Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1827-01-20
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tho land or naval service OF the l..
States during the coutinued term ot
nine months, or upwards being
regular troops, either Of, or not Of
the line, and not being -pensinners
Of the United States, or Of any ona
Of them. 1t also cs-,prohcnds alt
the surviving widows ofsuch aa scrv
cd in manner aforesaid, and who are
also not on any roll of pensioners.
The number Of pDen Of this class
for whom provision ought To be
made by law, is stated on the author
ity Of facts drawn from the Depart
nent Of War. The nunb-r of the
army now alive, (not including the
officers Of the first class ),s nut moro
than $500. Of these 500 arc reg
asar troops, not OF the line. and serv
ed from one to three years. On tho
continental establishment are 1900
who served nine months Orupw ardss
sO02 who served three years ur up
wards 1and 1880 "ho served >
years or upwards. The number
now oy the pension list 10 1898.
TIE number. therefore, not on tho
list of pensioners, who served in the
revolutionary war, Of this class. Tor
whom provision ought 70 hc mado
by law, il 5,5l5. 1t is stated in the
report, and Ithe statement W made
from calculations. that the number
of widows OF this class is about 47s9.
The amount necessary To make
provision for this class, is stated ct
1900, 600. Tho manner Of maxi
ing this provision is similar TO t'N
manner Of making that for those OF
the other class. 1t consists in crea-
ting 81, 100000 Of Ave per cent.
stocks, and distributing them Accord
ing to rank and duration Of time in
service. to this last resnngat OF the
revolutionary army (; and, in appro-
pciating 100000 TO the creation o.
a Mnd. out of,wbich to pay annui-
ties ofSsO each to the surviving wid-
ows OF such OF this class of the ar
nv as have row passed beyond the
reach of national e.Mlficence.
You. therefore. have, sir. in this re"
port, according to the instructions, the
probable number Of those who ought
to be provided for by law /; the a.
mount of that provision, and the man~
ner Of making IT.
The reasons ishucing your Com"
mittee to make this report, involve
many considerations.
This COMMITTEE had in view the
charastev Of thr army-the nature OF
their seryice-their compensation.
1t may by some be deemed waste
of time, 10 speak Of the character OF an
army which fills SO large a space -
the history Of the laSt century. 1t 10
not so considered by those who wish
to place the whole of this subject on
der one view, and to make one at
tempt to redeem their country irom
any inputation Of injustice, or i'liber.
ality towards this army. Besides, it
was not forgotten, that in this House
it had been said, the resolutions for
enlarged pay ahd pensions for life, were
extorted from Congress by spirit or
mutiny in the army; and wade mere
| ly to appease that spirit, and ssave tie
country from its consequences. Al
Though all who know tho facts must
know that meme of the relations OF a
similituie exist between those facts
and these assertions; yet because
what we are doing to day will become
part Of ths history ofthat army, aud
Of our county, I would not permit that
history to pass into the hands OF the
children Of future generations, with
one page where spch assertions iounds
for one moment, shelter under sllcnccs
or stood an instant unrefuted by tho
recorded truth.
| The Morgan case. The sentenre
Of the Court in the eases of tho per-
sons convicted of removing Morgan
is as follows l.. Lawton two years
confinement in the county Jail, N.
q. Chsdscbro one year, Jno. Shsl-
den two months, and Eyward Saw
yer one month. Tho three persons
las, named plead guilty TO the in
dictmcnt, and rendered afidayits.
stating that they kew kuothing Of
Morgan after be Sas conveyed as
Tar tic Niagara river.
| The Eeston papers Of Monday
state that the bills of tho Burrillville
Bank are not taken at any st thV
\ Banks in that city.