Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-07-27
The Radical Party tn Favor OF
He~pu,iiation-A Radical Gone
urc-- GnauGuratcs the Move.
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From The Natfonal lnt,ihgenccr. July ~.
TIC house of repfes, natives has bold
ARD ,lu.hinely begun the reputation ~
the a. ttonal deo,. Never asain 1T the RAD
,est. howl abou, the "sacr.d character 81
tie debt incurred to preserve the integrity
q the tnon They have gwen the hta.
I.os and have said 20 tbs world, 1--WE Will
not pa, our national debt.
Tn. court # claims was established I"
give the people who have had transactions
Nth the government some ittlc chance Tor
r.hct from the caprice snd tyranny oil OH
ral. The act Of March 10, 1868, makes
especial provision for Union men whose
property was captured during the war TO
prosecute their claims IA this court, and
fixes tie manner OF pa,me During the
War and since, II has been common prac-
iic- Tor I'll GERS IN the military and evil sew
ice To reier paruss for redress TO the court
oil claims. Now that they have zone there,
and few OF them have obtained judgments,
after ali the appliances Of the executive
branch of the government to prevent lana
il has been lud,cially announced that the
government ~ indebted to these parties n
certain amount, the radical congress steps
forward aud resolves TO repud,dte the dedt.
FRANCE hist lsNktabb hsN' P'''''N' 1850
lar tribunals, before whom the peopte may
present their claims against their respective
governments, and We have yet to hear OF
the first case OF the reputation oil Their
ulgments.
How il thisf Are tho people TO have no
redr,ss from official caprice from aay quar>
ter Are the peo,le 10 DO lett to the mercy
Of cv.fy upstsrt official who may choose 70
"A IN ~
law. ~, demand tribute from the claimant
Are the people to be leIt to choose between
arrogant officials. and the giving away OF
more than half Their Just claims TO the
LOBBYISTS who surround members oi Cons
Sress'
A large amount Of cotton AID other prop
er,y belonging, in many instances, to toydi
oroyle, was seized during the war, and the
proceeds y aced IN lhe treasury oi the Uri-
icd States Tue claimants were RENTED 10
the cour' Of claims 10 establish their los A.
~ and their right % the met proceeds.
N,~.nat,cr what damage the parties may
have sustained, OF how eXorhitant tht
charges allowed 20 officials. nothing but tn,
met ;rocccds' could be recovered. tn,
cont. after a most patient hearing aud Z q
onsh investigation al the late session ga
Judgment ler about Sl3l ,a3V 90 m ail. J.
soune othcr cases whore officials abiira'il,
gcpu1istci the contracts mado IN good ialti
3or arms and material O. carry on the war
aud the cor tracts were fully carried out b.
thc contractors, Judgments were rondcre
III accordance with The contracts.
All these ere debts which the Unite
States owe 10 individuals. Of Just AS sacr,
a character as the bonds which, have bee
issued And now, II Congress repudiate
these debts, why should any one be stoppe
from advising the regulation OF the bond
ISSUED by the government All Of the'
are part of the "naucoal debt AMI
good faith tho government is equilly boun
Tor them eli
Let It be known that the Fortieth Grad
cAl) Congress il the first 10 take "A pos'.o
Iracticsliy IA iafor oil repudiating the NJ
tfuna4 debt