The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-07


4 a. Nj, Toomss He should but give his views up
The ease. = formed py thorough ex a. 10
q hs pspss e. ~ aad l9VE sHSs remarked that
and had promised to address the House on
the reports % lhs fret opportunity occurring Hs would
from ths origin 81 George Gapnias claim. es Of which
are gwen IN the report Of the select commee) He pro-
POSED e inquire on whom rested the obligation g pay
it, He held that after the revolution, Britain should not
pay Il; and he argued 70 show that this view cor
rect He regretted that he had heen forced take ground
this subject against the position assumed BY the wings
ON the select committee and the Secretary of War The
investigation proved he thought that there bad been i'm
init politics 10 enter into his remarks on the ques
ton. was the duty of Georgia 10 have paid the claim,
having bad the use Of the fund which grew out Of the
debts She had right these lands, and then 10
seek % make the general government pay of the ncum
brances upon them.
Mr. c. next proceeded to show that all the title to the
lands was vested in Georgia. the Indians having title
nor claim to foot OF the land and Georgia, acqur
ing from Britain hai ute being bound '0ay q 'he n
case and then declared that Mr. Secretary Walker hav
ing paid the principal OF the claim, under the resolution
requiring to be adjusted BY the accounting officers Of
the treasury, deserved to be mpeached He paid high
compliment 70 the minority report Of Mr.. Disney, but
differed with him IN the pr0priety OF screening Mr..
Walker, and 10 implying censure on the President.
Mr. DskEY's censure Of the conduct OF MIR. Meredith
met Mr. hearty appreciation. He urged the whg parry
TO repudiae all connexi0n with the payment, due 10
its honor and reputation. He held that the democratic
party could not fairly attempt to make capital out Of tue
affair until they had cleared the skirts Of Mr.. Walker OF
all responsibility Tor his connexon with Ii The action
Of other officers Of the last administration, and also OF
TIE democrats OF the last Congress- who had sustained
the order Tor the Secretary to ADJUST the claim, made
them responsible. in common with the wings, for this
M BURT tinteuuptng Mr. cosoEa) defended Mr.
Walker, urging that the act Of lS4S directed that officer
pay the heirs Of Gaphn not what found 70 be due
On this account BY ne government, but what was due
coNGER hen bis remarks arguing
that, from beginning 70 end, the affair should bring
sure On al concerned in The payments Of principal in
erest under the actOf lS46 He held that ii money might
be taken from the treasury the opinion Of Attorney
General, there was for Congress legal gen
eman OF ability might then all its purposes Mr.
Crawford had-tndirectfy at leasprosecuted the claim
when in his present office. His course bad been worse
than mere Improperly.
Mr.. BROOKS rose to reply to portion Of the remarks
down that an Attorney General, ia constituting law,
might look 70 the report accompanying the act He
strucon from report as to justify him in overriding the
construction under the operations OF other laws which
the accounting officers might put on statutes Of Con-
gress
Here followed conversation (expanations) between
Messrs BROOKS and CONGER. and Messrs. TOoMBS
anu BUTLER, Of Pennsylvan to the binding force
ton oil an Attorney Genera-he former denying that
had any such orce while the latter argued that the opn
ion Of thai officer should be respected This. they held
was IN keeping with the practice OF the government
Mr.. BROOKS Continuing his speech) traced up tie
action Of Congress the subject, showing that each
aS winch as case saa been
its parts The report in it, favor which lis friends
had relied was written he would undertake to show BY
clerk Of the Senate not by the late Senator Ashley
who presented il TO the Senate.
Mr. B. next reflected for some minutes on the manner
in which Mr. TooMBs addressed gentlemen from differ
ent sections of the Uniono the North speaking ercey
He. lMl. Toosss.l said Mr. had been hsseins cen
The % ha State q the ar
gument OF Mr. r. They had ably and successfully main
tanned that the OF the revolution cancelled the claim
i OF Gaphn, the State OF Georgia having acquired the
lands BY conquest thus coming to her in fee SIMPLE and
| unincumbered. rs
Nj TOoMBS tnterrupting Mr. B., said that though
the State had the right to conscate the lands and thus
get nd OF the membranes on them, she had never
Mr.. BROOKS Continuing, had never said she had
done He but referring TO the views held by the
commissioners Of Georgia On one occasion, most
elaborate examination into the evidence and orcumstan
ces of the had been made before the Georgia legs
lature sixteen witnesses being examined The agent OF
the claimant seeing that the evidence wholly against
him, obtained postponement OF the trial, and did not
again the CLAIM until 1909 against the State Then
i there were but two votes in lie favor.
Mr. further argued AT length against the justice and
Legality Of the claim against the government or the State
Of Georgia, holding that the property had been acquired
i by the State in civil
In the New Echota treaty provision pay the claim
i0tfOu0Ceu,
wing party OF The days OF Jacksons administration bad
taken strong ground against that transaction, and had
condemned the conduct Of Mr. Forsyth in the matter as
highly improper and ndecorous. He (Mr b. had been
asked to "wbeel about and turn about and Jump Jim
Crow" this subject This he could not and would
do He did not charge MIR Secretary Crawford with dis.
honesty. He had been ndscree having precedent
bidding fair, II carried out to make claim agents OF high
officers OF the government Having vote 10 give against
the conduct OF The Secretary when that funciionary
brought the matter here he felt constrained
possible to obtain an opportunity to express bis views
II in his own justification From the origin OF the gov
eminent to this day, other had occurred in which
high public iunctionary bad received large Of
money under the construction OF the law made by bis
| colleagues MIR. Monroe, he held, had borrowed money
to pay interest debt due the government, when
having Just and legal Offset. which he would press
person through another long he held his Office
Neither would Messrs. Johnson and Meredith have al
owed the claim for Interest," had they known that such
IT, All the country the democracy denounciRg
the conduct OF MIR Secretary Crawford u was due to
their constituents that the wing party OF the House should
1t once dsconnect themselves from any and all RESPONSE
/ bility for it. 4JeNsN
Mr. BRICK, next obtaining the floor, defended the
claim at length, urging Arguments exoneraing the Sece-
tary. similar to those marking the report Of the whg
members OF the select committee, OF which Mr.. b.
| himself member. But, before finishing his remarks
MIR b. gave way to motion to adjourn; which being
agreed to,
| The House adjourned.
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