Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-01-28

mutation offered by Consrs,s beng optional with The 'I eo
several States he asks "5u when the
" CoHS'ess' In 1873, immediately close of III
', w"e the option referred to- the choice between Il.
i,i n' ray certain and tie allowance for single yea
"'h inc chances aud Of life The same ntcp
e' existed then for accepting communications which now Mis-,
,J S he cases are therefore, all analogous
o'l The Auditor by reasoning as this will nor .n,
! proud tn enjoy" ~ "'"0e "e
me argument he seems oWse, for admit do TO; conpre
n ms meaning 10 Justify Virginia in coeclns the officers TO
cspt the communications i the very one shouIJ hay. Sa ~
e S''ch an attempt ould be ,rope as thew had escapeG
M ha"ard oil being cut Oh years If Coness had
ose 10 se ten, twenty wears fail nay in
on 10: the half pay tie ocs would have accepted ita"d
no, @ any principle woul have been violated. But
! swcr IL. |' N"S'' Ho' u a''e"'P' 10 an
But am ''cnev icurrect m s:orosio, ,h,, ,, a,,
Va communication would give of the claimants three mr.
ouT times as much has aiiud,ed In then, beTe
are but in the whn, lis, If ~ e mere
@ "owance would exceed the half pay aud the difference
IS very mconS'erablc" This an evasion asain uns, nan
Die My argument was not lmteT r. ,h ' LOS psPa
Jaehaea 10 all the cans and The AUDITORS Slan So,
e AUDITOR mean to say, these two Officers died
within ten years after close OF the war lie s d @
ahuS n'i paPahle, that every Super.,nerarv Ono %
@ HOT de wii'n ten years. must under the iuionent f ,h
oourt receive less than the coumutaiiomo Tho WIN H.,
St TIE end OF one year. would one tenth ony Of %
'on-hose at the end of years one ,"G
an VINO neu within five years, would get Than half the
His own Report shows tina, six Naval Of.s,
were dead IN May 1894; and not appear boz, that ai
may nave lived to the end OF war and would come in e.
committeeman the rough copy flied by Mai Duva has o
endorsement on ii, made probably 1885 or sl That eve
% VIC oGers w'in were believed be since dead There
an abundance OF ether testimony show that MANI of b
aenunlcrory Officers died within years after the war all
~ whom would receive less than communications aud some
perhaps not one tenth ot Yet the Auditor says am Ger
ialnIy incorrect - Ue'
Bat he says his meaning relative further of those
VINO nave heretofore received the communications was isrr
peiei lie now says, the design was to sho,y onr
y pa'te' their claims would DC eqrIlabe Just some
OF mem were particularly distinguished throughout The Ir
ahe would be passing strange that years full paw should
teir rights forever, aud that supernuneIares no
rendered e service should receive four or five Times
me amount had thought the Auditors report did refer TO
oSe Spetnnneraes who had been paid by legislature
ana sun think 1t susceptible that construction The
language "a Those Officers who have ALREADY re-
'he Communication u hive years full pay, will urge their
application TO be placed lpou equal footing " iih their com
panons IN arms Many ofen will entitled to receive dou
eo'e inc amount heretofore granted by State and
nhIHi TO perceive upon what principle they can be exc
co. whe the rest with no stronger claims literally pro
h 49, iTt hut now appears the reference made to
nose VINO were not suPererares That class Of the STATE
line was very small oneaud all (wo have received
pau between priI VI, and August 1885, 'Oith interest
(T9E i emil Of the They that preference TO the
nan pay not being required TO do think would be
just nor equitable, that having received alton
and interest the latter averaging more than half the former
te descendants OF any of them for there one now ivns
chance should exceed the Communication and interest which
IS qneonaole And this AGAIN induced suppose the
eierEen 10 supernuniera'eS IN hS Report
only was possible, the half pay could be treble or
even double the conmuatinn
The Auditor says he is charged with supprssia the es,
m"hy' &c. SAID ne had failed evidence in
many cases: did not impute any design doips The
ac. ne IN some mai! dozen cases. and explains
escaped his observation He says By the wav the Agent
nu noney thinks thai The decision of 1899 and 1892
nave oeen referred TO- But why Both decisions were
aKe adverse to the claimants, and little CONSEQUENCE
Was seIeCeo. by inns time presume, the Auditor
ceves why pointed out his inaccuracy In formal Docu
en Transmitted 20 the Assembly he had gravev said ait is
ire knocn, that r back several Officers of the
9aie e carried their demands for half pay the highest
uacia tribunal Of the State which against their va
Monty Whatever diversity Of opinion EXISTED will renarI To
Ma decision, was acqulesce i'll ny all law was Settled
anu ,le Claims abandoned Matters thus quietly rested io
hea!iy uy years, until the winter of 1920 sc sc"
meant 10 shew that the Auditor familiar with t
soJecn MS essay 10 which cause is attributable under
lsg in MS report the difficulties of establishing the claims
ana now take my leave of this Pubiic FunCtonary" anc
sp"t nave been drawn thus far into the matter, by
voluntary and unjuhabe nfrences nsiuuaons and seees
ions or whatever else he pleased call ihem against tn
ous (athoush acqun5 the motves of and others
81 wasdue 10 myself to shew, as think done that the
G'S upon winch the Auditor proessed ground his charges
u ho exist ms volunteering his part, necessary
even TO his pan-if plan may be calico which consists il
ne suggestions that plan may e devsed) no peculiar ia
was asked or resed on the part of the For my
say without fear of contradictions asked nothing and do
sE1u noiing which the law did fearless then
as am now oany attempt to'involve ANY mproorety
by a true statement OF lncts r f''
Az AGENT & ATTORNEY