Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-12-25

Norm CAROLINA. --Moutfort Stokes has beon
eeeed Soveunor on the 9th ballot, the votes were
Tor Gen. Stokes Ill, II. ID. Spaixht rs
PkNNsrLvANIA-Mr. Iugerseits resolutions reIa-
i've 70 the French Revolution, pas,ed the ii. Of r. on
aud were sent to the Senate for concurrence
. missIssIPPr.-A resolution, inrifing the in,roduc-
ton Of Branch OF the U. s. Bank into this State which
had passed the House Of Representatives by to Of
10 IT, bas also passed the Senate by Of TO 8.
The resolution, Recommending the call Of Convent on
oy 30 TO has passed the Senate, only two voting in
the negative. Mr. Poindex,er has been 81. ctsd u 8
senaor simos, by exclamation. "Mr. Green Gays a
letter from Jackson. Nov 23 withdrew from the con.
test entirely discounted by hi. vaio ATTEMPTS to urse
the expediency Of protecting duties On the Io x...ure
ne received no solicitations to contipus candidate,
and Isu tho ground. with stronger conviction tn an
words could furash that the people Of Mi,isppi and
their representatives. never invest with the robe.
OF once man. however talented, who advoc ,te. DO.
0cy which their judgment disapprove. In hi, d,fsst
the friends Of the Oppressive Tariff have seen an. lac,
plank OF their political vessel sink beneath them; anl
nerss'er, no man, whether from the West the East
can successfully aspire 10 political honors whose Opt
| tenn, a. IL Is per6diousiy called"
MIssoURI.-.dIerander Buckasr has been eIec, ID
friends did not Think fit even to put him 10
no votes we're for Mr.. Buckner 81. (Governor) Miller
81, Ashiey2.
EXPLANATIONS
We cheerfuliy comply with the request made 70 us
lnst-And gives US pleasure TO set right matte
mistake: nav
Some days ago Mr.. Atkinson of I.l. of Wih, mar.
ed resolution In the House of Deley ates ins,r,cn
tue committee Of Finance TO inquire into the expedi
eney OF making some legislative provision 70 protec, Re-
o,anonsry claimants from fraudulent speculation Mr.
Atkinson referred to letter which he had seen from
gentleman engaged in attending to revolutionary claims
70 ono oil the hers of officer in the 10 %
the inducing motive TO this notion He repre-.
senea 'nst letter as Offering the part of the person
wrpgit, or causing TO be written to attend IN tbe
."m Tot one -ha-and stating the of the claim
oe $Saoo-wbereas, from an examination which he
himself had made, Mr.. Atkinson informed the House
nN me c'sim was In fact, ten thousand dollars
rom 'nis letter. Mr.. A. appeared to draw differences
very nniavorabe to tho honour Of the gentleman in
nis cry, who (athough Mr. A. did not identify him)
was understood to be the person alluded to bv him
ihese differences were, that information az 10 The
amount Of the claim had been withheld by the writer
~ order that after the heirs had received their half
inc SIlOo' the person attending to their claim mj,b,
pocket the remainder of the 8 or $40, O0O-and gene
rsy 10 exaggerae the difficulties Of getting the Claim
rendered. VIZ '''''e'
suosequentIy Mr.. Atkinson obtained tho latter from
the country and had 1t referred to the Committee
On Wednesday, we happened in the room whore n, .
Committee Of Finance site and heard the exnlan
oil the gen'l- MIN implicated. The matter having ex
cited come conversation here AMI distance Il L. due
laid before the public. w
PREVIOUS to that late decision of tho Court of An
pea', which shy authentcang the demand. of the Su
pe"mreary ohcers OF the Virginia Line has exposed
'1o irea'ory o payments equal 10 the whole revenue
u tne commonwealth in any year. and ere ated no
small sensation in the countryall that those off or
aepr ,atives asked, was the communication of
ppe years JaH pay IN lieu Of haf pay for life The
revolutionary officer alluded to by Mr. Atkinson was
Captain, who died In 1919 His communication a. Can
amounted to $1,000, the sum spoken Of in the letter
nen ,he letter above spoken Of written august
1877 the Court OF Appeals had made IN air decision
nor was HimaRined, that any such decision as 10 he
sue; consequently the writer Of the letter could not
nave had II IN view 10 withhold inorms ton as 10 IN.
amount OF claim established by the judg ment of the
when neither he any other person. posse .sed
such information.
"The question was the n,rrov.d s.u, =. a.,
wheher the demand OF one half for attending 10 the
claim, was inordnate speculation. On that point The
observations OF the gentleman implicated, were equal
~ conclusive IN hts viudicatop. Such were the gem
e,aIterms Tor attending to Revolutionary claims on
congress and the State-iegtmated by the practice
OIL he eonn ry-and eheerfuly acceded to BY indivi.
auais OF the highest intelligence, having ouch claims
to prosecute.
!" The explanations of the gentleman were trium.
Pnanuy conclusive on every point, and may with
entire confidence, say they were so esteemed by the
Committee. ~
".Thi', by no means, throws the slightest censure
uPen the course Of Mr. Atkinson. Looking at the terms
OF the letter. and their reference TO $4,000 as the
mount OF the cismand then finding the clamsn ts up-
der the judgment of the Court ent tied to $40 900 in
..ead o. Sz4oV-he was naturally enough mis'ed into
me uniavorsbe constructions he put upon the inten.
uons oil the writer The intermediate decision Of the
Court,puing the claims of the Supernumerary Officers
upon new and more favorable grounds, overlooked
among the circumstances of the case. In truth how
ever at the date Of the letter. the writer neither knew
nor could he possibly know, that the claim was good
for more than $2400-the sum he stated IL to he
milking as Mr.. did, Of the letter, his course was
spirited and proper2
FOR THE EJvrQULRER.-A CARD.
ne object oil the mover Of the resolutions relating to
Revolutionary Claims, not TO do injury to the
character oil the individual alluded to in the letter TO-
erred to the Com of Finance for he was not known 10
the mover.-It was referred, evidence of the ne
Gessy OF legislative action The committee, it is be-
heued is satisfied with the propriey of recommending
an act to protect the rights of the claimants and have
not yet dnfipefy acted the subject because they
are waiting for the Report of the Auditor and other
documents which will go to them. The letter before the
committee is admitted by the person supposed TO be inn
plicated, TO have been written at his instance The
member from Isle of Wight has proposed that the gen.
eman who thinks himself injured shall take COW OF
the letter for publication, together with any expaua
non which he may choose to give of its contents and
ms designs and the same be had if desired IL is
thought that the difference which unfortunately arose
between the gentleman from Isle of Wight and the
person who thought himself referred to- no longer ex-
ss-ihe gentleman from Isle of Wight dehor5 the a.
oresald letter, Is convinced Of the necessity of an
Act of Assembly guard the rights of the Heirs of Re-
evolutionary claimants.
GOVER.WORS Observation-Disclosures
View days since, bad the pie Of gIaueing over
Governor Foyds Message 10 the Senate and House of
Delegates Tor Virginia. IL me- that is is one
OF me most important documents ths the councils OF
our stare nave ever had TO oct under since my rscoec
oD Virginia has fallen into state of inactivity and
sPalby with respect TO the improvemen of her terrific
~; and there Is nothing short of the
lions Tn the message alluded to. that ever recsim
the standing OF the Old Dominion at one time land IN,
long iimeC the hrst In the Unioo and che has com
pars,vely almost dwindled TO one of the fourth
nude The style Of the Message is beautiful and con-
ce, Jus, powerful and admirably dspted to the concep-
tons Of wise and energetic states mao will ven,,Ts
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