Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-06-01

the justice Of aphns claim and his valuable services Ito
the American cause in the of the revolution Conse
quent she has uniformly admitted all the facts necessary
to Jring this claim strictly mn the class ,ohieh she bound
herself to pay, WITH INTEREST, By The act Of 1850.
7h Although Georgia, since the OF $780, has uniform
y admitted the justice OF Gaphns claim and his ahfuness
the American cause yet she has steadily refused pay it,
from conviction Git sinered) that the United States ought
to it, Nevertheless sit is undeniabe that Georgia
toas liable, in the first instance, to pay the claim"
Could the obligation of Georgia to pay Galphins claim
o interest," be more clearly demonstrated than has been
done by Messrs. BURT and Jackson And if Georgia
bound pay the claim, with interest, il follows matter
Of course, that both principal and interest due to Gal
phns executor the time Of the passing of the act of Au
gustl4. ls4s equally certain that whatever due
Gaphns executor under the treaty Of 1773 said Of
Congress expressly required the Secretary othe Treasury to
pay.
Gaphns executor had just and valid claim against the
State Of Georgia, under the treaty Of l773 for both principal
and interest," and the of August IA, ls4s directed the
payment of ,chaever might be due to Gahns erecut
der said treaty, then said did if not in express terms by
necessary and unavoidable implication, at least direct
men Of interest Consequently, the general (although by
universally rule that soveregn do not pay interest
to their creditors, has application to the No
doubts that Governments may and often do bind themselves
eminent did bind herself by express law in this instance
Again, Congress only intended provide for the pay
men Of the principal why did she direct the Secretary Of the
Treasury eramine and adjust the claim and pay what
might found due? The Of the principal had been
settled and determined, since the I'd Of May, l775, and
expressed in certificate Of that date Is not the implication
arising from these facts very strong that Congress nendedto
provide for the payment Of something than the long
bshed and welknown principal sum- expressed the face
Of said certificate
have submitted these remarks for the purpose Of vnd
eating the character Of person persons implicated in
gard to the allowance and payment of this claim Whether
there any thing decae the part Of Gov CRAwroRD
accepting place in the Cabinet while largely interested
in claim which must before another member Of the
Cabinet for adjustment or whether he acted with that
degree prudence due to himself and to his party in permit
ting himself to hold position relative this claim which he
might have anticipated would have called forth anad
and aspesons from political opponents however pure
his motives honorable his conduct in the premises
questions therefore, which leave to politicians decide
Before closing this article however, desire say that in
my opinion far from its being just ground Of complaint
that this Government is has been, too liberal in
the allowance of claims against it, is now, and has
been just ground Of eproach against the Government that
grossly remss ia the allowance and payment of honest
claims of lis citizens against it. very much doubt
whether there another civilized Government the face of
the earh having the ability Of to pay its debts ary
in doing justice to citizens having unqudated de-
mands against it, a,
Is notorious fact that in the history Of this country
numerous instances have occurred in which citizens, having
honest but unqudated demands against the Government
have out their lives in uess solicitations, without be-
ing able to get their claims eramned by the proper
authorities And in the end when their heirs, perhaps in
tL
ting their claims examined, they have been found clearly
Just that the capous could not find objection against
them. In the ,ime however, in order carry
prosecution extending perhaps through two generations the
claimants have been compelled to pledge the lions share
Of the claim agents and attorneys whose assistance they
have been compelled seek in order carry unequal
contest. This very Gapkn claim is striking illustration.
How does conduct towards the claimant contrast with
that of Great Britain towards claimants Of the class,
who adhered her Government in the Of the revolution
Let see: r4E
Shortly before the revolutionary war certain valuable
lands ceded by the Indians the Crown Of Great Br
TAIN trust that the Crown should sell the lands and apply
the proceeds the payment Of certain debts which the
dams acknowledged themselves phn and other In
dian traders Before the sale Of these lands by the British Go
the occurred and resulted in transferring the
title Of these lands from the British Crown Of the States
OF THIS UnlOn nus England Os ana we acquired, the
only out Of which she bound pay these debs
Nevertheless, although she had realized single dollar
the lands ceded her for the purpose Of paying these
debts she paid every Of them, 0 interest, except Gal
phn and only refused his because he had espoused
the of America in the war of the revolution We
therefore the lands discharged of every lien which existed
against them while the title n the Crown except that
Galphin.
Ever since that time Gaphin and his have
been demanding either from the State Of Georgia the Uni
ted States, payment Of this debt the justice Of which has
been disputed and which would have been opg
paid, ,cih interest by the British Government, had Galphin
been tory instead Of patriot the Of the Revolution
And now, after delay Of three quarters of century, and
after the heirs Of Gaphn have had pledge than half
the claim to the attorneys who have prosecuted the matter for
hem its payment with the very Of interest which
England paid claims Of the class and would have
paid on this but for the patriotism Of Gaphin, made
mater to excite this great Republic from its centre
cumference Surely republics ungra,eful'
s9' JUSTICE.
ACCIDENT AT THE GEORGETOWN CONVENT
We sorry learn that accident occurred on Sunday
afternoon at the Convent in Georgetown, by which number
Of the young ladies' Of the Sisters and Dr. RYDER the
President Of Georgetown College, sustained personal injury
It appears that the ladies and Dr. Ryder were standing on
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