Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1851-03-19
WAsuIGrnN FehrIlary-

Many land claimants living in your part of the State
and some dissatisfaction being manifested understand
at not receiving their warrants, the following statement
may not be undressing:
After soldiers Declaration properly proposed auhen
ticated and forwarded the Commissioner pensons the
Declaration is examined classified and referred the proper
corresponding Clerk. who examines registers and acknow
edges the receipt Of the Then the enveopng and
endorsing clerk receives who casSes and refers second
third Auditor or other proper officer for examination
which last named process involves immense abour search
and considerable me in thousands of instances single
claim occupying search Of perhaps day Several
mnnhly Rolls, or reports, besides numerous Pay Rolls
I've examined aud re-eXamineJ IL order 10 give The
claimant spdier all the service he may be enHej To-
Alter thorough search made and service found, Ger
tflrae OF such of service is made and signed by
certifying officers. The Declaration and certificate
then returned and ref red back The Pension office. The
examining Clerk again compares declaration and Cerl
cate and found correct and cucng the
is then admitted and amount Of land awatded Tie case
is then referred Certificate Warrant Clerk who fills
up the warrant and records the The warrant is then
sent to Department Of lnerior, where the seal is affixed
IL is then referred the Pension office and signed by the
Commissioner uf Pensions.
It is estimated that $4,000 applications are already
on file and The time which elapse before all the ah,ve
number can be finally disposed Of cannot be far short of
twelve months The first claims filed abunt the
Isl Of OctoSer and the warrants for the same not up
to this time issued.
The claims acted according to the date of presen.
tann and there present only clerks engaged sole
~ filing up and issuing and ech clerk posi-
byaversge 20 warrants per day making 6Q aggregate per
day. and Copper week. in year. only 49, 2O claims
be allowed.
The Secretary of the Interior has steadily pursued the
same policy he marked out in his crcnar In claimants in
protecting the soldier from fraud and in doing all thai car
be dure with the clerical ore expedite the realization If
his Bounty at the earliest possible period All his appoint.
mens have looked to that end need moi say that there
could not have been better appointment Than James E.
Heath as Commissioner Of Pensions. He is The same
prompt business here, that he proved himself SO long
to be in Virginia.
Tfsnders' claims are delayed let the claimant assu-
red the is in the Department having charge
them We have wise men, however. who ran find fault
and attack and expect reasonable things and pile bur
dens erevous be borne but who will refuse The proper
MEANS and will touch any burden with one Of their lit
tie fingers Such may be found in present Congress Pas
sing over little schemes and hunting for "narPS nPsis they
have ever reminded OF what Goldsmith says about the
magpe,
"On have seen maspie in the streets,
With head;awry and eve askan;
Peaping into Z marrow bone'
1t is only necessary to turn all such to Eaymond
and with the pint of budkn he can let out the wind
which would otherwise prove dangerous.