The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-05-18
Som the Redmond Enquirer, Nay L..
LARCHE's CASE.

I,rrhp,e without amendment, together
Nth tile evidence In the cast-the matter
I. nn,y referred To u COMMITTEE If the
whole thence, MIR. Martindalr of y. Y.
suI nave M opportunity Of vlndicating the
o~,ocipIe Of this extraordinary Report,
,bo,l NH VI. would most respectfully and
Tn. character Of that Document can
.c,rrply have escaped the nptnory of our
rfad-r-.
Tbl. question having excited a profound
Interest among the Southern people, W.
have thought it our duty to rtqutst the
Capy of correspondence, which it ha,
called fort, between VIZ. razeyrll. one of
our Senators in III. Congress of the u. =.
All Nj. T>ler tht Governor of virginia.
We submit these lrttars to oUr readpr,;n not
dnIbtlIg that they vii participate in ,hr
interest, which We Aa'. Experienced upon
thr subject
HIS Erceilency John Tyler:
DEAR STA: The Inclesrd document
lsh,cn has laIs moment hesn lad upon
my tablrl contains matter Of too much IN.
t.irst to Virginia, and To the other slave
hoidlne states IT this Union, To lostify me
10 omltung 10 lay II before you stthe ear
L.si munent. The facts of th. case arr,
that Francis LaIc was the owner of u
slave, Nurse, and cant, all of wulch were
unptes..d by urJer of General Jackson,
t1r the purpose of adm. III completing
the works he had planned for thr defence
of New Orleans. While so employcd in
earring, The slave was killed by a cannon
skot fired by the enemy. No doubt.
the efOrr, could sKlst. that Larchr, thu
owner, "as entitled to be compensated fol
tv property, uf which he had hepn 81 de-
,nrd by tue United States ; and, Of
course, that hr Vas entitled 10 b- paid for
this slave, plosIdrd the slave vas property.
hetSe arose the occasion for thu Commll-
t., Of the House of representatives, 10
pass upon tho question, whether slave
wrre property ar not-aDd their decision
upon this great question the lnclOsed doc
um.Dt stales. You viii not fail 10 ser in
the reasoning employed by tbs Commit
&. upon this occasion, the annunclatlon
Of another proposition, of still more lmpUr-
,ance TO the slave-hofding states. Not
satisfied with decidi"g IN effect. that slaves
Az uot property, the COMMITTEE 20 on 10
0tCidlFt mat hAtIttOtA Ut Oh tillfI RtIt Y
shalI arse. which viii justify the United
States N calling out the clt,zrns Of the
country, To contribute To defend its rights.
that zane, grncy will also Justify the United
Statss, N converting sia,e INTO soldiers -
tmrte 10 too much hast, aud under
circumstances which necessarily restrain
nr, FROM adding any observations up-
Oh the fcts | have stated. But ! could
nut Justify myself IN sustaining from
orloglaa this matter before you as | have
done.
Lam, very respectfully, sir, your most
UhedleAt servant,
LIT ". TAZEWELL.
Washington, .7pril 81, 1926.
Mr.. Narundale, from the Committee Of
claims, 10 g." hicb was referred the Bll
hon thu Senate, entitled an act for the
rsIlrf Of Frances Larche, Of New Or
sans, made the following
REPORT
gt COMMITTEE on CLAIMS. 10 Wbor uas re-
ttrrtd ttc pttiiOa Of Fruucls Lar nj. NTH 4
h'htron' tie Seaaie for his reiit. report
That this is a claim for the value IF a
sare briongius to the pcfi'inuer, impress
al INTO the service of thu United States by
G5a"ral jackson in the defence of Ne"
Olean-, aud alirgrd 10 have been Killed
BY 4 shot, while IN that service.
without stopping to deny or admit any
of thc ffcts by winch The petitioner sup
>uris his claim, the COMMITTEE recon-
pend us rejection upon pliOc,ple. The
emergency Jasuird The impressmcut of
every mural agent capable OF contributing
A. tint defence of ,he place ]: 10 call upon
r master In dtfead himself and %slsNt, as
I'LL as the slave to defcnd his master. II
would be the height OF iuj% ,stice 10 coll mp
on the trrr citizens of States many hun
aed miles Il slant from the place a%ssailed,
hponr "ut their blood, and sacrifice their
IVES for rs defence, and at the same time
ehontIats from that service It's own
physical and moral force.-.lieH were
"aoted, and in that capacity the Slave
Was put in rtqui-ition. The master too,
might have been called upon, and his sons,
'a MS bred servants, as they were IL o.
''t parts of the country !; and where sons,
ana fathers, and hushan6-, fought and
aed' without having Their lives valued, or
compensated IN money.
Richmond, May 9. 1926.
DEAR SIR Your layoGr vi the 18th
aFf'l, covering the repoIt Of the Commit
Sr ut the House Of Representatives, un
0e SUBJECT of Lnche's c,din Tor a slave
Impressed by the Z States, aud killed by
"r enemy whll. in that service, came du-
y" hand-aud, bur for the corrective,
"oleh | trust may be found in the good
.en'e OF the House Of Il. would be well
s''eaiated to excite the most Sioomy FORE
o'''aS', We shah indeed have reached a
ag'"' OF the most lrishtfuI apprehension,
""to The Congress shalt BIZ found mad e
noush to sanction the pr~i,cipIrs, ar more
PROPERTY the no principles, cootainrd in tht
Gport' II viii he a poin, from which