New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-29

recent Message by Gov. Wise to the Legsls-
ture of Virginia affords pretty fair specimen of
Virginian selfconceit as well of what passes in
that State for argument, eloquence, and fine writ
ing. Virginia, it is well known, has been from the
first perfect hOrse-leech upon the General Gov
eminent. Not only has she always insisted upon
Quartering upon that Government in the shape of
federal ofice-hoders most disproportionate NUN.
Der of her citizens she has also under pretense
or another regularly tugged away at the national
treasury like two-year-old calf at COW, and
often with all four teats in her mouth at once
Compensation for revolutionary services has been
a fayorite pretense under which the General Gov
ernment has been stripped now of lands and now
of money. This good milk-cow is, however,
growing little FESTIVE, and an alleged holding up
on her part, and refusal to give down her milk as
usual, is the occasion of Message in which Gov
Wise, now bunting and now bleating, acts the
disappointed, overgrown, unweaned calf to per-
fiction.
In relinquishing her claims to the territory
northwest Of the Ohio for the satisfaction of her
military land-warrants, Virginia reserved what
was then conceived TO be tract ample for that
purpose, situated between the Miami and SciOto
Rivers. But the number of acres covered by these
wsrrants-many of when appear to have been
Issued rather slight testimony, and of which the
issue was kept up until August, 1e52-became at
length greatly in excess of the tract reserved upon
which 10 locate them. Hereupon Virginia applied
to the United States to help her out of the diff
Guilty, of which application and the proceedings
under it Governor Wise gives the following sc-
count:
Her lands were ceded away her reservations were
insufficient and nconvenient too TO another sister
State. But remnant Of her warrants were left uu-
satisfied and she submitted to her grantee of cesson
the Congress of the United States, to pay of the
balance of claims against her, and TO take the settle
mtnt of these UP to March, 1852 as a FIJI ard final
adjustment, and she would 'relinquish all claim TO
the lands in the Virginia military land district in the
State of Ohio
This was 80 Just the least which could be asked or
DONE that Congress passed the act of August 81 1882
II provides: That ali unsatisied outstanding military
land warrants or parts OF warrants issued or allowed
por to the lst OF March, 1852 by the proper author
Ties of the Conmonwe of Virginia, for military
vices performed by the officers and soldieSr, seamen
or marines of the Virginia State and continental lines
IN the amy or navy Of the Revolution may be sur
rendered to the Secretary of the Interior, who ppoa
beng satisfed, By rerisiOA Of tie proofs or b. adj
dHonai testimony that any warrant thus surrendered
was fairly and Justly issHcd ia pursuance Of re
lars 81 SAID Commonwealth, for military services
rendered shall issue land scrip in favor of the present
'proprietors.' "
The United States, in consideration of the relin-
punishment by Virginia of all her claims to a tract
of land which had already been two or three times
shingled over with warrants, made free gift of
bonds enough to satisfy all her outstanding warrants
fairly and justly issued in pursuance of the laws
"of said Commonwealth up to March, 1852.
This grant aud the action under it by no means