Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-12-13

charging debt OF gratitude to The conqnerors of ma
toaal Independence. prepared To plac, immense
sums OF money IN The peck III VII, never saw
an enemy, heard the sound OF hostile cannon, or
rendered any servic. tn the country Such arc the
men. whom the voice OF runor dcsisnates the gen.
ers holders of these c!am' aud tho real soldiers
OF tho Revolution, their dcscendan,s Millions il
necessary 10 the rsal soldier hi oas,srity, but not
silver to the speculator upon his Ignorance or his
necessities.
GroscrA-tie Cherokee i.,ais.-'rhc bill for sur =
v'yins tho Cherokee lands. has passed the House of
Representatives of Georgia by vote of rs to %.
II has yet to pass the Senate.
Mr.. Beall OF rwgys, before the final vote in the
House of Representatives., offered the following n
mendmen.:
'That nothing in this act contained. shall be SO
consl rued tn authorize the Governor to order the
surveyors tn proceed with the survey as con empla
ted by this act, until he shall De satisfactorily inform
ed by the President of the = that the public force
OF tho U. s. will not BE- employed To prevent said
survey and occupancy"
This amendment was rejected. ayes 6, noes lsl.
The rejection seems to declare one of two Things
that tho Legislature in surveying and taking posses
SION of the Indian county, before Congress has ex-
nyulshsd tho Indian title, either apprchends no col
ison with the federal authority, or 10 prepared to
brave IT. If ii
We have heretofore given the outlines of this bill
1t docs not appear to have Undergone any material
alteration but one, which leaves il entirely discrc-
tonary with tho Cove ,otcn t. call the Sur
vcyors, and proceed with the surveys Communca.
ton vii! no dodbt take place between tho Govern
ments OF til. U S ind Georgia, anl the discretion
thus wisely raposeJ in tho Executive Of the latter
will prove the means of uver'ing collision.
a. We were in in saying, on Saturday. that
Gov. Owen had been chosen Senstor by the I.rai.
lature of Nor;h Carolina. There wa, seventh
balloting which resulted in the election OF Judge
Msnguln. See extract from Raleigh Register.
III James = Conover, the founder Of the Cnciu-
nuti American and who has conducted 1T with equal
the paper aud transferred his interest to his partner
Mr.. Thomas.
a.TM Henry Banks .of Virginia" continues his
singular dsTuisitions in the Kentucky Commen,ator
as introductory to his application Congress be-
half Of the revolutionary claims of Hunter, Banks g.
Co. We do not profess to understand their applica
bili;y bearing, but in his last advertisement" Mr..
Banks has squeezed in the following apocryphal an
ecdotcs of Mr. jeff rson:.
But John Banks. soon after he had formed con-
with the commercial agn, and had delivered goods
contracted for according to contract he returned from
VIgna, to North Carolina and there fitted equipped
pvStecfs, schooners called the Hannah and tie un-
which made several valuable prizes aud he procured
several other vessels which medate to employ in
the he therefore, express Richmond
10 his brother, Henry Banks, for six
missions with directions that e should apply the
John Banks to the executive of Virginia for them Henry
Banks heTeupon neglected all other things and Char
iotiesvie TO which IN Virginia, the executive had
sudden Charlottesville and made some members
OF the legislature piifone ani had put the greater
whittier Henry Banks fastened, and beng personally known
by such members of hs IolI
the board, and so, the commissions Mr. Thomas jefferson
then the Governor OF Virginia. had deserted hrs post
residence near Charlottesville; in consequence OF
WHICH there was general "urmur and clamor against
him. that COL George Nicholas Who as the" m.%bs
OF the Legislature. sUa with whom personally
either moved for threatened 10 mpcach him the
or Of the State, for having deserted his post.
After few days MIR Jefferson endeavored soo,hc
sare and sent forward his resignation Governor which
1as received with universal Joy and satisfaction, unanimously
and loudly expressed General Thomas Nelson brave sol
der and firm patriot was then elected as Governor of Virgin
"a by unanimous acclaim and was Immediately qualified
Governor
Before MIR. Jefferson sbdcaed The government Of Virginia.
before no resigned the and before the heroic and
patriotic Gen Thomas Nelson elected him. the
legislature OF had held two sessions each year.
May and the other October Mr. Jefferson being then mi
va'c Citizen became eligible for the county a
He forthwith prevailed "f tho delegate who
sitting members resgn and became candidate for
vacancy tie was elected aud took his seat ia October
ensuing Whether impeachment had instituted
him threatened by Col George Nicholas. do no,
recoect but he could, he in the House.
and introduced that matter after making PREDATORY
marks, said as follows:
"y ie Mr. Speaker has been perfect tissue Of error
The greatest OF all have taken upon myself the
.'ponbny aud duties for which conscious of natural
dsquaficaon bet as soon as discovered my incompetence
governor made by resignation, for the brave and
toc Cen Nelson who has goriously fulfilled his mpor-
an station and high destiny has SISTED in capturing the
lire British forces and paved the for the Independence
the country Aad then he made vindicaton and able de-
fence Of Nelson. who charged Of having violated the
i,hion by doing aud causing things be done
out tic advice OF council which Nelson had foeiold the
executive be would do they did attend the lines and
consult n when he promised that I've would do So and
served that GoD e would the perish the
effort The Legislature passed Of amnesty for Nelson
with universal applause
Mr. Banks is one Of those reasonable persons who
was so much scnnda!:zcd ut Mr. Lclerson's not Civ
ing battle single handed, To Tarlton's Legion
To do Mr.. Banks Justice however, he seems Ia