The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-06-13
TIE GALpHIN CLAIM.


The following, from the Washington cor
respoudeace Of the n. ". Ado, is the best
history We ye, have seen Of this much
noiscd subject
.sincs the report Of the Galphin Committee.
much OF the i'll feeling, previously existing ag inst
Gov. Crawford, has subsidized. The report is full
and conclusive, as to the facts, and should be
read by every candid man. The validity or the
justice OF the claim has never been denied The
oply question has been sswho ought to pay IL,
Great Britain, the state OF Georgia or the United
States!' The claim was originally against the
Creek and Cherokee indians in favor OF George
GaIphin trader. aLd occurred prior to the year
1913. For the purpose OF paying this and othe!
debts, the indians coded to George the Sd a tract
Of their country. Great Britain accepted the ces-
sion and agreed to pay this, and He other debts,
from the proceeds Of The sales Of The lands. a
certificate was issued TO George Galphin for The
amount OF his claim, BY commissioners Of the
British government, in May i775. Soon after
this the war OF the revolution broke out, in which
George Galphin took part on the side of liberty.
The war terminating in favor OF the colonies, the
lands pledged, for the payment OF this debt, be-
came the property OF tie state Of Georgia, and
subsequently, passed in whole, or in part, to the
United States.
s.In 100 Great Britain made an appropriation
Tor the payment Of the debts Of the traders with
The Indians; although the lands, which had been
conveyed for the purpose, were no longer subject
toher jurisdiction; bnt she subsequently, refused
TO pay The claim Of George Galphin, alleging as
reason, that said Galph,n had taken part against
her, in the war or!he revolution. The facts show
concluslvely that the claim was Just one
Some portion OF the identical lands which had
been ceded TO Great Britain, for the payment Of
this and other claims, granted, by the state Of
Georgia 10 actual settlers, and 10 soldiers who
has been faithful to the cause otindependence.-
The residue OF the lands not granted, were coded
by the state Of Georgia to the General Govern
ment This is the foundation of the claim. On
the 18th OF August, l348 bill finally passed
Congress for the payment ofthe claim. The prin-
cipal was paid but the question OF the payment
ofinterest remained unsettled until decided recent
" by Atty. Gen. Johnson and the Secretary oftbe
Treasury, MIR. Meride,h who were not aware, as
The committee affirm, ,ha, Gov Craw had any
interest in the matter. All Of the circums tances
of The case got prove that this debt was an hon
est debt and should have been paid long ago, and
that the interest is just as honestly due as the
principalitself.
"Gov. Crawford had acquired his nteres, in the
claim long before General Taylor was ever
thought OF for the Presidency, and consequently
when the claim was justly paid, the fact ofhis be-
Ing member of the Cabinet dill not make it i'm
proper, in The least degree, to take what justly be.
longed to him. He is just as much entitled to his
share in the Galphin claim, and he has come as
honestly by il, as he is entitled 10 his six hundred
dollars per annunh for his services as Cabinet
Mibistcr and all thai hubbnb about it, by locoio-
cos and Others, is a mere matter Of CANNON, de-
signed to misiead the minds Of the people,