
er without the consent Of Georgia, to in
t"rrupt or invalidatp, on any pretence
whatsoever, the rights secured TO that
State by this contract, made in obedience
to an act of Congress and ratified With all |
due sOlemDity.
That the new contract, for which an APP
preparation Is now asked, ,fers from that |
OF the Indlan Springs in this, that it does
not provide Tor the removal of the Greek |
Indians, prior TO 1897, and does not tx
pressiy provide for Their removal from all
the lands occupied by them in Georgia |
The undersigned are, therefore compelled |
by just seHse OF what is due to Georgia, |
to protest, as they do most soIprrnly pro-
test, against IT, as violating The rights of !
that member OF the union OF which they
a'e Representatives, leaving 1t to the con-
sttutional organs of the State sovereignty
10 indicate or to waive those rights, AS
thelr own sense of propr ETY., their duty to
the People OF the State, and their rrver-
ence for the union of the States under the
Federal Constitution may dictate"
ALFRED CUTHBERT,
GEO. CARY,
JOHN FORSYTH,
EDW. r. TATrNALL,
{. Z. HAYNES,
WILEY THOMPSON,
JAMES MERRIWETHER
Dir. Hayden, ofNew York, called for
the Yeas and Nays upon the passage of
the bill The call was sustained by the
House, and the question being taken,
1t was decided IN the affirmative, AS fol-
lows:
YEAS-lG7.
NAYS-Messrs. Cuthbert, Forsyth.
Haynes, M'Kee, MerriWether Moore, of
Alab' Owen, Sawyer, Tattnall, Thomp-
son, of Geo.-l0.
So the bill passed, and was sent to the
Senate for concurrence.
Much time was consumed in the dis
cossion of the Revolutionary pension bill
variety OF attempts were made by diff
ferent members to place additional PEN
Soners GA the list, but they all failed, ow-
ing 10 "a want OF due evidence, or because
the principles OF the Cases we're such "A. to
open ne" and extensive precedrnts, which
lnr House were unwilling to sanction.--
The Dill Tor the reel Of MaIleA and Ena.