Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-03-02
,Cth volum. of Hening'. Statute. a, Large. TWAS as


% All general officers OF the army. bsing citizens of
this Common al,h. aud all field officers captains and
suoalsrns commanding, who shall command in the
oAuai"ns OF this Commonwealth, on Continental ss-
tnhlshn.D serving in the batalions raised for the
innete defence ofthis State or Tor the Of the
Aud oil cbapains, physicians, surgeon, and sur
Eeoas mates, appointed TO the said ba,talor. or any
oil them, being cizsns Of thi. Commonwealth and not
being in the service Of Georgia, or OF auy oer State,
provided Co gres dc MT maxi some tan amount pro.
vision Tor them, wao h,l hence or
the time OF their being COMMUNIST ned until the end OF
the war Ind all such officers toho hare or shall be-
come o,ptrn"merdry on the reduction Of eng Of the
sd'd odffdhons, and shall again eater into the said
se'r,ce u required so TO do, in The any higher
RANK, and continue therein until the end Of The Uar,
mdf De entitled 10 hay pay during life, to commence
FROM the determination Of their command or service
Congress having provided for the nj -er. of he yr
gina rgmens on Continental Establishment the oh
legations o Virginia uoder tie above rccited compact
cease to 'xi't MS to them. As to the officers of her
own peculiar rsgnentshose officers who were com.
nis.oned by the Executive OF thi. STATE, and attach.
en- 70 the batalion- raiscd Tor tbs inme late fence
o' 'h's commonwealth. no such provision has been
mahe-Her oblis ions to them, therefore exist in
their primary and orr. nal force.
The officers OF the Prginia State line who claim
mo neneh' oil the above compact, may very proper ~
"a distinguished into three classe anil 10 ihoush an
earl er attention 10 this dsnc mig hit have olivia ed
nueh OF The error and ini'soncepion which pr eval a.
'o'he night OF two classes at leas TO the conpensa.
iton claimed.
The FIRST class drision, comprehend. ,iose Off.
GERS who in actual service until disb,ndcJ in the
Spring OF l1S3 by order Of the Executive of his Con.
monwealth. IN consequence Of the ip of official
communicative. respecting tie preliminary articles of
peace and tn ir due execution at the Court of Vsr-
s"its, these are believed 10 BE- lew in number The
decisive overthrow OF Lord CORVALLIS in Ostober
1851, having almost entirely relieved Virginia from
any apprehension OF future attacks ftom The enemy
'hd her treasury being then in exhausted condition.
prudent spirit OF economy dictated reduc of
'"ry establishment, as early he safety of her cit.
'Ieh- would permit. That reduction accordingly took
place" early in 1882 that by the Spriny of l7sa
there renla ned in command but a small portion OF the
o,hcers OF Col Dabney's egon-a few officers Of the
Navy--Snl ew officers attached 10 GER, ain regiment.
detailed Tor Ito Western defence. OF IN. riybt of
hose officers who thus served the Spring of 1888 to
cmpens'on Of half ply for life, doubt /, entertain.
gu ny those who have gven thor st,en ion to the sub
l. CT. I"deed, the unanimous expression % opinon
Lynrahie TO their claim, which was this morning ex-
bed IN hi. Ha superseded. the necessity nj IN,
argument upon that point
Inc second drisiOn, conprehe nds those officers who
were attached to iesonary corps, raised for temporary
PURPOSES and under particular srula embraced ia
.ne acts creating them They specie. of organ
ed mitia-anl did not belong the regular miIary
establishment OF the State OF Ibis class. were the two
gions, ordered 10 be raised at the March session
1901 hey were not TO take the Il Id, or do duty
eSceit IN cases OF actual or threatened inva.ion They
w-fc declared exempt from all militia duty and from
an manner OF draft except the present. They were
l" receive The pay Of Continental Fps whilst in ser
Y'ee or under discipline and hd pay all s,her times
during the existence Of the legion The csim Of these
oncers TO be placed upon looing of equality tho
ma ray Tor lie with IN, regular military establishment
OF ,hs ale, was very properly negatved by the Cour,
o. Appeals in 1897. The opinions of the Court upon
hat interesting question are reported At large in Caps
Manuscript case and will be the subject of more par
''cu'ar reference hereafter. The claim set up was
10 eed In direct opposition to the very the
hs'mcht They were by the conditions Of the act to
receive hall pay, only during the existence OF the ie-
gicn.
