Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-07-24

States? / don't hesitate to say that their
rights have been most unjustly prostrated.
l well recollect, that about the time gen,
Jackson army eturned from Orleans when
all the y S.were animated by their gallan.
deeds, that Mr. Brent wrote to the then
paJ-master of this country, that he would
soon send cut money TO pay the troops. and
that be wished the army to be paid of be-
tore they were disbanded. If professions
can be accredited at all times, we must be-
ueVe that this gentleman is our warmcsI
friend he wanted the army paid off bef.r9
single account incident to that Office was
made up, or before single roll was made
out, although he must have known, if lie
Knew his duty, that this could not bavs been
done III much less time than three months
lit is true, that there was not one single
dollar OF public money at Nashville bills
were to be sold, and If all the money in
tennessee had been collected into one pile.
it would not have been sufficient to have
PAD OIL one third oil the troops. It is true.
that some bills were sold, but M. R~ent
issued orders to the paymaster here. to de.
SYST drawing, long before ne had drawn to
the extent he was first empowered to
draw, still we do not hear of a single indi-
viduais complaining They suffered but
.hey suffered IN silence: many poor fell.
lows were cat down by diseases contracted,
IN the army-therefore they were unable
20 make crop, many others were ia debs,
ana trusted to their country for relief, bur
eneir hopes were in vain. they were deceiy-
ed, but still they believed, that government
was unable to pay, but would do SO when
the treasury had been replenished. The
treasury HIS been replenished by as au,.
mentaton OF ten millions of dollars. vet our
friend, Mr.. Brent, still withholis the mo-
ney' Again, Mr.. Chairman-I would mt
nave believed our members would have
consented TO nave augmented their psy.
until the troops were paid. and the honest
debts OF the nation discharged but. if they
ilad thought proper to have done go I
would not have thought they would have
TAKEN as much money for four months SER
vice. as mliitia-man would have received
LOT ten years lighting for his Country and
i,heWIse, could not have believed that if
.hsy hau thought proper to have augmen~
eeu their pay, that they would have passed
q Id" winch appeared on the face of it to
nave gwen them hut $780, but which had
oeen SO construed by the attorney general
OF the U. S. as to give each inaiv;S,ual n.
bout So 200. q
Mr. Claiborne said, that he was not nre-
sent at the commencement of the rneetipo
out he mad a disposition to express his SEN
s''ehts ana feelings on some of the subjects
nc hdu heard mentioned. Although he was
youhg at the time when the ruling men oe
lne uay hrst came into power vet he well
reeollected the motives and or;nc;nIes bv
winch they protested to be actusted the
CRY was then properly raised about taxes
patronage, &c. and the plumbers of tbe;,,
predecessors were made stepping stone
lor theui' buoyed up as theywere by their
PROFESSIONS OF disinterested love, for the
peoPie 10 rise INTO Office. BY this means.
~. .ie heniocrs OF the last Congress obtained
s poPuiar!ty and their seats, and how
.ha 'hey a-ted Instead of appropriating
the public money, as they ought to tbe
payment of the troops, thew had rsenan;-
n,onsiy put 1t into their pockets As TO
.he failure In the payment of our soldiers
ne was disposed to fix the blame ON the
shoulders of Mr.. Crawford. He heIeved
TIC mad good authority for so doing. &c.
VII Nlaioorne concluded by OFFERING
CERTAIN resolutions, Scc.-:n addition to
which, '''" :"
Mr. balch, after few preliminary re-
mar KS oHcTed certain other resolutions. all
oi "c'lch were, however. Withdrawn, and
the following unanimously adopted
HeSolUea, that committee of FIVE he
appointed by the Chairman. to enou;re in
10 tne various grievances, which have h on
mentioned at the present meeting and -.
port 10 future meeting to be holden ~
this place on the 9th day of July NEXT
what course they may think proper 60 be
pursued IN order to procure a redress Of
these grievances together with any re-
monstranees or resolutions which thew NAV
think 1t eXpcdent to be adopted ~ he ~.
habitants of w. Tennessee on thar snh;ct
ResoiVed, That our fellow citizens Of
the Different counties be earnestly request
ed, to attend at the contemplated mset;ng
on the 9Th Of July.
ResofVed, That the different resolutions
offered ON the present occasion, be referred
to said committee.
ResolOed, That these resolutions. torc.
ther with a general statement of the pro
ceedings OF this meeting be signed by the
Chairman, countersigned by the Secreta-
ry, and published in the different news
papers printed in Nashville.
The Chairman appointed Jenkin White.
side, James Trimble, Washington l.. Han
mum, Alfred Balch, Esqrs and Gen. MN.
Carroll a committee, agreeably to the frat
resolution.
JAMES FENTRESS,
Chairman.
HENRY CRABB, Scc'ry.
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