Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-01-18

oSsn psesentsd to himl And 10 presenting .s,s Of
ssy kind sgsInd the Commonwealth, Il rot tho evil
deues aisVays Ell par'e' To whom should notice b.
given, controversy exi.ting ill the appeal Blu,
there II another answer 10 this remark As counsel for
Of thesc claimants. cid apply the Auditor
know he desired notice Of the tims aud pace Of "
kiug dep -ons afiavits. and ne expressly scaived
&C. ftold him had been written 10 on the subj e.,
end wished 20 communicate his views 10 answer. He
dicuiy and that the facts shouii be .ausfsc oy es
tablisbed all he required without reference TO the
particular form. think he was highland 90 cnswer
Cd ny correspondent only refer to the ae' to show
that II there were soy I'm receiving &C porte
evidence the fault belongs neither TO me Court nor
counsel
dors Report-sxcept shew his Of fact aud Of
Inference far they might be personally injurious
70 mo- did not intend even to advert to the singular
positions taken by hm-yet cannot refrain from OBJ
serving that the Auditors reference to the example
Congress- In giving communication authority for vir.
gins, compelling these public creditors accept IT, is
very unfortunate-as Congress did impose the
mutation officers, but left TO their option to accept
OF rejectit The legislature last winter by resolution,
told these claimants the Courts were open TO hem to
satisfy any demands they might have the justice
Of the Common alth.-The Invitation of the Assem-
bly, accepted, and the judgments, for the supposed
just demands, have been rendered The Auditor thinks
would be entirely just in the Legislature TO
eede, and to say to of the claimants we will give
you three or four times much as the Courts say Is
your just demands" and to others. 1--WE will give you
LIS LIZ only Of what has been decided by the Courts
to be the measure Of yours"
The Auditor thinks that many of those who have
received Communication .cu be entitled TO receive double
treble the amount-if these judgments be paid-In-
deed! had thought consent could vary any contract
BY the terms Of the act the consent required
take the communication in lieu of half-pay.
Tho Auditor says the officer must have regarded the
pledge Of l-2-pay comfortable previsonor his widow
and offspring, and for collateral kindred andcrcditors
and would limit the payments accordingly. How did
the old Bachelor regard il! The Common ealth. il
seems, must have his arrears, to the exclusion Of
his suffers, to whom he may have devised this, his
only property; unless creditors could show they re-
lied this at the time Of these then
the case would be diferent-But this grdfuify
given REGARD tor personal servcesIf voluntarily
given after the services and without pre-
contract il would be gratuity, and might be regulated
a. the will and pleasure OF the donor-but If the promise
held out before the services rendered, and
constituted part OF the consideration, then created
debt obligatory upon the State would be the pay
mont of salary of $4,000 per annum (Which am glad
to about to be ncreased for the personal services
Of tho Autor Of Public Accounts.
The Auditor seems to have for gotten this important
distinction respecting the time Of the promise-and in
his newborn zeal in behalf of the claimants (whom
he opposed until resistance ceased to be avsng) would
make them believe, their greatest foes who
have, all along, advocated their cause-and while the
promise of protection is held out, he extends 10 them
sum about half OF what they would receive without
his interference. But why should any interference be
made! The contracts obligatory, soft So
NO legislative enactment could affect them-the Consti-
tuition oil the U. 5. no law shall be passed impair
lag the obligation OF contracts IL the contracts arc
fraudulent the present laws give eve
ry protection that can be required The must
all into the hands OF the principal unless he shall
delegate authority to receive the money which be
revoked at pIeasure-and when the money is in hand.
how is the agent to get it, the contract be exorion
ate and demonstrations? But combnaton between the
administrator and agent may exst-the remedy is per-
fsctly easy If any creditor other apprehends
such thing, let him call for security-It is all hum
bug.
The Auditor might have rendered some service to the
State IL he had looked for evidences and authorities TO
show that the United States bound TO reimburse
Virginia, not only for what she paid but whatever she
may have to pay. have doubt OF the obligation or
about its ready fulhment-But the Committee Re-
evolutionary Claims has that subject before il, and will
no doubt present IL in its proper light.
The Auditors estimate OF the amount Of the claims to
be brought forward, is believed to be too large by
great deal The representatives of many of the claim
ants, would have been, already before the Court the
average of their lives had been any thing like 20 years
al estimated. Those who lived longest, would be the
6rst to forward. He is certainly very wrong in
sizing 1892 the time when the claims final
ly rejected in the Court of Appeals and abandoned by
the officers. He also most egregiousy in his
about the law and not the evidence being submit
ted the late Court OF Henricoand has failed
the most important and conclusive evidence in many
esses-that which conclusive in the minds Of eve
ry one, viz the evidences Of actual payment of the
half to many supernumeraes under the act of June
l7S3.
do not mean, to impugn the motives OF the Auditor
but i'll take the liberty OF giving this caution to him:
nation, ne should not suggest facs and expana-
tions, differences and sumses calculated TO do injury
individuals without proper and should be
pecay cautious in statements purporting be OF
% make them correctly.
AN AGENT AND ATTORNEY.
The strictures Of GEORGE WYrHE OH the Audio,'s
Rspor--.hall appear on Thu-sdAy.