Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-01-27

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sioners of the War Oflice-And the brobnbiltv Is
that ytsr the oct of Juno 1895 directing The Audi
TORS To ISSUE such warrants this list was made ont by
y oi' M"'er Tor them, hc retaining ro"yh copy for
nus own satisfaction. The paper found hy Judge
Cabei. and fled by him with the Proc"rd,noa and
sunaty original Returns is perhaps the copy referred
10 ny CoI: Mntcr, es made ont BY him from the
Authentic Docum"n's. csrtIfi", hy ;hr pTes,l,nt of
the Board. Tor the Auditors C;ul,. and ll,s sumo
sition Is fortified by endorsement ON that paper
oeheved I" be- N The hand w ting IT ono OF tho
Auditors, VIZ. Non I.al swcar iA,; you have
not at any I inc. since Nnur tcfaaa,.,rn, mr. he
coming supernumcrary refused l., r.-en,rr int, tho
sctvcc-so help you GOd Pho yr.u,,h COM filed
oy Malos Duval, has this endo.scmrn.: No lis, of
th' ciGeis ut The Navy and G! he Officers OF Croc
ko's regiment hGui7g been sent tn the er,itors a,,.
thrntcaed by the Executive, Therefore they are un,
included IN the foregoing list &c &c" Does ,hs no,
clearly enew that this rough cpy was uaIr ont after
'ne aWSrn'c returns of tho Board had been
sent 10 the AuGIiurs: IL Is understandable -
But beg az Ia De Observed thai IN any fist remarks
on this point said, referred 10 this error merely TO
snow That n" staten ~ must have br'm III dc from
HedSay Since the staten nj j. rcssiruaj, | am
oonhu tn presume the Auditor d,d crIuliue the
paper nnd he Is acquitted OF iuattcntIon, but
somewhat at the expense o. his 70 ception
Inc :Gh,of adn"s tina thu Officer, " rca't Ea ,incn,
ana he Navy are MOI th roll M his r,ur: bi
f'unPh,rdy ask how TIN, vi help NY argument: AMI say, il
does appear that was ..c,,, .,n,l,y.i -, o
claims vi ,'nsls Office" n,vlt, t,,t inns =,
evasion OF the matter The iAci was not n,nJ
Ito magnify tine m-prtance nf go. seIy,. =, - ,
me Aui'or, "iionsh guilty Of pro.c,in, o,n
wi"I inchon, or pisluve isuor.ace ur r,;ar with
i ule' ABOUT winch he "nifook 10 wre SENDER
que sense OF the Importance and responsibility task"
S ie ,,s purpose the aIs""en Is The nose 'nhc t
Upon reference to his own list of ~, -,,,s lea ,-, ,n
appear, thai there but clam of Navy O,,r before
the Court, (exceptns N,knar's case tha, ma r,, m M
Court "i sr"als) admit w,s c,npiyri
ana OF coarse - true, that did dyp.r cvc
enloyci to pr,,rautc the caun Of SHIRT, mr., s..
But II seems nscuuccvct ie Aui,1r's msanu: ~ lal
part OF the Report which stated, beng a.rciaincd
by the Roll all 'ha aerwal. re!n. Wa III, nc.es-
.'t,
rect read ny the meaning winch .dys h. intended What
them the Lo does require further proof haa that h tins
roll furnishes, OF continuing >upenncarv until the cad of
e war-dnd that proofs pro scsd either o tine i,rin
SIC difficulty Of the undertaking. or my incprrrcy To the
ask-aRl IN either case fthe Auditor b. l Is II not evi.
object could equity #, ctoI fl enc f:, ps, Of
ference 7 ' ~
Wnr'ner The \u!ior OF myself ba sh in nr views orcx
rtre evidence, VA! enqre. nI a., niu, At s,n,
dns' mat long paragraph SIN it he "a certainly
me least conclusive the gave 10 that nat OF
hts repIn-wne ne moth ug ms vayiu, t, notice
WHICH expressed a Willingness to gave # required
ihe next paragraph of the Auditors reply fe,r IN not
nnder'tand-i certainly do not wish or ms
represent han Arcr speaking OF the acceptance ,c com
mutation offered by tunsess, beng optional lines of
.e ,cycra! States. he asks "Su, when a, IN,
offered by Ccnsre IL 1888 Immediately a. the close OF the
war; when the o. to- was the choice between ten
years half pay certain aud the a.a yar-, lr sac ,clr
with the chI.s tuI uncertainties Ia, ls IrdIce
men' eX!sie! ',a p: l-cepIs ruua5l we nov exists
Ter 'elecd5 Toe cases therefore Analogous
and It the pncP!e was risn' IN 1893, also right in
himself 10 the i'er favor %: lvie whose ooAler.e he is
proud o euily." 10
The arsnrrn, n seems 'nu., ,r.ialn,i a, -. c,,,o
hcni has meaning - JI,jiy Irin coesr.n. the officers TO
accept ic co pUltHu = ic shyt have used To
shew such Attempt would improper As thev rad ec,reJ
the hazard If h5ts OF nv vei-s IfCo..r.s had
chosen 10 give ;Vcnlv cars .l nay An ,,,,
ton for the hall ply, tie officers would tys i.co ir,nl
do not mat pEnc pie vnaI have been y..tr ~,
oct understanding the nen' ought not 10 aulmp, 70 an
| ''
But an "an'isa!v n2a,c, supporting a, ,e ao?yorc.
