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

.Eitditor's Report on Revolutionary CLAIMS.
In thu Wing Of the 2Ist inst the Auditor has re-
pied TO my remarks his Report; but whether this
reply Is written IN the spirit Of candour which should
increase The favnrs OF "hose whose confidence he Is
proud IN erlny- viii not undertake To determine
lie may he assured of ore thing however thar my
remarks did not proceed from any f.olinr of resent
mrn al his attempt to dIspel the golden dreams 10
WHICH he alluded. On that particular point, am IN
very comfortable condition Of feeling. II he fails
IN his etJrt 10 dcicrt the Claims very we'll If
ceeds, he will conclusIvely prove that did ma. over
rate the d'thcuitles IN the establishment of the claims
when undertook them. lie may be further assured
that acted from no disposition to injure him IN The
estimation OF 'thoSe whose confidence he is proud to
eyoy bat IN this binary effort to deserve that
confidence, he volunteeredto says ureat deaI ,ho,
was not asked OF him, calculated unnecessarily tn
inlurc the feelings of individuals and nude mani
statements that | knew to be erroneous Dutv ~
myself, required the correction Of these errors and
although the exposure of the Auditors nos,,toe
might be the consequence, could not avoid it.
How far the remarks made by me and con,roycrtsI
oy the AUDITOR were correct. will presently show;
Oh. oSi2Ee attempt that. II o'opc. that should
enter Il confession OF one mistake myself ,yL,cL 7
Will readily do, although do not perceive how n Will
rehcve the Auditor from his errors. Ills statement
was that Major Duva 'deposited with the Commit
Tee the original roll OF officers entitled to lIllf nav"
evidently meaning, the context clearly shows Tho
original roll of all the officers that were entitl,1 -
NY remark vas in substance, that the roll deposited
oy MaJor Duval, was copy only, and moreover il
dld not even purport to extend to the Illinois Rcgi-
Weht, CrocKetts Regiment, the Navy. | u1yv
repeat that my statement was correct cycept so f.,
as related TO the Illinois Regiment and into TN,
error was led by tho statement of Co, Mu,er. q
copy OF winch had examined just before writing the
very nasty remarks ] made the Report Bv tho
way, will observe, that many copies Of these 2oII
believe have been taken; ono was pu5Iishea 7 have
understood in the Norfolk or Portsmouth neysna.
Pers, ana IN the Kentucky papers, extending the
information as widely possible. The s,atemen. IF
Col. Muter IS as follows: "1'hc first Board of OH
GERS did not Fl si the whole business a. there Voc
no Officers attended from n think Crockrtt's Regi-
mcnt, Illinois Regiment, and the NAVY Other on
GERS were therefore afterwards appointed to rece,vo
the statements of these Regiments and tho N,vy
and their proceedings were q bclieYe) also sent ~
the Auditor. The whole of the proceedings were Of
Richmond, and used before a Committee Of tho
House Of Delegates. at the fall session. 1896 tboub
l nave heard that they are now 10 be found The
written copy, l. taken from, com Of the sta,nmcnt
gave INTO tue Board of Officers, and which fept
Tor my own satisfaction" In sort of p1s,scrin, 10
this statement, Col. Muter supposes nc vas in a,,r
IN saying no Ohcer from the Illinois Regiment At
tended the Boad-but then again SAYS 81 find ,yos
right" Having this statement before INC, and not
referring to the roll itself ladnto Col Np,er,s
error ond stated that The Illinois Regiment was not
on tho roll.
admit the advice gave the Auditor should he fol.
IowcI ny myself and hope he will consider this enc
accidental alteration sufficiently explained
] now proceed TO show that tbeso ,ra mo-, tbo ~;
giba LISTS made by Me Board, and flatter my.elr
shall be able To satisfy the Public however the Nu
ditor may remain uncOnvnced. Endorsed on one of
the papers filed by Mai Duval s the following gnio.
ment IN the hanf writing of Col. MuteT: .sThe state
in'nt Of winch THIS IS q copy authenticated by
inc board Of Officers, aud together with the state
n3ht OF The other Reg mens md Hc proceeiings of
the Board, signed by The President trsntrn,,tSJ ~
INC commissioners Of the Loan Office, and afterwards
INC whole proceedings, &c. ratified and suthenrica
Tea 6y the Governor and Council, and delivered to Inc
AGuiof5' on which after taking the Alty Generals
OPINION, They proceeded agreenbiy 10 Act of Assem-
ny 10 issue warrants for halipay" Again he saws.
made our, from tie proceedings Of the different
bSarGs statements OF the Officers names entitled 10
hafpay, ond delivered one cony IN Ibc A,,Ji'rs g.
ihoIr guide And here,giM send n rovgh cam. bui
a true one, lakcn from the proceedings Of tho first
BOARD OIL oflces, which sat in February I782io die.
OF the papers thot the Roll, filed in the OGjcs of tho
Geeper OF the Rolls, the rough copy spoken of nv
Col Muter-it IL r,Otngnedby he PresiIs,,L nor an
'h'hh0tcd by tho Govcrno- ard Courcl-,n - 4,