Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-07-26
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soldiers with a bounty law which makes no
provision for the payment of the bonnties 1t
proposes to give, thus insult the intelligence
Of the men whom they have cheated and are
now seeking again to deceive;
tiThat the gratitude Of the people TO the
soldiers and sailors, whose bravery met and
overthrow the Shareholders rebellion, should
have repeated and emphatic expressions and
that we heartily disapproye of and condemn
the course of the Secretary of the Treasury,
in postponing and ignoring the just claims OF
our brave defenders upon the bounty OF the
Government, awarded to them by the National
Congress"
the Radical party of this State. Words are
very cheap and it is an easy matter to fawn
and hatter, but why did not these glorious
friends of the soldier denounce Congress,
their own Congress, for not making provision
for the payment Of the additional bounhes?
An! there's the rubl The Secretary of the
Treasury would willingly pay them, nay, he
could not withhold payment, if he had the
means wherewith to do it. And why is It
tbat the treasury is exhausted? Soldiers, we
will tell you! II is because tie expenses ofthe
Congressional SQtraps aoho hare been set up
oper the South, in order to AtTiedRize that
norton of the country, must 6epdld. 1t costs
millions upon millions to carry out the Con
gressional plan of reconstruction, which IS
intended for no other purpose than to hand
over the ten excluded States TO the DONNA
ton of negroes, so that the Radicaiparty may
retain its ascendaucy. The Freedman Bu-
reau andthe Reconstruction Suzerains must be
supported Soldiers, you can wait for your
bounties till the Radicals make the negroes
your political and social equalsl-In view OF
these facts, land stubborn facts they are) IS
not the above quoted resolution, a piece OF
the most infamous, shameless, and disgusting
hypocrisy that ever emLnated from the heart
Of man? Who can be deceived bylt nay who
will not join US in denouncing it as it deserves?
The above article has been copied bodily
from the Gazette of last week. We present
il to our readers to show them the manner
in which some people call upon their imagi-
nation for their facts 1t is not probable
that the editor of that paper intended to
manufacture, out of the whole cloth, a
statement so fragrant and overwhelmingly
devoid of truth, but having seen astatement
put forth by some irresponsible cerrespon-
dent Of the Associated Press, at Washing
ton, to the effect that their was no unap-
prOpriated money in tho Treasury, and
without further inquiry, he jumps to the
conclusion that the unsupported assertions
of this irresponsible person, as i'll informed
as himself are true Therefore he makes
the above deductions and reflections upon
the Republican party, confidently asserting
that the Secretary of the Treasury would
willingly pay them, additional Bountles, !
nav, he could not roithhotd payment, II HE
HAD THE MEANS wHEREwITH TO DO IT. "
Alas, how ridiculous an uninformed and
coneeited creature can make himself Were
II not advisable for such little boats to re-
main near shore? In the future would it not
be advisable to be fully informed upon the
merits of a question, before attempting to
scribble half column of stupid and unjus-
tiGable nonsense? Hypocrisy boiled down. -
But to the point Immediately upon the
assembling of Congress, on the Sd of July,
instant, resolution was adopted by the
Lower House, directing the Secretaries of
the Navy and the Treasury to inform that
body what further legislation, if any, is ne
cessary to facilitate the payment Of the Ad-
ditional Bounty, granted by the act of July
%, 1866. The Secretary of War transmit
ted in reply to this resolution, to the House,
the following letter from the Paymastcr
General, B. w. Briee, whose duty it is to
pay these claims, under date of July II, in
which he says:
$50 far as relstes to this bureau, an Of
the opinion that no further legislation is nee
eSsdTy Paymasters and clerks, as many as
can successfully engage in the work of ex
amining and paying the claims for additional
bounty, are diligently and industriously en-
ployed. Any change in the system now in
progress, l feel sure, would tend rather to
retard than facilitate the accomplishment of
the desired end. 1t is proper to explain that
the rolls to which reference must be had for
the authorization of each bounty claim have
passed from the custody H the Office to that
branch of the Treasury Department, the Office
OF Second Auditor, to which they finally per
tain, for the examination and sattlSEaant Of
disbursing officers accounts. This bureau is
therefore, dependent upon the Auditor for
essential facts to be derived from the rolls in
his possession before the claims can be finally
determined and paid. The payments follow
just as rapidly as the answers to our inquiries
are received from the Auditor. With the
present facilities of this Office, the number
paid monthly could be largely increased if It
were possible for the Second Auditor to sup
ply us with the needed data. Whether that
officer, with an increase Of his clerical force,
could hastent the work in his Office, or whether
he has not already as many clerks engaged as
the special matter Of furnishing data to us,
from its nature, can be proftably so employed,
are questions properly to be answered by
himself"
Here Congress is told, by the Pay De
partmeRt, THAT NO FURTHER LEGIs-
LAToN IS NECESSARY. What nice lit
tie Copperhead argument this little letter
spoilsl What pity that the soldiers win
be able to see through this nice little game
and be able to put the blame where the
Republican Party has so justly placed it!
The 2nd Auditor, in communication
dated July II, 1867, comes handsomely to
the relief Of the Secretary Of Treasury, for
manifest delay, and attributes the difficulty
to the vast number of claims and the time
required to examine the rolls, but adds
In the course Of couple Of months they
will probably be settled at the rate of fifteen
thousand per month, and, if possible, the
number Of settlements viii be increased. -
Since the passage of the House resolution