Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-02-05

more esnpls,s and sstI.f4cory testimony being pro-
eoesd.-un Unfortunately for the O:ficer'. nssey ev-ty
document, aud all the vouchers fila ing 10 n DIR elaine
were mislad or destroyed during the OF tho
Revolution All tho records belonging to the War or.
nee, aud dspo lied the Pol,e Foundry for SAFE
ke' Ping even these dt DOT escape the ten destruction
Of Aroi aud his 6s.di.h followers Blu, thi, Was not
ALL l the whitening hand OF dr-o'a,ion add oblivion
coull have he sreted here. ho,s hrav. defenders
OF ou lib res, would have cea I'd oag since eon,end-
log tos their 'sh .. snd The Commonwealth would
have capped the dilemma Ut choosing one OF two al
tetnlt'vr Z; Of violating her pis h. I'd faith with
The Officers the h,nd, uncoodiiionaiIy 10 re-
deem her prtge on the other ) ron otter the termi-
uaticn oil The War. Co. Wm u VT then Com ..ion-
or OF The War OH 'are assy 20 Philadelphia all
The books and pubic pap-'s concrrnios tie Officers
OF tue virginia State TrCop he having DE ep appoutsd
ConmIs'loner to settle our "l'u' sssiu-, he United
Sate' Ih's- public records we're never rstu-net. and
are supposed 10 hav- been burnt the War Office nj
Washington, in lSiI--sll the old Oilers were
do,m.l TO suffer snoihey cslsmi,y cslaiy tia, too
-uec'aa!y put an ex,ngnisher TO al hope, leaving
hen to endure ewafded the remainder Of their
Ives IN ~reshedaess, povety and disgrace, with all
The energies Of mind and body impaired, snd.~ bled
oy eunens The storm OF the Revolution. They
lot! TO prouaet miserable existence in ma, jpssu-
ces sustained by the charity It The worli Tn, very
men who ousht 10 have rsspeJ the fruits OF ,hslr La
bun suHsri0gs are by s,ries of cruel nsf,runes
10 be the obly osvrs in the struggle Tor tibet
de ace. happily enjoyed by their pos,ri.y-.pa
here canaot withhold tas extract OF letter trans
United by Geo. Washington - Congress. IN 1883: -
He say@--' if tbe Ofics's be the only
sufferers ny tbs HevciuJ I'LL, retiring from ths
II. they are to grow old in poverty and con.
tmpt-it they TO wade through the vile
mre OF dependency. aud owe the miserable rem
nan, OF tina, lie to charity, wheh has hitherto
tesn spent In boner, then shall have learned wha,
fngraffude Is; hen shall have realized tale which
| w'' mb"er every n oen, o! my future lie" Such
se h sentiments Of that apostle OF liberty whos>
experience enabled him adequately to appreciate, and
art TO sympahie with the suff rings OF his com.
p'n'ons 10 arms Bat the OH ct OF this commnnics-
lion IL not 10 appeal 10 the gratitude OF III Iesislatvrp
in beha OF the officers and their heirsleir claims
founded In law and justice, ard stand upon foot
iug paramount to q at OF humble D. tiiioner: since
the supreme Judicial tribunal of the laud have eanc
ton their dem and, aud established the liability Of
! tbs Commonwealth TO satisfy that demand. Bat to
return 20 this last injury sustoiued by the c'snants
to wi the loss Of the r. Por, Of the Board of Officers
who convened in the city OF Richmond in 1882 and a.
un'e an order OF the Executive C.uDci, and made
report, discriminating those ertled the hair raw un-
dee h oct OF t7T9. The Aforesaid rep at being OPP
proved OIL wac seot 10 the Au lor has guide 10 is
| -uing warran Tor half pay. A member Of the A.
sen.ly having ,sor refer 10 tho above documents
took hem away from th. eff and ,hroush mistake
carried them hom be d 10 possession OF those all i'm.
