Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-12-18

gislhtur" uf the State NAV direct, at some ono
convenient rlace within the district and the
votes given fur each candidate shall be added.
together, aud the person having the greatest
nHmber of votes for President, and the one
having the greatest number nf votes for Vice
President, shall be certified AS duly preferred
IN said district ans shall he entitled 10 one vote
each for the respective Offices for which thew
are canddates; hut. If two or more persons
shall have an equal number ofvotes, in such
district election, for the same office, then the
returning officers shall decide hetwepn them
and certify accordingly. Triplieate certificates
of she whole number nf votes given for each
candidate shall be made ont. and transmitted,
IN such manner as Congress NAV direct, to the
seat of government of the u. S., addressed to
the President ofthe Senate: The President Se
the Senate shall, IN prr-e c. of the Senate and
House at Representa- yes, open all the certi-
hcates, and the Yates shall then he counted.--
The person having the greatest number as
votes for President shall be- the President, if
such number he equal To majority of the
whole humber ofelPctural districts within the
United States and it no person have such
ma lority, then the President shall be chosen
by the House Of Representatives. from the
three having the greatest number of votes for
President, in the manner now prescribed by
The Constitution
The person having the greatest number nc
votes fnr Vice President, shall he the Vice
President, if such number hr equal Ia main-:
rity at the whole number of electoral districts,
and VI no person have such nniurity, hen the
Wee President shall be chosen by the senate,
rom the t"o persons having the greatest
number of votes Tor that office, in the manner
now prescribed ny the Constitution.
On motion Of Mr. Smith, il was ordered
that 81 much of the Presidents Message as re-
iates to financial concerns, be referred tn the
Committee on Finance.
Go motion of Nh. Chandler, il was ordered
that SD much Of the Message az relates To he
Militia, be referred To the Committee ON the
Militia.
Mr.. Van Buren, presented the petition OF
Archibald Oracle, of New FORK stating that
property hrlnnging to the petitioner was sciZ-
ed ny tn" French AZ Hamburg, in the Year
1907 that The capture was without ground,
and that The property, withnut any trial or
clvii process whatever, was appropriated to
the purposes ofihc French government that
the claim Is one ola nature the most manif, st
and praying the assistance ofthe government
Ia obtain its allowance which petition was
referred TO the Committee on Foreign Rea,>
tons.
The resnlurinn offered yesterday by Mr..
Barbour lnstrncting the Committee on Militia
ry Affairs 10 inquire into the prnprety of al
lowing certain claims of the state of Virginia
eral government during the late war, was
again read fnr consideration. A letter from
tn" Governor of Virginia, in relation TO the
claim. was also read
MIR. Smith understood the resolution TO have
reference, more particularly, To n claim for
interest on moneys advanced during the war.
| by the state of Virginia. he said he should
have no objection 10 the resolution, provided
II were made general one, tn reach GlL
If a nnftIr Hl,u.
land, and many corporations and Individuals.
hold claims of similar kind, and the piinci.,
pie upon which this motion was predicated
Nj. :. thought, should extend to them all
Mr.. Barbour said, the case of the state OF
Virginia, concerning which the resolution
proposed AN inquiry, was of peculiar
nature. Although IL was general principle
OF the government not Ia allow interest on
claims for services during the war, vet this
case he Thought different fruSl most others
Although the government Ofthe United Siates
had been repeatedly called upon tn furnish
the money eXpended in the state of Virginia.
yet such was the state of the public Treasury
at that time, that the means were not prnyid-
ed. Tue state was compelled 10 depend en-
tIrely upon her own resources the taxes Hp-
on the people were very oppressive, but thew
were cnecrfuy horne. The taxes were not
sufficient t" meet the necessary expenditures
Tn" state was compelled 10 borrow mOBpy,
and To pay Interest for il; this was d0np for
lhe h'Hrtt of the go, erumrnt, and the in,et~
est thus paid, certainly ought 10 be- remhus-
ed. There could be no doubt, Mr. Il. said
! that government was bound, in time of
war, To make advances Of the funds required
tur the defence OF the country; if the govern
ment was not able TO make such advances, and
they were made by the state in which such
advances became necessary, common Justice
requires, that when the government becomes
able, not only the principal, but the interest
also. should be- reimbursed. He had now
presented his case, as he had been instructed.
on the part OfIhe state of Virginia, and did rot
sre the pruprrty of a cupartnery with any
other claim, whether of similar nature az
not. He wished his own claim decided on It's
OWE merits other cases when brought for
ward might be referred To the samo commit
zee. and, If alike in their nature, general bill
might be made tO meet them all but Mr.. Il.
SAID he did NOT now wish to associate his
claim with any other; he hoped, therefore.
that this case would be presented To the come
nr;tpe by itself
Mr.. Lloyd Of Maryland said, lac did not
understand lie dist ion between the Claims
Of the state Of Virginia. and many oihcts
which exist. He presumed they were for in
terest on moneys advanced for the service of
the country 4; the state of Maryland had claims,
| Of precisely the same nature she q advanc-
ed moneys, which we're expended for arms.
| equipments, aud COMPENSATION for militia ser
vices. lie considered this the same ground
when acting on a general principle, the same
provision should be- extended 60 all cases that
come within its limits. Mr. l.. had no hostili,
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