The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-01-19
REwARDING REBELS.

The st. Louis Democrat enters an indir-
nant protest against the whole proceeding OF
allowing $500 to loyal owners of slaves. who
we're enlisted into the military service. I.
has the advantage Of watching the workings
of the commission to hear such claims, now
in session in St. Louis, and its reasoning has
force. II urges that recent registration in
that State showed that any man can prove
himself loyal. I. says: "Some of the most
notorious rebels in the State voted, and it is
equally true that many of the most notorious
rebels have established their loyalty, and their
claims for negroes under this act, From
common report, we Judge that more than
four .fifths of those who will recover nav.
ment from the Government for slaves, are
men who have been rebels or rebel sympa>
thizers. Only small fraction of these were
loyal, nor are the claims of those men eener.
ally for large amounts. Thus the arrangement
takes millions of dollars from an oyer-taxed
people to fill the pockets of traitors, in order
70 give to few loyal slave owners small sums
TO which they are really not entitled as much
rs the black man who risked his life for his
country" The process is easily enough un.
derstood. The nests of spectators which
the Democrat refers to as having enormous
claims before the St. Louis Commission, are
the attendants of such auditing boards as nat
urally as effect follows cause.
The gist of the whole matter is, upon the
Democrats showing, that the $500 PROPOSE
ton becomes the emolument of treason aud
rebels, and that is an expenditure of it's mon
ey for which the public has no stomach Tn,
nation win be taxed severely enough in the
payment OF its legitimate and Indispensable
debts. II doesn't assume to commute Tho
losses OF the people, especially those within
the limits OF late secessia, in dollars and cent,
and TO issue check therefor. That too b;o
an undertaking. There was loss of pronsr.
~, homes, towns gone, farms laid waste. H.
labor Of years lost, with its earnings sad.
Ger, loss of life, all the inevitable conseouents
OF the folly of people that bring civil war
upon their country, when they sbould so..
Ter its peace. Losses that can nov.
SoVu. Slave owners
have had the easiest time of IL. tba;rs 60
losses, in all jus'-A, easiest borne. Tba ,ov.
q man should NJ ne anxious 10 br;na = -
account against tue Government 60 A..
msa " whom IN Gods ewn justice he had ~
properly, out whose unrequited labor he had
Tor yeArs, risked his own life to prese,v. -.
National unity. The disloyal slave.ovn..
should mot be permitted to brine II yroh :.
account. Ii Uncle Sam could svsr E
establish his individual identity ana -.
qusnt sensibihty as to have "cbeek,, !.
GAoald blush 1t taking upon himself III -.
- paying, Is chattel, for anv sopl H..
1nhood hs recognized by putting unoa |.
- 0o1srnment's blue uniform. The D.
ea concludes thus:
"TAis matter deserves the immed;.,.
- csagsesA The commission continn.. ~" ~
nosA With rules apparently contrived ~ - =
- every traitor in the land to Prov ri. ,. en-
0jkhe1 fuas u contradiction. In dus s." 1919
VII nAks ~ report, and II Conrr,,s -. oa .
lnesspess 70 protest ~ loyal tax -psver, ~
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