Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-03-02

"That the officers Of this State on Continental ..r
vice. who shall continue therein the end of the pre-
they shall again be called into service" 10th Hen 81
at Large, p. 37i.)
BY tina, act then. the officers who became supernu
mcrary were to receive half pay tor fe If not again
required to enter into actual seY,ice-and full nav II
again called into service.
Mr. Faulkner, after commenting upon several statutes
showing the solicitude which Virginia had upou
every occasion manifested, that her own State troop.
| should be placed upon footing of perfect equality a,
pay and ratons with the officers and soldiers OF the
continental line, s with the officers soldiers of her
troops continental northumberland scarce
ly suppose that in this the important and benc6
cial oil those provisions her views of policy had sud.
denly cnanSed or herieeling OF gratitude attachment
subsidized Every consideration which prompted an *.
tension oil these emoumsnts 10 the continental officers
existed IN iuli force as TO the State establishment In.
deed the greater sucrings and hardships which thew
endured in their campaigns North aud South (or the
were not limited in their theatre of action to Virginia.
called for signal interposon of this Commonwc atf
to remuncratc and reward them.
MIR Faulkner rcmai ked, that he was happy 10 find
such was the construction given by the Government oil
virginia, 10 her own acts. For he perceived that as
early as the session immed atcy succeeding the
der oil Lord Cornwais-whcn the war lad virtually
cosed-Virginia, with that good faith which has ever
distinguished her conduct to her citizens, proceeded to
make INC necessary arrangements for carrying her
| tract into execution.
On the 18th December, l7SI, Mr. Henry from the
committee 10 whom tho memorial of the officers of the
state baalions and corps referred, among other re-
Resoiped That the officers of the State battalion,
and corps entitled TO half pay during lfe TO com
mence from the terminal OF their commands in the
SAID hattaons and corps, on their becoming supcrnu-
ncrarics from the reduction OF the baaons and corps
to which they belong; subject however, to be called
upon 10 take command in the higher rank; and
TO the forfeiture of their pay refusing take com
inand when thercunto required.
4" Resoired That a return of all the State officers
ought TO be made to tho Assembly, Wherein the
corps the rank of each officer, the date Of his commits
sion, the number of at first raised each corps
the number of men when reduced, and the time when
reduced is particularly specified by the Executive; and
IN which the Executive sst foot proper nqui.
ries to discriminate such officers by unworthy con.
duct or by any whatever be thought unfit to be
considered as entitled TO half pay'
The first resolution being merely declaratory of the
right OF the officers TO the compensation claimed was
not incorporated into the law,thc second resolution
was passed into law and constitutes the 10th section of
an act now fouud in Hcnings Statutes at Large VOL
10, page 466.
In pursuance sf the authority thus es,cd in the Ex-
ecuve OF this State by the resolution Just cited the
Governor and council ordered the field officers of the
states regiments and the two oldest officers in the State
Navy TO meet i'll the city of Richmond, in February
u.s., omakc the discrimination required by the act and
10 ascertain who were entitled TO the hafpay for life.
considerable number OF officers, sufficient constitute
BOARD, convened on the 9th; when they received from
the Commissioner of War, detailed instructions T. guide
thcr deliberations They informed "tat The half
pay and the other emouments allowed by law, were
Tended as rewards for active services; should officers
thereafter be found 10 have abscnted themselves
sar or unjusaby from service, report the
oil the officers their corps, Sc" They further
formed "io report 10 the Office, the names of all
the officers whom they thought entitled half paw
well as those who not. Davies letter. Februa-
ry, 9TH 1882 The board in session several DAYS
and reported list of such officers in the different State
regiments as they deemed entitled TO the cmolum ents
The following exhibits compendious view of their
labours.