Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-12-19
the expenditure on that account has eeas-

have received from Mr.. Crawford the mr.
fist, the statue of Patrick Henery and
Thomas Jefferson, and portion Of othel
equipmentss They have deemed it'best
however, not to place the statues upor
their intended pedestals until the eques
trian statue of Washington, for which the
structure was erected, is completed, anc
shall surmount the whole. In the NEAR
time, the two statues have been placed
temporarily upon the platform ofthe CAPT
tol sIeps, affording an opportunity for in
spection, gratifying the public. Justice
to the genius Of the artist requires that
should commend the happy execution @
his task, at once securing his fame, &C,
complishing work worthy Of the gfea
names intended to be commemorated, anc
fulfilling the hopes and expectations o
the State. But the General Assembly arr
aware that those statues and equipments
not complete the design, The appropria
ton already made has been.exhausted, ano
there are four statues besides other equip
ments necessary for its completion. Il
would be well to authorize them TO be
contracted for at once, limiting the amount
to be extended in any year to such sum
as you may deem proper. ./ +
Under the act Of March 3, 1894, fol
running and marking the boundary line
between the States Of Virginia and Mary
land, appointed commissioner on the
part ofthis State, to act in conjunction
with commissioner ofthe State Of Mary
Ia nd, to execute the object of the act, BY
his report and correspondence, herewith
communicated, you will preceiye. that the
commission has failed, and the reasons
why it cannot be- accomplished without
further legislation. The Legislature o.
Maryland asked the appointment of the
commissioners, with a view to the settle
ment of the difference between the two
States both as tothe western and the east
ern boundary. The commissioner or
part of Maryland stated that "the two acts
of the General Assembly of Maryland
were regarded by the Legislature as one
object, But the constitution required that
they should be passed separately and
under these circumstances he did not feel
at liberty to run one line without the 9TH
err. The conference of the commissioners
was thus terminated, and it devolyes on
the Gene raj Assembly to make such fur
Their Provisions ON the subject as ii may
deem exIedient. .
On the 3lst August, 1859, Congress
passed an act providing for the sa,islac.
ton in scrip of outstanding Virginia land
warrants issued for military services in
the revolution. This act was passed, il
is presumed. in consequence ola resolu-
ton of the General Assembly, instrucling
QUIZ Senator's and requesting our Repre-
in Congress TO proeure~its Gu
and as an induccment; these res
olutions proposed The surrender, by deed,
to the United States OF all the lands then
held by Virginia in the military distrlc4
be .ween the Miami and Scioto rivers in
the STATE Of Ohio, and acceptance Of such
act Us full discharge of'tne Unite 4 STATES
from all liability on account OF Virginia
bountics. = +,
The act Of August 3lst, 1859, was pas
sed in conformity with these resolutions,
and accordingly, as chief magistrate OF
the State, / duly executed u ueeI con
veyins 10 the United States all the lands
owned by Virginia in the military diseric.
Of Ohio. /
The act Of August 3lst 1852, contain
ed provision, that before issuing script
the Secretary of the Interior should be
satisfied the warrants surrendered had
been justly and fairly issued in pursuance
of the laws of Virginia. This revisional
feature Of the law was designed doubtless
TO exclude from scrip cases tainted with
fraud, or shown by subsequent testimony
to be manifcstly erroneous. But the law
has been SO construed as to require 0 re-.
examination Of every claim allowed BY
the authorities of Virginia; and under
that construction, a large number Of such
claims have been rejected by the Depart
ment at Washington, and are Of course
unavailable to the claimant in Virginia;
though maturely considered and duly ad-
judicated by here appointed tribunals.
The dignity of the Commonwealthand
justice to the individual claimant as well
as good faith, seems to ME 10 require that
the law Of Congress OH the subject should
be so amended as to authorize the issue
Of scrip in all cases duly recognized BY
this State, unless fraud be detected, OF
manifest error be shown. j.. J.
The subject being one of interest to
very numerous citizens Of the State, and
invoking large amount, deem it nv
duty TO bring it to the attention Of the
: "Y.- "A
Since your last session, i have receiv.
ed, from several Of the States Of this con-
tedelacy, resolutions upon various sub
leets, with arequest that they may be SUBJ
mitted 70 Your consideration. II accord
ance with this request, they are herewith
communicated. The resolutions from the
States Of Rhode Island, Maine, Massachu.
sets and Connecticut, upon the subject
Of establishment ofterritorial government
for n ebraska and Kansas, and the admis-
sion into the Union Of these territories as
States. and relative to the fugative slave
law, will no doubt attract your attention.
The whole scope and tenor Of these reso-
lntions are Of war with Southern interests
and institutions, and they are based upon
the idea that the States of this Union are
not entitled to equal rights, and that the
people Of one section are to be allowed
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