Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-08-20
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

IN committee oil tho whole House the civil ant :.p'
matte bill, August :, 1852,
Mr.. FAULKNER. | submit the following amen'rcr.
'Fgr rc!uung Ia the State Of Nirg!aa the amoar q NJ
ney advance by sa! STATE, under the act o r Gshr'
Assembly Of the 10Th dav Of August, Si9, in or@loz'nI
subsis;i:.1 oE trans porting the Virginia regiment q Eo
for Inc MeA!Csn previous 10 It's being mHe.i 49,
the service oi lie EGiref States, together ~,h Ines q
said suln AZ per per aTrun, S. COO aLC
thcrc". "a may h" necessary To- pay tpc same.
M:. +. sa The ri d NHginia Tor advances 10 5er't
2ucns OF volunteers Yet Remaining unpaid by me ttr'
Government, amounts Ia IS Isl 80 with Interest lIt
sam appears rs tie certificates al the Auditor aE1 ha
llrcr pad |" the i:cers and iIcs OF that ic4mf
10 PURSUANCE OF act o. ne Genrrn Assembly u H'
State. rasS-d the ~ h ~ March l~i9. Tie claim ~
laid before ,hs Secretary o War rs ;he ag'n ci 'l'a'
AMI rejected by hl; because b. dii not thok "a' rr
hrlced witfin III" provisions the oin, solutions !" "
81 al 'larci. i-1 nrt ;he ,! ui Jane ISIS \ ta
tln lli before Congress an ',ir:ri Ia t:.c Enrm
nirtse Military Affairs A. the organ OF that commute
pave rr"scn'"! frpor 10 MS House wh i was i "
on ;hc tlb" and ordered 10 he printed! d:-rin2 r"n' "
SECRETARY Of Var IN his c0nsfuc"h :" these Il"s an -
pressing the opinion iia hc CHM II SIrlri = wiihn #
p'"y-t.S "t cSjsijng 4w-, an! siuul s"tt!ci n n
War Department. Here, sr shuuii have been content
leave this matte. Bur The Committee o The Nhp: EiN.
On Yesterday recognized ?2eF = be- placed in "a. """s
appropriation bill s!!Ir claim tor the State .: MIcg,
ana his nornEg one {" H&r character from llr State
North Caroline frl I-r fed ant gpirCd n0;wh-an'r
o; cGsiIt!On % upon The committee the clam 81 VI
Sinia. Oar Grintn! - lGst and amply susn'n'.
sw u TIC STATE authorizing the payment ana The c:it
Gates "l hc Auditor amt lry proving the fact nH.
mcnt Narrow i"ciEica! objections ought l. Hr hr.
against such demands ronnng from one Of n. Slate
tie lnon incy r most COMPETENT Judges -! rr =
pcnditnrrs necessary for the n. equipment, oSgYDEg
Of i"cir volunteer regiments They are best lnorE;.
the difficulties 10 be overcome ard The means pfpp"
overcome them. 1t and ought BE- presume
Tor moment that they would push these cNprniIt d
You'd the necessities "f TIN case.
Tee "inr resolutions u 1917 md ISIS had their origin
a wise and patriotic ,cy Congress refund
all States, corporations and individuals, The adyan
good faith made ~ t"9a 10 ~" volunteers engaged IN
Mexican The Constitution contemplate the rafts
o; every YEAR 10 fall mon me General Government, %
Wherever niivtnHs nr States and pprtculy States rE
exEcncy .: the moment, step ana paEG advances "Fr
should from The GENERAL ic. ty should be rciaf
withou, that rigid examination aio the expenditure wrl
some gentlemen No" contend Tor. had no inconsistent
agency mysCl! in adog false the regiment c0ntfuf
BY Vrginl for the Mexican war, aud know some'tj'
pesonrly OF what am speaking about. II rair' a.
ElDSt Indictment cf tie year and under ccum-lrse
OF peculiar difficulty and Encouragement; and whilst ! en-
ccdc that the State Of Virginia has been Just hni l1el
her volunteers, she was not mp'c than sound policy 81
the occasion required. The Secretary Of War
Here the him:n.. fell.
Mr. HAVEN. | opposed this amrnimen' In
statute which read yesterday by my friend from IN
nessee lMr GESTRY provides that all claims of rfs an
sha be paid npOn proof being made, which shall b. sl-
factory 10 the Secretary Of War These gentlemen here s
US that they have made proof they claim, before he Seer
ary OF War II they haYo the proof they ret their paw
ey nave not got ii, ihen 6eny that they have JnS C
"lat Is claim good g.! without proofl And ho" % :"
Know II IS valid wthOu, proof? / would ike 10 iat."
whether his committee intend 10 pnss these claims VIM"
proof They have made their proof, they say such ;. .
before the Secretary of Tar boz they have not broos s
proof before This committee. Why should his comm s
alo" these Claims without proof when the Secretary q -
viii not hO" them with prn0; Of The imperfect aE1 h"
elusive kind they have furnished? Ifanythng j. % b @
by this committee The subject w!taou: proof or
ton, "e hn'i better at once provide HAT upon any h,
Snying his State has claim, oi which he knows h"'
ana 81 which proof be- made that claim sla DC 1''
suifcien tly established, and shei BE- pEid. :.
Mr.. FAULKNER. Wal the gentleman from Ne" !. :,
Mr.. HAVEN perm, 10 remind him. That the Sece''.
War in reply letter addressed 10 lin by men :,
the Military Committee placed his objection 10 Tue -
ance Of this claim not upon the ground Of want u
dcoce for that was ample and satisfactory but up "
ground thu, The existing law did not according 10 ~
struct;oa of IT, u=iy his making the plymentl I"ss "
no Justice or prpprcty in recognizing the claim Of ont
and rejecting that OF another resting precisely upon i
grounds am content TO leave the whole subject = ."
War Department. pass amenda'ory resolu p g. :
in the general appropriation bill all having ike claims 'o'
be placed upon an equal footing.
We should like know why the Wings pirate 90 49,, 100
about Lundy's Lane Every man we ever Hae" % N,
Of who engaged in that battle, was democrat
exception of Gen. Scott, There are three men no" br
in this county who in that battle, and IN Scot
gade too but they will all vote 70: PIERCE and hins
B!raukee Sen::"s'
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