Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-11-02
RIcHMoED--w WEDNESDAY, NoyEMBER !, lsl4

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.sm9' exeept TOT tRe 8 AZ oS5 - Gents
:. = ePceaaose Tor 'ne oi2eer& OF tne 8ost
81 e, 20 secsoe on rae lcuat winch WIZ
IfI NIGH ven, .,,- - ,n.s.... t,,. eo,,,xs
which oush. to be taken on q sub;ecs Of 40
much imports ncs 70 the stare. II would re-
COMMEND an immediate communication to-
the delegation <,Iet the communication be
accompanied with COPIES of the accounts
properly vouched, and the expenses iucur-
red under calls OF militia BY the. President
or any other officer Off National Govern
ment, be stated separately and distinctly
from such as have been incurred under thu
state authority alone. II would tend atso 10
facilitate the adiustment if the paw coultlbe
senarated from such items as come within
the Quarter Masters department. The
pay. including rations for officers. &c. be-.
ing items clearly liked by law, cannot be
disputed. The articles which produce the
greatest difficulty are CONTINGENCIES. MIST of
which como under the Qurrer Masters de-.
parrrnent.
With respect and esteem,
I am. yours &c.
JOHN w. EpPEs.
p. s. Since writing the above Ihaye seen
Mr.. Pleasants-He saws he heard of The
meeting of the delegation. but he was not
present, and has never seen your communi \
cation.
His excellency James Barbour.
Richmond.
80. To-,
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4'e0r STs
l have me honor to acknowledge
ne receipe OF your favor OF the ISL current
with the accompanying letter OF MT. Mel
son.
n q nv
yaf1ous cpmmunicauons with the Secretary
OF War, suggested the propriety OF indamni.
lying the .tate for the various advances
wnicn sne had made, growing out OF their
mhnary operation, ana which OF right the
onlteo states snonio nave PAD. Every Il
tenn neHfg rejected by the accountant, Mes
srs. Mercer and Campbell were charged
WITH their adjustment, ne result OF their
enorts You VIII perceive oy the communica-
ton OF these gentlemen to the War Depart
menf, and the tact that It had no influence
On the settlement, the ohcers OF the Gene
rsie,oyernment, perseverlng IN their refa-
sal 20 allow them, on the ground that the
law did not authorize Il. In May 1913. 1
requested the secretary OF war, II the hnal
concinslon OF tne government hau been still
10 reject them, 70 present tRc suspect TO the
PRESIDENT win awise. that under his weigh,
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sidera.lon OF Congress. Contemporaneous>
", addressed a letter to the Virginia re-
presentation, requesting their gcoo ofnces
lif IN their estimation eorrect2 IN behalf OF
the raw then pending IN the senate OF the
Ooited otaies, rcla,ive 10 the itsuemnihcati-
on to the states. MS letter, with the cor.
respondence between the Two governments,
and the account OF the state against the
nited States sp to the 24th May. showing
balance on ninety Tour thousand eient NUM-
oreo ana iorty,seVen eo'iars ana e'shty eight
cents. was aoursssen nnaer cover 10 IN
non- WIN. g. Sies' me course WINCH the
business TOOK mas DeeD airsauy oiscioseo 10
you. MT. eshes letter mas peen puolshed,
and the tate OF the oiii, winch received the
unanimous sanction OF the senate. why
old tt not receive the same sppport IN me
Rouse Of. Hepresen'a.iyesi mao, when
wrote Won ihs', no o.pSr Information tDah
Giles. in which I perceived no ADEQUATE
cause for the delay experienced in the House
OF Representatives. ard hence the terms in
my leeter' Oh It's s'onoe'ipB IN 'nae Rouse.
snesh of The facts a. they were disclosed ~
me. If any part of our accounts were adj
misibie such would have been sent on with
! a view to adjustment but as the principle
of decision adopted by the accountant, on
| our FIRST account, applied to every item the
accounts originating since May we're not sent
on ; as ] was waiting the PASSAGE of a law
which would supply the defects in the exist
| ing code: however, send You the inter-
| mediate account, forming the balance OF
| ninety four thousand eight hundred and for
| ty seven dollars and eighty eight cents, and
embracing the first of thirty one thousand
six hundred and eighty three dollars q nine