Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-05-11


aud ihe persons styling themselves American
lcyali,i.. toaR,i,er with copiSs OF some Of
them. WHICH were specified.
Mr. Dickmsou supported the motion, aud
commended. thHt as the claimants bad done
every iliug 10 keep their claims alive. they
weie not 10 be opposed by q sorl OF statute Of
l,mitauon, which was set up In the niind OF
the Chancellor or the Exchrquer He knew
no stronger claim UPON this ccuutry than that
OF personS who had sacrificed their property
| and The interests oi their families for attach
nient to IFS Cause. He thought highly enough
! ot the Chancellor of the ExcheQuer AID the
Earl OF Liverpool TO say, that u such d claim
a. they resisted in their pubic capacities
had been made upon them as iniiv iduals
! they could not have laid their heads on ,neir
puowS without making arTans eiDeots tor sat-
lst,ing II. (iteai)
MI. w. Sn.ib said, the length Of time which
was made az obstacle 10 The siaim OF the pc
uii""eiS was IN itself an asgravatiOn ot tue
claims OF tll'' Case. These gentlemen had for
forty years been entitled 10 compensation aud
now ihe very leDetb of lime during which
lnShce nad been withheld was made an az
Snment against their demand When they
saw every day compensation made tor The
los, OF Profits OF offices which thoSe who had
ioht them had no night To exuect 10 retain
wbep tbey SAW these pO'claiiaS considered, il
certainly seemed extraordinary that 40 gieai
feinctduc'N existed 10 aCCede To tie claims
OF NOSE whO had LOST eVeIy thing through
attachment To this country. lie uTgsd these
claims, thongh IN hN early iii. hp had been
ro'iiical opponent ot The claimants. lie was
old enough 20 remember the American wsr
ana ihInktng shat IL waa the most unjust one
III which ihis country had ever bee, engaged
ne almost thought persO,+ who acted AS these
claimants had doue deserving OF punishment
But no punishment which he then IA his
/ prejudice would have wished To inflict would
nave eqnalied 18TH part of what they had
since suffered. lie had said To one OF the
claimants, that he wondered their patiencs
mad lasted so long To which the reply WAS
~ tone which he had no need TO describe
| there have been several suicides anon ST us
already ."-(Hea
MIR. Wlbtrio,ce said, the claimants had
Formerly had The justice ot their claims Ie~
co@"lsed by ali parties in the House. II ever
an! men were deserving OF consideration, they
we've these claimants no had GIurk TO the
NNee'N dfegs The butter cup of lope deferred
Tho Chancellor Of the Exchtquer observed.
'hii IL was one OF The Unpleasant parts of
me duties OF GRACE, 10 be Obliged in d public
S4pdeity' TO ACT more Iigidiy than sefSe OF
uut'allNy ur equity would allow an ind.vidn$
al 10 do. (Hear.) He had once taken dig.
JUNCTION between the American Loyaiisis aud
me NET chant creditors, which on closer eX-
animation he did not ieeI warranted by the
circumstances or the case. Ii lac had Fntaug-
l'd himself by any premature expressiom Of
MA opiulOu, On thar accOuo! h2 was answera.
D'e, bnt ihe public interests could not be in
v"Ne' oy MS error. Ike had 10 Intention OF
hetuhS Tie claims by The dilrg aiIGu of luEg To-
OF llHe elapNOi, tor sNety thing possible had
oeen doue TO keep ihS claims alive not by
saying That they nad accepted ihe past spay,
Ineuts tor they had only received them IN
part compensation. Bat on a iair view OF
TIER case, lac though: itat tho as = Question
OF iibeTality the case OF jha claimants Wa.
Tar, MAJ they had 10 clam what el OF tas
Justice OF the country. b. tie I'ioa,y OF
Commerce with AMeiIca, /! had Leet, provided
tnht Brush cgedItUI> StuulL have nu ou,,acir
10 the recovery OF IheII a BITS, In inU yaIu4
OF sIeil,ng m'o"y.-Ihs Arl,cie OF ihe treaty
was Dol carried mo eject ; fOg though ia
some OF tie SIs'es more - less OF those bis
were allowed 10 be proved, III other STATES
either the past Acts q the AmericaI! Govern
meat we're pleaded IN bar 10 them, OF laws
were specially made TO prevent their being re.
covered alter the Treaty. Tuis iujusuce war
hot Couhned 10 the Lcya@tS, but extended 40
all sorts OF British creditors The Lo>aiists
Claiming only ESQ 00O( about out Of f i5O, 900.
Inc BRUSH Cove, nineTt, on the ground of
this injustice, withheld some Of The western
territory from the Amsricaus who at last a.
greed by Treaty, H. 1894, to give a tdir in.
aemclIN 10 bona tIdf creditors. Before The
JplHi - uimisslOners Amer lean and EngIIsh)
appointed under this treaty the dabts OF the
LOSa!isiS were admitted, though the Amer
can Attorney General attempted 10 mAka their
atIal"ier an objection. The Hon. Moverwas
h'NiuI0TIned ih surprising that objection was
supported IL was unnecessary TO state by
WHet chicdnety Oh the part OF Tie Americans
Uhat commission was prevented from having
us f'ih ELECT. ~ idsi, ia 1906. America gave
i!sb Government, o. which the LoSalists had
thti' share 40 well as tile Merchant Creditors.
th0Ugh neither of Them received their paris
as mi compensation. 1t was painful TO re. !
SiHi the claims D! i!iOSc who were noI onIy
suffering, bnI meTiiOTjOnB but he ccuId uot
separate TIE cases OF the LOyalists from the |
hleichahl creditors, aud lie considered both of |
them as sAhyrivg from the common fate of |
wal, from which suffering, however to be la !
menlfd, ~ had never been deemed necessary
In pohcy or justice, fOr Government to grait !
indemnify. '
DR. Pnilmore thought a,liament bound |
~ justice aud libsTaiiy TO satisfy the claims of
tue truly american loyaIsfs beaTibr in mind
thHt distinction between American lOya!i.is |
ana American heritors, which onxht not 10 be |
'ost Sisht % according 20 every just notion Of !
n1lonai aud municipal law.
Alr. LoCkhaIt said. thai he was AN advocai.
Tor compensation TO that description OF Amer-
lcaO LCyaiisis who, being domicIigd in Amer.
ird, had sacrificed their property to their al. |
ltGidDce while he would protest against any
aliampt 10 indemnify the more Eriiish me,,
CHANTS who might have made unsnHcessful |
speculation by the purchase of pToperty or |
ny any oihef commercial Transaction in Amer !
lra at The period alluded 10.
Mr. w. COnYieuay, la his repIy said that Le |
ilau no objection whatever to the distinction |
that his huuourdbie aud learned friend who
spoke iast dedreh To establish, namely. that /
'Uns oiS t"ost VINO really suffered by then
"hesi'h@' To h0 British Government shonl0 |
receive ANY compensation, and such claimants
were uOw tai very iew.
The moIion was agreed 20.
we observe with pleasure, that u, States
Batk stock bas risen la England TO E2l which |
Win The present exchange, Ia euuaI to s liz |
a snare ahd as all their own stocks are fail. |
lng, we nave 80 doubt that ihe appearances |
o. tf0hDicS in Europe viii lend 10 raise tie
price OF all kirds OF American stock and
particularly so, that of the B4uk Of lie q. |
states knowledge Of these circumstance
should lmdhce The preseat holders not 10 pd,t |
100 soon WIZ men STOCK, as aH their Losses