81 commndt'cn would give claimants t,s q,
four times much the Caur, ad's-d to inem, rheGc
are but two Cases IN the whole us, OF JIds mems II which
tat allowance "oiid eEcgei ' half pay, dreen
rs very rnconS'emhe TINS M most ualp,.
ole NV argument was rot !uei those iuaIn.ensL
extended 10 oil the CLAIMS aUi ri Auois Dian Now
"oes ina A"dinr mean say, Officers died
i'n enyeafs after Tie close OF the lie surely doe, not
afds i'i Pa!Piie, tia! SIJ.JnIner4rv Ocsr ys
ga not de within tea years nus ul. the ii,rn of tine
Court receive less than the Couluatioua T.5e VIM d.i
at The end OF one would trnh only nj ,h,
Communication those II the eri At wears one fln-a,J
all who died within I'VE years ret less an hniC ,
communications His Report shows that sv Naval Oa,,gr
were dead IN May l7Gl aud does appear bt that c,
may have lived To ic end % a AID would com. in r.,
conmuiaon-and the rough copy filed by Mai Duyai has =
enor'ement on H. made probably 1893 OF l. that several
Of The Officers within, believed since dead rnes
IS an abundance Of oiusr testimony to sa5v that u,a f tho
pennnefaTy Officers died within years II the war all
OF whom would receive less than communications and SON
peihnp' not one tenth Of It YET the Auditor says an Ger
family incorrect 49,
Bat he says his m,anin; relative to tie fnh,r claims oC o
VINO nave heretofore received the Communications was nrer
Pfeiei Tie now say, "he design was 10 sncv %
legally barred, their claims would he eG1.iar and me, go
Of Them were particularly d,n.gu,;ted nrovrio2f he
and would he passing strange that five wears Ii ma,
exiIngisl their rights forever that sIpcrnumG,, ss m
rendered te or service, shoui receive four o., f t
Tue amount had thought the AUDITORS ,,,r rl rC., a.,
nose supernumeraues who had been pad by the Irnra
ana SUI think It susceptible that Construction rio
IanSHae was Those OI;e" who have already TO-
ceved the o"mmuiaou five years foil nav ,yi,I
application TO he placed Upon equal lo,n1 " Mn hs, %
pS"ohs IN arms Many Of them VIII entitled 10 acpr don
pie or treble the amount heretofore grained by the state and
IS nh 10 perceive upon what principle they can be cxcl
' WINE the rest with stronger claims 20 inrilv rr
''u of But now II appears the reference was mad, r.,
ose VINO were not supcmumeTaUes That cds. Of tire stat,
INC was very small oieaud all fvho have r,re cd
~ dl paid between pr 81. aud August 1896 NTH
i'ot we enf ~ ne They took IN preference In t
hd pay not being required 10 do 90; aud mink u ,I s
neither just nor equitable, that having received the co,ai
dhI interest the latter averaging than half the FORMER
me descendants Of any ri them Tor there NOT orc now y
SHOULD demand the half pay the of their deaths co.
ondhco Shpuid exceed the cOnimuat0n and interest v
IS questionable And this agaru induced nc 10 Ip5o.r ,
Aunhor referred To supcrnumc hg Report. ~ @ ts
only was possible the half pay claims could b., ,rbi 49,
even double the Communication ' "
The Auditor says. he is charged with eyr,.-,, ,,.
mony &c said h- had farlod state the cypi,,,r, ~
many cases did not impute any design in 80 ,g, Tbr.
dc he admits "n s1uo half dozen cases." aud explain, h
escaped his OBJ elyaron lie say. "ijy yav the zen,
ana Attorney THINKS that the decision ri 1893 aud moi of
sloI nave been fcfe,rc TO But Why Both decisions yr.
akc adverse 10 ie Cainin's, and of little co.cSsp
winch was 'sl"ccl' by TINS tune presume tho Aud r1 .,
ceves why pointed lbs ulccurdcy ln formal i'-,
nrnl transmitted ~ the Assembly nc had lrdyclv gia m
trfH knoDD, thu fir hack 1902 seyrr.! Or. ,,