Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-11-02

ton OF the Federal compact, under which
each state has surrendered its Sesoufces to
De employed for ths good of the whole. If
from the circumstance Of our having hereto.
fore few calls for militia our laws are de-
tective. we viii amend them. Ifnpder these
defective Laws ample justice cannot be done 1
to Virginia By the accounting officers. feel
2 Condolences 10 saying that her claims wilt
be provided for in a spirit OF ibcralitY by
Congress. A general resolution proTidinR
tor expenses incurred by the states IN calls
Of the nilitia has been Nferrcd to the com g
ynittee onthe part of the Presidents mex
sage relating TO that subject End the
other members from Virginia as little &C q
quainted with the nature of her claims as
myself. Any ipfDrmation which your leisure
will enable Soa Ia furnish me ON this subject
will be very acceptable, and probably ena
Bile me to secure TO Virginia for expenses a.
ready incurred the benefit of the general proc
vision contemplated.
I. All your friends here have seen with great
pleasure the hcusrahlk testimony you have
recently received Of the continued & nnsii
'minished confidence of your fellowscitizens.
Accept my friendly wishes for your health.
With respect and esteem.
! am yours, &c
jNO w EPPES.
His Exceilency is Barbour,
Governor Of Virginia.
RICHMOND, December a7th, 1919.
DEAR Sir,
Ihave the kenor to acknowledge the
receipt of your letter of the Esd instant, and
hasten toreply to it.
heretofore communicated to the repre.
senta.ion of this State in the Congress Of the
United States. at their last session. all the
Information in The possession Of this Departy
ment. and requesting their aid ;.l procuring
the passage OF law co indemnify the STATE
Of Virginia for such advances as she had
been constrained to encounter by the mea.
snres of defence to which she had been dri.
ven by the enemy. This communication
was addressed to Mr. Giles wEo advised US
that he had had meeting of the delegation,
at which Messrs. Nelson, Breckenridge X
jackson and himself were appointed to have
an interview with the Secretary of War, for
the purpose of adjusting the principles upon
which the indemni6cation should pass---
That those principles were agreed upon, and
became the basis on which the Law In reia-
ton thereto (Which passed the Senatel was
anonymously adopted but that this law
slumtered il the HOUSE OF Representative, 8
. without any adequate cause being assigned
to this communication ! beg leave to refer
you. If it should not be accessible from the
absence OF Mr. Giles from Washington, the
material parts of this subject may be found
arneng the archieves of the War Depart
Inent. TRANSMIT to yea the account which
has orig'uated since my hast communication,
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CITY OF WAsH1crcN, Dec. 3Ist, 1913. !
DEAR Sin.
In the last summer s.sa;on
Of Congress. in consequence of a commun;
cation from the Governor of Virginia rela.
ting to tile claim Of that state against The
United States, for supplies advanced in the
prosecution Of the W r, a meeting of the.
Virginia Delegation was held to devise spch
means as they considered best calculated
to advance this demand. The documents
furnished by the Governor we're presented
to the delegation, who resolved thar com
mitieg, consisting of Mr.. Giles. Breckeo 4
ridge, Jackson, and Nelson should wait I'M.
en- the Secretary Of War, to learn if the