The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-04-16
THE ENQUIRER.
APRIL 10.
IS the Editor Jane Enquire.


% the Editor .fshe Enquirer
SlR-As Chairman o, a meeting ct the Virp;nia
Delegation in Congress-, am desired To forwars the
enclosed, and to request you to publish it il, YOUR
paper. Yours, respectfully,
Washington City, A ,ril TO-
WAsAINc7oN .lh,H sth, 1914;
His Fxcellency JAMES BARBOUR,
Governor OF Virginia.
The claim &c the state of VIRGINIA
against the government OF h Union for the
Reimbursement OF moaey expended by tn It
tate N ceiling ont, equipp ng and marching
It's militia on the req lsItion of the Pres dent
ot the y. States, ass not failt d To command
our earnest attention. At the last session
Il Congress, It was particularly called to
tie stoJect by your Excelency. in q letter
'"teS,ed MI Il les, one of the Senators
| from "Tgmie; ; and in Consequence fhtslr-
viva ION, a IN cling Of the Members was
heid, al which Nr. Giles of the Senate, Mel
son Breckenridge ard Jackson of the rion,e
on Representatives., we're appointed com
| ini'tee To nave an interview " it'll the Secre
| tSty II war, IN order to understS d he
p'inclpies upon which the ella ms was disaI-
| - ed and to supply the legal remedy. This
! iervIew tot place and he objectious Of
the oecre arS were STATED to the Count.
e. a bill at erwards passed the Senate
which 1t ha' been said provided for som
1 portion OF the state claims but il being
deemed Objectionable was OF posed in the
1cuse OF Representatives, ana did nor re.
celve the sanction of that body,
On the l2th of February Last, the House
OF Delegates of Virginia sanctioned the re-
port OF the select committee m which an
ahusion IS made 20 this SUBJECT in the fol-
owing terms -" This bill passed the Sc
nate unaBim uly but, as he honors hi.
senator (Mr. GiIes) who affords This in
formation subioips, 1t remained, nnaytsd
Upon In Committee of The lower hoose
M the session n which it was moved
mad nearly expired a delay which he inn
Futed 20 an intiDation from the Denart
'S.ment OF War, that at that particular
me, the provisions of the bill were not
atoEeeher acceptable to thatdepartment
an IN lmatlon which, the honor able sepa-
" tor aids, occasicned him the more cur.
prize eauss he bad certainly uader.
STOOL ire honorable Secretary as Welding
ms assent to the principles Of the bill"
j appears as well from the proceed;nrs
IN the Legislature, as from a letter written
I by y ur exceliency, which is now before
US, that this su sject is viewed IN VIRGINIA
WITH much sensibihty, and it is due to our
selves. and 70 the Secretary of War who
appears to be also imDlica' ed, that tte
errone Us lmpIe' Sims y HIGH have been en-
| tertalned should be Corrected. If indeed
we do suffer a bill to slumber witbon,
any adequate reason being assigned. which
would have reimbursed to the state a, CIV
pc .diture OF money for the bsne6 CT tht
O"lon, we nave justly Incurred the hmm
tation OF neg'ectins its interests, andi smcb.
neglect be fairly ascribabe to an jptinoat;or
from the ID partment of War. that. AZ tba,
particular tme The provisions ofthe bill were
no. accep s'ie To that department, our con
duct wss The more reprehensible as procee
q nS from unJus'ihabie motives. The bill
which pas d the S nate so Ear as relate
| 10 payment # militia expenditures is ..
| follows sc That whenever the ril;,;a
auy part thereof shall he called forth nv
the ieg authority Of any state or terri,o.
ry within tue United States, to rsnel In
! y Vasion. the President Of the United Ststas
o" receiving from the Executive of sucb
state or territory information thereof snd
OF an number of officers, non comnission
en- oIhcer', Hu,icisns and priva,es (en
called torth) may, if he should deem !,
| = proper, consider them in the service of
tne Oni'eo states rom the time OF being 50
" called forth" ."
The correspondence and report conrsc-
tea with this subject appears to sanction
four distinct propositions.
l. n3t rnere was an agreement 70 sup
por' the bill which passed the Senatp.
q mat me SecTetary Of War CONQUERED
IN hat mode Of providing for Cur rlaims.
5. That the failure Of the bin ito he
asorloeo to the subsequent hostility of the
4. That the bill in 1yestion was in some
egree adequate to provide for our claims.
| The me bers ~lo waited on the eecre,a.
! w Of w ~ WITH Mr.. Giles, concur N t,e
pi'ion thai NJ Conversation was held in IN r.
P'eSfn.e tending 20 sanction the idea ot
supporting &c principles Of the bill in ones
ion -'hHt the Seer 'ary merely sta,ef the
mao sq'acy OF the law TO cover the stat,
CLAIMS and that Congress alone, in his
plug"s NO au 1'riz their payment. The
node for pfnyi NJ for them was nv co..,
Ses'ed by the Secretary, or to him by the
commit'ee' This fact thus supported. Dc
'eats me grounds assumed unier me Ie,. %
and third n ads Of cuquiry--Tor II no spree-
nen' to the effect Of supporting ne bill in
Question wss inside, there necessarily was