Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-11-29

stno, -, .se yeruation Of his judgment, ha
conducted himee'f TO the c"ciusion t"a' g',"ei w
Der of persons have already rece'Seo JANUS '"uu
be entitled under far CONSTRUCTION CT 'a". ne
e., = c,ovincec that more Than SIX hunoIeo ah
,hirtv officers could have been emitted 10 iano' ana M
;ndoment rejects all evidence aud all argument "h's
do even u different conclusion though greate
n,har n officers were actually allowed bounty lan
before ne deed of sion To the Union and when IN
npplican, for aoaay was required to Pococe 'ne 9.
tfcaic of has commanding officer before Ills c'a'' to"
be entertained O: considered
IT, honnrable gentleman maintains that no NOR
than ffty officers OF the State navy could have JUS
claim 10 land bounty, ,honga i'e admits that he Know
nothing OF the Virginia navy; ana though We, hSsh
furnishes the evidence that nInevwo actually receiVe'
bounty before the deed Of ccssion at lIc1- INT
,,s In the lands was in Virgina-whcn all which she
granted was acains, herset-"hen the CLAIMS were
adudoed under those rigorous rules, oil whcn the gen
tleman is the distinguished advocate.
tIa ,lso maintains that the lands and scrip already
nassed in satisfaction of the military land warrants
would have satisfied according TO his Interpretation o.
the responsibilities Of Gocernmen the cia'' oil sixty
seven regiments This only proves that the nierpreta
ton of he honorable gentleman is different from tha
placed on The aw BY those who crested H. ana VINO hau
The rirhtrul authority 10 eSpound 1t Since Tie iah1
warrants issued before 1872. cons Iteration OF services
in the Virginia lines on Stat" and continental estaoish
ment were equal 10 3572S 73 acres-beins more 'han
sufficient TO satisfy the force Of Virginia, according TO
the rule prescribed BY the gentleman from vermont,
Bat these facts prove the naccuracy OF his rules, ana
mus, satisfy the House TINT they Cannot De trusted 10
in ACCOMPLISHING the great purposes OF justice
Cir even the honorable gentleman himself does mol
profess 10 attain 10 certain conclusion. lie does no
mere than endeayor establish probability and nav
ing saiified himself that the allowances nave oee oo
rrsat he feels authorized to refuse payment OF c!a'
be lust by the tribunal authorized " your
oen &C. to pass It's validity
a. ~. c,nduc o! the authorities OF the State al the
period these responsibilities were contracted wan
furnish some evidence of Their estimate OF the extent
Of he. obligations. Acting with o knowledge oil her
own laws and knowledge OF the facts Tar mere perfect
than we can pretend 10, Virginia set apart for The salts
aconsf her soldiers OF the ,evoin'on' near t@"ISe"
saitica, and half al acres Have they received IT,
TIE honorable O. n;ieman himself has proved to the
world that they have not. The virginia military rescF
yation in Kentucky ID estimated at 9'2e,uuo acres
in Ohio nj 3,!04iei acIcs-maAing an aggregate q"
l5I324Si Such The provision made by the
rnup,hcence OF my native Stale Tor the patriot band
Of tie Revolution The gentleman has furnished
evidence Of The irnh, that, Of THIS provision, they
have been permitted Ia enjoy only about 3,2ou,luo
'They have located 10 O!.!o 34y5,1I1 acres IN krn-
tnohy, l74lOi5 acres forming aggregate Of D.
2lJ.92 acres The difference between the provision
made Tor them by the iiberay Of Virginia, and The
allowance in land actually received, being o2iZe32
sces As pooG equivalent Ter this loss, THIS Govern
11r n, since 1880 has passed several acts spprop!aiing
IN ALL 400 900 in land scrip, for the sat- sacon
of Virginia military land warrants, which, being deduct
ed from the S2i2 62 acres, leaves balance OF Oao2,
Goa acres 20 the Of which, the soldier has sustain
'''N SN''~''N
lhe Government.
