Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-01-28

tho United States Hence ifs wst a. !, regarded m.
nrs'' ,eInlosed with the entire conquest q The enc
my ana surrender Of all his posts Within the limits of
this STATE. as ternnsed in revcrri. Ia me las, hv hs
rnemy cvAc"alhs every pos, within the limits Of the
on.ed o'd e' C"n,"9"en'ly ,sse war virtually ter
he sur .nJ-r Of Lord Cornwall. aud the cessation Of
hostiIrs in the ss'e The otIic r. OF the Vryini.
SAFE Line, having III hui'y p,fforn,-d their part Of
'he coMP'ct in bringing the Mr 10 glorious termi.
n''ion BY ths enu sonqi-st 81 their enemy, end
he,e Tree their country from all the horrors OF in
srs ,,.v hess esix no l"ger sny nae for Tie SOL
m ohc.r' thereby rendered. supernu msrary in the
technical nsnhcati'n Of the term. until Sept. HISS,
when tn i h"tve a. ncis Of peace between this Co.
v-rnment and Great Br ain we're ,a,i6eJ. Your COM
m'tee would AK, if would be bo n unxe.e org
and minus. ia virgins, now to reply III. sppLcstioa
Of this class ct officers for hsf'.pay during life, syou
ar not entitled 10 il, because you did continue i'm
command until the rattle atom Of the deni,ivs articles,
OF peace in Sept i7s3" If ti. doctrine be correct
ne Iw-rnin~nt by her act, has sb.oived herself
ON all obligation to pay the half.pay during lite, to
nearly At, the officers OF the Virginia s ate Line. as
nearly All me 'oii-rs were discharged between the
SURRENDER on Lord CORVALLIS and tho ratification Of
'hr drhni,ive articles OF peses in Sept. T7sS
Your committee have also epqnired into The clims
81 Colonel Crorkets regiment to half pay during life
and End that that giment raised by the virtue &c
an Act which passed in if79 authorizing four addition
treginentst TO he raised TO the defence oil the Eas.
tern And We,tsrn fron;srs Of which this was the en-
" regiment rais. that IL WAS part Of the virginia
State Limo, State estab> n and entitled 10 ALI
rmoinmsns Of that Line both by virtue OF this Act,
tu,ent who were In md In sctuat service un-
al hosiiics ceased within the limits Of this State,
entitled 10 ha-psy during life. by the Act Of May,
I779.
Your committee think. that II wouiI NOT comport
with the dignity and honour Of this Common we
to sex advantage The .p.s of tim since the or,
gin OF these claims: The principle Upon which they are
based Is immuable. II is the same now that II was
az Their origin IL they were then just, they
Just But although every consideration forbids plea
Of the lapse Of time, yet should invite strict
| and rigid Investigation Of the ndiviiua claims.
with regard TO the five years full pay commu-
" no l. yi'ative provision hut they believe IL the
policy OF the State TO commute with the officers II be
| agr--ab'" to the I'm: the rrfore;
Resoiref, az the opimion of.this committee. Thae
these officers OF the Virginia State Line who contio
IN the ..rvics OF hi. State until the 20'h day OF Octo-
ser ISL or who al sny time during lie Revolutionary
wHhecane 'upern'iHerary, and ain entered the
vice oil this state being Required to do. and continu
ed therein until lite 2oh day Of October I7sl
Titled 70 haIfpay for f 10 the coinmutson OF FIVE
years full pay In lieu thereof