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upon the General Government. This claim originated & is embraced in a compact of 1802 entered into between the U. States of Georgia, which binds the U. States, at their own expense, to extinguish, for the use of Georgia, all the Indian Bands situated within her chartered limits, "as early as the same can be feasibly obtained on reasonable terms." The language of the compact is plain & explicit, as all treaty stipulations should be, & [[ admits?]] of but one [[construction?]], & this does not impair the Cherokee tittle, the said compact being the exclusive art of Georgia & the United States. Georgia asserted a claim to a vast extent of Country, of itself an Empire if its extent is considered then owned & in the profession of formidable and warlike Indians, whose southern frontier bordered on the Spanish Provinces. This claim of Georgia was destitute of lawfull foundation, either, natural or divine, but excisted in a Royal Grant of an English | upon the General Government. This claim originated & is embraced in a compact of 1802 entered into between the U. States of Georgia, which binds the U. States, at their own expense, to extinguish, for the use of Georgia, all the Indian Bands situated within her chartered limits, "as early as the same can be feasibly obtained on reasonable terms." The language of the compact is plain & explicit, as all treaty stipulations should be, & [[ admits?]] of but one [[construction?]], & this does not impair the Cherokee tittle, the said compact being the exclusive art of Georgia & the United States. Georgia asserted a claim to a vast extent of Country, of itself an Empire if its extent is considered then owned & in the profession of formidable and warlike Indians, whose southern frontier bordered on the Spanish Provinces. This claim of Georgia was destitute of lawfull foundation, either, natural or divine, but excisted in a Royal Grant of an English sov- | ||
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upon the General Government. This claim originated & is embraced in a compact of 1802 entered into between the U. States of Georgia, which binds the U. States, at their own expense, to extinguish, for the use of Georgia, all the Indian Bands situated within her chartered limits, "as early as the same can be feasibly obtained on reasonable terms." The language of the compact is plain & explicit, as all treaty stipulations should be, & admits? of but one construction?, & this does not impair the Cherokee tittle, the said compact being the exclusive art of Georgia & the United States. Georgia asserted a claim to a vast extent of Country, of itself an Empire if its extent is considered then owned & in the profession of formidable and warlike Indians, whose southern frontier bordered on the Spanish Provinces. This claim of Georgia was destitute of lawfull foundation, either, natural or divine, but excisted in a Royal Grant of an English sov-