The third class, those inbraced by his amend
mcn'. They officers many OF whom had ,erv
Ell WIN distinction from the earliest Rod Of the war
unth the ,ermin atcn Of actual hostiIes in Virgil
S""e ~ me Hor'h during The gloomy AID perilous
campaigns of III rs and 10 Some in the daring NJ d
brilliant achievement. of which The Carnn. were Ih.
theatre. Some. in defence of the Eastern limits of
inns SITE. And some, in those cruel and oxterminat
ing struggles which caracieris II the border cbivaIrv
OF It's Western frontiers. Most Of them is believed
shared IN the glorious OF our Liberty and
'nurperdence, at the memorable and Deceive vcttry
at Yorktown.
With that achievement hosiiies ce ased in yirg,;,
emfha'icaiiy po'rated the operations of the enemy
anu crushed Their power The virtually end ID
tGr we had brought the % an honorable and sue
cess'ul termination. Much time must however We,
ei'pse beore treaty OF peace be led The dig
lance between The brllgerent Na'ons-the acrimonv
when had marked the conest-the numerous and Iii.
verf'hed matters of boundary, and private and public
rights, which remained TO be settled, il YVES known
must Tor sometime proIract the negotiations During
'he Pehurhcy oil these pdcihc overtur and when n
became perfectly ascertainoj, that ere long perm,-
nent peace would be established between the two
Countries The General Assembly deemed t. adj
visable 10 reduce the military establishment of tb.
State an act TO that effect was accordin y uas.ed .
The November Session, 1871. BY tia, act The officers
are oriereu 10 De reduced; and the Cove rnor with he
a"Vice Of Council required TO consolidate die officers
anu men retained ia service in such manner a. thew
shat Judge most expcdient On the 18th Of Jann,rv
l'oz' me Executive directed "mec'ing of the eff
GERS oil The several corps, in order 10 determine amon
theInevas, upon the principles OF acc ,mmodtion and
mutual convenience, who OF them should retire an
who continue md if they cannot agree dat ,bev
shali then take place according 10 their seniority
Under this act, and in accordance with ia. nripri
pies marked out by the Executive the re1uction ,oo
pace. ihose VINO became supernumerary re,ired
on half pay, subject to any future call or reoIi.iion f
'he'r Coun'ry,-those WHO retained a nominal com
and' continued IN such on half pay until the official
annnnc'aion OF peace. The latter are admittedly
emitted TO the half pay for life The rgh, of the Tor
e,' alone Is disputed, upon principles. narrow selfish
enc "Isgraceiu' to the moral feeling and intelligence of
MIR. Faulkner thought, thatthe right Of f,e oficers
""o became snpernumerary under the act Of Noyem-
Der, i'oi TO The compensation claimed, ought 10 be
sustained IL justice. upon the ground Of ,eryce n the
end Of the Wdr. The preliminary articles or ne,cc /,
was true, were not signed until the 3Oth Novomber
dIo2'-nor the deiInive rca'y agreed upon unuI The
SUN OF September, 17S3.-yet The war had ,b.n
uUtuaHy teTm'n mated. The enemy had surrendrreJ-
The iee had vanished from our shores-th. ind.r.,
dence OIL America was established And WHO had A.
chioved these glorious results? who had yyroughi o,
TINS rich inheritance for The oppressed of all Nadors,
VINO mao scoh foremost IN that tSviGg struggle for the
freedom and security oil their Coun'r,2 These man
VINO nan then become supsfnuneIa y-wbo<e srrv-
ccs were then no longer needed. No longer need.
eu'-ahd why! because they had already acceu,plsb-
ed The great object Of their enlistment Thew had
ei no enemy in Virginia 10 plumber her ciize5.-or
iDt eril her Constitution "
lao RAJ mrliO Of H. Cf.s.