Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-02-12
RICHMOND. FEBRUAKY Ie, i825.
COMMUNICATIONS.

Can any man read the authentic Report
made by Mr.. Herring, the Agent ofthis Com
monwealth, on the subject of military Land
Claims-or can he read the list of wrongs
which we are supposed to have suffered, as
they are ably detailed by ga VIRGINIAN" in
the Enquirer of the Cd instant, (said to be
from the pen of the same gentleman, )-and
then pronounce, that we have no cause of
complaint" against Kentucky Can the Lee
gislature make this solemn declaration p
Ought they not to avoid every act, every ex-
preston, which may in the remOtest degree
cOuntenance any such conclusion If we
have any grounds of complaint, why should
we not seek redress Why should we not
agree to board of Commissioners. and lay
before them the complaints of our citizens
But then we ought not to so into the institu-
ton of partial board-a board which has
not full powers to enquire into the whole mat
ter, and aIbitrate all grounds of complaint
We ought at the same time To stipulate, that
nothing in our act of asserting to this board
should be construed as impairing private
rights, or weakening that redress which they
might under this compact seek from the
judicial tribunals of the country.
too, have as much jealousy of the Su-
preme Court, as the Kentucky Commissions
ers themselves. 1 have as much respect for
the rights and the tribunals of the states, as
Messrs. Clay s. Bib. But, while we remembers
state rights, let us call to mind that there are
also such things as state ,OrongS. If we can
obtain the redress of those wrongs, by means
of Board of Commissioners, why should we
refuse? Suppose we refuse it now-and sup
pose hereafter that we should discover, las
ain afraid we SHALL, that there are wrengs
which some ofour citizens sustain from the acts
ofkentucky which it is not in the power of the
Supreme Court TO remedy, shall we meet
with no difficulty in persuading Kentucky
hereafter To- institute Board and appoint her
Commissioners Let us see to this, without
deciding too hastily in favor of Mr.. Brownies
propositions.
At all events, it, we do go into the subject of
appointing Board, we must first go into the
previous question of the extent Of the present
commissioners power. We must ask them
in the spirit of Mr. Garlands resolutions sub
mitted 10 the House of Delegates on the Sd
instant
Are YOU" gentlemen, 4" authorised to dis
| cuss any other provision OF the compact, ex
cept so much as relates to the occupying cla
nants' law of Kentucky?
=" Are you authorized to discuss the Cd, Sd
18th, 9Th, and 9th articles Of the compact mad,
between Virginia and Kentucky 2"
Or as the commissioners will probably say
| las in fact the resolutions ofKentucky, under
which they act, and their own written PROPOSE
tons have already substantially said they have
no powers TO discuss or decide those proyi
sions we had better ask them;
Are you authorized 10 constitute Buarf
not only to decide upon the validity" Of th
Kentucky acts of 1897, 1871, and $50, but Il
go into all the grounds OF complaint whicI
Virginia may have upon your state 2"
If they have no such pOwer, LET us ma K,
them bow, aud stop where we are.
MEssRs. EDITORs- Observing in the I'm
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