The Honorable gentleman from Vermont has inln'aiea
that, whatever loss may have been sustained IS justly
scrbabie 10 the negligence oil the claimants ard 10 le
act nr Virginia herself He maintains that the soldiers
had an uninterrupted opportunity o locating Their war
rants up 1892 wien Kentucky was erected into an
independent State, with the .tee and inll consent oi
Trrinia The honorable gentleman from Kentucky
ft;r CSDEEwooDl has already treated the SUBJECT
wh great pesspcui,, AMID NE closing scenes Of the
American evoluiionw hen the Ectirng storm OF war
was vet visible the distant horIzoa-vis'oe under
the span Of ;he rainbow OF ptace-the authorities oil
Virginia adopted measures necessary TO invest the
:a5.worn soldier with the appropriate reward Of his
perls and his loi!s. In lisa, supsrlntendcnis OF
surveys were appointed hy Virginia, who repaired
GO the military Of lands IN Kentucky TO
supervise The location Of bounty land warrants =
This reservation contained all the lands IN Kentucky
South and West Of Green river, and q line running
from the of Green rivPr Southeast course, In
The Cumberland io@ntans These commissioners were
aoponltd rom the State lice aud Continental ine ana
each Of sS!onsrs was expected 10 attend 10
the location Of the oi its respective line. On
reaching The great field Of their atcrs, the supeT'nen-
dents of surveys proceeded - divide tie entire eserva
ZION into districts, separately 10 satisfy the warrants OF
the Slate line and 20 Sntieiy The warrants OF the Cont
mental line THE arrangeuiea nj II not required by law
gyua ret IN violation Of law, AMI was essen'ial 10
orevSa: difficulties and collisions N eii,c,lng locations
Nil the ianas West II tire range oil highlands winch
divide ,le waters o! tie Tennessee end Cum6eIland
yers in Kentucky were ci aqa, Ter the location Ct;
,ate lima warrants: oil the lands between thet range ct
highlands ard The Big Barren river we're appropriated
10 the usrs Of the lO,t.aeE:c line; ard al thP nnd"
between The Big Barren !!ver Snd Inc Cumberland
mountains lh.I the boancares OF the reservation,
were appropriated TO satisfy the warrants Of the STATE
line
This arrangement being radr, there hare been To-
gated in The boundaries about one million OF acres on
Satc lite warrants, and 124,c! acres on warrants OF
Ihc Continental oas.ns morr ihan c,UtoUVo acres
n The bounds ct Tie Kentucky reservation not
10 military land warrants But, as early as 1854, II
waa repescn;eG TO the General Assembly, that Indian
ho.,ili,ies would be cccasoned by continuation OF the
legations and IN Difference 10 tie peace and safety oil
The settlers IN Kentucky, the Governor was By law
empowered to ssue his proclamation, suspenotng 'le
locations fer time eli lands Neei oil the tennessee
river The proclamation was issued, ard The locations
we're SUSPENDED The Continental Copgess having
rrgoated the !eaiy OF opewe! with The Indians, aiso
issued oroc!auiaon ~ JarGary, l1c6, fothdd'ngse,
dement's on lands in Ee1acky West OF the tennessee
river Withdrawing the protection OF Governmeni, ono
sufrede,img tie letters 10 The mercy OF me
The ttenty OF iapewe continued IN force nn,i! lSio,
and NECESSARILY excluded locations West OF The len
oessee 10 to that date In The tnean tine, Kentucky
had become sovereign State IN icJ; arc IN NV. ne
ceme invested with absolute jurisdiction over all The
territory within her boundaries. When the Indian
.,ls r.e xlnrujsleG the lands West o! the lennes
tee in 1915 she asserted her supreme authority; ana
The lands sold Tor her heEef ana The money aP
oropraied 10 her So that, with the exception oil
short time IN l'S4, IL was never 'a"','' !" .n""s ~
y:ons IVES, Of Tie Tennessee, and nearly al these
were los, 10 The revolutionary soldiers who served n
The Stale Ee. This district contained, by estimate
$50 0C0 acres end being Ter tho most part gced fana
vas the chief reliance OF The soldiers CT The State Inc
Il that the dsiric set apart Tor their warrants
between The Bio Barren river and ihe Cun:oeranl
mountain contained, ty estimate, 435q0 900 acres: but
ay the terms Of their enlistment, they we're TO receive
rood lands and ihis vast irac, answered no snch ne
scrip,on The whole tract was sePuted 20 be poor; II
,ba nl
claimants were naturally deferred from locations there
That !. VAS poor, was univeraaily conceded; that Is
poor, ,hiuk tie delegation from Kentucky vonld at.
sirm and that much OH, Poor, think, myself could
;esfy. Sir, speak mol 10 t'spsFage the e'a'e OF men
ssnrlvCar yer; far from IT, II has been ny tate tc
na.a arnr nlrch af Lie e ri,oy Of Of the States