Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-01-17
"Wednesday. Jan. 8.

"Wednesday. Jan. 8.
SENATE ARMED OccpPATioN or
FLORIDA This Bill. from tie ComnIiller
on Mi'itnry Aff;iirs. was The order OF The day
and u was called up on the motion OF Mir
Clay. oil Ala, who was entitled 10 the floor
Mr. Clays speech was designed AS a reply 10
The remarks of Mr.. Preston and as defence
OF the conduct of the General Government in
lis military operations in Florida and The
Creek country. Mr.. G. thought Mr. Preston
had reflected somrw hat on the conduct OF
Gen. Jessup General Jessup, he said was
rendy TO have his conduct Investigated by
Count Martial or By Committee of the
Senate. He was brave officer, and
he felt bound to defend him. II there was
ground Tor ccnsurr, MIR Clay SAID il did not
Eil upon the Administration nor upon Gen
Jessup, but, as Mr. Clay seemed to intimate.
upon Gen. Scott. There was no inrlRcirn-
Iry, he also commended. on the part Of the War
Department nor OF The Executive Both. he
thought, were without crnsurr.
MIR. Clay enlarged upon the character OF
the Bill before the Senate. lie believed it
the cheapest remedy Tor the settlement OF die
fculles which could be adopted. aud alto
gether the safest Ele also defended the
character Of the Alabama citizen soldirrs,
who had been called by General Scott and
otheis into servirr Many Of the citizens OF
his State were as btave as those who ronque-
red the Indians originally in Tennessee and
Kentucky Many of them, he thought,
would avail III, nselves oil the provisions OF
the bill before the Senate After Mr.. Clay
had concluded
Mr.. Benton proposed verbal amendment,
which was adopted
The Bill was then ordered TO n third read
ing
This Bill, rs reported TO the IT, S. Senate
by MIR Benton frou, the Committee o. Mill.
tary Afans proposes to grant TO the first
" bite settlers. not exceeding ten thousand
men, able 10 bear arms. who shall settle in
such parts Of Florida, east OF the Suwanr.
and south of Cape Sable, ms shall be- desig.
mated by The President Of The United States.
a bounty of three hundred and twenty acres
OF land each, upon ceru,in conditions narnrd
in the subsequent part Of the Bill The
most important OF these are that the settle
merits shall br in stations. each including not
less than forty nor more than one hundred
men each settler 10 engage in the cultiva
'iVh W Gfdii anu NtRtidultS luTiIlS ON u SUP
pon or for snle TO others. using the public
hand about the station for this purpose cac h
station TO be protected hy block house
which the. settlers are TO put up with the aid
OF the United Siai,s troops; raiions and cloth.
ing for our year TO be- supplied by the Gov.
eminent, aud arms and ammunition furnish.
ed on application al The nearest military post
AT the return peace and removal OF the In.
dians, each settler who shall have complied
with these conditions. o. his widow and
heirs at law in case of his death, shall be-
euti,ed to a bounty of three hundred and
twenty acres OF land, as named above the
selection to BE- made by each settler ac-
cording 10 priority oil settlement. or by lot,
hen two or more rluinmnis date from the
same day Of settlement, The Bill pro.
vidcs also ior frequent inspection of The vari.
ons stations tor the survey oil the lands re-
f,rrrd TO in the frs, clause. aud Tor the open
ing os three land offices in the district. so
soon as the same ran be safely done The
lauds gpantrd TO settlers are to b- free from
,axalion,and unalirnable BY Judicial sale
until the patent issues and for one year there.
alter. ANY settler falling 10 comply with
the terms nn.. conditions oil The Act shall for.
felt all rights arising under The same.