New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-26

tThia waa 10 accordance with the tnstrdctlouS
given to Sir ] smes Wright, Governor OF Ge1gsiA
70 the Earl OF Dartmouth. on The l2.h Dscemoe''
1879 preparatory to hO!dnE she Treaty, wheeeiu
he said 1.-THE principal o2isc' OF affection reoo IN,
nnended by th6r Lotdshps Is toat care be taken Ia
the negotiation with the Iodians tpa. the o,o"n
10 noton any account pledged ether 70 tho ino ans
y, 10 tpe Traders for the di-charss OF any part oil
.hs debt due from one to the other
sn g,Ss Crown never admitted soy indebtedness t.
caorea Galpbin, nor tn any at the tndlsn Traders,
snd Chen Mr. Goodwin In l79l pointed out TO NJ.
Goree Rose, the principal Secretary of the
psS.snrv that there was 10 Discrimination ia ths
49, IS parliament between those VINO adhered 90
thaRti,iah Government aud tina creditors who rs-
nosnsd in the United States, he replied Chat tho
rShole act for recommending tho hOyaIisss, was an
act az eratia eod not ex deolto'
Tbsre if no data on winch TO estimate how mucn
.as lends held in truss You'd pave sold for at tina:
Gine. ~
-, NJ the 9th Of March l775 q take tina laud ia
saverpty and to sell and settle it in five years.
This proposition substituted by the C0onlal
sn,hor;tes on the AN ,rii, l775 by another le,
49, the land should be seld an1 settled within
three wears according 10 the proclamation Of the
Snvernor Issued or tue 24tu OerIb-r, l774
4 saIe at that time, aud undec such oircnm stan
oea would greatly hsgS ieeseaed the probability
that the full amount o. the claims would have be-
realized.
The proceedings U tue OoFecnof ahu NouHctt
show clearly that the and might not sell for
enough to pay the cx penssn and debts, and there.
iora they provided for paying ra.eap apropors 90.
The War of the Revolution coon followed, aud
neither the Grown nor she Colonial Government
did sell the land and pay said dehts.
In 1880, Georgia, wita view OF strengthening
hor frontier and 10 have tho rich and healthy lands
of Wilkes speedily setEied, passed an act with this
provision:
WaeaS certain persons civ IA Of tbs and he sae
soun Gat ,h ,h az I.as 10 ~ oot ~ ., lps
oTpipsy given up aud c. government Of 4reat
Rri.ssp by Greek END Chsroie4 tndtsus dissatisfaction
nnd eschage Of cefa'n e s1o ar oars Gus ny said Ia
disns 10 teio c9f''iH es''' 0A''N -'N''4 q
therefore enacted THAI any pe.son hsyisg or pro
tending to tayo suy cr iD sy hsir claims aad
eoupwbefore iaif or soe fur 49, 81 A.'enoy to.no
sxsnnea apa "ns's f M mn ~ Au1 pro-
ra.,ppv cer6cses fo tns spnl psyche ,st,nia t5
three and four years ~ csngls6 percent iatefee."
Here was ar opportunity gwen 70 George 3alptin
to prove Sls Claim, TO lpaSe tne amount certa'n,
which was uncertain before eod placs it on inter
est. This be failed 70 DO 3eursla legisoTed on
this subject with q knowledge OF whaf tbs pro,
ceedinss ere in l773 ara 1913, snd zho dos cot
admit that any caime which might b established
we're to DO augmented bI interest, before they
should be found Just and proper by h4r Assembly
She held In her archives the evidence that the
Commissioners bsd a lowed Gao ga Gslphn the
sLon. ,nont;one6 .r,rn art on shA doas nnr admit
49,: 49, 80 . -. ~ u 49, i ,i, a,l
~ s " NC nquiu@s 10 80 - ~
sna' sn o'elna a. is0 1','. sL'
~Do hsu oeo1u .ueIi iau"H ." p0' 80,
ness hnouio De iso oo'ofe iet 'eels0sore 81 Us eS
an'neo, ana "hat par WE J0%- qua piopet' ana
due to the friends ct Aniefce' kne ssFeeo % gay
Asto MT da'phin MS phJsiotism @tS Rno va n31
only IN georgia, ous IA Ees'apa' ana tnet shoWt
euse spEoau oeiesteo ~ 0"i~ a. III i''' III W.
talnlng bettlement OF 'ho cain thefs'
Aler INC lsPse oi SON" y a,S' an aPP"caeoA
wa made to the Assembly D Gaofs'a 10 pay s0e
claim Whloh was rsneNe from 'ifpe VI 9lh a'~h
10 lo39, eno Whethef is!et' luo ooc1ue"tS 90 nov
SNOW
Ehe claim never has ooea llqo'dated by Georgia,
nor ls vahdiiy edmlttsd hy 5u' rep0fCsd, ous
at what date dose not appear, 1t was proposed to
pay the amount In ten annual instaiiments with
interest, from the TIN December, 1871
The claim was Prosecuted against thu British
Government In 1891, aud continued until 1892 by
Charles Goodwin sttor a. aud agent of Il ro-ge
Galphin, az Appeals by his ststement on the 3iat
October, 1916.
In ii he mentions that he applied 30 the Legis-
tature of Georgia for the claim in l794-anf the
date Of the application was p5obably aelected as
the day on which iDtereat was 10 oommence il the
pay ment of the principal stoud bs assumed.
A Committee OF the Georgia Legislature on the
9th Deoember, 1898, Reported & ii for the relief
OF George Gslphiu, aud also resolution rcq1eat
Ing their Senators aud Representatives, IN Con
greas to urge the denetn 70 rel And 70
sho VI - ~
lng-oeine sne suouhI aNaE tne sa'n eeBss'a'u Q
epproPf'@Gsea .o' sne sSe' ., ee ,asH,
1vus VI ga nl,norshondad in ,hs Trs,ts
tnu,Sn &'"0''' "i'N
M; soI,,;or ,,,os ro,ertaa IN the snnnn.;to,
us. L;,, 80 v,i3 100. snd il esta Mic he
t sse f sne J, .hn o,, made no oro,ison fo
i sno .aoe 'h~' '''
Tha oue.,;or whether intere,t shall bs suowe,
,;.ns Nv os;,, in.,s,cs .dn;,tsd bg aor
go; 80 w. L. ~ ~ a, 49,. - IVA AZ h.i9ra m,
ga OF w ene onN9u ~ We uue
.rsI 1ofo uvI ~ sne shanid h,
az due a,on nG, snt
p1'a was Va Nv rho carly hi,
%s ssh,s n,ra.t was not q
Sa ynsid m claim. nrle.s airsc,sd bv law
w 4 P, ~ VA ,nth - 49, ,7ss N,s,ss sao,toa
sott HU .Sst Son,h Ga,aoa ns, - a scr;ntio