The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1844-10-11

divided among them in proportion to
the rank they held and the time they
were in service and also to make pro-
vision for the W idows of such officers
and soldiers as were slain or otherwise
died while in service or have since
died"
For this amendment Gov. Polk vo-.
ted tsee Journal, page l4S-l52)
At the session Of l827-8,a bill was
before Congress, granting pensions to
particular class OF officers of the con-
tinental army, and including small
number only of the soldiers of the con-
tincntal army who we're embraced by
the terms of re solution passed by the
old Congress in l770-bIt excluding
from its provisions all the balance Of
the soldiers of the state line, volunteers
and MALTA. For the latter no pro-
vision whatever was made by the. bill.
The Determinations contained in the
bill in favor of Il particular class OF the
officers of the army OF the revolution,
ihu eACi,'o''lS ot!'0l' e4"|'y ',V' ''oi
ous-and excluding also the soldiers Of
the continental line Except very few
of a particular class in that line) e)-ex-
Guiding the soldiers of the state troops,
volunteers ana mN'tla, many OF Whom
had performed Lle'lIOrIous service ana
not approve, He considered the dis
cfln'naIon UNJUST ana Voteu a9alhSt
.he DILL lne PIoceeu'"3S on I'''s @ Oh
100" Pllcf on 'lie ioI'l 'I 9i m ndy' 'o29'
Every "Ie:no9' ~ t"e ei'heSSee ue'I
eS"y0n' ID pI Il s'ns.1 eHGT L3, ''oi' 'oteu %
m'I' n Wv, I b, o;N ~ m:1 t':'S "''' va, n Jo,''
DeI'; on'i Dl'i'' Da''q a. olocNI'I' i>11-
er' Desha' > %ooO y, iS"!oS' NI!. 1oih IL,
4Ht"pie Ia, 'iu '"'ile' " Ni'|iie'' 'o'eu
WIN NUM- co
!, Ht @ t'Io session & .' 0. t, o%2-' ~ pension
o:n was H.iG.' .r r:n t:i1 Ii no1Sei a., "o p o
VISIONS VI lnis Di'' u: "voI"eu 'le iiE'uu .n
:M oGS "tiu eoa uliJus' determinations o. tIe
o', VI 100 anu "e'e niote e?H'CaO'e y, y,
~ ~ tneli c'i"l 1o.et anu loi I''is 9I' pov'
L u" ] to'on' 40 ] '1o 1ou'll%i oo, 1 ~, oo7 S'io"
\'ee .,,I Hu' @ li"'' P"S'e % r'iu ooo oo") On
~ ~ tl'o !ioA' SESSION.: SESSION u l1:' '-2o' "
'lil r . "n''i@ pc''s'o'S " 'lle sotu'elS
o' '!I ioN G'uI'0A jm " was oetoII nI 'Ii' i,ouse
~ ] ,'iI'' ''''' "a, oo, v ''0' YIN 'o'Vo \'e0
'ou'II'' ,i paso Z9i2 ,n
AI me s"'i'e i 1G'S'o'l' 81 'eHs'ol p"i
was ' Dolo'e { Hi0 ilouSe' pu' ~ P,oN's'
iol was '. i!'''uV ~! 1t '9i '.,7 o'.lce'S
anu So'o'eI' oi u'e 'li'',GlH ItT!,,. "a mo-
l,on was 'ia1e oy MI W n,'alilS tl"I
'he Saiu OH De recoIhnl''ted 10 lhe com
ml''ee on military pensions.' with IN
S!rucliohs 10 report a provision lnciu-
u'!i2 'le Officers anG so'u'GfS oi I1e
.i'I''''a .:, VIM se''Gu uu,i'i9 'n9 iGVo'u-
tioI"ty war ror '",' amendment
"o'' o'N 'o'eu' Us 'he Jourllal SHOWS
see JOuiH''' Pa9e 44o! Oul IL was re-
Iecteo oy hi'Jo'I'y oi 'he !n house; ana
De'n9 reJec.e ana 'he Dill Ia Ills Jgd9-
T!en' ,l requiring iuIu'eFoinendiheh'Uo .3, UoV.
lolN Foleo against lhe Dill
At lhe same session UoV: IoIk Vo-
Tea Ior 1he ioI.o"hS ProPoSItioh' VIZ:
hesoIVeu' nat me com'hlttee on
PelS,onS DC instructed agree
AMY 10 me lreSlaeht feco'nalehda-
t'oh IN MS message OF 'he oth pecem-
u Der la''' 10 FeVie" lAe pension iaW' Tor
Ine purpose OF eALehuiHg ilS dement's
W every sOiuIeF WHO d!uCG III esIaO-
isillilG our ll9crlieS, ana VINO Is unable
70 MAINTAIN 'iiinseIl IN comfort &C ana to
.ePofs 70 'ne mouse Il Ol'i lo[ '''aI PuT-
pose. foF th,S resolution 1oV' FOLK
.oaed YOU as the 'he journal SHOWS page
'o8' : .
At 'he session OF l0oo-'' a pension
1ill was before Congress which was
,a' *, Iiu' "a 10 p'"n 'siIls' oAo' uu'.i '.un'
;ons and nnoIy ""J vIo "e'u sarrod 'e''iN IN ,ho
evolution. Gov. Polk and everv mem.