Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-04-16
ANOTHER EXHIBITION
OF THE HYPOCRISY OF THE
pRE TENDED USiVE
FRIENDS OF Tue SOLDIERS s.
The Abohtioaists ia Tie State Legislature
and in Congress rTuse 10 pay them haB
of Common Ldb1reys Wages


of Common Ldbreys Wages!
HARRISBURG, March 80, 1864.
Editors of The PHILADELPHIA ACE
Senator Hopkins offered a resolution
10 day, instrusting the committee on Fed
eral Relations, to bring in joint resolution
instructng the committe our Senators. and
requesting our members of Congress to
vote for law to pay non commissioned Off
GERS and private soldiers, in gold, or its
equivalent in paper money. The discount
at this time being over 40 cents, it would
increase the soldiers pay, if paid in green
backs, to about $50 per month instead OF
Sl3, now paid them.
This resolution, so ju,t to our gallant
soldiers, was advocated by Messrs, Hop
kius, Clymer, Wallace and Lamberton,
oil Democrats and was opposed by Mcssrs.
johnson, Lowry, Fleming, St. Clair and
Wilson, all Republicans, whose principal
argument was that the Democrats had
brought forward for the purpose of making
political out of it, which was virtually, ad.
mitting that the measure would be popular
with the people. Now IS these Republi'
cans have heretofore claimed to be tho ex-
elusive friends Of the soldiers, this opposi-
ton to paying them in gold, or its equiva-
lent in greenbacks, does not comport at all
with their professions. But mark how cum
ningly they dodge and pull the wool over
the soldiers eyes. Senator Champneys, a
Republican, moved to amend Mr.. Hopkins
resolution, which was imperative on the
committee, so as to make it resolution
merely to inquire into the expediency of
doing so.
Mr.. Nichols, another Republican, then
moved to substitute in place Of Mr.. Hop
kins resolution to pay the soldiers in gold
o resolution to increase their pay, without
saying how much it should be increased
and after Mr.. Nichols substitute was car
ried by the votes Of the Republicans, Mr.
Hopkins then moved an amendment to the
substitute, that the increase should not be
less than S24 a month. The Republicans
finding themselves cornered, dare not vote
agains, Mr.. Hopkins amendment and i,
was accordingly carried unanimously,
The Republicans are very generous to
the soldiers in warning them against Cop
perhGads and lavishing praise opon them
and send Governor Curtin TO their camps
to present flags to them and to cover them
all over with moonshne compliments and
shoddy blankets but, when it comes out
down and like the Indians flea they are
not there.
A short time ago Mr.. Denson, Demo,
crat from our State, offered a resolution
in Congress nstructing the committee on
military affairs to bring in q bill to allow
the soldiers $50 month. Mr.. Wa.hburn.
Of Illinois, Republican, moved to change
it so as to have the committee merely in'
quirs into the e1pedieney Of doing SO, and
the Republicans all voted for the chang,
and the Democrats against it The Re
publicans having the majority, Mr.. Wash
burne's amendment was carried, couse
quently we find the Republicans, both il
Congress and in our State Legislature ep
posit G the interests of the soldiers; an,
yet claiming to be their only friends. The.
may think that as the soldiers dont &c
any thing 10 read but republican newspa
fsrs they can keep the wool over thci
: eyes, by keeping them in ignoranc
of what is going on at home. But if ar
. not greatly mistaken,their relatives at hom
| will remember those who remember ther
Notwithstanding the hollow. hearted pre-
, fessions of their prolsssed Republica
] friends. VETERAN.