Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-01-22

'adt. iefrt 10 the Na,iNuS COnStt UctiCuS
y hlch different Judges give Ia tha words, in
such reduced circumstances ia lie as 30
uced the assistance ut their Couutry Tor sup
port, Ii is believed the difference in the
construction has bcen very great nor has il
been possible Tor the department 10 give Spe-
enc instructions to them As To their cOhStruc-
ton, as The necessity of the applicant does
not depend simply on The amount of p'opert,
whirh'he may possess, but o. many other cir
cumstanc.s His health and no lily strengths,
the number and ability of his family 10 AID IN
his support, the cheapness or DEAFNESS OF al
ticles OF Subsistence in the section OF The
country in which he resides, and many other
circumstances. have strong bearing on il.
Ia the midst 0f these difficulties the necessity
81 the applicant mast, in most eases, be left To
tbe sou direction OF 'he Judge.
| am nps aware of any amendment, of which
the act u susceptible, by winch uniformity 0t
construction can be secured on the part OF the
Judges, OF imposition on them much tininish
ed, unless il should be the intention of Con-
Eress To conhue their bounty TO the lowest
grade OF poverty. Any condition, above mere
indigence, would admit OF latitude of con-
struction; aud II appears impossible To fix OH
Il particular amount, III value, of property. to
entitie tue applicant TO "a pensioH. whicl
woniu DE inst III ITS operation or which would
not involve great dit,cnliy in its execution.
The number of peusion certificates issued
under The law amounts to l6 2Iu
The number OF ciainis received and acted
on. are Isl
Hc uuhhDer OF Chains received anu
not acted OIL, are 1Ui
2S,j55
1t is impossible to state precisely how mau,
nave Oecn absolutely rejected or how many
suspended, as, IN some cases claims which
have been rejected have afterwards been all
nitted; and Others, which have been sus-
pended, have been finally rejected Ii from
the total number of claims admitted he sub
trac,ed the total numDer r.c.,N ed aud acted
~, number Su led lin
1851
have the honor to be, with great respect,
your Obedient servant
&c. CALHOUN.
hon. JOSEPH BLuOMFIELD,
Chairman ef tn Committee on
Revolutionary Pensions, House Of Rep
Rules and Regulations for subs,antiating
claims 10 pensions, To be Observed u der
the law of Coayress of the 18TH of March
1918 viz:
Regulation IF the 2Gh Of March. 1918.
lhe commissions oi officers and the dis
charges OF the regular soldiers OF the army
OF tue Revolution, tf IN existence J applyinr
| Tor pensions under the above act viii in
| every instance, be furnished 10 the War De-
| paftnent: and the signatures of the reSpec-
1--WE judges, certifying in these cases, must
; he attesisd by the seal OF the courts where
| such Judges preside. The person APPLYING
| Tor pension 10 declare n der oath, before the
Jndse, thaf, from his reduced crcumst auces
- HNS'' 'hc doSlstdUCe Vi his country lOl
support
Regulation Of the 27th of Nay 1878.
It's expected that the Jud es " n certify a.
we'll TO The reduced circam> tauces, as ta the
continued service of nine months, required
! by tie iaw OF the 18th Ot March 1918 and
! pensions will invariably be refused unless the
declarations OF the applicants shall be accom-
| panied by such certificates The applications
! tor pensions belonging TO New Hampshire
| New York, PennsN iNdria, Delaware, Ma,v-
| land virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina
! anu Georgia, will be DELAYED VI MIL further
evidence OF their service shall have been re-
| ceiVcd from the several executive officers o,
! the States
Regulation of June 1878.
IN case where the name OF the applicant
cannon be found on the rolls the evidence re-
| CURED to substantiate his claim is the drDo-
| Si'ioh OF NV" dismteresied witnesses as 10 the
/ service and discharge of the applicant zorro.
| hOrhiirg ms own statement. The magistrate
VINO administers the cath, must certify 10 the
ciedDillty of the Witnesses aud the official
charhciera aud signature of the ma straIe mus
u" altested by the county clerk uuder his sea
| OF Once. | ihls rnle has extended to such CD
| s"s oHiy as seemed In require eXtranrdmar,
| PROOF IN ease, for example where the roll
| OF the regiment in which the applicant served
| were complete TO Tjhe period al which he - AT
| ed 10 have served, and his name conId not b
| found ~ In cases where the applicants state
| meIt has not agreed with historical facts