Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-03-28

NAsi.rNSl ~, March Is, 1873.
no btil for the relief OF th. surviving Officer
OF ti'e Revolution, has at length been brought to
ueciSiVe vote IN the Senate and am sorry TO sa,
tiere now remains no hope that any thing will bC
done Tor the relief Of those venerable bcnefactors
uer country The grant proposed by the Com
init'ee oil one mutton one hundred thousand dol
lars, was rejected on Tuesday, oaly twelve Sena.
tors votingior it, The motion to fill the blank with
$500 900, was lost by vote of 10 to 25 and the
:..oton to fill the blank with $500, 600 was like
wise lost, 20 to 20. As this was the very lowest
sum which would have afforded any substantial as
Sistance to the Revolutionary Officers, (as IL would
have amounted only 10 about $4,000 on an average
to each) the vote rejecting this is consider
ed as conclusive against the claim The refusal
of the Senate Immediately afterwards to POSTPONE
(by majority ofone vote the bill indefinitely on
y manifests the reluctance OF that body to acknow-
ledge, that nothing can be done for the Officers.
! Their fate, however, has unquestonably been
sealed, and the Bill has been laid upon the table,
not again TO be called up during the present SEES
SION; and regret TO be constrained to add as INV
decisive opinion, that with this Bill has persisted
all hope that Congress will ever do any thing for
those Officers. 1t very well ascertaii--4L that
unless 4 decided majority of the Senate, Gould be
induced to support the measure, there was no
pro 'pect OF success in the other house. The de-
csive majority against the tneasurcin the Senate
puts an cnd for several years at least 10 the agi-
tatton OF the question there; aud in few years,
none OF these venerable men will survive 10 tell
the story OF their sacrifices their su.rngs & their
wants. Among the visitors at the Capitol on the occa-
sion, was the gallant veteran Gen. Reed of Mary
land; and Il the decision Oi the question could have
been influenced 6u feeling, lnost certainly the sight
oitbat venerable patriot and soldier (noving through
/ the Senate Chamber Oh his crutches--hs white
LOCKS and turrowell cheeks telling tale of other
times, would have made an irresistible appeal TO
the hearts OF all. His useless, however, to indulge
in vain regrets. The battle has been lost and the
defeated veterans have lost all except their ho-
nor Their consolation will be found in the re-
hecton, that il their country has done little for
them, they have done every thing for their coun-
| try.
| The Bill for the settlement of the Claims of the
State Of South Carolina, granting interest on all
her advances during the War; and allowing certain
demands for arms, transportation, sc. to a consiie-
! bic amount has hnaiiy pas, Ell the Senate. The
/ Justice OF these claims was made so manifest by
the Report of the Committee, and was 80 fully and
clearly demonstrated in argument that il viii
probably excite some establishment to learn that il
was strongly opposed, aud that the interest. (the
principal part ofthe clam)w was Obtained with GREAT
dlihculty, and passed by bare majority This
circumstance must make it extremely doubtful
whether the Bili will pass the ordeal OF the H. OF
Representatives. Whatever may be the result how
ever 1t Is gratifying to reflect, that the claims OF
South Carolina have atlength been presented in a
shape, whch.wiil bring them fully and fairy be-
lore the National Legislature; and / cannot bat
hope the magnanmous and liberal conduct of our
patriotic State during the War. wil be appreciated
DIS it deserves.
You will have seen the attempt made here to
palm of few dirty lines written on the title page
81 a pamphlet, by some anonymous scrbbler, us a
letter from Gen. jackson the editor of one OF the
administration papers, on the ground forsooth Of a
similarity 0t hand lcfitiRg! The object is Ia
prove that Gen. jackson is 10 scholar because the
writer OF the said lines does not even know how 10
spell rife, and some other words equally difirnii
~ wag remarked II the General does not know how
To spell rifle, he knows very well how 10 i,st
he NJ
serious. Can any thing more monstrous be con-
ceIved than that 1t should be asserted in the face
OF the American people, that Gen. Jack SON. a well
read lawyer, who has been District Attorney OF
the United States, Attorney General, Judge &
twice Senator TO C.ngress-and who has filled all
oil these stations with honor to himself and hs
country, Is an ignorant, illiteraie man! Eve
ny one who knows the General at all knows that
The writes with great ceaFness, force and ele-
quence; and II not so great scholar as some
members OF the present administration. that hi.
compositions otevery kind viii bear a comparison
on the score ofpuriiy, good sense and energy
with the most studied productions OF their pens.
ou VIII hnd IN the coalition prints, MANY at
tacEs on the Chairman OF the Military Committee
OF the a. OF Representatives The detection and
exposure by Major Hamilton, Of the artificial ar
TdnSenient OF the documents in relation to tn,
SIX militia men, is an offence which will never bt
forgiven. Let any impartial man read the paper.
as sent from the War Department, and then read
!hem IN the order of their dates and he will pcr
ceiye at once, that II II had been expressly de IGN
ed by the War Department, 10 miSIead the pub
nc, no better method 10 accomplish that purpose
could have been desired As the papers yer,
arranged SO readers out of 100, would hav,
concluded that the six militia men were tire.
months men; whereas when read in the naura
and proper order, the letters prove beyond doubt
that they were sac months men. But the Secre
tary OF War tells us, that the letters were ar
ranged 6ya Clerk. BE it so but how did it hap
pen, and for what purpose were they so arranged
as necessarily TO mislead all who should CASUAL,
read them: This business of The six militia men
the forgery Of the Harris letter. the republication
and extensive circulation of that letter and of o
thor false and scandalouS pamphlets. are giving
u character 10 the present contest, deeply to be
regretted by every who loves his country
respects her reputation and venerates her insti!u
tons.
1t turns out, at last, that NIcssrs Madison an.
NJ onroe were put on the Virginia Adams ticket
Wkh tiie knowledge on the part OF those who did IL
That these gentlemen would not serve: in
the mean time the coalition editors wer,
every where, and especially in New TJamp
shire, (where AN Gle ton was going on1 de
ceiving the people by asserting, that Messrs
! Madison and Monroe had come out for MIR. a.
dams! Can any thing be conceived more unjust
than this attempt, to draw these venerable patri
archs from their retirement, and without regard
70 their feelings or their character use, or ra-
ther, 10 abuse their names for mere party purpo.
sess There must be powerful reaction against a.
ny party which resorts to such practices.
VI the Tariff nothing can, as yet, be predicted
II Mallary's amendment prevails, our worst tear-
may be realized; If it fas, we may still hope
he manufactures will not take the original bill