Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-03-10
4 Ut II
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For Tia EnGuiyer.

hGS-:Fs CNiIvi va -'Iui'DHp 'f'llic'.
myaclG 10 enOfnI F'msri.s a.;i r,ia, iplar. !
shall n.,r; site iupt TO argus from psrii:ula .,
mi !! n"' in 81 short jmpass 80 MAJ hs d.
eirab;ay yet trus. with 81 Iruch hrfYi'y IS
cofnpUrts With justice IA li:s suhj:c:.
TIE hill Of the lI,uBa of Rrrr"inn.h i'"s
which, | assume 10 represent tis r'pi'sr
view of im,.re .slut n; s., far rnIicurc with he
motto: ot ;he Secretary Of War e.: Ia .dm:t
that lwpretsn;ent uby h: ccme nt crssa'y
nav has, for /: provides thai imprrs2IAtrt
shall be nn,l0 TN tt! tan psi ci Jini an in "A
cet;uiR mode. Bat, if necessary at I'll, Why
necessary B. cause the army is ths lie Of
orr capLe. and SUD! i7tsrce is the lilo Of The
asmy. Ia WAIVER ON that point then, ,lai.
lu hesitate IN tho rr 6s-Cution OF tho war; a"h
that sg,io i. TO contemplate sutjugation ~
pos ihlity, aud with II thu insa nf honor, llia,
END prnpa.ty. Tho Sssreisry hss mat tina!
difficulty promptly, by m?fessmaRI. TIE
Home Of Representatives arrni Lla :"l!c'n"
by It'll altering its psinc'ni.; h!li pr.c !!
inga That bill which ha ,i'a4n ~ !!s"iI so
mu.l. i.vnr IA to he 'in hash uf ;net:uctin,::
from our Houae Of Delegates 10 cur S"naLn-a,
Mes srs. Hunter and ts;',rtan, Involves IA ia
main features that tie value al Impressed
supplies be fixed by di,in.err.ted ,arii"a Of
the Heighhrrho0d.
Now, if it DO necessary. It mus lie prompt
The y.rv !crIu Implies that. Dizzy my bc
ruin. Bat th'a particular law may b. :tn.
derrd absolutely imperative; that H. II mag
-tarve The army; f,S 1t IL ''Ihj-c. 20 nii the
delays which may s"isH f'um 81 unwilling.
ne 10 he msn tnhaye bis property asses%nh
at all. Liz arbitrs!nr may refuse TO ar:, u,aj'
be -aIcc;ed from q d'.tancr {fur who ~sn toll
What noighboihumi ,I:rans) exception m.y
Do lnzt!n u d-ic u. mn,n oi the urliL, AIS.
.he lay may he - il hhR born, invuEci
gold. tho 'lbraI terlrr, ma. ha demanded,
and IN othol wsys delay, wi,i:h l. Lysl.y, de-
fcei say intr fsfa - arrest lis nxecuti"li.
So inst The vc:y law "hith scpN!E ,nrrcss-
ncnL to be n ceSsGry, p"si'"s f.'r i,s de-
ieat. il net Tor th. III Of the cuun,Iy.
But aside t:orn that; the. G .anrimt b. any
disiDtcIcG'sr!ne-a III tla case /: each In.u . 70
values his nughb",'s Eo01s hhs a i!lrct Isl
terest in the valuation fnr thuIrujnn de-
pendc the price OF liz r,.u :.,"nSGit,. The
o a.iogy Of jnries If ;:, v,G,argt; on which
probably tho idea IF The i.i! prosc. Ia, Goes
not hold, for each ryual 'l:ridcs al i7nst.,i
and SPECIAL caHr, ~nran hon,irgs on himself,
if il hav. cry, are acsilarta'. TFhmees
here, tic Jurtiuo sit il. lu.E, each 81, Che
other'u case. Bot were it not 50, Tho ace:
tanmcnt value by sIch tlihupa! would
appear 20 g proceeding FIR the ascei til; lnrhs
of damages against the Government; AMI
esoyS u,hi, knnws by observation or tas.i.
mony that when an iat:Tidual claims
damages against any Government lie
result is rather in tho nature OF
mulet than q payment. This 2,
raj and Instructive disposition, Hhj mt
good in the maiE 10 one Of tho safeF n
property sgainst piilsga, wou,i .layds G.
higher ste OF v.!uatnn now lead tn
time OF p%acc, because rsyr than iii III
nsdo in Treasury Notes. xp ..enL would b
for depreciation would bs Il the allowance
who, even intelligent, calculated H.; mer
IF m.king the calcul, euld yet be incppsb!
not know tho smor lion, because they coul,
which il the esss' mt Of su:plua circulation
Let q Quarter .tisl clement Of the problem
oarrsls Of CT sisstcT impress ore hurd red
}reck, hoy IN in Rockingham, IN Liny;l,.,,
md P az could John Smith, James Ioras
ne,S. 81 BroEn calculate ia seiual or .n.,
II value
so far, then, it would appear THAI huch lsw
Tcuid no either lnoperst!yo or unjuat. But d
st'li stronger oil jscuon 10 found in jts INVITA-.
lion TO fraud. Otis tendencies in that rep.rd
the'e is unfortunately abundant rroSf in III.
rsro''s ct what has been already ono in the
sottienent of damsge. I lake il that The
people OF Virginia are az good Ms the inls,j.
lspts CT any other Stale unce. s;iuilar cir
cumstancea. | can point with priaa Ia TIA,
well attested herohtm in this city ard ,;c;,,tr
during Mcclellan & invasion. But tn, III
over, grieve to say that too many If ths,
showed az much of greed as they hail new.
ous'y exhibited OF heroism.
Claims at.sstSl ay witnessed, some If yb:c,
| fear, have been moons dc7a;oIy aifowc d
have been presented, which, if made rubl;c
would shock the moral Sense of any disin'
teFeStad man. An office established N tb:r
',ty Tor tho settlement of those and similar
claims fscm othcr parts of the State, learn
exhibits an almost uniform Current OF test;- |
nony IN favor Of such croFs Of grain and
lay, and such amounts CT wood par acre as
i'ne but the most fertile lands yield AZ msr;.
ma; whist other cases have produced ,es-
lmony IN favour OF such coin pom saticn for
snclns destroyed by our army, a. If allowed
'ould quite pay the damage Of EXPOSING tba
md; and Others, .ssain, have claimed on TIE
'ms sort of neignborhood testimony-snd
'me have received-more for general dam
'es than the cost or actual value of their
SIMPLE: Yet, every witness can swear
at 40 Is dialnterested, and is in the legal s.ss