port, r.co DE- and IN in obscur ~ On ~
they were recen y found by HE Executor. and by
him r-'urn 80 tn Auior Ju ing the last year, alter
h-ing mi'lai Tor upwards Of forty years; and mi. 10
the wy those claims suffered to slumber
for so many wears. III I'd those documents been laid
before the oil! Court OF Appeals, there is every rea
son to lisve they w VI have decided differently,
Tor u called Tor these tep1s aiediy; and
wistIDding the court divided, two out Of the Il
Judge dstiIug in favor OF The supsrnumerary officers
Ia favour. too, OF the caimans, grave of
co'emporaLeouS authority, whose wisdom and patriot
ism would sdotn sgs ard any Gu itry,-anong
them w re George Wythe Eimucd nj0ph, Patrick
Henry aod nearly tbs unanimous opinion OF the Judg
Of the G iner i Court. Under all the circims ances
OF the Gaze, there L. li'sls discrepancy between
the opinion the presrn mrt OF Appeals, and that
OF their predece-sor' TIL. old court too we'll
aware OF the consequences in deciding In favour Of the
su ernnmrrary I'll :er.. in the absence o. The above
mentioned report F1, wi,hou, some guide die
elimination, every officer boug ing the State Line,
| n dec ich m st
have teiueed the Commonwealth TO inevi all. bank
rupcyand is al all rematk aba that the should
have refused o ,u' CT the State TO such
G sequence especially at a time when her finances
were totally Inadequate TO NEE the demand. Surely
not Bat csc reports having been since found. ADD
lad before the pres court, The evils not
& De app'ehendrd since clearly appeared who war.
en,itsd and the court accordingly decided in favor
t- clims Bn, we are t,ld tina, H.. hall paw il ara.
tuity with will jus lily legislative interference la
pruning down the judgment Of ia, court to the scale OF
conmu alton III this 5 not grafIitous assumption,
It haze ertauly become question entirely coram non
JUDGE siuce the dec.on IT the Curt OF ais;
there any analogy between h- and the pri
pie Of eommua'ion adopted by Coag:es,; on the con-
cty they to ally diff and by no means ap.
pos,e or Congress. conrnu e the half pay on he me-
mortal OF the officers ID ,mssv,', and male il option
airy 10 aecsp iihet--,S moths were allow d them.
TO gnity heif acceptance rejection OF the
ts,ion. The ca G wasvs' d'h'rpnt with Virginia;
exh4us Ell Trra.u at ha, line, was made ua alto
to give the halt pay, much les the combination; and
this evidently appears from two ie'onion< passed the
year-for al the May session ia 1888 the officers
p-esen ei memorial 10 the alternative leaving 1t OPP
onary with the Legislature, to grant either half pay
com mutation in lieu III r, OF. The gsiature de-
cliDed granting the muia iin and by resolution
II passed In June, 1873 drectei the Auditor TO issue
warrants TO the officers, Annually. for half pay; and
this resolution 'nded by another OF the 2Is
Decemoer OF the same year directing the Auditor
to isue any more warints for If pay unnl the fur.
Their order o: thu sem5ly, which l. sii in for &c
IN When such has been the pursued by Virginia
l.. upon what possible proiext size adopt the
prncipie acted upon by Congress, fer granting com
y mutation? Yet, II che will commu'e ile hail pay thel
sbe il mo' mnq 'estionAb!y bouud to- pay interes
D. (Which would greatly augment The present dsmand
the claiman's0 aud the. too, by analogy Ina priac
Pile pursued lay C5ngrsss; for, by n Of Congress
II passed % Mare 1888, commvt on with interest, a
he rate o. six per cont per annuD, granted ia
lieu Of ha pay tor lit, a1G this provision exlsnds ed e
the supernumersrY officer wei to those In &C
h tua ssrvics Virginia, then, by cloniny The benefit
OF this ptincipS aroo,ed by Congress- instead Of 1929
233, will psy $500 900, according to ihs esmste O
The Auditor. 10 future communic alton will sho n
y hat CoDgres- is bund to rsmburae Virgioa to tn,
ul aaoun he has eng gtd to pay her officers
:, hat Commissioner stond be appointed adjust he
q claims upon The Federal Government.
4 WASHINGTON.
!, NJ Several Communica ions are reluctantly post
nn. for ,fof