The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1867-06-19
OUR DISABLED SOLDIERS.

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Correspondence of the Pittsburgh Gazette.
"What shall our disabled soldiers do D.
is the caption of an editorial in the New
York Weekly Tribune of June 5th, inst.
Mr. Greeley thinks this is a momentous
question, and | agree with him. But
would not more fitting way OF stating
the question be "What shall we do for
our disabled soldlers?"
Mr.. Greeley. while admitting the fact
that thousands of our brave soldiers
have lost either an arm or n leg some,
Indeed, even both of these-in the ser.
vice OF our country; that others have
been rendered blind or deaf, and still
others who have come back saddened
and hopeless, with health and strength
completely wrecked by the hardships
endured in her defense, calls on indvi.
dua's to support ard employ these brave
crIpples at such wages as they (the sol-
dier-) can earn
Is there not something FOOLISH; nay
d'shonorable, in asking individuals to
maintain our disabled soldiers when we
haye or ought to have Government
not only able, but willing to take care
OF them! A Government, too, for
whose treasured life they have crippled
their own
MIR. g. also states that the paltry
SlOO bounty is of but momentary cor
sequence to any of them, and, in the
aggregate, adds an enormous burden to
the national debt! And after calling on
individuals to support these soldiers
the manned, the blind, the broken down
in constitulion--there is given another
panacca for those brave boys who were
so fortunate as to lose but one arm in
the service, namely to learn to write
with the left hand, and exc out a subsls.
tence for themselves and their families
by such copying as can be obtained. -
Heaven look down and help our brave
defenders if this is all that can be done
for them 1t is, the adage is verl-
fed that "Republics are ungrateful." :"
But is there no other way of aiding our
maimed heroes than the plan gwen? l
think there ls.
First, let the Government ascertain
(and this can easily be done by the AS,
SCISSORS and their Assistants in every dis
trict and Division IN the United States)
how many Of them are utterly helpless
how many partially disabled how many
of their widows and orphans there are
needing help let Government ascertain
what amount of money is necessary to
proyide justly for them all, but giving to
all according to their need. To those
hopelessly disabled, during life to those
partially so, until they can be educated
and fitted for book keepers, teachers,
&c; and TO the orphans, until they are
able to take care of themselves and their
mothers.
l know not and l care not what
amount of money may be required. 1t
can be raised il the Administration and
Congress so will it. How -? will be nat,
nrally asked. answer, ascertain first
how much is needed, and then levy the
whole amount pro rata occording to his
wealth, on every rebel in the land.
Mr.. Greeley and other sentimental
philanthropi-ts may say, This is confis
cation" Admit that it is. Coutisca,ion
is carried out under the laws Of all the
States every day in the year. For in
stance, the employees of railroad com
pany, either by accident or design, run
a train off the track, killing and wound
ing many passengers A jury assesses
the damages each passenger has sustain
ed and, if the money Is not paid, the
sheriff confscales and sells enough OF
the wrong'doer's property to satisfy all
demands; and every right thinking man
says amen. A city corporation leaves
cellar, sewer or vault open at night u
citizen falls in and is severely injured
the same process Is again gone through
a jury assesses the damage, and, If the
money is not paid, the sheriff confscates.
and all say amen.
A malicious farmer kills or mains his
neigobor's stock destroys his fences and
crops, or cripples the owner; then an,
other contscatlon, if the damage is no,
made good without that summary pr,
cess. Such is the case among all States,
all nations, and in all civilized society
and all honorable and jast men say it is
right.
Now, will any man, any where, pretend
to say that the Southern rebels are less
guilty than the railroad company, city
corporation, or malicious farmer? No
man will. Then why not make them
pay the damage they have done, as we
compel all others9 The principle is the
same ; nay, if any thing, they who have
wounded and manned our soldiers are
more to blame than any of the cases
above stated. JIG. =.
CHEERING.-The United States Treas.
nrer is reported as having announced .
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