Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-10-02

Legislature has said that there were upwards ofeleven
thousand persons entitled Virginia land bounty
at the end Of the War of the Revolution(see Report
OF the Select Committee of the II of d. 18th Dec
,nat Ypwardsof 4soo had not received that
anu-Ssee same Repor--and then you could have told
yourselves that the balance still due and that IL was
3ue natural Tor the claimants toapply for it, And then
ask you as just men, aud impartial Editors if you can
believe the statement be true that 10 out of 20 cases
are bad and that spectators Agents and Attorneys
arc pleased to be caled have caused any unjust TO
DC preferred against the Government. The word Lod
winch you have used may void for want of legal
vaiidty-or II may, as suppose ouin,cnded mea that
The claims fraudulent Feeling SO sure tbat The IN
formation of which you your paper the organ of
son accoun 9th deep II for the
people, did not from the Revolutionary Commits
s,oncr II only remains to ask whether il came tho
Executive, or any member of his Council If il did,
say 10 you, that II have the proceedings
OF the Executive and his Council can and will shew the
said Information TO be false. If the information did come
from that quarter would beg of you upon the
SION Tor inquiry into the progress and
uonary cases, That you will report whether
the claim OF 1t p Lighfoos heirs, which has been
cehuy allowed for 2GG6 % acres, according your
Specification of the word "bad good or bad-and beth
or II was hunted up by spccustor? would also feel
thankful to know what is meant by n "speculator"-
Sheridan says, he Is " no forms theories. I'm
mon conversation, by a Spectator, one who
buys to sell again with profit We certainly do not
mean an agent, attorney, counsel who labors for
portion oil the recovery for certain feel think
tlataccoding TO Sheridan definition of spec uator
any oihcer who will Meorse, until he forms calum-
NOUS aud false charges against large and respectable
portion OF his fellow citizens be called
'""Wht0uS SPECTATOR am not willing TO come TO the
name speculator'-I am not willing to submit the
base calumny which certain high officers fthe Govern
ment have siewn fixed determination to cast upon
claimants for Revolutionary services, and those who
call on to assert ,hcm-that they are false claims
hunted up by SPECTATORS
repeat what said before, that the Executive and
ms Council 81 Soie have violated the laws the land
ana dsregarded the precedcns established by the CO.
vernment IN numerous cases recently acted on-and
so DOING have tyranzcd the rights lust claims
OF many citizens Of the Common il is with
due respect that say that the public which you speak
fair and lawful dispensaton of justice law than the
seihsh and unworthy consideration of the number of
acres oil waste land ehie NE Government cannot SELL that
may DC required 10 meet The obligations of the Govern
mcn and satisfy the just claims of Revolutionary pa
triots and their heirs. Yours, &c.
We repeat with great pleasure that il was not the
i.cgsier OF the Land Ofice-and we now say that IL
Ras not The Revolutionary Commissioner who made the
remarks referred TO by Correspondent We have
not asked the Officer who did make them for the Ii
DVt of using his name; because the remarks we are
now Inclined TO believe, hastily and inadvertently
dfofffd We the author of ''Duy" that we did
not intend nor IS now desire, sanction the
curacy of the statement. We suspect indeed strongly
rom what we have subsequently heard that the state
ment Is erroncous-Editors.
subject Of En- lately promised tho
itself recently has declared its Intention of
are Them giving better than Othc
Word so same Thing very poor this for violating ons
Know wo, tong an & wrsog lis much say
a": s" :" win !. I ~; (aI'ca Je@rsg;
We it will advise u.s. if the Opposition
STRIKE us upon one check, quietly the other-We
ueciare0 ourselves willing to waive all discussion OF the
neoNt"n question: IN connexion with the Presidential
Eecuon--and we accepted the act of Amnesty which
was offered us-but when that violated by our
opponents, what TO do Were we TO permit
sri 10 violate the Truce, and realiate Were
my TO use this question against friends, and
To say one word by of defence p Is the Montgomery
Editor knave Fool? lie may take either horn of
inc Dilemma, which suits him hest.
Southern Literary -ncSstngsy.-We are requested by
The Publisher of this Periodical 10 remind his patrons
hat the first volume will not be completed until the is
SUNG o the 18th or September number in quenee
oil the two trst having been semi monthly ONLY Alone
with the 18th No., the Publisher will give copious in.
der and tcpagc To the LIST volume He hopes TO issue
both about the 10th October, enable him make
instant preparation for the commencement of the
volume llie fn'I,sfer arrangements will authorize
him TO that much his first volume grated his
ratrsns lie hopes to place the second far beyond pre-
decosSor.
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