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human ingenuity cannot devise a more baneful interference than that which congress has by design or accident stumbled upon. I have for some time been endeavoring to induce the President to send a message recommending the appropriation of a sum equal to the payments made in Yazoo stock, util the claim of Georgia is satisfied, but as yet have not been able to bring him to the point. As he has lent his act to the violation of the convention with Georgia, it is due to himself as well as to Georgia to act in remedying the mischief as soon as it is felt. But for this iniquitous measure, not less so in Principle than the original act, We should receive every Cent of our money during the present year. Unless something is done at this session, it will only be after the Yazoo stock is absorbed that we shall be satisfied. I know? the violation of the compact to be so flagrant that I should have no hesitation of