Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-09-13
DEMooRATIO EXPECTATIONS.

DhAUOhAllO bAI bOl u l1O4sS'
A correspondent of the Mobile Tribune
indulges glowing anticipations of the way
the South will pluck the United States Gov
ernment when it comes into that control
which the Northern Confederate Democracy
is in such haste to give it. Discharge from
all taxes previously assessed, relief from all
present taxes, and compensation for all dam
ages done by the war. including those from
the gun powtler explosion in that clty, are
only the beginning of these.gay expectations.
This little insight is interesting IN connec-
tion with the course of the Northern Con-
federate Democracy in their State Conven-
tions which is skillfully designed to give
their Southern confederates this power to
add all their own losses by their own war to
the burdens of the country, and to throw
them all from their own sholders. The
Triba1aes correspondent begins by correcting
misunderstanding in regard to the nation
al direct tax, which, it says, was imposed
only for the,year 1861: and there is hope, !"
it says, ''even this burden as it exists, may
be removed by the next Congress, which
viii assemble before the tax can be collect
ed" He then goes on to assure the people
that when the South gets its own again
which is simply the control Of the govern
ment, the door viii be thrown open to all
their claims for damages by the war, inclu-
ding the pay for their slaves. The people
of the North will in thishaye an inkling of the
operation of the Northern Confederate Dem
ocratic method Of reducing burdens We
give the extract:
| There seems to be much error in regard to
claims against the Government. All claims,
which are not founded on express contracts
| with the Government, or upon vouchers
| furnished by quartermasters and commissa-
ries. have no present hope, or possibility OF
payment. Al such demands must, by law,
! be adjucated by the court of claims in
| Washington city. But the doors of that
court are now closed by peremptory sta
| tute against all persons loyal or disloyal)
residing i'll the Confederate States, on ac-
count OF claims for property taken or dam
| age done during the war Such is the pres
ent state OF the case, but feel confident
that the next Congress will repeal this sta
tute, and open the court to all claimants.
| have charge Of large claims of this charac-
| ter, but 1t Is useless to urge them now.
Haste is not always speed" When the
Government shall return to its ancient pfin-
| eiples and precedents, as [ believe it will,
it Will pay ior much of the property taken
and destroyed during the war. 1t is con
stitutionally bound to pay the owners of
slaves for abolition of that institution, and J
do not despair of the fulfllment Of that OBJ
legation. 1t is, also, according to the general
principles of law, bound to pay the DANA
ges occasioned by their recent gunpowder
explosions in this city. The eleven States
lately confederate will soon have in the
United States Senate twenty-five Senators,
and in the other. House at least 81 members
With this political power, If they Go not do
justice for their people it will be because
they are imbccile fools. IF they will put
themselves under the leadership of that
great statesman, and diplomatist, ". ".
| Boyce, of South Carolina, | guarantee that
he will control the Government. This po-
litlcal power skilfully managed can make
Presidents tremble. and the leaders Of party
to crawl on their bellies before it. If we
don't have whom we choose for the next
President of the United States, it will be
our folly.