Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-01-22

=, b.v. been reeerped by law tor the
rp;n;,. troops on the continental ssta,
bn,n, and upon their own state es'a'
s,,.r,' should (srom the North ear''l'
line, brsring in further upon the 1um'
&r,.nL land, than was expec1eal prove IN
Xs,1 .;.ot for their legal bCuuIi-s, the dsn-
~ sb II be made up 90 thr SAID troops
IA o,5c4 lands To b. laid of between the ~
S,;o,c and ,he Little Miami on I"c
n ives, side Of the river Ohio IN such
D,o,r;ons as have b, en- engaged 10 them
me. Jaws of Virginia"
And whereas committee OF the CON
IS Of m, Uri;ed States, 70 @hoHl 'he sara
c,r.;op was referred, did report toa'
Ill asore recitcd condition, named III fnrlf
~, ms 5th condition, was reasoa4hs q
'4p h, 20 he accedzd to by congress ana
NJ sam. was accordingly agreed to as enc
IN thc cnnd,,ion on wh'ch the proPoseo
S$sss;nn was 10 be accepted.
IN a nd whereas it APPEARS tnat the s"lu
r..,, m;,,,e in stating the SAID httn conan
x Itch they uadc rIake 70 rec'te IN
IN said report, did inadvertently i1ave
B. ,as w.rd, and upon thei. state eSia-
ID ,h:aeu;:" =
a al whereas the General Assembly OF
IL Commonwealth, on the 2Oth day at Oc-
Der in ,he year 1888, passed "an &c.
y ,hnris;nr the delegates OF this state IN
4 oprrss 20 convey 10 the u. States III Con-
y .,s ,ss~mb., d, all the tight ii this com
$,ugeal.h 70 tn territory north westward
4 me ,iyrr Ohio" upon ne tern's on Wn:cn
y mgr, IS had agreed u acceTt- the G. sSinn
4 ,h- said territory, and 10 recNlng tn sad
"a ca,ait;,n. copied the sane IS II stood
thr r-Do,t o. m. sad C"mm'ttee oil I1n-
r. ss and not a. /, waS nr'g'nnHF pioP"sr"
n M Ggn-ral Assembly 81 this Common-
E.aIvn, aud ac,usliy agreed TO BY the Con
4 IS uf the United oia'cs ana whereas
Ell oi c4ssion was executed IN the hrst
H. If Mach, il The vear 1881, in co'tor-
k..v 10 ,he SAID ACT OF he 2Ora October,
|f63.
And whereas the officers and soldiers OF
L. Vorcini. iine on atate establishment,
|, 6. ssing the same high claim 10 The graft
biz of their couatrv, and to compensation
IL rho If services, whirh has been So justly
LI.pi,teJ as 70 the officers and soldiers OF
y. VIRGINIA Iioe, on continental esi"'
ps, have, by thIs oversight, IN many IN
4 rcrs. lost the benefit AID advantage
kh;rb n. Genera! Assembly OF this Com
.ewealih intended To hcseow, and wh''h
IL
mas their duty then, and winch IL IS 4"
l.. no,, the duty of this Assembly 10
|, re for them, by every effort IN their
ower:
Pcs2hyYd, That The Senator'S representing
lis STATE ia the Congress OF IN Oni'ed
Ares, be instructed, and the Delegates
ON this state be requested to use tne'r
- -lT,r,s "a obtain from thr Congress "i
be United Safes, an act an'harls'nS me
6ce,s and soldiers of the Vnsinla i're,
* s,s.e establishment, their heirs or aSS'9 IS,
} loo ate tbs warrants which tary may ho'a
Iof lands granted for military services on
,,ts w;thin the limits Of th= territory re
.r,yaa ~ this commonwealth, acco!a1GS
o ,hs rpr iot,n, aud meaning OF lt!e SAC
,uh condi,ion Of the said cess'on.
And whereas it may eventually appear
hat the good lands lying within thr 'm'ls
.soresaid, NAV not be sufficient To satisfy
he CLAIMS of the officers and soldiers OF ne
line on state establishment, IN al
3iuon co those of tie officers and soldiers
81 the Virginia line on continental establish
nsnt.
And whereas the faith of thu common
wealth !, equally pledged to the ofisce's
md soldiers employed in the marine SER
rics of this state, aud 10 other persons VINO
performed mvritorious services during the
evolution, and in consequence OF the cea-
,ion made as aforesaid to the u States
his commonwealth has been unable to COM
Div with engagements which ought TO be
fulfilled:
Res0lre!, That toe Senators representing
his stale IN the Congress at the UNITED
STATES DE instructed, aud the Delegates from
his state be requested! TO use their oese ef-
Iorts 10 procure the consent OF Congress 10
, law, providiog in case the good lands III
he said territory shall not De suthcten:'