Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-02-28


( vidi g or hin III mfelves. y der Il &c
| circunilances the government would os
| sr,q len.ly fusjytsed to fraud. What had
| the government done: Every thin8
which was rcafonahle ard proper tor them
| TODD. Commiflloners bad b IN appoint
7 ed in every paft of the United safes.
! And the period for receiving claims, and
hearing eyidsncps, had been exsendsd fFon
one time to another. Was il not 20 DC
fuppoisd, tha, tho(e who lad neglected. 10
| produce their claims, were not emitted to
| the relief which The bill provided : Inefe
were undoubtedly f9mc individuals, who
fronl pride, or lome other cauIe had net
mde their ti,uation public; hut was Il
resfooabIe and proper for this cau.e, to
open door at which the poer OF every
State, County, Town and parih IN the
Union might enter Ii would induce ex-
eTslon on the pat OF thele corporations,
10 b.ins them forward, in order TO re.
lieve thesnieves from the expence of iup
porting them. There might be few
cafes, as gentlemen had ltated, TO which
the general government ihould extend
their relief. Bur, however, powerfully
beneyolence might plead in Their favor,
juitice did not demand this excel; OF ge-
nerotity.
Mr.. Randolph wihed to know why
there was greater OBJECTION TO allowing
further time TO the diiabled folder of the
revolution 10 make good bis claim on the
juitice of the government, than there was
to allowing further time to the holders
OF military lanl warrants Eto cite The
fame. He did not take the dlfinttion
between the cafe Of the man who had
bled in the defence of the liberties CT his
Country, and that of the owner. OF land
warrant. He did not perceive why the
ons.hould be excluded while tn iother was
noF. We are told that every pauper
woun led in the rev evolutionary war who is
at this time charge upon the parih, viii
apply to us for aid, and his parochial re-
lief be Withdrawn under the idea Of get
tug relief from the general government.
And why not !? vas Dot government as
much bound as any pari(h in the union,
to fuppoFt that man whole poverty and
Wounds were to be traced TO his exertions
in the rsyoln,ions The only reaton for
rhe relief of the poor Of the parifh was its
being tie mode Of enforcing moral obi
cation; and was not the moral obligation
as arong on the government, as on pa
rih. lie did believe that tie att of
bearing arms during the revolution pso-
duced an obligation Oh the par, of the go.
.vernment to preierve from want The folder
who had fought and bls1 in the lrryicc of
his country.
Mr.. S. Smith flid that in many of |
the ttstes. particularly the one TO which |
the gentleman MIR. Grifwoid) belonged, /
the usuA}ions of thoie people were known. |
The fare being divided iuto small towns,
the Inhabitants were knows TO each other,
ard ghofe VIII, were entitled to peni;ons
were a'fviftd to the proper mode of OBJ
tanning them. He believed it would be
found shat every man in thar fate Con.
was on the penGon lii who ought to be
placed there; while Maryland had bot
five on The lift, altho' ls@ fura:ihed as ma
ny folders as Connecticut. He would
not fay however that ,hofe Of the latter
were Improperly placed CT the lift. III
the gentleman [Mr. g. would eft his
eyes over the records, be would be con-
WINGED that fomelhing ought to be done
S ppo(e the government fhould pay two
or three thoufdnd dollars a year to frau
dalent applicants, it you'd be better than
to deprive even twenty of a claim to
which their fervices JULY entitled them.
Mfr. Varnum agreed with the gentle
man fom Connecticut, (Mr. Gfiwold) |
He was willing to make proviion which