, 1869-01-09

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AAoama' IL tne progress o. the WAT
Dosa'oi WIS captured og our army, and
oenefal ohetman orcered that it be for-
tined as military pos'. In II arch, 1894,
an order was Issued requiring the resi-
dents ct the town 10 remove beyond the
limits. Sue Murphy moved If wi'h tue
othefs, and our troops took possession.
1tcrdtr 10 construct the {ortifcasions it
WIS necessary to remove her house, and
for this injury to her properly she claims
$1,000.
As In. the case ct Amy, Dardtn, the
claim, upon its face, is sm4t'. and tic
United States would hardly feel the cx-
peZdilure of that much money bu! the
pay }ment Of That claim Is bu. the opening
OF higt-1oad TO the Treasury, upon
which VII! soon be In motion at least one
m'iAon ot Other cla1man's, each asking
ifon S5,00o to $1o0, 900 for damages, re-
snl'lpg ION The war. As the military
occupied ell Inc heuses OF the town, It is
iess 7naI'e I" suppose tina! e1l OF the
ou.!l lnes were n'o1e OF less oamseeo, ana
J 'aea ol 1ne o'ner o"Ders n1s Tue same
sHu''a'ie wv c'a.tn tnas miss Mufpay ms
Maen We soo ais Inc o'hcf c'[fes, towns,
! snlases a1o ARMS occupied " our troops
" 'ne tspet o'n'es' w cso uaVe 1aiht
concePt'oo OF ,ne *n9'c mum 'er OF Ike
-rp4scsn1s, anu u :ne aGgteessc amour:
s4us e.a.n ~ lug ela'n ~ sue
49, .1tp .ptloM.S !mp' NV rpm tne TACT
nas,,,:..ca @ ! e"sa, 'ne' nlaa otats are
N...1'n u ~ tne po.'cy u taxing The
e..n:l9 .'.1..is peop'c u nahe eooa Tue losses
s,anso ra .,H. y sne o9usa IA Inc reoe!'lon.
sAat ln''e.' lhvo''loc, IN the end, an
eAselu'1ute u "nto'u mlll .ons OF ol!a's,
NJ alc opp"seo' aco We think the Ameri.
.aa eople are IN 60 mood TO submit to
''aa'4on =" pay any sdch Claims.
lee pfe.ence that there Is q matcr;al
o's.'Icuon oes"een o:u!hern L'yalists
SEQ Ieoels Is an 1d'e enc. There Is no.
lerel IN INC south who has claim for
oanages tnat cannot gel rean Of ev,-
uence 10 establish his loyalty. In fact,
.Atle is ro1n q rebel Eo'tier or official,
ifcm Jen DAVIS and Lite down u the
1""est 'eamste OF scullion, who does not
oery tLat ne ever Committed even tech
n'cal treasop, and who does mot ius's.
.na' HI LIS acts II the rebellion we're re-
ne:ously required OF him as citizen OF
Ils ? a'e' Even Inc lew who took no
pe4t ~ w feoe'1'oa al olsc'a'm th9t they
"e'e unuei aoy opl1satl''n 10 heh! for OF
a'u 'nc Ns'ona' government against the
eo"lnahos o1 the11 stale The white
ioya'hes e1 ice oootn who htld any
olo.! opinions than those were so few
sna' tney eoala DC named and counted by
man u 'lolnary memory. All talk ot
"sa'ty 81 distinguished from dlsloyaf.y
among 'hese people, IS absurd.
Inc armies OF the United States, when
IN Inc TeoGi States, werc, geographically
spe&k'rg, within the territorial limits OF
lhc United States, but in point of FAC,
we're IN The enemIs country, and among
= people as essentially hostile as was
GtEcr5l Seotts army in Mexico from III
tlne 1t lardtd at Vera Cruz until il ltf.
lhst country. There was rot whise
man Who dare 1end;r :hem service cx.
cept At 1he 1l5k OF his Lie, and tie mos.
Sl1dlctlve spies, smugglefs and o her w,sc
criminal enemies were the womer-.he
wives, AauehteEe, sisters and molhs1s OF
'he nen IN the rebel army. How many
nel were led into ambuscade by these
womtp, and then Murdered, md h.w
uany posts were betrayed into the hands
ct tie enemy by the seductlons Of these
womec, Is .l1tAuy sung by the poets CT
The Stuib.
There is no question but that the rebel.
lien wss so general aud 20 universal on the
rsrt Of tie Southern people that a total
cerfiscation Of their ploptr y woul1 have
dcre actual il Justice to but compara,tye-
iy few persons. But Copg1cas did not
ccnflscate, as it nigh. have do1e it left
the SURVIVORS OF the wsr whatever Of
Hcir properly remaired, ard l. squared
all Ecc7unts for dauag.s jus. as it would
baye dore had It bten at war with apy
aDy o;her enemy. Tta: set,lemeat was
nost liberal warts the rebel people It
spsrtd their lives and their property,
which they hsd forfeited. The d4msgc
tney had sustained Was but ins gniti ant
compared with what they had wrought
upon the nation and upon the Ncr .hcro
people.
The people OF the United Sta'es are
low fixing themselves ptYond all pre.
trS.Y