Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-01-26
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MONDAY, Jan. H.
GEORGIA INDIANS

GEORGIA INDIANS
Upon the memorial presented by Mr. VeroI,ock NJ
sundry citizens oil New York. on the sntiect of The In
DIAN lands III Georgia. aud the reference OF the dues
ton TO the Committee OH indian Affairs
MT thompson OF Georgia, objected to The measure
proposed, and 10 the course pursucd by the memorial,
i'' III appeared 10 him that The discussion of the
question IN mat stage OF the affair, would be a mere
waste OF IN line Of the House IL was NOT HE ,y;.b in
ga ttehec'Ions upon any body ofmen or even upon in
diVldual persons; but he say that the i'm rson
he had received upon the subject was that the meet
ing might b. assimated TO i'm a roe ,hon inter
ie'ns ~ matters !" which iiey could b. interested
In his (Mf Jhom?soh) oliuIon the whole pist Of the
que'tiom woul undergo proper nvestiga alton Il rough
HE medium Of thu. part of the Pre,ideu,'s Message
which Lad beea referred TO the Committee on IuIisn
hi.rs lie iorbore to speak fnartber citing the
SUBJECT mater oil the que before them be that
wa MT The proper stage fIr ITS discussion.
Mr.. Spencer OF New Yo,k said he had y,i,.d ,o
see whether the mover OF he memorial or some other
gentleman, would rise and repel the illusions of tb.
gentleman who had just sat down. Since this had no,
been done. he fr himself called upon 10 peak "a rs
preventative Of he state from which the memorial ema.
mated 1hi. wds not the result Of ga meeting in gro.
SHOP "a had been so urJusdy ihsiniated, but one oil
tht utmost IrspcclaJily and held it an enlightened
aud moral community. The Chairman of that meeting
was arevoluronary officer, known, respected ard ha
loVed. Mr. D. said he knew many Of the individuals
whose names were attached 10 t..s memorial and lie
knew their standing TO be Of the mot Respectable oba
rdeci and the doctrine which had been here
CO. 'ba they ought not TO be heardha, their respect
'n memorial ought not TO be received by this House
was one which he had not expected hear advanced
and dg"n-t which he must enter his solemn urotesl -
lie language oil ie memorial was decorous ard rs..
pectiul IL was true, il upon dc!irate as well az
an important subject; but however questionable the
doctrines which II advocated upon tiis floor n,
however much they might clash viii his own SEMI.
GOnt', or those OF others il TO be submitted In
that The respectable meuoralists should be Refused n
be heard. lie hoped. therefore, that the msmoria
would have lis appropriate reference 10 the Committee
on Indian Affairs, aud meet with tile conset atom and
respectful treaimentto which II was emitted.
Mr.. Wilde said, he did no. interd IN discus. IL.
question OF individual or State Rights He could 60,
no nscessiy Tor the anxiety shown by tho neInoraIi,f
we teVemen OF Tie afIairs Of Georgia with the In
",|'s "lnn NE limits other territory In the course
o' rs r.me'k', Mr. Wide said he had over revere
aid a"mTed Use homely, though valuable tba
II" 'sely Uouy would take rare Of himself evsrv rod,
would be ven taken care o." What, aid Nj u i
H.f nemmIalsis propose to DO! They submit IN az =,
distinct ptopo iiiOn--they COMPLAIN 1f ,a ,.i
grisvdnce aud how do Mey become, the , ~
conservaiors OF is rights OF ne southern iud;,5 wv
II these tafharous hoides. sold Mr. w ARE .o,...,
end INDEPENDENT powers, 10 WHOM dirs IL bcio. ~
10 NE President Of the United S'a'es, TO t,es, .I
mem andihey are not 10 be viewed in this ligb, t
20 oe looked npon IS sUbsefyifnf 10 The laws of ~
oln'es "inn whose territories ucy reside. then VIII
nov Ie"Vc btinlo tie goycfnment Of The fnsttutions
nose s'aiesf 10 relation 10 Il own opinion upon m
ug@e' ~ winch OF he situations hey were IN he ve,c
~; ne mad not perhaps sufficiently deIiber,teJ. but i
e"ef case he could rot how the fnetuo,t,Iist ,y