Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-02-28

| FMS memorial was received by the General
Assembly at their October session, in the year
1888 in consequence whereof, they passed
| the act of the 1 9Th of December, 1859, under
which kentucky became AN independent state
| The preamble tn this act reciics, that, il
It represented to this present General Assem-
bly,, that the act of the last session, entitled,
an act, concerning the erection of the district
of kentucky into an independent state which
contains terms materially different from those
OF the act of Octobur session, one thousand
seven hundred and eighty five, are found! in
compatible with the real views of this com
monwealth, as well as injurious to the good
people Ofthe said district"
! 1t then re-enacts the provisions of the act Of
1888, with no material variation, except in
dates. The third condition is perJatim COPY ;
and the sixth, uerbdfim, with the change of
dates only-the first of May, 1892, being the
date at which the power of Virginia over the
Indicated military lands should cease, and
The saving added 10 this condition, by the act
of 1888, being here entirely omitted.
In this act, the eighth condition, providing
for the reference of subjects of complaint, and
differences of opinion, to a board of com mis-
sioners, which had been omitted in the act O
1888, is re -instated, in the language of the act
OF 80; and the period at which the conven-
ton may declare the authority of Virginia
state, IS fixed to " a day posterior to the first
day fNovember,one thousand seven hundred
and nInety-one."
A convention held in kentucky, pursuant
10 the provisions of this act determined that
the district should become an independent
state, upon the terms thereof; and upon the
nineteenth day of April, 1899, adopted con-
sttution, IN which /" the compact with Virgi-
MA, subject to such alterations as may be made
! therein agreeabiy TO the mode prescribed by
the said compact" is made part thereof: and
in which the first day OF June, 1899, is fixed as
the day on which Z" the government OF the
commonwealth ofKentucky shall commence"
| Inc commonwealth OF Kentucky very
promptly enacted such laws as were necessa-
ry, to enable those who had made locations
on either land Office treasury warrants, or mi.
lltary warrants, within the limits of their state.
PRIOR to the first day OF May, 1892 which re-
NAMED unsnrveyed, or unpatented, to procure
surveys and patents therefor But as early as
November, in the year 1892, her legislature
passed an act declaring all entries within their
state, made since the first day of Nav, 1899.
either on Virginia treasury warrants or on
Virginia military warrants, to be void, prohi-
biting future locations on such warrants, and
declaring the surveys and patents thereupon
to be illegal aud void
Under the laws Of Virginia aud Kentucky,
1t is believed that all the good lands within
the military district lying between Green ri
yer and Tennessee, have been appropriated.
The lands allotted Id the troops on continen-
TAI establishment, proving Insufficient to sa-
iisiy Their claims, they have been permitted TO
locate them, within the military district on
| the north-wes of the Ohio river, reserved in
the cession 10 the United States.
The lands allotted To the troops on state es-
adjustment, except those guaranteed to the
indians, by the treaty of HopewclI, proved al
SO insufficient to satisfy their CLAIMS and ma
ny OF them remain dissatisfied to this day
The unsatisfed claims of the troops on state
establish ment, are all those which remain To-
Gated within the Chickasaw country above
mentioned, and many which have never been
located at all. 10 satisfy these claims, no re-
sort has been allowed by Congress TO the
northwest of the Ohio and no other resource
has been hitherto opened TO them
In parting with The sovereignty and soil off
Kentucky, and in cedmg the north western
territory TO the United States, Virginia reserv-
ed to herself no lands, by which these claims
could be satisfied. All the good lands, with
In her limits, had been already granted except
small detached parcels, scattered over the
face OF her territory, and to be found amidst
her mountains
1t was believed that the circumstances, I'M
"'' winch the NORTHWESTERN territory had
been coded to the United States. created q
strong equitable claim on Congress. for an
appropriation, within that territory, to satisfy
these warrants.
In january, in the year 1891, the General
Assembly, acting under recommendation
which had been made by Congress TO the
several states, TO cede part of their western
territories to the United States, adopted GER
tain resolutions, whereby it was PROPOSED to
cede to the United States the north western
territory, upon certain conditions The fifth |
condition was IN the words following "That |
IN case the quantity of good lands on the south |
east side OF The Ohio, upon the waters of Cum
berland river, and between the Green river. |
and Tennessee river, which have been rescrv-
cd by law, for the Virginia troops on CONT |
mental establishment, and upon her otUn state
establishment, should from the North Caro- lima |
me, bearing in further upon the Cumberland |
lands than was expected, prove insufficient
Tor fheir legal bouniies, the deficiency should |
be made up to the said troops in good lands |
To he laid of between the rivers Scoto and |
hliie Miami, on the northwest Idle of the O. |
mo, IN such proportions as have been engaged |
40 them by the laws of Virginia"
These resolutions being laid before Con- |
Sress ana referred to select committee |
that committee in their report profess 10 SET |
forth copy oil the several conditions ON
which Virginia had proposed to make the ces-
sion, and in setting forth the fifth condition, |
the words, I" and upon her own establish
mcnt," are omitted, thus making that condi- |
ton applicable only to the troops, on continen
tai establishment. The committee make va
rlous commentaries upon all the conditions of
the cession, except the 9TH, 9Th, and 9th and |
as to them, they say simply That the 9TH. !
9th, aud 9th conditions being reasonable. |
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