Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-01-27
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op:n references to bis own list Of the case, in conn,
whi appear that there was but one claim tf Nav
vm ., osIoss tn, court. erseP Ing MsikhAms ease
nat hsi been In the Court Of Appeals. I admit v.
not employed In that case and Of course n \.
mat II did not appear that /" was ever emvIov.S :,
prosecute the claim Of single Mary Offer"
bot seems sniscouceived the Auiitor's me .oios
'" that part OF the Report which stated the mama, he
lug asesrtAnsd by the Roll, all that w.s af.rw,,d
squred wa 'hs necessary proof Of identity" mu.,
course accept as the correct reaainx tbs m.suio.
which he ssys he Intended. What them Tn, Iav
aoes require further proof than that which this RoI
.rn,'hes.of containing supernumersry until the end
the intrinsic difficulty OF the undertaking or INV In.
competency to the ta'kand 10 either Gaze n the An
oor be right is !, not evident that am to receive ma
e0nPensahon7 Yet he said the ob I ceuld Nav
been equally effected for one sob pa,, Of m. comn.n
ference. ~ -" -"
oil sx par,s evidence. will not nov /. ouir. hn, Az
thsck passing strange. that louv pwsrrspb ,hoM
DC bestowed on certainly tho least coneudve answer
nothing .So", 81. pat Of 81. Report Will. h.
exp,o'se'a Willingness to give. II required.
tho next paragraph Of the Auditor. reply. I f.., Z
dsrstand mist.preseat him. After .n..t,~. ~ IN
accspance OF the commit alton offered by Coos,.. h..
ing OPTIONAL with the lines OF the several site. he
put , -nsn va" tho communication offered by Cou-
s,e'S In iIS3. Immediately at tho co.e of m. v.,
when the option referred was the choice bs,w
years hapay certain. and the aiio w snes for s;n,
yoa, wtn .ne ehsnces and uncertainties Of life. The
same inaacement existed then for accepting commn,s
Ven which new exists for r-jssting u, The case. sr
therefore. not at all aoaioeeussnd If The pr;ne;ni
,eas right "a t7S3, st Is also right ia 1851" 1be
huu"or oy such reasoning this will not en.t. b;u,
sell TO the further favor of "hoss whose he
10 proud TO enjoy" .'""'e"ee ne
Inc srg1msnt he seems to use, (for I admit do
uo' comPrenena his meaniDg to justify YrsioI, In 90.
erc'ng the officers to accept the commut,tion r. ,h
~ one should have used to show such An a,tem,,
oS'a % improper. az they had escaped tho hazard,
n n Ian
sen to give ten or even ttoenty ysars G. nav n ~
mutation Tor the hapay. the officers would have .c.
seP'ea n-and do not see that any principle would
nave been violated. But, not uodr r.snJ,n. ~. 80
ment, ought not to attempt to answer n 50
but, am "eniireiy Incorrect in suppo.ps that the
allowance OF Communication would give to ,ome Of ths
adjudged to them. There are but two c,,.. In ,h
whole 'st OF judgments. la which that alIowsnc ,oIS
saceea 70. bali pay. and tn, difference 10 very nccn
siderable This 10 an evasion again moo, naio hi,
My argument was not limited to tbos, iudym.a,. Z,
extended to all the clams-ani so did ,he Audi,o,'
pan now. does the Auditor mean to say, nope bu
hs sr Ineers died with ten years after the close
me war; ne surely Dies not And is Il not palnabis
tna' every supernumersry officer, who did not live ten
years, must under the judgment Of this court rec.;v.
-, .An .ns commnatsn' Those who died At the end
VI que year would receive one-tenth only Of ths
mu'amo'-'hose at the end of two years one. 9th :
ana Az who died within five years. would re. :. h.o
a.i 'ns His own Report shows that 81 4
navs omcers were de al in May 1874: md il does q, ~
par ou' na' each may have ve the end Of the war
and would come In for the communities - =. y
coy; ned by Major Dava. is endorsement.
prooaoiy In 1888 "a. that several of the off
within were believed to he since ds,d " VIC o'Aoe''
There Is an abundance of o,har ,..,;,,. . !,
that many of the suprruumerarv nfs " INV,
ten years after the ya, III e o'neers oied within
'nan me Communication and some, perhaps moi on.
tenth Of it-yst the Audito. 60. f'-P., w, one'
correct. ~ so'"'ny in-
But. he say,, his meaning r.i.,;v. .. a.. -,
claim. OF those who have heretofore rec.iysd t, corr
mutation, mi.interoretsd-H, nos VIC TIN
obvious design to show that though L.. n.
their claims would be equitable aud lust Sums NJ h -
were particularly disfira guished az
aud would be passing strange IN a, i've wear. FOIL -
should ex'inguish their rights forever: and III, r.
numeraries, who rendered little mr. M .s,vi. 49,.
receive four or Eve tines the amount" had ,bsh =,
'ne auditors Report did refer TO those supr raumsra
think It was susceptible OF that construction The la
S"sSe "as-
.,ao S moreover who have already received the COM
placed upon an equal too WI urge their applications
o. them will Be entitled dosbe or treble tho
VIVA. principle they can be excluded while the rest with
But now, il appears The r rss.ssn .oI'
who were mot snneroun,.,.s; va mAue 70 tnose
line was a yerv am an on &C., c,sss OF the Sfdte
c,ived az ally pad betwes, -, 20, al I"ho nave re-
tcith interest from, The en5 ~ a. "n' HrSu' 30
IN Al in p e fer.nre N ,h. h.u "'e ~W. iney look
to do .o and I tbinL n, ouIs no, oeing required
table, that having received IN. o. !us' nor cqui-
rest, (the latter averay;o,, 80 In, ana int
the descendant. of anu LIZ wan nan me iormer,)
now iiving) should dsm,na ~. wo' mere IS not one
thsir deaths, II percbapce IL .honh 49, 'ne VI
mutation and interes, lii 'ou'o cAceed 'he COM
again induced me N s,nno 80 1ueso"ao,e-and TINS
peruu me aries in hi. Rr. ~, 'e'eIIeo 70 SUI
possible the baIf.nav eli; W." '"o" ohiy was u
double tho commut,,ion- "'' 70 "eo'e OF even
The Auditor says he 1. ehsr,.d with ,unnr.,.