Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-05-28
To the Editors Of the Enquirer.

understand he i longer the Dictator who swny
the nation al his will"
To the Editors Of the Enquirer.
WASHINGTON. May Is, 1850
"BoAap OF AccouHrs."-lr is with much qualification
drop few lines: not general subjects but
matters, in which know your readers much interested.
Perhaps will be- wide Of the mark in stating that if
any people the Union benefited bv establish
of the "Bodrd Of accounts by Congress il will b. the
citizens Of Virginia. III common with The numerous claim
ants throughout The Union.
For yeurs past Of business has accumlI-
lated in Congress- growing out Of claims both pu6tc and
pirate that have been presented To both Houses ana that
have not this period received more than refer
encc 10 The respective Committees which the subject belongs
Nor these Claims be investigated by the Commit
tees as Congress Is constituted for the dispatch Of
sness. The consequence is that hundreds Of claims yea
indeed thousands Of claims, now lying on The tables Of
the several Committees that will not receive the attention
u Congress Tor the half ccnturycatsin in the pre-
sent position virtual denial OF Justice 10 many mcriro-
ous creditor who expended his last dollar i'll defence of his
country and who trusting 10 that country for speedy Fel-
neraon Of his means expended has been disappointed
from day 10 day and year 10 year. b. the delay in the action
of Congress.
This Board OF Accounts, passed b. the Senate,
will be of ncalculabe advantage 10 the settlement Of claims
the The details oi the hil passed,
fully sci forth by Senator HrSrER in his speech defence
Of the bill To Senator Hunter much creGi, is due Tor his
pcseverng efforts in making the bill perfect possible
before The Senate. That II wil he valuable adjunct
Congress in the examination Of claims there be cs
ton but the main beauty and advantage Of the establish
ment Of The Board is that now in the life time Of claim
there will br certainty ri all St claims being speedily
adjusted aud paid BY Congress- thc first
award is made by the Board Of Accounts" This Board
will be constituted Of talented, experienced accountants
well vesed in The laws OF the land fully capable OF Judging
the equity side, we'll the law and hence if their
minds pure there will be- both by Congress and the peo
pie general acquesccnce the decision of claims placed
before them Your Senator is considered here the project
Of the Bill and lar my experience goes in such
matters look upon his efforts thus bestowed on this sub
ect deserving the thanks OF the and claim
ants Congress In particular should be under obligations
Mr. HUNTER, in striking out plan that 50 eiIec'ay
eves the committees boh Houses much Of the labor
of every session Iwothrs Of the time is devoted in the
Committee room, 10 the investigation Of claims and
consequence the legislative bushes, of the country de-
ayed We hope The House will DELAY bill pass
early day. the Board may be organized and
proceed business aud fully realize the expectation Of lis
friends, us ain il WILL if tie liberal intention OF Mr
HUNTER Is fully carried out in ifs organization
The Bill has passed last and il will not be
many DAYS the Masha!s will be- among the people 10
complete the enumer' lion in time for the next Congress
The House, hereafter ia 10 consist OF 233 members that i
until 1860 according 10 tie amendment oi Mr. Ninlon of
Ohio
Mr. Elwood Fisher has by report been assigned 10 the
ted lie issued this city This scheme does not meet
with my appreciation, and know, iran the usefulness Of
Mr. Fisher heretofore in defence Of peculiar interests
that nc do good the North than he
South We want no instructions AT the Souiwe already
know our duty, and viii, under tie Constitution maintain
rights Information is wanted among the ianacs--
therefore, send Mr. Fisher there cxpound his able lectures;
il would have much better effect than in establishing ~
pers for South where they required Bur do
ors dcrand 50 dol with ms political friends in all section
al eypositions, North South. Yours.
JAcop FAlrurrt, Jr.
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Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun
WAsuIHGroS, May n, 1880
Prospects q The Compromise Iinrs sueccssBr Branch
.Mnt-Ihe tteo ErtremeS- TIE Benton and Ecote Com
miHes-1He Nicaragua Ireay--Jhc Cuban Erpsdition
dc.
Things look certainly better for the compromise and The
chances bill will pass both Houses wi,ou;
encountering an. serious obstacle. do believe that
the bills will be separated Southern utras nav oppose
but not TO The extent Of committing suicide think shall
begin whistle seeing way clear out Of the woods
and wool Old Hal has done wonders by his late speech
Common sense says French writer SIS true genius ..
humanity Gen. TAYLOR still swears little against the
bill and against Clay; but between that and ycoin the bill
there is greater difference than between nomination and
election The cabinet doing we'll as the budget
expenses.
The city of Gotham will soon be blessed with branch
mint Since Captain Ryders has pG' down the emancipa-
onsts Fred Douglas Horace Greeley the South bound
no longer TO oppose the bill or to Kill il By riders that
bound To TALL oil. New ork wants mint much az
custom house. and San Francisco ought be provided with
the same commodity. There is why in country
where people coin money there should no, be mint.
The tIo extreme factions in Congress, divided between
mastery Inactivity and mbecility becoming very much
alarmed that they will be thrown hors DE copba before the
end of the session ii the slavery compromise pass other
compromises will pass aao, ana may oXpec, other qes-
lions on which the country has heretofore been divided
tied with the same amcable feeling which is spnging
up in Congress. Tie Of the House is very much i'm
proves and The Senate cannot III urbanity and patriotism
remain long behind the House Of Representatives,
The Benton committee about 10 resume operations
They have after long consultation come the conclusion
TO confne the investigation strictly what occurred in the
Senate Chamber BY this decision some twenty or thirty
questions which the gallant Colonel had propountod NJ
f. Gflnd have been ruled out and the l5e. OF the press
protected against all nir,riincn inquiries The commit ic
have shown their wisdom and discretion The investigation
will now certainly terminate before the Angus, elections in
the State of Missouri.
The treaty with England in regard to the Nicaragua Canal
Jas .!egraphed you Two days ago) has been ratified BIZ
large vote but the construction pun unon the treaty will
baby puzzle Sir Henry Bucr Both hirh contracting mr.
ties engage neither TO c2o hold military or other
session OF any part OF Central America b. this clause the
States are certainly prevented from establishing any colonies
there's and England in consequence this surrender OF
Pec'ive Possbily willing Withdraw from the Mosquito
Coast Sir Henry may have calculated of diooa;ca cir
cunventng mr. Clayton and Mr. CLAYTON NAV have thonph,
OF sailing round The United States Senate; but the nernrc
taon given 10 The treaty By democratic Senator's a. Ina,
the same only binding on England which is in the bab,
OF colonizns and not the United States which aconrrs
territories ~ ucis as in the OF California, or nv
annexation AMI tr-inn.Eaon in the case of Texas
The greatest anxiety prevails about the Cuban e1nedion
and great sympathy expressed Tor the itea,ors The In
esencer Calls them pirates that is enemies 10 all nations
In order 10 Justify their pursuit.; BY L. fleet on the high
sens Inc lnegencer Is shrewd TO defend tho late
ders OF the navy department merely on the score Of nnna
~ and the duty OF neuras II leaves that sort of
to the Republic. - " sr