Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-06-09
FoR TIE WIG.

FoR TIE WIG.
II is Known TO the county, that by late decisions of
courts, this State is saddlcd with enormous debt
growing Of services rendered during the war of the
revolution. This subject claimed, and received the
most serious consideration of the last Lcgslature with
view of meeting the debt with all possible promptness
and dschargng it in most convenient to the
people, and compatible with principles of equity and
justice, they passed law the 9th day of April last
and gaveit force from its passage. In the preamble
Of that law they say they think Thc State of Virgin
Id has valid and substantial claim the United States
tor various large OF money, which have been paid
and which this Commonwealth may be bound to paw
account Of the of the troops of our State
lime during the war of the revolution and that the
documents and testimony relation to the same are
dispersed and difficult of acccss-and these among
other things require the executive 'o appoint some
competent person commissioner for, and in behalf of
this commonwealth, whose duty it shall be- TO prepare
the testimony and documents touching the claims of
Virginia upon the States account of moneys paid
for which Virginia may be liable to the officers and
soldiers of her State line, during the of the Revolu
ton" No man has confidence than have in the
executive government of our commonwealth, and am
sure they have very good and sufficient for
delaying thus long, the execution of law deep
mportaD to the interest of the State, and which, in
the very nature of the case should if practicable be at
THIS moment, III train of execution. When il is re-
collected that this subject DID, involved and intricate
and that the testimony required, scattered and difficult
of access: that whoever is appointed commissioner will
OF necessity, have to spond much time in the city of
Washington, in order to ransack the various Offices Of
the Government and that now when Congress are not
IN session. the public officers there have leisure and
could not during the winter; must be excused for fec
ling and expressing wish, to know why this subject
has not yet received from the Executive the attention
II would scom to merritt The said commissioner it will
DO borne IN mind, is also enlarged with the settlement
ana recovery OF any claims of this Commonwealth re-
naming unsettled on account of the expenses of the
late war This branch of the duty, will inevitably re-
Qrc much personal lnborous ard tedious investigations
In nll human probability, much of the testimony re-
CURED IN the case Of revolutionary claims is TO be found
IN other states particularly Kentucky, and it is made
inc emphatic duty of such commissioner to attend
personally to the preparation, and prosecution of such
CLAIMS II this view Of tho subject be correct that il
IS one which will not admit of any gubarencv bu,
must be done 'per see" and w i'll therefore in ali &
probability, occupy the sole time Of any one individual
or perhaps some years to come Can any GOOD result
from delaying longer than is impericsI Icccssa, tb
commencement Of the a.Guous and important ,goIk7
IT any suggestion which have thus hastily and diff
Gently a beg leave TO add, most respectfully thrown
ont should impress tho Executive the Importance az
ID moro prompt execution of the law in question than
had before occurred to them, shall DO consolod by ha
ving discharged the duty of CITIZEN. |
Hanover, June 7th, 1891