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by any means in their power to possess themselves of them. How unfortunate it is to the Contracting parties, that this right was not thort? of in 1802, when Georgia "Sold her birth right for a song." When in the history of civilized diplomacy, she afforded to the world the remarkable spectacle of purchasing her now Lands! The Committee are unfortunate in the selection of a position, that is truly "novel", but at war with the nature of unclear, as conducted at the present day. In the next place, they call our attention in reference, to the discovery of america, When it was the practice of Discoverors to take possession of vacant Lands for their Respective Sovereigns, under whose auspices & flags they sailed. "The discoverors, say they, asserted successfully the right of occu-