Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-12-10
THE STATES.


GEoRGTA-The bill to repeal the 18th section of
an act To authorize the survey and disposition of the
lands within the limits of Georgia. i'm the occupancy
OF the Cherokee tribe of Indians, &c. passed Dec.
II, $780, wa' taken up in the Senate, and the u,s-
ton on its passage decided in the negative yeas
3}, nays 8.-On the LIST inst, Governor I.umpkin
made Il communication to- the III. of r., i'm conpli-
ance with their request presenting such information
as he possessed, along with his views, touching
the immediate survey and occupancy of the Chero-
kee lands.-The Governor, dwells upon the good
dispositions and eXertions of the President of the L.
>. to promote the interests of Georgia. and CON
cludes by saying:
"Every consideration Of duty and Justice reorcs ,r
cordial support OF the President i'm all emanang
from him, which may not be deemed incompatible with
paramount duties. In conformity with the views herein
submitted would respectfully recommend TO the Gener-
al Assembly, immediate survey of the Cherokee Ter
rory After completing the survey of the country Jun
less shall become indispensable to the interest and peace
oil the state TO act dercnty would yet pause for
ana endeavor to maintain present unpleasant expen
sve and embarrassing suaton in the hope that better
counses may then prevail among the Indians and that
those who govern them, may yield such measures as
will obviously promote their real and lasting interest"
The Committee OH the state of the Republic has
reported bill "Io prevent The exercise of assumed
and arbitrary pocer by all persons under pretert OF at
hority from the Cherokee Indians and their ia,os"-
furnishing the meeting of any legislative Council,
Convention, the holding of any court the executing
of any judicial precept under colour or in the name
of the Cherokee tribe, &c)
Mr. Nesbit has laid OH the table of the Senate a
resolution offering n reward of thousand dol
lars to any person persons who shall arrest and
bring to trial. under the laws of this State, the Edi-
tor or publisher of certain paper called the LiJera-
tar, published in Boston, Mass, or any other person
or persons who shall utter publish or circulate with
III the limits of this State, the said paper called the
L'Oeraor, orany other paper, circular pamphlet let
ter or address, OF seditious character; and direct
ing tho Governor pay the ssic, draw his
rant ON the Treasury for the amount; and publish
this resolution in the Gazette of this State and such
others as he may select.
SOUTH CORoLINA.-Mr. Richardson has given
notice to the Senate that he will ask leave To intro
duce Bill comforting the right of electing the cleo
tors of President and Vice President of the United
States on the People.
NORTH CARoLINA.-A resolution has been offered
for asceraining in what way funds should be raised
for rebuilding the State House.-The Legislature
have been engaged in electing the Solicitors for the
Judicial Circuts.-Alr. Galloway has presented re-
solutions TO the III. of Commons declaring it to he
the opinion of the Legislature that the public lands
oil the u y are the common property of all the
States and the people respectively and that such
lands as have been coded the general government
by The States, ought To have been, and should be
applied III accordance with the cession acts; and in
structing members of Congress to use their ex-
ertlons to have fair and equal application of the
public lands; which were read and referred TO Sc
lect committee composed of Mcssrs. Galloway
Worth, Seawe, Miller and Thomas, and ordered to
be printed.
TENNEssEE.-The members of the II. of r. were
enjoying holiday, while the Senators were busily
engaged upon the impeachment Of Judge Haskell
MIssIssIPPI.-The Legislature to have CON
Yened at Jackson, on the Goth ult." The NatcheZ'
says" The early attention of that BODY will be
called to the situation of the Free Negroes living
within the limits of Mississippi, by q petition from
The citizens of this and the neighborng countess
The petition is now in circulation for signatures in
this city"