Litchfield enquirer., 1832-07-12


day last in packet from Liverpool. Though great
preparations had been made by The parry ia New Fork
TO receive him with splsndOr, such was The iadiIer-
enee Of hqpeOple towards him, or the panic ac-
coaHt Of de prevaence ef The cholera, that none Of
The arrangements carried into effect IL is said
he = on to Washinglon forthwith, 10 give an ac-
count o. his Stewardship previous his FecsiOn by
The Senate. We shall now soon learn whether he
viii consent serve on the Baltimore nomination Cor
the Vice-Presidency. We suspect however bis patri
0ttsm will overcome his nodssty, and that he will,
Oety rel~ctanty, epnsen. 10 yield up his own wishes
for the benefit Of " the party" =
y To our Representatiye in Congress, Mr. Hun
hngtOn, we are indebted Cor pamphlet copy Of the
Abstract Of the Returns the Fifth Census" show
ing The number of peopcin each county and state in
the United States in 1880; and also copy ofthe Let
ter and distinctions Of the Secretary Of War, in
gard 10 the late Pension Act. II intention to
have copied the whole Ofthese nstructiOns-buL have
not this week room for them. The instructions are
as favorable 10 the soldiers could have reasonably
been expected. The following extracts comprise the
substance Of them:-
This law has been Construed to extend as well to
"S 40 W every OfAnCn VI tuc StAH OF tue Nfinyp
and to include under tue terms "coniinenla line"
State troops" militia" and t Volunteers all per-
sons enlisted drafted, or who volunteered, and whO
We're bound to military services. but net those who
contracts such as clerks to coNmissaries aud 10
keepers, &c teamsers, boatineg, sc.
Fo3r classes Of cases are embraced in this law =
!, me regular troops. gg 80 81
= The Stale troops, militia, and volunteers.
3 Persons employed intle naval service.
a. Indian spies. ea "a 49, ~
roIIs H.. ~.
war exist in this department. allpersons claiming the
beneht OF this law officers, .non-c0Hmissome off,
GERS musicians, or prisaes will, ~ the first instance,
make application by transmitting the following deca
ration, which will be made before court Of record Of
the county where such applicant resides. And epery
court of record.
lHere follows the declaration specifying the names
ofthe officers &c. under whom he served, the terri
tory and state in which he resided, Sci
IL on examination Of the proper record, the names
OF applicants, making such declaration cannot be
found they will receive detailed instructions respect
ing the nature and form of the testimony they must
produce to secure their being placed on the pension
roll. AS the presumption WILL ia such cases, be against
the applicants, in consequence Of the omission Of their
names in the rolls, they will be required fur
nish, as near us may be, the same eyidence as has
heretofore been required by the regulations and prac
gressof March 10, 1918, and the act supplementary
thereto with such relaxaions as hare been, from
time to time, sanctioned by the department, on ac-
count OF the rapid decrease of the survivors of the
Customary army, and the consequent difficulty Of pro-
curing direct positive testimony in every case.
Wherever an officer nOn.commissoned officer is
now IN the receipt Of pension, he should make an-
pcaion, ii entitled to the benefits Of this act by let
ter merely, setting forth his rank aud The regiment,
corps, or vessel in which he served and his present
place Of residence. His pension certificate must nc
company his letter.
ln'those where tie applicants have once been
on the pension roll, under the act Of March 49, 1873
and have been dropped thereffom account Of pro.
perry, or for any other reason where application
has been made under the act Of Muy 18th, 1925, and
The evidence Of service is IN the departments or
having made application aud proof Of service, and
having been rejected, instead OF the above decara.
ton, they will make statelnen, setting forth SDde1
OATH their having been previously the pension roll
and their having been struck from the snne, shelving
their rank, the regiment, corps, or vessel in which
they served their present place Of residence, and eil
place ofresidcnce when the first application made
1893. ''' ''''''' ''N~' :" - : $50 '''''
IL a case where claimant may make personal APP
pcaiion at this department., and can produce ssfac-
tory proof Of service, and Of hs identity aso at The
seat OF Government he may make his declaration be-
fore a justice VI the ileace.
2. The case of the State troops. volunteers, and
militia, 10 different. There are iU the department nc
rolls Of the State troops, except those Of Virgnin
aud no rolls Of the militia, except those Of -taamp
shire. se.ta, H 5la ~.
Applicants, who served in sne State troops of Wiz
GINA, aud applicants who served in the militia Of
Hampshire, will he repaired to produce The SAINT
proof is prescr iced for those who served upon TIL
continental establishment. But, with respect 10 hs
other State troops aRd militia, there 10 record tC
advertto, and NO presumption 10 be rebutted. The
nature of.e case, therefore, demands different rule
Of proceeding.
There follows another declaration varying from the
preceding 10 suit the circumstances.
Every applicant will produce the best rroof in his
Lower. This 10 the original discharge commission
but if neither Of these be obtained tho party wi u
80 state under oaih and will then procure, IL posi-
ble the testimony of at least one credible witness, sta
ting, in DETAIL his personal knowledge Of the services
Of the applicant and such circumstances connected
therewh as may have tendency to throw light upon
the transaction. 49,
IL such surviving witness cannot be found, the
applicant will so state in his declaration, and he will
Also whether he produce such evidence not, pro.
coed to relate all .e material facts which BIO
fuI ia the investigation OF his claim, and D the com
parson Of his narrative with the events Of the period
of his alleged service, they known "a the de-
partmen very full account OF the services Of each
persoa will be indispensable 70 favorable actOn-
On his case The facts stated will afford VI the
principal Of corroboraiing the declaratioH Of
the applicant, true Of detecting the imposto, IL
one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these
amply and clearly forth, favorable decision
be expected All applicants win appear before some
cort Of record in the county IN which they reside,
and there subscribe and be ssOT0 70, one OF the de.
caraons above provided, according 10 the nature OF
his case. sN
The applicant will further produce in court, il the
saIe can be DONE IN the opinion ofcourt, witho1t
mnch exuense and inconyebience @ him, Two respec-
table persons-0ne Of whom sl0wld be the nearest
clergyman If ono lives in the immediate vicinity OF
suck applicant who can testify, tr0m their acquan.
ance with him. that they believe he II Of the age he