Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-01-25


accomplish in the ~icksdness, loads his conscieDcs
Sith The blacklist crimes, Lriars ne guilt Of blood
EPoH hi' soul. and IN tho sight Of God and as igw
Is a murGTer"
This is the encouragement which the government
IN its efforts TO dress grievances. received at
the hands OF tho people Of one Of the States Of this
CobfedeTacy.
But in September aud October, 1914, the British
forces made descent upon her borders Almost
her whole coast simultaneously attacked IL
is far 10 assume that oDe-hslf the men in the
State were up in trms, in defense of their henes
and property. Seven tenths Of these men served
from fourteen to twenty five days, and have receive
ed bounty land upon al equal footing With the Vir-
ginia, Maryland and Tennesse ZEE forces, who served
six months. Thousands of them served but few
days, as the men at the " battle Of Hampden;" but
being in battle" has done wonders for Them
and, under The operations of the late pension bill,
almost every man who was in service in MsssaeSu-
seis would get ninety six dollars per annum though
not one OF them served longer than two mon his
the great maj Gritty less than Lsenty days South>
elm members of Congress- who voted for this
bill, land Messre. Gartren and TTippe of your
State are among them,) ought to have known 10
"hom they were giving Southern peoples money,
and for rhGt!
But it is not out of any regard for the old SOL
diers, any desire to better their condition. that
this bill is essayed to be fastened upon the couu-
try. Quite aLother object is in view ty its main
Democracy and Of The South The Black Republic
cans, and advocates Of protective tariff. IL has
always been the chief object the Republicans to
get their fingers deep mao the Treasury as posi-
bie--iO get 'he most money possible out CT the
treasury for the least in return SUCH for instance
giving ninety-six dollars a year 10 each person
Who served in thu war Of 1872, in Massachusetts,,
from three 10 twenty days They want 10 get n,oHcy
under this bill; they also want TO Involve the Ad
min stTatiOn il as much difficulty possible; and
now, while We have had TO borrow forty m'lli OF
dollars in var to meet expenses, they would like
TO involve u e01yernneBi in the ineKriesble
financial difficulties This IeL sion bill, however is
but one deal in the great game which northern man
ufacturers are plying to secure high protective
tariff IL Is their Policy in any way Whatever to
increase the eEPeuduur and Indebtedness of the
GoverBmeDt to that point where 'Fpr0ieetion" will
be a matter Of necessity. How is IL hat southern
men we're ever gulled into voting for this bill?
We're 'hey Intentionally striking blow that should
tall heavily upon the heads Of their own people?
This is net matter of speculation and mere sur
mise my part 1t has been avoWed and there
is no doubt Of It's truth.
1t is no doubt true that the bill received the votes
of some through demagogueism. These craven
hearted, unpTncipled men ought TO be publicly
posed and Kissed from the high places which they
now fl. -, -
This city is infested with swarms of 'CIaim
Agents who hail from all parts of the Union and
each one of which has friend or friends in Con
gress, and their efforts have to do in procuring
the mtnt Of the various bounty land and pen
sion laws, than most people would imagine The
more is squaudered in this way by the government,
the greater amount CT falling crumbs will they be
able catch, and in this lies their interest i'll such
measures. Not one soldier in five hundred has ever
Obtained the bounty which the government has
granted him, without paying the most exorb.tsnt
tolls TO these self>constUted guardians Of the
rights ard interests of the soldier and then after
the ageut has been paid, the ubiquitous Spectator
cheats him out of the remainder. whether it be
pension or land grant, and it is q well-asceriained
fact that not fourth of the persons who have re-
ceived bounty land and pensions, have rea sed
much two-thiIds OF the amount, or par value
of the grant And such viii always be the case,
as long ouch grants made. The ostensible
object Of Congress has been to benefit the soldier;
but the money shavers and land sharks have reaped
| the benefit. QUL