Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-04-13
LEGISLATURE or VIRGINIA.
TuurspAy, ArniL 8, 1852.
fi4UGE OF DELEGATES.

MILITARY LAND VARIANTS
On rnoen OF Mr. MAsrz, the report of the Committee
l ,na made sonr DAYS ago the petitions o Sundy per-
sons for Ih. n nrnt of military land warrants from int
State c4uy read and adopted in The following words
The committee of Claims, to whom were referred me pc
,:iinrs Of Nobornc +. Suc1, s. II. Pdkc j. b. S""tall
G. " Camp ard sudry Others heirs at law oil officers VINO
served in The Virginia line in HE war OF The tteT0luon ask
ing ltce:an Revolutionary military land warrants oy
them reid, be satisfied by appropriations from the treasury
Of the Sat" have had the under consideration anc
submit The following
| REPORT
That there afe before The committee numerous petitions
citizens &" the State, the prayer Of all which Is, that nn
lard wI!ants Issued to the petitioners for the mill
a:r services of Their the Virginia line in the
r OF hr croiHon may be discharged either in land
By rqaiva'eu, appropriations out OF the treasury.
TIE petitioners aiegc that there is manifest obligation
on Tie rar United States provision
satisfaction o. tess warrants that tina, obligation has been
.cd Is the passage OF Three several nt Con-
eres maxim. appropriations for The satisfaction Of Virginia
land boinlies that The appropriations made BY those
la proved insufficient; and that deSpalfng OF justice from
Congress they compelled 10 appeal 10 Virginia 70! relief
Tive petitioner. raise the OF Inc Stae liability 10
make good these warrants in the following Language:
"iog. fi'lnvTiallss hnmbly coaceSc lna 'H2Mla Is
hcu: b. every consideration TO make gono no warrants
ry ,I either in in Of its lair equivalent ~ money
Ihu.c walrans Issued from the land Office OF fgln'
in ;;. IL Virginia laws in compliance WIN virginia
ard for services rendered III the Virginia NJ
lIal fought and won The battles OF the revolution II
the Fed raj Government will 10 its duty in The premises
Virginia sI;;n!d shrink from cuns hers The iorffer re-
puGae obligations il Just reason That ltensa shou
ore onlht 20 pay these claims IL The United States VIII
rot Virginia ought. Her cno demands IT, Your petition.
hold her bonds, drawn By her authorized agents and a.
tested By her and they nave lie right 10 ask, a:u CO no"
ask, payment"
TIE committee 80 not propose consider much less to
admit lie liability here raised tecnusc there pap ah!e
o5gaion On the part Of tie United States 10 provide Tor
the outstanding warrants and because they believe that
upon proper representation of the subject 10 the Congress
Of The United States body fail al once TO mcet
its obligations hp making the simplest appropria ions
s Your committee decidedly of the opinion that me
subject IS enen worthy Of the grave consideration
m thu General Assembly There hundreds o the CHI.
zers o: this State wo hoi! lard in pursuance Of
and b1nn:g laws passed during the period OF lie teS''
luor and the least the STATE can do Is 10 take The ncsess'
nv steps procure o tic Federal Government the r@co5
non Of these claims and The means for their liquidation
And the less time should be ost because Congress s every
day voting away the public lands 10 !nos: every conceSa
bic object.
Instead therefore, advising the payment o these claims
by appropriations from the treasury y1ur committee shS-
gtsl that the subject be urged The immediate and ear
nest attention Of our and Representatives, OF Con-
srcss and 10 this end they recommend the immediate adop
tier Of the following preamble anu resolutions:
Whereas Virginia. BY various acts VI The encrat Assem-.
bly, passed during the period Of the Revolutionary war Oh
iertd certain bounes in land TO those OF her Citizens "io
should engage in her military service:
And Whereas many Of her citizens did engage IN hrf sur
vice and BIZ 20 cGgIsiuS eaed themselves 10 the boun
lies promised
Art whereas 10 provide for these bonne., large md
amply sufficient portion nf her public domain between IL"
Ohio Mississippi and Tennessee Tscrs v9s gel apart by the
resolution OF her General Assembly u The 9th ol Decehbr
l71S-(Src Renngs Statutes at Large vol III, pp o. oo
And whereas the cesson of the Northwest territory was
mad. hv Virginia 10 the United States the
dGr that II the reservation made by her Tor the oouhsics
aforesaid should from any cause prove insufficient the &C.
icicncy should he made hy the United States, in good
lpnds 10 be laid oil the ScotJ and Miami rivers:
And whereas tie United States accepted the sad cesS"n
the con'ion herein before Teccd and whereas also te
Government the United Stale: did, by Ito own acs 10 WI:
ic Treaties nf HnrGwe concluded with the Cherokee ana
Chcksaw Indians in the years S5 and lTS6 transfer and
guarantee the said Indians large portion 0i me andS re-
served 5y Nsiml Tor the land ooun'leS VI el cce's anu
soldiers
b. the ac,s before stated the government OF me ui'sn
States became Both oqutahly and legally bound 10 n'rkc
good Virginia deficiency occurring IN te iHd oy he'
provided for the satisfaction OF her promised a"unr':
nd whereas furthermore by the general assumption act
of 1893 the Congress Of the United States did and
afterwards discharge al! the debts oil The sesera states
which accrued for the particular or general defence during
The war" aud did, by the principles ard spirit OF TINS ac
commit the Federal Government, TO the payment Oh inc ah
bouns engaged by Virginia her revolutionary Officers
and solisrs said warrants being 10 all ineh' and nr-
poses de5 accrng for tie particular ana general ue'
fence during The war"
And whereas the before EXPRESSED the reseF
yation made by Virginia prove insufficient and there are
now outstanding nun.los land bounty warrants issued ty
Virginia the heirs nj law Of those who fought her haes
in OF Independence, which on manifest principles
Justice cugh; 10 be provided for by tho government 81
the Unite. States Therefore,
Resolved by the General Assembly OF Virginia That our
Senators in Congress ensircied and our
their bcs cScIoni 10 procure the passage
Of law making further appropriation o! scrip to satisfy
the Virginia military land bounty warrants nov outstanding
and 20 tls ell! that said Senators be INSTRUCTED ana
our Representative requested introduce In the Senate ad
House OF Representatives respectively bill providing Tor
such appropriation Of scrip.
And whereas the law OF Virginia, allowing the Pfesen'a
tim OF land bounty cas has expired by Imitation ana
ought not IL be revived Therefore,
B, further resolved, That said Senators be Instruct
3D. ai our Representatives requested to accept such apo-
pa,ion scrip full discharge of ali claim OF this State
upon The United Sta;cs account OF the land bounilos 0i
her officers and soldiers for services IN the war OF ha ite'o
luton. ,
Resolved Tha, the Governor OF this Commonwealth
transmit, to each nf Senators ard Representatives in
Congress cory Of the gnns report preamble and cso-
luons.