The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-11-26
KENTUCKY LEGIsLAr1rn,

| '2i-AlCR RE
HoHseQf Representatives, Thursscy a.,
TIE .SPeober laid before the housS'r -.
InlIhcailon from Henry Clay co,cr;a eolil-
arrangements made by him with Ren?2 'le
". Leigh, Esq. lOrthc appointment o; y",'''a
missioners to settle the controyers,' o p.ll
the state Of Virginia, in pursuance - WIN
thorlty vested in him by the last egi.I,,a au-
all which were received and read. '''"'u'f'
REPORT
vi HENRY Clay, ESQ. Commissions.
the part of Kentucky, to settle with p. ."
JAmia W. LEIGn, Esq. Commiss;onnSs--
on the part Of Virginia, the preljm,naan;err
for referring to il Board of Comm;.";aes
ers, all matters in controversy he,w4r "-
the two states, according TO the caa
| pact. VIII
Hon. I'm. T. Barry, Speaker ofHe sena,.
SIR-The General Assembly hay;a9 -.
lis last spring session done me the bon,o'' ut
appoint me commissioner, on the na'. ~
Kentucky, to treat with Benjamin " IT,; VI
Esq commissioner on the part of yir1;ao,,'
on the necessary arrangements and 81 r'"'
latIohs, preparatory to the Organization =,
board 81 commissioners, according IN ia
compact between the two states. 70 ~
termlne all matters in controversy be,,,a..
them, which has arisen under il AID Ia
ing directed report to be made nj tba
suit OF the negotiation. have now. r.sn.",
fully to submit to the general asse,nhi n.y. Vt
following report '"e
| Shortly after the close of the sese;o, =
'he legislature, | had several ntcry,ew,
with Mr. Leigh, in the course of which wa
mutually made free and full cxposition "s-
the objects OF our respective appointments.
ana hnaliy, for the accomplishment of,bos.'
OBJECTS, concluded and signed two conyon
IONS, which ! herewith transmit TO tho No.
neral assembly. BY the first. which is do
sgnafed by the letter A. provision is mad
Tor the organization of a board of comn;a
s,oners, III conformity with the eighth art.
Gle OIL the compact; the time and place If
us meeting are appointed, day is limited
Oh winch the convention is to cease. andtlo
board Is to be dissolved, if, In the mean
I'lImc' 1t shall not have made out and dely.
efed It's award TO the agents of the respec.
i've parties; the compensation Of the con,
missioners constituting the buard * Gxed
and ITS mode of payment the scva !
questions to be submitted to the final dac;.
SION of the board are stated, and issues n,ado
upon lhem and lastly, il is stipulated that
each state, rahlying the convention, shall
iorth"th proceed to choOst cammissi, mes
on US part, and communicate to the otb..
the tact OF such ratification, and the names
oil the commissioners so appointed.
IL VIII be observed, that the validity. az
wen OF the acts which relate to occunying
claimants OF land, do of those which nre
scrloe limitation of actions, founded upon
the land law Virginia. is submitted to the
board OF commissoners-al of those acts
are drawn IN question upon the allegation
lhut they are rerugnant to the compact by.
tween the two states, aud causes involving
them all are understood TO be pending be-
fore the federal judiciary. | supposed il
therefore, to be consonant with the views
OF the legislature, to subject them all to the
test, for which the compact itself, said to be
violated, has made provision.
The particular time and place, stated in
the convention, torthe meeting of the board
were adopted from two considerations -
First, TO afford an opportunity to have the
award made and published, prior to the de.
cIsIon, by the supreme court ofthe United
States, of the cause argued at its last term.
embracing the validity of the occupying
Claimant laws so that the award might
have the effect and influence which lsstly
o"lonS TO The opinion aud judgment sf the
special tribunal of the parties.-And,
secondly, it was thought that, from the an
nual assembagr, atthe City ofWashington,
OF eminent men drawn there from all parts
oil the Union, by public business, or by Gu.
rIoslty, there would be less delay and diff
Guilty on the part ofthc four commissioners,
appointed by the two states, in selecting
Tue remaining two necessary 10 the COM
Pietion OF the board, than would occur to
any other place that could be agreed upon
ny the second convention, which is desig-
mated by the letter b. it is agreed between
the two states, first, that il the decision Of
1he BOARD OF commissioners on the claim
asserted by Virginia, shall be in favor oil
hehtuchy, Virginia guarantees that the pro-
Prlctors OF all INDICATED warrants shall sub
mt To, aud abide by the decision; and in
1emnliles kentucky against any clamwhich
they may subsequently, assert. Secondly,
that in no event is the decision of the board
10 AFFECT the sales of land authorised to be
brought INTO market by the act of the legs-
lature OF kentucky, entitled an act pro-
WONG l9r the sale Of the vacant lands west
OF the Tennessee !" but that land on the
contrary, is to be considered as specially
reserved from the operation of such deer
SION, Thirdly, that the quantity Of the Sc
'eral descriptions ofland warrants, remalI-
ing 10 be satisfied, does not exceed thai
which is specified in the convention and
that, II the award be against Kentucky, IL
shall be lawful for this state in regard to the
class OF warrants in which the line, whether
or state has not been designated,
to require the production of satisfactory
proof of the line to which they were seye'
rally granted, and that they have not been
nrGN InlIxlI lncntnl ID I.n4l.t that the