The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-12


was brought up IN that country and il wilderness
when went to ihat part of it. which the westert
part the reserved part and not the old settled part
South OF Greene river, In t792, wilderness. Vir
gina, seeing that was impossible that her soldiers
should go 10 that country individually make their own
locations and appropriate the land themselves adopted
system OF law by which II to be done for them and
to that system wish TO call the attention Of the Senate
Sue provided by law that what were denomnated su-
perntendlng officers should be appointed These super
ntendents were TO receive the warrants from the soldiers
and officers, and go to that wilderness country and
have the surveys made, and have the locations made
curing the land for the soldiers By the appointment oi
these superntendens Virginia said her officers and
soldiers: Place your warrants in their hands, they
designed by law to discharge these duties for you,
able you to obtain the land for which bounty pro.
videss and you have nothing TO do but 10 pay the ex-
pensesfor the fees were regulated by aw-to hand the
warrants over, and your business will be done for you
Now, sir these superhtendents did attend great deal
OF this business But after the time allowed by the
pact between Virginia and Kentuky for the accomplish
contracts returned by the superintendents without
ever having secured tie locations. Some OF them made
entries after the period had expired within which BY the
compact they to make their locations and claimed
the lands upon which they made those entries after the
lapse OF the time But il was decided by the courts that
they had no right thus to enter the land after the lapse of
the time The ground upon which they made the entries
and claimed the land notwithstanding the expiration of
the time, was that Virginia, by the act oil l779 read and
referred to BY my friend, had made grant Of country TO
these officers and soldiers, and they had right to divide
that territory among themselves independent OF all sub
sequent arrangements 10 the full extent OF the sasfac
ton OF their warrants This ground was not sustained
by the court but il shows the understanding OF the
peflntendens and il may show OF the why
they were somewhat dllaory in the execution OF the du
ties assigned them SO was at any rate, that they did
not IN the time prescribed locate all the warrants make
their surveys, and obtain their patents.
The question now comes up, whether you will deprive
these original y a9aeIs ,a o suad warrants ran naer hese s
ginia promised them Tor their revolutionary services
You have refused to consider it in that light You have
refused to deprive them OF their bounty by acts heretofore
The very acts you have passed Tor their support cons
tutea guarantee that you will go on aud complete the
work you have begun How you discriminate /
How can you distinguish The act to which my friend
referred appropriated, think. something ike million
OF for the satisfaction OF these outstanding war
rants but after all sent TO the Secretary OF the
Treasury which then in, did satisfy The whole
BY some 10 or l5 per cent have the precise amount
here but will not consume the time TO find il. Having
commenced the satisfaction OF these warrants and hav
ing appropriated land to satisfy excepng some 10 or Is
per cent? all those which have been presented upon
what ground do you refuse to satisfy the whole, and
particularly those issued prior to 1892 Some OF the
prior to that date pending before the
committee of which am member, OF which less than
half has been satisfied The warrant issued 10 General
Morgan for instance remains unsatistied That claim
has been presented by the heirs OF General Morgan The
warrant has been exhibited to the committee. or copy
of it, certified by the Register with the fact that there
has been satisfaction except for about one: half
might mention other claims equally meritorous with those
OF General Morgan but is enough to give one instance
OF merorious claim which will be provided for
if the amendment of my friend from Virginia shall sue
ceed to any extent
There is another idea which wish to advance TO the
Senate, that not suggested by my friend from Viz
gina lie has read 10 you, sir the reservation made by
Virginia Of the country between the Scloo and the little
Miami, northwest OF the Ohio rivers and in the reading.
If the Senate would only have attended to it, as one ia
miiar with the subject could, they would have dscoy-
cred that that reservation for the benefit OF the con-
nenal line Mark the expression: the reservation was
for the benefit OF the continental line only. The
strucon which has been put upon that reservation is
That in fhn
continental line, excluded all the troops belonging to
the State line Virginia had two armies: she had an
army OF the State, established in the American revou
on-and perhaps most OF the States had their State
iabsh then she had her portion OF the con-
tnenal army, or what denominated the continental
line OF service Virginia, by her legislature, gave bonn
ties both 10 The continental troops and TO the State line
troops but unfortunately IN the reservation between the
Scoto and the Little Mamr rivers according TO tradition
have received from the old surveyors, It was mere
mistake, mere bunde OF the copyist by which the ex-
preston estate lne left out in that vaon made
by the Commonwealth OF Virginia. The effect OF It,
however, has been hat owing to The subsequent inter
pretaion put upon the reseryoon, II was regarded as
benefit for the continental line only and accordingly all
the State troops have been excluded from the benefits OF
that reservation The effect OF that has been that that
very favored regiment spoken OF by the gentleman from
Virginia--the regiment OF George Rogers Clark, the
conquerors OF that country, and by which conquest II
said in the treaty OF 1898 it was annexed to the
United States, by which very conquest this acquisition
was made the whole government OF the United States
those very troops have been excluded from the country
between the Little Miami and the ScioO, ana tne war
rants which had been issued prior to the year 79e have
some OF them renamed unsaisned
have stated the facts have shown you that super
nendens appointed by the legislature OF Virginia
10 secure these lands for officers and soldersthat the
land was wilderness, and that the superniendents did
not do IT, have stated the TACT that after the lst oil
June l7g2 Kentucky refused to allow any more loca
lions to be made in her eIrtory for that was the tune
nj which, according 10 the compact with Virginia, these
warrants were to be satisfied have then, shown you
that the warrants belonging to the State line, outstanding
al that time, by mistake the articles OF reservation IN
reference the matter, excluded from the territory
between the Scoto and the Little Miami; and ask the
Senate this does not constitute strong appeal 10 Their
sens OF Justice 10 allow these old revolutionary officers
bountes in this bounty land bill Why, sir, what is this
bounty land bill II is bill 10 manifest our feelings OF
gratitude and respect, and honor TO the soldiers oil ihe
war of 1872 the Indian and the subsequent wars
In this very bill BY which you undertake to manifest
these feelings Of affection and gratitude towards the soldiers
OF the later wars, a proposition comes up which calls
upon us 10 satisfy the outstanding claims oil soldiers OF
lie revolution whose services enabled you TO make this
very provision the soldiers o subsequent wars Can you
rel use to satisfy such outstanding clamsi II seems 10
me YOU cannot now 10 amend the proposition
OF nv friend from Virginia by inserting after the word
warrant" the words, completed prior to the LIST o
June, 1792n :,
Chair Is il IN order for senator 10 present an amend
ment and TO tell the time that he will not vote
for IT, while he makes argument OF half an hour
against il (Laughier deem to be out of order and
ask the decision OF the Chair.
The PRESIDING OFFICER, IMr. BuTLERl The
Chair cannot regard II out OF order think the senator
has right think way and vote the other lRenewed
aughter.1
MI. CLAY. Tuesday has been assigned for the con.
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